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Beginner in the park but decided to send it this year, what should i start with?

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ExtraButtery
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Right now i'm a junior in high school and i started skiing about 6 years ago. Since i started i have mainly focused on carving and mastering turns and shit like that. But, I've always had a fascination for park and freestyle but i had something holding me back from truly trying stuff. I played soccer since i was 5 and for the last 6 years at a very high level. I had a falling out with it and now i don't play anymore. For the last couple years i was really motivated to learn park but never did because i was afraid of hurting myself for soccer. Now that i have convinced my parents that i don't need it to get into college, i really want to focus on skiing and especially park. I have already have a park setup with blends and full-tilts so i'm set there but, i was wondering what i should focus on learning first? I can do jumps well and can ski slide most boxes. Just thought i would post this before the season starts. Thanks.
Dec 4 2019 11:49AM 18 0
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oldmanski
Posts: 1658 - Karma: 6,132
Its in your name, Butters, practice those so you can incorporate them into your rail game and your jumps.
Dec 4 2019 11:59AM 6 7
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iced
Posts: 2597 - Karma: 12,138
180s, 360s, rails BOTH ways
it will save you a bunch of frustration later
Dec 4 2019 12:01PM 34 0
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gangsterman
Posts: 54 - Karma: 302
iced180s, 360s, rails BOTH ways
it will save you a bunch of frustration later


Amen
Dec 4 2019 12:57PM 13 0
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armchair_skier
Posts: 468 - Karma: 3,183
-Switch skiing
-360s
-Being able to hit rails with either foot forward
Dec 4 2019 1:00PM 24 0
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ScootSkiLyfe
Posts: 488 - Karma: 1,667
iced180s, 360s, rails BOTH ways
it will save you a bunch of frustration later


True. Never learned unnatural on rails or spins. Biting me now
Dec 4 2019 1:43PM 15 0
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ScootSkiLyfe
Posts: 488 - Karma: 1,667
iced180s, 360s, rails BOTH ways
it will save you a bunch of frustration later


After this learn front 2/back 2 off of rails! Get some grabs n shit on jumps too. Have fun out there man
Dec 4 2019 1:45PM 8 0
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DilldoesDurango
Posts: 419 - Karma: 2,177
I know others have said switch skiing but being able to transition smoothly into switch at speed is another much needed skill for park.
Dec 4 2019 2:24PM 16 0
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ogreene
Posts: 41 - Karma: 107
it sounds super lame I know, but learn park etiquette early so people don't hate you.

also, highly recommend learning anything at all both ways, 'specially looking over both shoulders while riding switch.
Dec 4 2019 2:35PM 20 0
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SkierDom
Posts: 41 - Karma: 289
ExtraButteryRight now i'm a junior in high school and i started skiing about 6 years ago. Since i started i have mainly focused on carving and mastering turns and shit like that. But, I've always had a fascination for park and freestyle but i had something holding me back from truly trying stuff. I played soccer since i was 5 and for the last 6 years at a very high level. I had a falling out with it and now i don't play anymore. For the last couple years i was really motivated to learn park but never did because i was afraid of hurting myself for soccer. Now that i have convinced my parents that i don't need it to get into college, i really want to focus on skiing and especially park. I have already have a park setup with blends and full-tilts so i'm set there but, i was wondering what i should focus on learning first? I can do jumps well and can ski slide most boxes. Just thought i would post this before the season starts. Thanks.


Dude this is almost exactly like me it's crazy. I have been skiing park for a little longer, I started with pretty much learning how to do rails and 360's
Dec 4 2019 2:40PM 2 0
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ExtraButtery
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Thanks for the advice. I have had the goal of learning rails for like 3 seasons but never have. My goal for the end of the season is rails unnat and nat and 360 with like a nose grab both ways as well.
Dec 4 2019 2:48PM 5 0
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FruitBootPro
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 4,201
Learn to slide a box, then slide a rail, pretty much the same motion except it's easier to balance on boxes. Also learn 180s (and 360s?) on flatground
Dec 4 2019 3:12PM 5 0
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DilldoesDurango
Posts: 419 - Karma: 2,177
If you plan to learn inverts do it asap. It will only get harder as you age and you wont recover nearly as quickly.
Dec 4 2019 3:54PM 7 0
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TH3_ARBIT3R
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skithemidwestttIf you plan to learn inverts do it asap. It will only get harder as you age and you wont recover nearly as quickly.


This!

Im 21 and after years of abuse my body is starting to hurt
Dec 4 2019 7:33PM 3 0
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Tate_birrel
Posts: 40 - Karma: 18
Just build ur tricks up
Dec 5 2019 10:24PM 0 1
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Film.
Posts: 2330 - Karma: 1,527
When I was learning how to ride switch I would try to ride down the whole mountain switch practicing turning my shoulder and perfecting my form. This helps so much for those first tries hitting a jump or rail switch. Learning 360's is huge then taking them to bigger jumps will be scary at first but it's so nice not having to throw the spin and just float it.
Dec 6 2019 1:31PM 3 0
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FruitBootPro
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 4,201
ogreeneit sounds super lame I know, but learn park etiquette early so people don't hate you.

also, highly recommend learning anything at all both ways, 'specially looking over both shoulders while riding switch.


Park etiquette ain't lame or hard to learn
Dec 6 2019 1:39PM 0 0
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Rdikken
Posts: 44 - Karma: 76
Fucking do this. No matter how good you get, if your poaching and shit everyone on the mountains gonna hate you
ogreeneit sounds super lame I know, but learn park etiquette early so people don't hate you.

also, highly recommend learning anything at all both ways, 'specially looking over both shoulders while riding switch.

I finally started skiing park a year or two ago, it’s the head game that gets me. Try not to focus on how it’ll feel if you eat shit and focus more on how good it’ll feel to land whatever your trying
Dec 6 2019 1:47PM 2 0
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