Biggest fear you overcame

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So yesterday i hit a large jump (30 feet) at my hill and that was the first time in 5 years because last time i tried a large jump i didnt know what i was doing, landed on my back and got sent to the hospital with pulled vertebrae in my neck and some minor back damage. Finally got over that fear when i realized this year that ive finally learned the proper technique for hitting jumps. It sounds pretty lame but any time i would hit jumps that are bigger than comfortable (usually i just hit smalls and the occasional medium) i got serious anxiety until yesterday when i said fuck it. (it took 5 years because for 3 of them i lived in perth Australia and didnt ski much at all). So what kind of fears have you overcome when skiing?

Mar 27 2016 11:00PM

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WeastcoastAlex

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lipslide

just the idea of tails first scared the shit outta me until i did it

Mar 27 2016 11:03PM

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gapersarefriends

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stairs in ski boots

Mar 27 2016 11:18PM

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John18_6

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WeastcoastAlexlipslide

Tried that on my hill's 100ft rail, wasn't patient enough and caught the tails. Somehow saved myself and rode away with the rail between my legs and inches away from my balls going a solid 25mph.

Mar 27 2016 11:21PM

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270on420out

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For sure the dub Backflip. A large amount of peer pressure on the last run of the day gave me the courage to do it. All my friends went to the knuckle and waited for me to drop. Counted down from 3 and dropped in. Going into the jump felt like I was going 300 mph. The jump looked more like a mountain. My body felt weak and I was dizzy as soon as I dropped. But I refused to back out and I sent it.

Then I caught my tips on the knuckle and now I'm afraid of them again.

Mar 27 2016 11:22PM

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Ian_Fitz

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Waking up next to kenworthy in bed.

Mar 27 2016 11:37PM

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mostlyyogurt

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First time hitting Corbet's, I was psyching myself out so hard.

Mar 28 2016 8:46AM

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Deforestation

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Heard someone call last run, skiied down hill unscathed.

I'm Superman.

Mar 28 2016 10:07AM

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NewEscuelers

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Hitting Chad's gap as ski patrol blew it up

Mar 28 2016 10:46AM

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MNSkiers

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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821548/100-ft-accidental-backflip-on-skis--MUST-WATCH-
Was this you?

Mar 28 2016 10:58AM

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270on420out

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MNSkiershttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821548/100-ft-accidental-backflip-on-skis--MUST-WATCH-
Was this you?

Haha both of those kids go to my school. Kid in the green was perfectly fine and has since learned to do intentional backflips. The kid in the black almost died and pretty much quit skiing.

Mar 28 2016 12:15PM

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Lswiss

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Switch 2 tails

Scared the fuck out of me until I actually did it, always had the fear of catching my tails at the start

Mar 28 2016 1:44PM

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MNSkiershttps://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821548/100-ft-accidental-backflip-on-skis--MUST-WATCH-
Was this you?

Holy shet

Mar 28 2016 1:51PM

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pre ejaculating

Mar 28 2016 3:51PM

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Landing switch

Mar 28 2016 4:04PM

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Daski

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Backflips come to mind. I've wanted the trick for 2 years, and finally sacked up and threw one on a 5 footer on the last day of the season at my local hill. Landed on my stomach the first try, then stomped the next five. Took it to a 30 footer by the end of the day. Definitely a great feeling to learn something you wanted so bad and find out that its such an easy and fun trick

Mar 28 2016 4:16PM

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EbolaWaking up next to kenworthy in bed.

Same here bro

Mar 28 2016 4:16PM

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Nikolaus

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frontflip, 540, rails which are 8+ inches higher than the lip

Mar 28 2016 5:03PM

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gapersarefriendsstairs in ski boots

When I was 5 or 6 we were eating downstairs in the lodge. I had my lunch on a tray and went to walk down the fairly large double set. Not long after I slipped, my food went everywhere, I slid down part way on my ass, and ragdolled a bit. I had no more money for food, and it was super traumatic.

The struggle is real. After years of therapy I still have flashbacks sometimes.

Mar 28 2016 5:26PM

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dub. the morning of i was inside thinking damn i can walk right now, what if i get paralyzed and can never walk again. luckily i don't psych myself out much right before i send a trick cause i get really pumped so i was fine and landed first try.

