Cliff jumping fail

Damn man, I feel for you and I hope you recover quickly! Looks like an awesome chill spot too. I'm guessing this is in Wisconsin?


I love cliff jumping, and I feel like, if you never push yourself to do scary shit you're never really gonna get anywhere or improve. And the same goes with skiing.


Hopefully this doesn't become a huge mental block for you in the future, but in a way brings you back down to earth. You are definitely ballsy man, you just need to size up big jumps like that and visualize the rotation.

when in trouble, tuck for double

jackdonovanwhen in trouble, tuck for double

seriously though, had he balled up instead of fully extending every limb he might have been alright,

SKIU4EADamn man, I feel for you and I hope you recover quickly! Looks like an awesome chill spot too. I'm guessing this is in Wisconsin?


I love cliff jumping, and I feel like, if you never push yourself to do scary shit you're never really gonna get anywhere or improve. And the same goes with skiing.


Hopefully this doesn't become a huge mental block for you in the future, but in a way brings you back down to earth. You are definitely ballsy man, you just need to size up big jumps like that and visualize the rotation.

Ya its in Wisconsin and ya know I dont think this will be a big mental block... I probably wont ever go cliff jumping again but Im staying positive about all this and im looking forward to getting better and being able to ski again. This kinda taught me my limits and this may sound weird but I think this is gonna make me a better skier!

Let me start off by saying you're definitely not a dumbass; I think this is a process that every teenaged guy goes through. I'm guessing you're somewhere in the 16-19 range. Something about that age range--maybe the combination of youthful limberness that makes nothing hurt and teenage ballsiness that makes nothing seem impossible (especially when you're progressing rapidly with your skiing)--really does make you feel invincible. But eventually, we all have a moment when we realize we're not invincible.

When I was 18, I went from barely being able to 360 to doing 900s and 1080s in one season and was feeling invincible. The next season, I focused on learning inverted tricks. I landed a couple misty and rodeo 5/7s but never really got them super dialed in. That spring, I threw a misty 7 over a big park jump trying to impress some friends. The idea that I could get injured didn't even cross my mind--I had taken plenty of hard falls before and bounced right back up. To me, injury simply wasn't a thing. I ended up underroatating that misty and I tore my acl. That was the moment I realized I wasn't invincible. Your moment was this cliff diving incident. Most of us, especially freeskiers, will have that moment sometime as a teenager.

Now, at 25 (an old man in most parks), I find the key to building the confidence to throw your bigger tricks is to warm up methodically. When I was 18/19 I had no problem throwing a 720 first hit. Now I'm too much of a wuss for that and have to build my confidence first. I always force myself to do at least 3 straight air laps first, then a few runs with 360s, then 540s, and so on. And unlike when I was 18, the idea of doing a new trick now is a little scary. I still learn new tricks (on rare occasion), but I take the time to work up to it, so that when I do throw the new trick I feel 100% confident that I will land it.

Anyway, sorry for the essay, but I hope this helps. Heal up quickly!

Are you ballsy? Sure, you front flipped a cliff first try. That takes balls.


Are you a dumbass? Probably. You front flipped (pretty blind trick, so hard to judge timing) first try and it bit you in the ass.



Next time, give it a jump or two before going for one of the blinder tricks you can do and you will be both ballsy and successful.

Literally did the exact same thing, luckily I landed on my face and only got a bloody nose, the superman front flip seems like the easiest trick to try, so I thought why not go first jump it'll be easy, and then you haven't hit water yet and can't stop yourself from smashing the water violently

FirmWormLiterally did the exact same thing, luckily I landed on my face and only got a bloody nose, the superman front flip seems like the easiest trick to try, so I thought why not go first jump it'll be easy, and then you haven't hit water yet and can't stop yourself from smashing the water violently

Ya I thought the same thing i meant to lay it out but I didnt think and now im out for my internship at Ohio Dreams.... It was definitely stupid of me...I thought I was fine I drove an hour home and went to the doctor just to be safe i was really surprised when he said I fractured a bone and moved a bone out of place...lol

I'm gonna take the other route here and say you're a dumbass... I'm sorry but trying to front flip a cliff that 1) You've never jumped off of before 2) You didn't even know the height of is just stupid not ballsy.

However I am glad that you didn't hit anything on the way down or in the water to injure yourself even more or die. Hope you heal quickly and learn from it (which it sounds like you already are somewhat).

One can progress and be safe at the same time

belden...I'm gonna take the other route here and say you're a dumbass... I'm sorry but trying to front flip a cliff that 1) You've never jumped off of before 2) You didn't even know the height of is just stupid not ballsy.

However I am glad that you didn't hit anything on the way down or in the water to injure yourself even more or die. Hope you heal quickly and learn from it (which it sounds like you already are somewhat).

One can progress and be safe at the same time

Ya I do somewhat agree with you...that was stupid