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Loosing hope to ever progress in park

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Chilledham
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Once again another season is coming to an end and I feel like I haven't accomplished anything. I'm beginning to loose hope that I will never progress from the stage of park skiing I am at, and seeing kids land things like its nothing is making me think I have no chance. Has anyone else felt this way or am I the only one?
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roddy116
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just do nose butters and tranny everything. otherwise your fooked.
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chef.llc
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No one gets good without putting in the hours, maybe try building a backyard setup and practicing over the summer.
10 years ago
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stinky_cheese
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you shouldn't be worried over your progression, just have fun and progression will come naturally
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Slush
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If you're skiing park to be the best, you're doing it for the wrong reasons

That's probably the most important thing I've learned throughout my entirety of skiing
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Titus69
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Im sure the kids who make it look easy at your hill thought the same before, just try stuff and push yourself
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steezyjibber
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how old are you?
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TOAST.
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It will come with time. Sure you might never be as good as those kids but the more you ski the more you will progress even if its a slow progression. Repetition is key also, once you learn something do it over and over until you don't have to think about it, try it on different rails/jumps. I've been park skiing for 9 years and there are plenty of kids that get better than me within a year or two, but we still have equally as much fun.
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fresh_prince
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ski with friends
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last_tango
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fresh_princeski with friends

while under the influence.
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yungcigsmoker
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Don't worry. Just keep trying and I promise you will progress. You have more time than you think
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250r
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i started skiing a fair bit of park when i was like 14 or 15, my progression never really took off until i was like 20 or so. not everyone has to go hard from 12 years old to having non functioning knees at 19. i take my time and try shit when i feel like it, i don't need to prove anything to anyone.
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Nikolaus
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i felt the same way because i was too afraid to try anything beyond a 540 or anything other than flat rails. For me, listening to music and ignoring your worries really helped. the more you stress about it, the worse you will do. skiing with other people helps a lot too. good luck
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GayWolf420
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Depending on where you live, you can always just get out of the park and get some good groomer/all-mtn laps in. I honestly think a full day of just skiing park can get really dull. Its definitely a good idea to take a few park laps, then go cruise some groomers/jib all over the mtn for a little while. I absolutely love just going up the top and bombing down everything, popping 1's off of shit, carving switch, etc. You gotta get some variety up In there, skiing isn't just about getting the biggest and best tricks dialed.
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mike759
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i have the same problem except I'm 15 and i suck and i cant do anything and everybody probably thinks im a gaper
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CHORIZO
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last_tangowhile under the influence.


acid is great for progression. I hear this one kid did his first triple while tripping
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Ian_Fitz
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Thats sad man, wish u were at my local resort, i would help. If you want to progress make friends/ride with friends around your skill level.
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Chilledham
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I'm 17 and I've been skiing park for like 3 years but this is my first season with a park all season, my trick bag is so limited, I have the gear just not the confidence or balls to try anything. I can't even land a 3 without backseating every time.
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Chilledham
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DeebieSkeebiesDepending on where you live, you can always just get out of the park and get some good groomer/all-mtn laps in. I honestly think a full day of just skiing park can get really dull. Its definitely a good idea to take a few park laps, then go cruise some groomers/jib all over the mtn for a little while. I absolutely love just going up the top and bombing down everything, popping 1's off of shit, carving switch, etc. You gotta get some variety up In there, skiing isn't just about getting the biggest and best tricks dialed.


This gave me hope thank you.
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FBGM
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DeebieSkeebiesDepending on where you live, you can always just get out of the park and get some good groomer/all-mtn laps in. I honestly think a full day of just skiing park can get really dull. Its definitely a good idea to take a few park laps, then go cruise some groomers/jib all over the mtn for a little while. I absolutely love just going up the top and bombing down everything, popping 1's off of shit, carving switch, etc. You gotta get some variety up In there, skiing isn't just about getting the biggest and best tricks dialed.


this is what i try to do but i always end up not wanting to go back to the park lol

ski with me theron
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GayWolf420
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FBGMthis is what i try to do but i always end up not wanting to go back to the park lol

ski with me theron


get back from wretched MD and we will :)
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roddy116
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ChilledhamI'm 17 and I've been skiing park for like 3 years but this is my first season with a park all season, my trick bag is so limited, I have the gear just not the confidence or balls to try anything. I can't even land a 3 without backseating every time.


