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Slalom easy?

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jS.torgeRseN
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Me and a friend was skiing today, and we maked fun of the speed-gangsters in the slalom course. And we tried the course on their practice...and me and my friend have never skied slalom courses before...so we take huge speed and skiing the cousre...and then the slalom teacher wanted us on their team...like we whore the best slalom skiers ever--is it easy to be pro in slalom?. it sound so easy. i hate it and would never join their team
Feb 6 2006 3:04PM
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Subjekt
Posts: 1431 - Karma: 12
ha no it isnt easy. high school teams n stuff suck. you should see kids at mtn schools, they are crazy good.
Feb 6 2006 3:08PM
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Tapes
Posts: 1469 - Karma: 7
slalom is really easy compared to freeskiing, but you gotta be lik superduper good to be a pro.
Feb 6 2006 3:09PM
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Tapes
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yea some are really good. they ski slaloms as fast as i with only one ski.
Feb 6 2006 3:09PM
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leone
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i've got a slalom comp for my high school next week that i made, but i've never raced slalom before except i practiced for one day with a friend last weekend so i'll have one day of experience going into it, it wasn't too bad actually it was kinda fun
Feb 6 2006 3:23PM
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k2yeags
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going through slalom gates is easy... going fast, shinning and getting a good line are very hard. Most pros started racing around 3rd or 4th grade and they don't make it pro tell after college.
Feb 6 2006 3:27PM
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Irotate360
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to become great at slalom takes much time. it is in no way...easy. id say learning a sw. 7 is easier than becoming a good slalmon skier.
Feb 6 2006 3:31PM
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jS.torgeRseN
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Yes, but when you can do switch 7's youre a godd jibber though...
Feb 6 2006 3:41PM
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waynewong
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park/free skiing = far easier to become "pro" than racing

There are far more athletes at the highest levels of professional racing than freeskiing, and their support (national teams)is far superior...becomming a recognized viable pro-racer is exponentially harder than becomming the next grom with a video part
Feb 6 2006 3:45PM
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clint
Posts: 978 - Karma: 31
Ya, but in racing if you think too much you get fucked up. When i think too much while doing it, i either stradle a gait or totally miss it. so it sucks
Feb 6 2006 3:54PM
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grskier
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going through a slalom course = easy
going through a slalom course = very hard

The little details that are involved are rediculous. Not starting your turn until you cross the rise line of the gate, trying to get off edge around the fall line etc....

Watch some of Ted Ligety ski slalom...
Feb 6 2006 5:02PM
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DynastarriderGP
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it's not easy to be good at skiing slalom and anyone who disagrees has no clue what they are talking about
Feb 6 2006 5:08PM
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bp.lando
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jea. slalom is usually easy. kids at my hs suck. GS is much easier
Feb 6 2006 5:12PM
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grskier
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erm, thats supposed to read going through a slalom course fast = very hard
Feb 6 2006 5:13PM
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