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Thanks WhetherMan. It’s never too late to try.
Given Ukraine and COVID and all the rest of the serious shit in the world happening right now, here’s another stupid, mindless, fun ski clip to take the edge off.
Doesn’t hurt that he’s an Olympic medalist x 2 now ;)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-8YR6ruDXzg
How was the Collinson program, SupreChicken? I've thought about checking it out. I did a Mountain Athlete plan last Fall to pre for ski season.Quote:
Originally Posted by SupreChicken
Btw, great thread and stoke, DGamms! I must have missed this but was working on a bit more of skiing switch this year and would love to get more comfortable with jumps/drops. Not sure I'll be spinning but Hotdog Hans is inspiring and so smooooth....
Fool: I also purchased Collinson’s program. It’s helpful, especially as an aging skier.
Last thought. My old man park skier buddy has progressed beyond my ability for spins, but has been hung up on landing his first invert/off axis trick this season.
At some point, after all the practice and anticipation and reps, it’s about feeling it. This is not an article specifically about park skiing, but the lessons still ring true.
You gotta feel the flow :)
https://www.booksurfcamps.com/news/f...venture-sports
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2_d5uNFokbQ
Sorry to revisit a dead thread once more… but some habits die hard.
I hope that somehow, somewhere in the ski universe, there are some other old men refining their newfound park skills this summer.
I did some UOP dive platforms yesterday.
Good air awareness training, even if not 100% skiing specific in nature.
But body control in the air is hard earned, and any modality will help your park skiing at least a little.
I started doing backflips with my kids in the local pool this spring, at 36. Not really sure whether that's a good idea come winter, but it's probably gonna be alright.
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Holy crap! I didn’t know Jon Q Public could go off those! Nice work DGamms!
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I’m 64 and in the Bike Park everyday.
I don’t do backflips though.
Is that the 10 meter?Quote:
Originally Posted by DGamms
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Thanks Detrusor!
And arild: you got that backflip next ski season. Reps in the pool or on the trampoline help a lot.
Shredhead: I’ll be honest, the biking scares me more and more each subsequent year, unlike the park skiing. Dirt crashes leave scars and give concussions.
And SirVic: that gainer jump is the 7.5 meter. I did some jumps off the 10m and 12.5m, but just straight airs at those heights.
Overall, it was a very laid back experience for the 90 min intro session platform jump at the UOP. Highly recommend it if you are at all interested.
12.5m straight air, scary fun!!!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gKIOVlygjRM
Some threads don’t die ��
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QNsoFL4AiGk
Love this thread, I'll have to try and get some clips this year after starting to hit small park jumps again last year at 38. Slams don't feel the same as they used to...
Nice!! Start small, wear your old man pads, and most importantly find one other old guy stupid enough to join you. It’s really hard to sustain progress old man park skiing if you’re just doing it solo.Quote:
Originally Posted by oetk2
Lastly: that driveway rail is an easy 1hr DIY home project. Just a bunch of PVC pipe and drywall screws. Works surprisingly well.
Prolly 205
https://youtu.be/SngXFooZaUs
Early AM Light
Small Zero Spin to Backflip
Old Man Park Forever ;)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tDKbFIPh5cc
That’s awesome!
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It’s never too late. My Old Man park partner, Capt G, attempting his first front flips ever on snow yesterday. He turns 50 yo in a few months!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IvNd6o6AGUI
I used to love doing those off cat tracks back in the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by DGamms
I am still on the track for doing 3s off kickers every year. Last in my crew to stay with it. Gets scarier every year - but gotta show my boys, dad can still rip, right?
Yep!!! RepresentQuote:
Originally Posted by jbrine
Had to show the boys (6 & 9) that dad can still hit kickers. Landed another 3 at keystone a51 park today to keep the streak alive.
No idea how to upload video via the damn app.
If you don’t do it this year you will only be one year older when you do.