than make your backseat 3's look sexy.

also honestly if you can do any trick off a ridge or little side jump taking them to good jumps is the easiest thing.
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Thom4s
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Listen to waka flocka out loud and new tricks and confidence will ensue.
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cholo
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Skiing with friends always helps. They can push you and raise your confidence really fast. Just try relaxing and having days where you have fun and other days where you put everything into it. If you try new tricks that scare you will slowly lose that fear and get more excited to land them. It will come if you just stay committed to pushing yourself.
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FBGM
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DeebieSkeebiesget back from wretched MD and we will :)


I'll be back Thursday morning!
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AndreyaZvonar
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make some PVC rails. Its the best way to learn new rail tricks
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rtl32
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Thom4sListen to waka flocka out loud and new tricks and confidence will ensue.


Waka Flaka is the key to life
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rtl32
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Flocka*, fuck.. That's enough newschoolers for me tonight....
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yeahmon
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roddy116just do nose butters and tranny everything. otherwise your fooked.


Lol this is litteraly all i do
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KENDOZER
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I think we all get stuck at some point and that next step seems like it's impossible... but literally all you have to do skiing is do what makes you happy. Just keep it fun, keep enjoying it, and keep skiing hard. Progression will just happen at that rate. Also, the more you bail, the easier and less painful it will become. Learning to fall is a big step in trying those manuvers that feel uncomfortable. You got it OP, everyone on here has your back!
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Lonely
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blopezSkiing with friends always helps. They can push you and raise your confidence really fast. Just try relaxing and having days where you have fun and other days where you put everything into it. If you try new tricks that scare you will slowly lose that fear and get more excited to land them. It will come if you just stay committed to pushing yourself.


Really though. Skiing with friends especially on spring days where your lapping is suuppper helpful. Also talk to those guys that are awesome. People are more willing to give tips than you'd think, that's how I was able to gets back into rails after not progressing much after some bad injuries. Just go all out for it. I have a snowboarder friend who's only been boarding for three months and the other day he said "fuck it I'm going for a backflip" didn't go slow, through his body into it, and stomped it first try. Really shows how it's a mind game and that sometimes you just have to say fuck it and huck it.
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dbchili
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i've been skiing park for 14 years and probably haven't progressed much in the last 5. A combination of school, work and getting older and more frail will eventually hold you back.

Once you accept you will never be the best and only go out to have fun, skiing goes from a great sport to the most fun thing of all time. Everytime i go hotlap the park now it's more fun than i ever remember
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Pac2
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how to progress.
step 1: dont be a pussy
step 2: commmit
step 3: have fun

if you find yourself plateauing its probably because you arent trying anything new. So next time you go out try to learn something you dont know how to do even if its a simple trick, try it. Once i learn something knew it boosts my confidence which leads me to try more things.
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AidanCski
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Like everyone else has said, if you put in the time, work, and effort you will progress. Skiing, in my experiences, is very dissimilar to other sports, in that you can progress a lot in a short amount of time. Look at guys like Goepper, I can't imagine he started park skiing until at least 8-10 (like most people), now fast forward 3-4 years, throwing switch jump tricks, rodeos, cork's, spinning different ways, super tech rail tricks, etc. Fast forward another 2-3 years, he's in the X games. Anyways my point is that when you put in the work you will see results, like anything in life.
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APunx176
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KENDOZERAlso, the more you bail, the easier and less painful it will become. Learning to fall is a big step in trying those manuvers that feel uncomfortable.


Mostly true, but the more concussions you get the easier they are to get so you know, be a little careful I guess
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Lonely
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kryptonichow to progress.
step 1: dont be a pussy
step 2: commmit
step 3: have fun

if you find yourself plateauing its probably because you arent trying anything new. So next time you go out try to learn something you dont know how to do even if its a simple trick, try it. Once i learn something knew it boosts my confidence which leads me to try more things.


