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fishish406
Posts: 9 - Karma: 91
I see these kids on that can't even do a 270 on, or switch up on rails, but are just throwing down on kickers. How does one even learn these tricks beside going to olympic trampoline places, because areas like mine don't have many.
Dec 28 2015 3:35PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
Balls + progression, lot of snow in the landings / backcountry jumps. Cmon OP...did you really have to ask a question that dumb?
Dec 28 2015 3:48PM
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Rennis_Deynolds
Posts: 2739 - Karma: 19,058
get fulltilts
Dec 28 2015 3:49PM
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r.simp
Posts: 361 - Karma: 670
Slushy days or pow days are when i progress the most
Dec 28 2015 3:50PM
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B_K
Posts: 723 - Karma: 1,291
RsimpsonSlushy days or pow days are when i progress the most


This.. Spring park days are the best
Dec 28 2015 3:56PM
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FSKP
Posts: 332 - Karma: 2,214
I was like this few years ago and I may have a reason for this.

Some mountains doesn't have well made rails with beautiful rail kicker...
The park setup may not be appropriate for learning 2on too (Rail height and lenght).
So those kids try things on jumps, they learn things on trampoline then try them after in the park.

I was already good on jumps two or three years ago, but my home mountain didn't had appropriate rails for learning new tricks. I only started to get confident on rails when I changed mountain because of college last year. Then I came back to my roots to my home mountain and now doing tricks on rails seems so easy ahahhaha !
Dec 28 2015 3:58PM
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Alvaro
Posts: 323 - Karma: 2,066
what aspects of skiing you want to progress first is a personal choice, i never had as much fun on rails as i did on jumps or other features so i still cant do a 270 in
Dec 28 2015 4:29PM
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Dddsz
Posts: 3042 - Karma: 7,327
I can land 7's but I can barely slide a rail. It's a fucking curse, man. I guess I'm just destined to be an all mountain type of skier.

Been trying rails for years but jumps just came so natural to me. 3's are cake and you just progress like mad after that.
Dec 28 2015 4:52PM
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