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What develops better skiers

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banged_ur_dad
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My friend and I occasionally debate what skiing discipline (racing, park, big mountain) creates better skiers later on. I understand this may be vague but interested in seeing what y'all have to say.
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Farmville420
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Moguls
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X_MEMESWERVE_XX
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Rich parents
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Voyage86
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it’s moguls with aerials, fast technical skiing with freestyle in between. look at all the best free ride athletes and 8/10 came from moguls as kids

**This post was edited on Feb 7th 2024 at 9:40:41pm
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Rock_Inhabitant
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Farmville420Moguls


True but I wonder why. Is it the combo of jumps + steep
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SmokedGouda
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Easily moguls. Cant think of another discipline in skiing that builds more muscle, attention, and stamina. Its also those who can ski em efficiently and with ease. Skiers like Candide and THall both started with moguls, but it doesn't always have to be the case. Shane McConkey started with ski racing.
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Rock_InhabitantTrue but I wonder why. Is it the combo of jumps + steep


ski steep bumps=get better at skiing
jump lots and do backflips and corks lots=get better at those things too

let's be real here, carving is pretty easy to get the hang of when you're already in a good skiing stance.

Best skiers I know come from mogul backgrounds, with some racing and then they take all that good technique into the big mountain
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keagan.karstens
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Does it really matter if kids jump off the side of the lips. Especially as someone who used to get mad about it, it literally doesn’t affect me at all
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Schoess
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What makes better skiers is skiers who are passionate and want to get better. The best dudes have skied and can ski anything, but usually find a certain discipline they love most and are the best at. Like Candide I'm sure could walk 98% of dudes at any given race but he can also cork onto rails... But he's also the goat of skiing anything big mountain.
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Rock_Inhabitant
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keagan.karstensDoes it really matter if kids jump off the side of the lips. Especially as someone who used to get mad about it, it literally doesn’t affect me at all


Looks like you’ve found yourself on the wrong thread by boy
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270on420out
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Rock_InhabitantTrue but I wonder why. Is it the combo of jumps + steep

Most people don’t realize all the little nuances of what goes into a good mogul skier. The jumps are only half the battle. You have to know more about timing, edge control, speed, impact absorption, balance, etc. You can throw perfect back to back corks and still not podium if your actual skiing technique is shitty.
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BallClapper
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Skiing. Try stuff. You become a better skier if you strive to better yourself and have passion, easy.
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Kyguyy
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Going skiing
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Jems
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riding jemskis lets you rotate faster, find beast street spots, and come with a free vx2000. safe to say if you want to get good at skiing buy jemskis.
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weastcoat
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For park, rope tows.
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keagan.karstens
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Rock_InhabitantLooks like you’ve found yourself on the wrong thread by boy


This might be an NS first lmao
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Koshermilk
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Skiing on the east coast fr lol
a year ago
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quintcork
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Jemsriding jemskis lets you rotate faster, find beast street spots, and come with a free vx2000. safe to say if you want to get good at skiing buy jemskis.


clip or it didnt happen
a year ago
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mikem
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The m^2 of skiing

moguls and money.
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BallClapper
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quintcorkclip or it didnt happen


The goat doesn't need proof.
a year ago
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GayWolf420
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Grit
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PartyBullshiit
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Start them young. Those little kids fucking slay. Watching a little kid do some hard as moguls with no poles following their parents blows my mind.
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b_in_subtle
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Rock_InhabitantTrue but I wonder why. Is it the combo of jumps + steep


Moguls expose what you’re bad at and force you to correct or crash
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Kyguyy
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They don’t want you to know this shhh
KoshermilkSkiing on the east coast fr lol
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caveman31
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more money = better places to ski and better resources (coaching, camps, ect)
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officechair
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b_in_subtleMoguls expose what you’re bad at and force you to correct or crash

Most of my time the last couple years has been training moguls by myself to get better. It’s skyrocketed my overall skiing. Getting kicked backseat and out of control in large bumps will teach a lot.
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PresidentSkroob
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First two comments answered your question
a year ago
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PussyFinder
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Jemsriding jemskis lets you rotate faster, find beast street spots, and come with a free vx2000. safe to say if you want to get good at skiing buy jemskis.


Its not funny anymore
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Jems
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PussyFinderIts not funny anymore

i don’t care loser
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Farmville420
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270on420outMost people don’t realize all the little nuances of what goes into a good mogul skier. The jumps are only half the battle. You have to know more about timing, edge control, speed, impact absorption, balance, etc. You can throw perfect back to back corks and still not podium if your actual skiing technique is shitty.

Also the most important which most people forget is reflexes. You have to go from upside down into a line of steep bumps instantly, you have what, a quarter second to process where you are and adjust and commit to that line? A quarter second may be dramatic but it's almost instantaneous and that's a skill that translates super well to every other discipline
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IsaacNW82
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I think big mountain/freeride is an interesting one because both racing and park skills seem to translate very well into freeride, yet freeride skills don't really translate outside that well. Like your stereotypical great freerider can carve okay and do a few basic tricks on park jumps and that's about it
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PussyFinder
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Jemsi don’t care loser


Clearly!! You really drive it home in every thread I see. Jems this jems that, get over yourself pussy no1 knows you
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KilaTsunami
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Shitty conditions.
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caveman31
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IsaacNW82I think big mountain/freeride is an interesting one because both racing and park skills seem to translate very well into freeride, yet freeride skills don't really translate outside that well. Like your stereotypical great freerider can carve okay and do a few basic tricks on park jumps and that's about it


A lot of freeride kids nowadays are just offroad racers
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Jems
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PussyFinderClearly!! You really drive it home in every thread I see. Jems this jems that, get over yourself pussy no1 knows you

jems
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trash_pandaaa5
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skiing with people that are better than you.
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Lot of opinions but I think people who learn race fundamentals early tend to be some of the best. They just really learn the basic mechanics well. Then they apply that to other disciplines. Lots of examples of that.
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SupremeChairlift
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I think nowadays, the best skiers come out of the park. It's easier to focus on arcing turns properly, skiing pow, and proper form when you get into your later years. It's a lot harder and a lot rarer to see older skiers rapidly progress in freestyle maneuvers when they don't have a background in it.

This is assuming that you actually care to improve your general skiing form later on
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Powstagram
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Lessons
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KolaOnCoke
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living 5mins from a mountain
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