Never let the stoke die

-skian-So April 10̷th last year, I did a backflip and caught my tips, went over forwards, and landed on my head with my chin to chest. I was instantly more angry than hurt, but in a world of pain. Got my limbs moving, and wiggling. All was okay enough. I went to the hospital the next day, but I could barely get in a car seat, work sucked, and I really was not happy. I went to my summer job of treeplanting less than a month later, which is bending down and planting 2,0̷0̷0̷-4,0̷0̷0̷ trees a day, while carrying 20̷+ pounds of trees. My quality of life was not good, and I was in general malaise every day, rarely happy, and in serious pain every day. After three months of that, I got diagnosed with 4 squashed spinal disks (c7-t4) that will likely never improve, and I do physio every day. Skiing this year, I told myself that was it. 12 years of backflips and many other flips, and I was finally done at 25. I was really sad to let it go, but I was too scared. Two days ago I ended up at the backcountry style jump at my resort that I did it at, and it was perfect. Sun, 20̷cm of soft, no one had hit it. I did two tests, and then stood at the top telling myself it was the same as always. I had never been this scared of a flip before, but I did it with a bit of backslap cause there was no way I was catching my tips again. I just wanted to tell people out there, keep the dream alive, and do what you can, while you can. I am so proud to have done it, and I would have been so upset if I let the year go. I realized the day after, I had done it on April 10̷th again, same jump. Felt good.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1109251/IMG-0552-mov

I know it was not that big, and my injury is not all that bad, but I want to remind people it is okay to be afraid, and awesome to conquer it. Stay awesome out there everyone, and keep killing it in your own way🤘

-skian-So April 10̷th last year, I did a backflip and caught my tips, went over forwards, and landed on my head with my chin to chest. I was instantly more angry than hurt, but in a world of pain. Got my limbs moving, and wiggling. All was okay enough. I went to the hospital the next day, but I could barely get in a car seat, work sucked, and I really was not happy. I went to my summer job of treeplanting less than a month later, which is bending down and planting 2,0̷0̷0̷-4,0̷0̷0̷ trees a day, while carrying 20̷+ pounds of trees. My quality of life was not good, and I was in general malaise every day, rarely happy, and in serious pain every day. After three months of that, I got diagnosed with 4 squashed spinal disks (c7-t4) that will likely never improve, and I do physio every day. Skiing this year, I told myself that was it. 12 years of backflips and many other flips, and I was finally done at 25. I was really sad to let it go, but I was too scared. Two days ago I ended up at the backcountry style jump at my resort that I did it at, and it was perfect. Sun, 20̷cm of soft, no one had hit it. I did two tests, and then stood at the top telling myself it was the same as always. I had never been this scared of a flip before, but I did it with a bit of backslap cause there was no way I was catching my tips again. I just wanted to tell people out there, keep the dream alive, and do what you can, while you can. I am so proud to have done it, and I would have been so upset if I let the year go. I realized the day after, I had done it on April 10̷th again, same jump. Felt good.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1109251/IMG-0552-mov

I know it was not that big, and my injury is not all that bad, but I want to remind people it is okay to be afraid, and awesome to conquer it. Stay awesome out there everyone, and keep killing it in your own way🤘

freestyler5401- No hucks 6 weeks from work, ya had 5 months to send it prior.

thebusiness19I caught tips on a backie going from a lip onto a groomer at Alpine Tahoe 😵. I tried doing one at a spot I had scoped and was fine, and it was the classic last run of the day mentality of not wanting to leave without getting it down (impulsive). Also, def not the best to send onto a groomer in my case, if that groomer is not the landing of a park jump haha.

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deadhead420That was my first thought too

wonder if old stoke died

-skian-I am so on the same page for your whole list, except unfortunately. This would be awesome but I work at the hill, and have to work every night after I ski so it is always on my mind. I hate doing stuff close to treeplanting though because it is so physical and you rely on your body.


Haha my profile pic is my first backflip ever. That kind of tip catch is way better, hands outstretched, head up. This one I had last year was the first time I had my head go under and down to my chest, not fun. Yours sounds pretty damn rough man, you should get back out there and get on the horse! You know you are capable, one mistake is just that - a mistake.

-skian-I am so on the same page for your whole list, except unfortunately. This would be awesome but I work at the hill, and have to work every night after I ski so it is always on my mind. I hate doing stuff close to treeplanting though because it is so physical and you rely on your body.