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Am I too old?

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Shwanky
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Hey all, Ive been skiing for around 5 years now and want to get into park skiing. Im now 20 most of my friends that ski park have been doing it since they were like 12. I can do some rails but find that my skill progression is very slow. Any other skiers out there that started late?

EDIT:I landed my first backflip the year after I posted this which was 3 years ago. Currently I can grease any rail at my home mountain and front swap or 2 out of most of them, additionally Im getting better every weekend at hitting rails switch. Its fucked that I thought 20 was too old to do anything. I just did what everyone was telling me to do the whole time. Go fast and commit.

**This thread was edited on Dec 7th 2017 at 4:42:12am
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FacetSkis
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ShwankyHey all, Ive been skiing for around 5 years now and want to get into park skiing. Im now 20 most of my friends that ski park have been doing it since they were like 12. I can do some rails but find that my skill progression is very slow. Any other skiers out there that started late?

EDIT:I landed my first backflip the year after I posted this which was 3 years ago. Currently I can grease any rail at my home mountain and front swap or 2 out of most of them, additionally Im getting better every weekend at hitting rails switch. Its fucked that I thought 20 was too old to do anything. I just did what everyone was telling me to do the whole time. Go fast and commit.

**This thread was edited on Dec 7th 2017 at 4:42:12am




Great Edit Shwany - NEVER TOO OLD. Ski Fast, take Chances!
Dec 7 2017 10:12AM
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TheClap.
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FacetSkisGreat Edit Shwany - NEVER TOO OLD. Ski Fast, take Chances!


Should toss a pair of porkchops his way
Dec 7 2017 11:14PM
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Shwanky
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TheClap.Should toss a pair of porkchops his way
yeah give me skis! Regular pork chops would also help. Both are catalyst for progression
Dec 8 2017 1:46AM
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FacetSkis
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Shwankyyeah give me skis! Regular pork chops would also help. Both are catalyst for progression

Maybe we will????
- did you enter the Humpday Give Away this week?
Dec 8 2017 10:28AM
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Shwanky
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FacetSkisMaybe we will????
- did you enter the Humpday Give Away this week?
I would have if I had known about it.
Dec 10 2017 12:17AM
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BrawnTrends
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I started skiing park last year and I'm 34. You're never too old. Except when the next morning.
Dec 10 2017 5:02PM
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lil.Boye
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i'm 15 and i ski with dudes that are 25... they fucking rip tho
Dec 10 2017 5:33PM
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TrickyDick470
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This thread is a load of bullshit kind of.

I'm 26, hucked my first backie last year, and my progression is somewhat quick. I think the biggest factor is more that I don't want to hurt myself and be unable to work and pay bills.

EDIT: I was hitting rails since I was like 15-16 but I was not super into it until I graduated college. I guess a lot of it depends on your passion for the sport.

**This post was edited on Dec 10th 2017 at 7:56:16pm
Dec 10 2017 7:54PM
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Shwanky
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TrickyDick470This thread is a load of bullshit kind of.

I'm 26, hucked my first backie last year, and my progression is somewhat quick. I think the biggest factor is more that I don't want to hurt myself and be unable to work and pay bills.

EDIT: I was hitting rails since I was like 15-16 but I was not super into it until I graduated college. I guess a lot of it depends on your passion for the sport.

**This post was edited on Dec 10th 2017 at 7:56:16pm
I agree completely, you'll see in my edit that I said as much. And since this is getting a lot of comments lately everyone gets to see how stupid I was when I was 20. Yeehaw
Dec 11 2017 3:19AM
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SofaKingSick
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TrickyDick470I think the biggest factor is more that I don't want to hurt myself and be unable to work and pay bills.


this is pretty much it IMO. you can't really afford to get hurt when youre a bill-paying adult; i can't, at least. physically, though, if youre not capable of shredding then that's your fault

probably way harder to LEARN the sport when youre older tho, i imagine
Dec 28 2017 5:13PM
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Greeney
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ShwankyHey all, Ive been skiing for around 5 years now and want to get into park skiing. Im now 20 most of my friends that ski park have been doing it since they were like 12. I can do some rails but find that my skill progression is very slow. Any other skiers out there that started late?

EDIT:I landed my first backflip the year after I posted this which was 3 years ago. Currently I can grease any rail at my home mountain and front swap or 2 out of most of them, additionally Im getting better every weekend at hitting rails switch. Its fucked that I thought 20 was too old to do anything. I just did what everyone was telling me to do the whole time. Go fast and commit.

**This thread was edited on Dec 7th 2017 at 4:42:12am


I’ve seen 40 year olds in the park once. Your fine 👍
Dec 28 2017 6:15PM
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