How do ppl take dubs off ~30ft cliffs and ski away like its nothing

i mean if i had to throw out a guess the main thing is probably practice

IntoTheVoidI am an avid watcher of instagram clips and it always makes me curious how these people huck themselves off ~30ft cliffs and do double backflips and ride away. Like how do you get that mental fortitude that you are okay doing these things. Furthermore, they never seem to get hurt, I understand it’s powder but it still seems like it would hurt, and somehow their skis stay on. Like do you just crank the dins up to the max or what. Also how do you even take those impacts, it would seem like such heavy impacts on your legs.

tramps n spliffs

ilyshorty13i mean if i had to throw out a guess the main thing is probably practice

This. They work their way up to that level over a long time , they aren't just suddenly hucking their meat off 30 footers with clean stomps. Work your way to it gradually.

**This post was edited on Jan 5th 2025 at 7:09:32am

People who chuck big cliffs are a special breed. Growing up without really any around or good snow I never got into em.

I'm guessing you just get the timing down so well. Like if you do a flip off a cliff swimming or on a tramp. You know exactly how it feels every time.

Also the weight of their giant balls could help with momentum lol.

People sending yuuuuge backies off the Pallosades at Squaw in the spring and then fucking MOBBING through spring crust bunps and random traverses.

I feel like maybe I'd survive the flip but for sure would explode on the run out. Love to see it though!

Oldhead here. The average east coast XL park hit has a lot more impact/pain (especially if you crash) than a 30 footer into powder. Sticking landing is another matter and that takes powder landing skills and years of experience. These guys are pros and they send massively sometimes into not very soft/steep landings. When pros are in the zone they know what they have a good chance of landing, and they are good at falling and bailing. Look at pro skaters--if I took those crashes on stairs I would be headed straight to the local ER, but they bounce through it like it's nothing.

They do get badly injured all the time. We just see the clips of whoever
did the latest crazy thing. We don't see when the same guy gets smoked.


I guess we do, but we tend to remember the makes:)

Also what other people have said about practice and being pro athletes.

IntoTheVoidI am an avid watcher of instagram clips and it always makes me curious how these people huck themselves off ~30ft cliffs and do double backflips and ride away. Like how do you get that mental fortitude that you are okay doing these things. Furthermore, they never seem to get hurt, I understand it’s powder but it still seems like it would hurt, and somehow their skis stay on. Like do you just crank the dins up to the max or what. Also how do you even take those impacts, it would seem like such heavy impacts on your legs.

Its lower impact than a 6 foot park jump thats for sure

More than not youre just seeing the highlight but not what goes into it. Those throwing down huge features literally train their bodies year round in order to do that stuff. Tramps, water jumps, diving, cliff jumping, mtb, and then just put on repeat constantly. The newer and younger athletes for the most part also have their parent pour away thousands and thousands for their kids to do these things. I understand that apart of it does come from the person themselves in how far theyre willing to push it, but when youre surrounded by such an apparatus from a young age, you tend to see skiing much differently from the average joe. I really got into skiing more once I was in college and have confidence issues so im at the point where even doing cliffs sometimes im up for it, other times im not. These pros are also riding easily 200 days a year if not more with the right travel. Im lucky enough to reach 40 and then go the whole summer without doing much other than hiking for my photography interests since I have other hobbies apart from skiing. Its really all about training your mind, perception, how far youre willing to go. Remember the first time you skied a double black and how daunting it may have been, but as you get better, everything feels smaller and less steep. Same for this. Your perception will change, but what am I to judge. I dont have balls of steel.

SmokedGoudaMore than not youre just seeing the highlight but not what goes into it. Those throwing down huge features literally train their bodies year round in order to do that stuff. Tramps, water jumps, diving, cliff jumping, mtb, and then just put on repeat constantly. The newer and younger athletes for the most part also have their parent pour away thousands and thousands for their kids to do these things. I understand that apart of it does come from the person themselves in how far theyre willing to push it, but when youre surrounded by such an apparatus from a young age, you tend to see skiing much differently from the average joe. I really got into skiing more once I was in college and have confidence issues so im at the point where even doing cliffs sometimes im up for it, other times im not. These pros are also riding easily 200 days a year if not more with the right travel. Im lucky enough to reach 40 and then go the whole summer without doing much other than hiking for my photography interests since I have other hobbies apart from skiing. Its really all about training your mind, perception, how far youre willing to go. Remember the first time you skied a double black and how daunting it may have been, but as you get better, everything feels smaller and less steep. Same for this. Your perception will change, but what am I to judge. I dont have balls of steel.

tldr: more money = more days skiing = more practice = huck 30 footers with easy

theabortionatorPeople sending yuuuuge backies off the Pallosades at Squaw in the spring and then fucking MOBBING through spring crust bunps and random traverses.

I feel like maybe I'd survive the flip but for sure would explode on the run out. Love to see it though!

Legs of steel. Anyone can huck their shit, it takes a true G to power through the shitfuck

treebeardLegs of steel. Anyone can huck their shit, it takes a true G to power through the shitfuck

Shit blows my mind. I don't know how they don't disintegrate

theabortionatorShit blows my mind. I don't know how they don't disintegrate

I fucking exploded coming off the Beartooth cornice like 10 years ago, never gone that fast in chunder and wasn't prepared. Doesn't help when you watch Crazy Karl skate into it and flat 3 Japan right in front of you, no pussying out after that

treebeardI fucking exploded coming off the Beartooth cornice like 10 years ago, never gone that fast in chunder and wasn't prepared. Doesn't help when you watch Crazy Karl skate into it and flat 3 Japan right in front of you, no pussying out after that

That's the best and the worst lol. I've def pulled a ladt minute audible because my honor will not be ruined by somebody in front of me.

That's hilarious though. Also was too scared to hit the cornice the year I went. Love the place though!

I guess I’ll be the only one to answer op’s question. Spoiler alert, it’s not rich parents (what does money have to do with physics?)

They’re landing 30ft cliff drops because they’re strategically picking spots with safe landings. It’s similar to ski jumping where if you land at the correct slope angle the impact is minimal and safe for your legs. They’re not just landing in flat hardpack.


https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1103490/--YouTube


https://youtu.be/ngddfxog-yw?feature=shared

**This post was edited on Jan 9th 2025 at 1:37:33am

There is a lot of planning behind the scenes for some of the insane hucks. There was a good interview by Seth Morrison a while ago and he went into how the snow has to be deep enough and not too many layers etc. Sometimes it would take weeks before a spot was good enough to really hit.

As a spectator there's few things that look as good as somebody lacing a backie off a huge "hollywood " cliff under the lift.

If that doesn't get you hyped you gave no soul