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And get some fucking fat skis, it's 2004 for christ's sake! ;)[/QUOTE]
Aww, you so sweet. Bwahahaha! That's awesome! [sniff] that may be my first proper jonging by a respected maggot in all these years. never got a proper induction, really. maybe one. . . . I feel loved. [sniff] I'm gonna need a minute alone now. . .
What helped me learn how to stomp things clean (the biggest I've ever actually stuck, clean, was about 30 feet) was to think of it as if I'd never even left the ground. Where do you look when you ski down a run? You look at where you'll be shortly. Well, why should it be any different when you're in the air? Where are your hands when you're skiing? In front of you. Why should it be different? How about your weight? Centered? Keep it there. Get the picture? Rather than thinking "okay, I'm skiing, i'm skiing, i'm skiing HERE COMES THE CLIFF HUCK OKAY WHAT SHOULD I DO... UMMMM CLOSE MY MOUTH WEIGHT FORWARD TUCK UP INTO A BALL OH FUCK I'M IN THE AIR AAHHHHHHH!!!!" just keep skiing. Fluidity, baby. Keep it going like it's just a steeper pitch and you're skiing. Don't let the air interrupt your run.
Also, make sure you know the cliff before you hit it if you want to ski for years to come... but once you know it's huckable, don't fuck around. Don't psyche yourself out. Just do it.
so let's share a little info on cliff injuries for the minions and lucky ones who've not had much happen.
anything someone thinks they can help others avoid?
I'd offer don't take it full on the hip. :rolleyes: definitely learned that with (luckily) only some minor hemorrhaging. hip pad no es igual a "bomb proof".
had a near miss on a biggie. hottubed a 35, got up and out of curiousity, poked the snow in my impact area to see how much farther to the ground. uncovered rock not more than 3 inches of snow below where my back was. -yeek. watch out for south facing slopes.
On pali chair, coloraggots, you know that tasty off-kilter take off, right above (or somewhere near there. below? along side?) the sign mounted in the rock, about the guy who died skiing turbo or w. turbo? I checked the landing below it and found nothing but huge points of granite sticking up at the sky, just half a foot below the surface. And nobody hits it, the landing area just below the "signed" rock, (how odd), b/c i always see absolute fluff in there. no sign of being packed out by tracks,etc.
I don't think anyone has mentioned this yet, a mouthpiece = $5 dental insurance. And look up for fuk sake, your body follows your eyes
i love watching will burks ski.. hes a pimp.
seriuosly. i've had one for years but keep battling with the image of pulling that thing outta my mouth on the lift. And nothing like putting cold saliva- laden plastic back in your mouth later.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtbag
"Tho, [splatter], where oo ladieth fum, anyway? [drool]"
Perhaps using it just for the occasional huck is best. I've got a least 10 G's invested in my mouth after some concrete at 9.
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Originally Posted by Samwich
Good advice, don't overanalyze anything here. But the detailed instructions are just a step by step towards fluidity.
Dantheman and chump have good advice for landing, ski through the landing (this is easy with a steep landing) and be really aggressive about stomping it. Sometimes it helps to focus more on where your first turn and second turn will be than what the landing will be like, I find technical landings are sometimes easier because I'm not focused on the landing of the drop but what I'm going to do ONCE I land it. All those rocks to the right when you ride up Pali are good practice for this...if we have snow.
Phunk, man I was hoping a full-face was going to cover my ass this year since I'm losing dental insurance...maybe a full face and a mouthgaurd (kept in the jacket and worn for hucks) would be best.
One more thing Telekoptero. Baby steps and repetition are the best. Find a 20 footer that you know you can stick that has good snow and do it over and over and over. Then try a 25 footer and do the same. Then work on 80... ;)
thanks, robo. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by robokill1981
I'm not much of a hucker, 15 ft. being my biggest drop, tops, so I'm not qualified on the big drop stuff.
If you can visualize this simplified aircraft analogy, it might make sense to you...
If you're coming in at a shallow angle like a commercial jet, you'll feel the bump and it isn't so bad. But if you're coming in steep like an F-14 onto the deck of an aircraft carrier, you are gonna get rocked.
Since we have no wings or jet engines, the only way we humans can make our landing angle shallower is to vary our speed. Of course it all depends on terrain as we all know.
That's where psychology comes in -- you gotta have the confidence to huck it hot, and the right judgement of speed, which usually comes with practice and experience.
That said ... I need to sack up and do it since I'm a fucking pussy. :p