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Are Ski Camps Worth it?

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Afen
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How much better would i get if i went to CAmp of Champions?
Apr 20 2006 9:09PM
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*rkp*
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dumb question it totally depends on YOU chances are you'll improve alot tho
Apr 20 2006 9:41PM
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XxLibertYxX
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yeah, it all depends how hard u push yourself.. i went to windells two years ago and my skiing improved so much, well the rails and jumps and pipe...
Apr 20 2006 9:49PM
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LDuggan420
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yes it is completely worth it. i have never actually been myself but of my friends that have went they now have so much more confidence and are so much better. you have to go out there ready to try and push yourself. and if your going to a camp i have had friends that have gone to windells high north and momentum and they all said it was sick. i would recommend whistler tho
Apr 20 2006 9:52PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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I never went but then again I never had a problem hucking to learn new shit. I think the atmosphere is conducive to trying new shit but I mean honestly can you really tell someone how to do a Sw Rodeo 9? all tricks are something you just need to try and practice, it's that simple. If you are really scared to try new shit save your money and take a week long jump course in park city at the water ramps, I promise you'll learn more and it will be safer. The snow still hurts in ski camp you just cant land on your head and get away with it. "Wow tanner just told me how to do a switch cork 10 mute that was a great explaination I think I can throw one now"
Apr 20 2006 10:00PM
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Afen
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well i do push myself but all iseem to do is fuck myself up like rite now im in a cast cuz broke two bones in my wrist from skiing
Apr 20 2006 10:01PM
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Afen
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also this was my first year of freeskiing i mean i ve been skiing for awhile now but this was the first year of doing shit in the park as well as my first year on twins i mean i learned everything... how togrind boxes and rails sw on to boxes and rails and my best spin this year was a switch 3 safety grab so what do u guys think of that season? Plz feel free to critisize
Apr 20 2006 10:05PM
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LDuggan420
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thats pretty good to be doing switch stuff but you would definetly get a lot better at camp if you have the coin go for it but if you want to wait a year and get a little better and then go to camp you could do that
Apr 20 2006 10:13PM
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Afen
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thanks for the help guys
Apr 20 2006 10:14PM
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DietCoke
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but from what i hear, the camps arent just about skiing. Like you ski and progress all day and party hard all night. Its an entire experience, not just extra skiing in the summer.
Apr 20 2006 10:38PM
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Edward.
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you will get A LOT better
you will go from doing 540's to throwing down switch cork 1620's and switch triple backflips
Apr 20 2006 10:57PM
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duhamelski
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go to high north if you want half decent jumps. coc has good rails though
Apr 20 2006 10:59PM
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spinverted
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Yea, definately. Last year I was just getting into it and I was pretty bad. I got 360's both ways with ugly quick tap grabs and switch onto boxes and stuff. I learned a lot and I kept working at it and i've got safety 3's down all 4 ways + 270's onto boxes. Doing water ramps this year + going back to momentum. Gonna learn a shitload. If you're gonna go to camp definately start up with weights, running, tramp, and stretching for atleast a month before you go.
Apr 20 2006 11:09PM
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Afen
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yeah i work on the tramp alot and weights wen i can
Apr 21 2006 12:38PM
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396222687862
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i wanna go to Camp of Champs sooo bad but i just dont have the cash, and my parents wont wanna pay for it. Damn, if only my summer job payed more. I guess i'll have to progress thru the winter. And yah, i wanted to go to all the parties and shit too, havent partied hard in a long time
Apr 21 2006 12:56PM
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PeterTosh
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yea
Apr 21 2006 1:19PM
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liukangkid
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im going out to psi this summer its gonna be so sweet.
Apr 21 2006 1:25PM
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Bundo
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yes, come to the big easy in alaska, real sick. best camp for your money hands down, way cheaper than the rest.
Apr 21 2006 1:54PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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i need more info on that camp dude!
Apr 21 2006 2:01PM
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Bundo
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http://www.easysnowboards.com/camp/

check it out.
Apr 21 2006 2:12PM
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ATLskier
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how many days did you ski?

Im at about the same level as you for 2 years of park skiing minus the switch 3, but i can do switch ups. Anyways, I never get to ski, so that's why Im not as good as I want to be.
Apr 21 2006 3:05PM
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Kgallacher
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its my first year skiing and i can cork 3.. 7 grab slow 3's,, 540,, switch 540,...270 on rails and off switch on rails, do think i did ok for my first year ever skiing and im going to high north will it help alot
Apr 21 2006 3:23PM
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-_-Johnny-_-
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how many days skiing did you get? I'm at your level after two years of skiing
Apr 21 2006 6:52PM
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bpalmer
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I'd love to get to a ski camp this summer but I just can't afford it. Does anyone know of a cheaper camp or program?

For your first year of park skiing, cork 3's, 7's, and sw 5's is pretty progressive i'd say.
Apr 21 2006 7:54PM
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Kgallacher
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ya but older kids taught me .
Apr 21 2006 8:54PM
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papasteeze
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Look for nipples at COC he is 12 maybe you guys could switch jackets or something and poach each others camps :)
Apr 22 2006 9:23AM
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Kgallacher
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and yes i think ski camp are worth it cause if i can learn alll the park skillls in one year teaching myself imagin going to camp with pros and skiera allla round you youll get so goo as long as you commit and try stuff my first day of skiing i tried a front flip
Apr 22 2006 10:23AM
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iskindiana
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they are super fun and the whole whistler expirience is awesome. but as far as progression u have to be ready to try crap, and u have to make the effort to talk to coaches and what not.
Apr 22 2006 10:56AM
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Kgallacher
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man im not cocky at all i think im the only skier at my mountain that isnt and im just trying to prove my point that he should go to a ski camp cause helll learn lots and he is surround by skiers what else coyld u ask for and i was asking if the people at high north well care if i ski with them cause im use to skiing with 15 year old cause when i watch people that are good i learn how i do it.. and if u think im some cocky 12 year old im not
Apr 22 2006 11:15AM
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bpalmer
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get some pics or video then we can talk about you learning alllll the park skills.
Apr 23 2006 9:58AM
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Kgallacher
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ya one problem i sold my video camera so i could buy my skis and bindings,il try to get one this year and il have footage next year
Apr 23 2006 10:19AM
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Skiboy360
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camp helps so much. the problem with CoC is that there are snowboarders as well. go to a strictly skiing camp.
Apr 23 2006 1:26PM
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jibmaster_josh
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i gotta boarder friend who went to camp of champs, hes so much more fearless now, making him better. i might go next summer cuz i need to save hte $
Apr 23 2006 1:50PM
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papasteeze
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uhhhhh.. if you are not cocky, then you are extremely ballsy and talented or just maybe... dumb..

Throwing your first flip on your first day at camp? There are hundreds of stories of kids who never got to experience the rest of camp week because of antics like that. Be smart...
Apr 23 2006 1:59PM
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Kgallacher
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im not taking about my first day at camp my first day of skiing ever
Apr 23 2006 2:09PM
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Kgallacher
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its pretty much true lol there was a jump into powder and i learnd one then the powder went away and i could still do it
Apr 23 2006 2:31PM
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Dilla
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fuck camp of champs, go to a place with real winter.
www.sasnowsessions.com
Apr 23 2006 3:00PM
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Grimace.
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that costs twice as much
Apr 23 2006 3:05PM
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SIX-SOLDIERS
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dude here's the deal if you just ski with a bunch of really good kids that will push you and help you push yourself its the same thing except free
Apr 23 2006 3:11PM
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ECshredder
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yea dude i didnt see where ur from but im from the east and windells was soo good
Apr 23 2006 3:16PM
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