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What Tricks are Good to Start Off Learning?

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ShredAZ
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Ok so hear's the deal. This is a legit thread, with a legit question.

I've been skiing for years. I'm comfortable with any terrain. As of the beginning of the 09-10 season, I started skiing park religiously, or at least every time I could since my home mountain is a good 2.5 hours away.

I've proabably clocked upwards or 20-30 sessions last season including roadtips to Utah, New Mexico, and Cali.

I felt this last season I overcame a huge learning curve in park. I'm comfortable on my rails and boxes (grinding, spinning, 50/50, switch-ups[amost comfortable], etc). I'm comforable hitting the biggest kickers we have in Az (Maybe 30ft depending on snowfall that week). I started learning basic grabs (mute, jap, etc). Still having difficulty on rotations and I haven't tried anything invert yet. Also still getting confortable switch.

We built a pretty impressive jib set-up this summer (24ft drop in, 15ft double barrel kink, 10ft box) and I've been hitting that as much as possible in between work and classes.

I'de like to get really serious next season and start getting creative with my tricks so with that in mind, what are you recommendations on things to start off with learning.

It can be anything involing kickers/booters, flat land, rails/boxes, etc. Feel free to offer a gradual list of things you'de start with that are fairly obtainable and work from there.

Everyone's gotta start somewhere and I'm stoked to keep learning this season.

Sep 21 2010 9:37AM 0 0
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RobertBB
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start with the easy spins.
360 and switch 360.
and if you feel comfortable with that you can start spinning 360 and switch 360 both ways.
And you can start doing 360 with mute and japan grab
Sep 21 2010 9:56AM 0 0
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ski2sky.
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switch 360s? definetly not

360s, then try landing backwards... (540)

then try taking off backwards (switch 3s)

then try and put some creativity into those tricks before adding more spins.
Sep 21 2010 9:58AM 0 0
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clark.
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Definitely switch 1s before switch 3s. It gets you comfortable with coming into jumps switch and spinning a bit. Just keep looking back to the lip for the switch 3 and make sure you wait to spin until you are completely off of the lip.
Sep 21 2010 10:10AM 0 0
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adamlukowski
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With switch ones look over the opposite shoulder the direction you spin coming into it, and when you take off the jump switch and look the way your spinning
Sep 21 2010 10:16AM 0 0
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FUUUCK
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thats so sketchy
Sep 21 2010 10:53AM 0 0
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Argyle
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switch rodeo 5s
Sep 25 2010 9:33AM 0 0
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Mr.LemonPie
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fuck blind take offs.

Don't do this unless you cant look over the same shoulder you spin over.
Sep 25 2010 11:07AM 0 0
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stickerman
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get to learn some switch 1's. i find these are easier then just a regular 1's. they are easier because since your head is looking over you shoulders, your whole upper body is basially already in a 180, so just make sure your legs follow your upper body when you take off and you will be fine.
Sep 25 2010 11:26AM 0 0
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MothaHucker
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work on 270 on/off rails
Sep 25 2010 11:34AM 0 0
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brogilvie
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hahaha "You'de"

Definatly try and get the 3s down lock. Both ways, backwards and all.
I see no reason for not going for it. When I was taught how to do 3s I was told that everyone has a dominate side. Psshh, its Bullspit, Horsefeathers, pure SheepDip. There should be no difference between spinning left and right, but the fact is that most of us were taught about the dominate side.

Anyways, my biggest piece of advice is to try and get left and right spinning down, down, down. Aswell as left and right foot forward for rails and what not.
Sep 25 2010 11:53AM 0 0
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wazzucrewskier
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kangaroo and or switch  1440  /thread
Sep 25 2010 3:02PM 0 0
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jason...
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do not do this.
Sep 25 2010 3:17PM 0 0
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John_T
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Maybe some dubs here and there
Sep 25 2010 3:37PM 0 0
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Nurgle
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why would you do this? by looking over the shoulder you spin, your already starting the rotation, and makes it so much easier.
Sep 25 2010 3:47PM 0 0
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zerospinskier
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As said, 180s, switch 180s, 360s, switch 360s. They are the best place to start. From there just do what you feel you want to try.

That is the cool thing about skiing. Everyone will be different, and certain things will be easier for one person than another. One of my friends back a few years ago had a hilarious learning pattern. He could do forward and switch things on small jumps, but on larger jumps like 40ft or so, he could not hit them forward. He would throw switch 7s with perfect grabs, but was too scared to 360 it. Of course eventually he learned how, but it just shows you that everyone is different and learns in different ways.
Sep 25 2010 3:53PM 0 0
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wasatch_rat
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get your 3s down, like everyone already said. try to start grabbing your spins pretty early in your learning, don't get into the habit of penciling out all your spins. if you can 3 every or almost every try then you can definitely take it to 5, and again try and grab them skis.

and for rails, you can honestly learn a new trick every hour if you hike them, so just keep trying new things. thats what makes rails so fun is its so easy to keep learning new tricks, just try whatever comes to mind
Sep 25 2010 3:57PM 0 0
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JahJahBinks
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OMFG THAT WAS SO FUNNY. just kidding, fuck you.
Sep 25 2010 4:36PM 0 0
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Sam.Carson
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360 and everything like that

Sep 25 2010 4:47PM 0 0
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MiniMeDanny
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backflips. learn em on a tramp/ diving boards and take them to snow. there the easiest trick you can do, takes way less effort than a freeesixtie
Sep 25 2010 4:55PM 0 0
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SkiBreck=@
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Yeah, hit up the tramp centre and get a feel for big rotations and if u want try inverts, take it slow and is essentially cheaper then going to the hill to try stuff
Sep 25 2010 5:14PM 0 0
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powday
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get pow skis and find some deep pow, once you can shred that shit start dropping cliffs...once you feel you can straight up mob the deep pow then its okay to ski park.
Sep 25 2010 5:23PM 0 0
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*TURBONERD*
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i think he stated that he is...
also, try some backies, they're super easy if you commit and just let the jump kick you, and spot your landing.
Sep 25 2010 5:33PM 0 0
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steep
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switch dub 1620 mute
Sep 25 2010 5:45PM 0 0
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ShredAZ
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Yea man I've been working on those. Can't get a solid grab. Boner kill.

Anyways, all excellent advice here! Definitly stoked to take it to the slopes in a few months.

I've been hitting tramp parks and diving boards about once a week here in the az.

We've been going crazy learning rotations, corks, and inverts. If only things on a tramp were as easy as actually skiing. I'm just hoping to build up some muscle memory so it won't be such a native feeling on that white fluffy when I get the cajones to throw down.

Sep 26 2010 2:42AM 0 0
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