Seriously. Just go balls to the walls. 80% is mental. It takes less skill and thinking to learn new things than you'd think.
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John18_6
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mike759i have the same problem except I'm 15 and i suck and i cant do anything and everybody probably thinks im a gaper


That was me at 15, now 18 and loving every second I get on skis. in skiing you get out what you put in.
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EvanMeyer
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roddy116just do nose butters and tranny everything. otherwise your fooked.


All I do anymore haha all my effort is put into the 12 oz curl on the lift
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roddy116
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mike759i have the same problem except I'm 15 and i suck and i cant do anything and everybody probably thinks im a gaper


so I pretty much just do 3's and 5's off jumps and switch on to everything. when you get older its awesome because your skiing with these 15 year olds and they think your the shit because you got that old man adult steeze.
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JGWI
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I kinda thought the same thing recently. However I come to the realization that while park progression was what my main goal in the beginning of the season was, I really did not enjoy it. So asked myself what the point was in continuing trying to progress in something I did not want to do? I just go to have fun.
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hi_vis360
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I literally re-learn the same basic tricks every season, fun every time
10 years ago
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WI_skier
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Ive learned to not take skiing for granted, and appreciate every moment of it. It really makes you enjoy it that much more.
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BWalmer
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Don't lose hope. For the past 2 or 3 years I've been doing the same tricks every year, with in the past couple of weeks I've learned about a dozen rail tricks and got a few new jump tricks down. It's weird, but sometimes something just clicks in your head or body and you just start stomping new tricks. Just go skiing, have fun, you'll get really comfortable and almost bored of what you're doing and you'll start to progress them even more. I really think there's a stagnation point in skiing, it can be sorter for some than others, but there's a point where everyone levels off for a bit and then randomly they start to learn new tricks again.
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Chilledham
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This was my first post on ns and I was really expecting a lot of negativity from everyone but I was so surprised how nice everyone responded and really wanted to help me, it's nice to know how awesome the free skiing community is. Thanks to everyone who gave support. Next season I'm going to have more fun rather then trying really hard and just getting frustrated.
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shocker611
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Am I the only one that looking back on my own experience is now realizing that my own progression doesn't mean shit to me? I mean being able to hit every feature is a nice thing, first flips were amazing, but at a certain point it doesn't really add to my fun of skiing at all. I have to say a floaty backflip feels as good to land to me than anything else. I guess part of my issue is that I'm starting to drift away from park all together, but I really don't think its worth being super worried about not progressing like crazy every year, just go have fun.
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shocker611
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shocker611Am I the only one that looking back on my own experience is now realizing that my own progression doesn't mean shit to me? I mean being able to hit every feature is a nice thing, first flips were amazing, but at a certain point it doesn't really add to my fun of skiing at all. I have to say a floaty backflip feels as good to land to me than anything else. I guess part of my issue is that I'm starting to drift away from park all together, but I really don't think its worth being super worried about not progressing like crazy every year, just go have fun.


I mean looking back the best days of my life were those days just mobbing trannys with my buddies, not necessarily the days that I landed my next big trick.
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freestyler540
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Did you have fun this season? if the answer is yes, your season was a success. Even though it feels like no progress has been done this season, you gained a lot of experience on skis. You can take it to next year and try to lay down a bucket list of things to accomplish this season you did not get to do last year.
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Swandog7
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Have fun while you ski and sometimes you get better without even realizing it. It may not be something you are intentionally trying to get better but cruise around and have fun. Take a break and go cruise around a bit too. Also, confidence is key when trying something new. Literally everytime I try something new, it takes me like 3 hours to actually do it, I'll realize it's the shit and keep on doing it. Like I hit my first DFD this year because it's my first year of park, and I ended up hitting it every lap for the rest of the day. ALSO CREATE YOUR OWN STYLE. I would rather see sick style on like a 3 than a technical trick with no style like a cork 7 that looks like everyone else's. Let everyone know it's you skiing when they see you, not that kid that does everything like everyone else.
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BBurt
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It's just balls. I learned backflips this weekend and I feel like everything else will come easy with time, you just gotta do it.
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T-Van
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Riding with guys all stoked about skiing helps alot , just go and talk to some guys on the chairlift and let them motivate you! Once it is slushy and soft , just try to huck a five ans progression will come ! You just have to keep your motivation for skiing alive and landing new things will help alot!
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