Mar 28 2016 6:11PM

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cydwhit

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Every time I stand on top of a steep line far out in the BC I get a nasty feeling in my gut, and start to wonder why I ski. Then I ski it and I still have that feeling in my gut, and I still wonder why I ski, but I'm also giddy and thankful to be alive.

Something about climbing a couloir and having all that time on the way up to think about how steep and scary it's gonna be, and then having to carve out a ledge to put on my skis just plays with my mind.

I'm way more happy jumping off stuff and trying to throw tricks in the BC than just skiing steep, high consequence stuff for some reason.

Mar 28 2016 6:55PM

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THEDIRTYBUBBLEFor sure the dub Backflip. A large amount of peer pressure on the last run of the day gave me the courage to do it. All my friends went to the knuckle and waited for me to drop. Counted down from 3 and dropped in. Going into the jump felt like I was going 300 mph. The jump looked more like a mountain. My body felt weak and I was dizzy as soon as I dropped. But I refused to back out and I sent it.

Then I caught my tips on the knuckle and now I'm afraid of them again.

So that makes two of us

Mar 28 2016 7:56PM

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zero spins. Every time i tried one I just got spooked and landed forward or lost control and started rolling down the windows. And then i forced myself to do one every run for a while and now I'm pretty good at them. Lots of work for an easy trick

Mar 28 2016 8:38PM

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JOTTO

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IGHSo that makes two of us

i third that and my tip broke. Finally got it after 4 tries and after watching my friend (whos its his second year skiing) stomp it first try

Mar 29 2016 8:18AM

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KENDOZER

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Chairlifts, why must they be so tall?

Mar 29 2016 9:12AM

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theabortionatorWhen I was 5 or 6 we were eating downstairs in the lodge. I had my lunch on a tray and went to walk down the fairly large double set. Not long after I slipped, my food went everywhere, I slid down part way on my ass, and ragdolled a bit. I had no more money for food, and it was super traumatic.

The struggle is real. After years of therapy I still have flashbacks sometimes.

Almost had a similar experience, but I somehow managed to keep the tray perfectly level as I fell (Food is more important than breaking my fall). Slid down on my back and held the tray above me the whole staircase. Walking away from that fall without dropping anything felt badass.

Mar 29 2016 9:33AM

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EbolaWaking up next to kenworthy in bed.

"OMG why is this even a big deal? Nobody cares that Gus is gay"

Then people proceed to post something about Gus being gay in all these threads.

= Sweet logic

Mar 29 2016 11:27AM

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Ian_Fitz

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theabortionator"OMG why is this even a big deal? Nobody cares that Gus is gay"

Then people proceed to post something about Gus being gay in all these threads.

= Sweet logic

Don't care that he's gay I just dont like how everybody made him a big deal and how he photoshoped his picture. Still would probably be a lot of people's fears if they woke up to the wrong gender in bed lol.

Mar 29 2016 11:46AM

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Hitting my first urban on down rail and hitting my first rails after breaking both my wrists on that urban on down rail lol.

Mar 29 2016 12:14PM

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getting a girl pregnant

wish i was gay

Mar 29 2016 5:59PM

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Dennis_ReynoldsGetting my first pair of full tilts

better answer

Mar 29 2016 6:09PM

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Hitting a box for the first time with my twin tippers

Mar 29 2016 6:13PM

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The first time I straightlined the Palisades at Squaw. It was my second year living up there. I pointed Extra Chute after looking down it a bunch of times. After that I pointed the Tube, which was just as sketchy but less scary since I had already learned to commit to a Palisades straightline.

I hit Smooth Air on Granite peak, which is a 35 to 40 footer, but I crashed and blew my ACL so even though I got up the courage to hit it I wish I hadn't.

The one line I backed off of many times was the Chimney Sweep. I practiced by pointing the Tube time and time again but I could never get up the courage to hit the Sweep. My last year living up there the Sweep was my goal, but I blew out my knee on Smooth Air before I got the chance. The Chimney Sweep will always be the one that got away. I'm a weekender now and I ski Mammoth and not Squaw and I think the Chimney Sweep is now beyond my abilities. I don't think I would point the Tube anymore, although I did make some turns down Extra a few years ago. Committing to a Palisades straightline is scary, and I only ski about 85% as well as I used to, which makes pointing lines like that out of my league.

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