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What to start with...help for a freeskiing newbie
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Hi
I live on the East coast and been skiing for almost 20 years (makes me sound old). But lately I've gotten bored with the same groomers I've been hitting for the last 20 years.
so I decided to trade in my old ski for something more modern and picked up some twin tips
anyways what are some things I should start to practice once the hills open up around here be for hitting up the park.... are there skills I can learn on the groomers that I can use in thew park.
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What do you want to use these skis for? Will you ski out of the park at all with them and stuff like that. Also how big are you?
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Ski switch a bit. Get comfortable in the air. Don't worry about spinning or flipping until you're comfortable doing straight airs. If you're just getting back into skiing, don't worry about rails yet. When you do try rails, make sure they're low to the ground. Basically, get to the point where skiing feels as natural as walking, and then go from there.
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i guess you could practice skiing switch on the groomers.
but for getting prepared for the jumps, just hit the jumps and get comfortable in the air.
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SKI SWITCH. I wish I skied more switch when I first started jumping, my lack of good switch skiing is killing me.
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start by going switch on the groomers and then hit jumps (not to big) then start on rails by going on boxes (not to high). then you will be good enough by trying some rails.
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I can totally relate - I have been skiing for more than 20 years and just started riding park last season. Here are some tips from an older newschooler:
When you are first hitting jumps, remember to actively pop off the lip. Simply riding over a jump with some kick will put you in the back seat. This is very bad if you are trying to get comfortable in the air.
With jibs, start with a low, ride on flat box, preferably one that doesn't have 27 snowboarders sitting in the landing. Approach straight, pop off the ramp and rotate 90 degrees. Though some people like to slide with their midsole centered, I try to stick my toes in the middle of the box (advice from a coach I met on the lift at T-line last year). Keep your stance wide, keep your weight on your front foot (I usually am on the back edge of my leading ski) and focus on the end of the feature. When I first made a concerted effort to slide a box, I stacked (heinously) the first nine times I tried. Don't get discouraged - get up and hike that mother again.
Lastly, wear pads. At the very least impact shorts. The little kids might make fun of you, but we are not as elastic as when we were teenagers, and my pads saved my ass (literally) from many contusions and hematomas last year. I wear a park jacket, impact shorts and hard plastic knee/shin guards - all of which are invisible under my somewhat baggy outerwear. I also didn't miss a day of riding due to injury last season, despite some pretty nasty diggers.
Good luck!
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impact shorts, that is kinda funny
just start gettin comfortable skiing switch and hitting jumps and stuff, then work on 3's whenever u think ur ready.
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Im' 5'10 and 225
I'll be on groomers probably 80% of the time the rest in the park
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well line makes some pretty good skiis cause if ur rarely doing park then u might wanna go cheap and line makes pretty cheap ass skisÂ
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Thank you for posting a completely unrelated reply. Next time perhaps you might consider actually reading the thread you are responding to.
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I bought a set of volkl bridges
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ha ha, Impact shorts
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