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If other old men wanted a "park ski" for cruising resort laps in hard snow but also threatening to occasionally hit flat boxes and the very smallest jumps in the park what would we look for?
Line blade optic 94? Blizzard rustler 9?
With this in mind, I pulled the trigger this morning on a pair of Revolt 95’s plus demo bindings for about $400 USD from Corbett’s. Just bought my first park skis at 41 and am going to try a 360 in a few weeks on what will likely be my last ski day of the year.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbrine
Thanks all for the inspiration on this thread. A little scary that 30s and 40s are old for this purpose but here we are. Keep the stoke alive!
Could have used the stoke in this thread this year, I haven't checked in here before.
I've got Christ-on-the-cross helicopters down pat, but was trying to get a Johnny Moseley-esque 360 mute grab off a drop to land on the podium in our little local slope/freeride comp. I'm still several inches away from getting the grab, but just getting my feet up has been totally changing the way I spin. I got the fear though; at 43 I don't bounce like I used to. Trying to drop a few pounds and work on core strength and balance, always room to improve and always a reason to push. Thanks for posting the stoke, DGamms
These posts warm my heart :)
Keep after it boys!
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Originally Posted by DGamms
I’m hitting and clearing the biggest jump line in the park this year at 44. Should be trying to throw some tricks, but I break myself often enough these days without intentionally going out of my way to increase the odds.
This is me. Tricks are for the smaller jumps/kiddy park.Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Barron DeJong
From on3p - Jeff 102 or 110 If you want something fatter.Quote:
Originally Posted by NWFlow
Magnus 100/110 (90 If you like, but I wouldn’t pick that size)
Lots of decent deals to be had on those between the on3p site and evo
My personal pick is the moment frankenski, but it’s soft and definitely has a speed limit (which I routinely push) on the resort cruising laps.
Moment deathwish or wildcat (pick your size) both play
Revolt line is great
Line - blend or sfb are more park oriented
K2 - Reckoner 102 would serve well
Rossi - I’m sure there is a jibby black ops ski smaller than the 118 waist
Armada - lots of options
Atomic - bent 100 or 110 (they are a little stiff for park, but fun at speed and super light in the air)
List goes on.
General rule of thumb for me is “don’t spend $$ on skinny skis”
-you can always score a deal on a ski for this purpose.
Corbetts is a gold mine.
I have some older moment PBJ in a 182 mounted with STH1s that need a tune but otherwise would fit the bill I would let go for like $100 flat or $160 with sth bindings.
One telemark mount that was repaired with wood.
One sth1 mount on the line for 307mm BSL.
I like them, not gonna officially list, but if an old man in the park needs a ride and doesn’t mind tuning them, I got you.
i think the Line TW Pro is a great park and hard snow ski. And it hasn’t changed much in years so you can get older versions for cheap. longest length is 178 but it’s been stable enough for me to dip my toe in the park at 6’2” 175. cydwhit has an old blister review that still holds true.
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FWIW I took a lap through the big kids park and hit a medium tabletop on the 2nd to last run of my season. No footy but probably cleared 40 + feet with a cheesy spread eagle. Honestly bit off a little more than I could chew and floated pretty far down the LZ, but thankfully did NOT outjump the entire LZ. Use it or lose it folks.
I agree with jvskier, the TW is a great all around park ski if you like the max length of 178. I’m weird and like 182-184cm park skis despite being 5’10” on a good day. But I’m definitely in the minority on that front.
Supre, nice Old Man park ski round up summary! I would add J Skis Joyride to that list, really been liking my pair for hard snow and pipe so far.
And SumJongGuy: way to keep sending!
Great list, thanks. I'm in euroland which makes scalping old cheap skis troublesome, but i do appreciate the offer!
Perhaps Jeff 102s are the ticket?!
Might be the only ski worth the $$?Quote:
Originally Posted by NWFlow
I bet it’s awesome. The k98 was dope.
To keep the stoke flowing, here’s some more old man footy.
Certainly not clean, but still the first front flips on snow that either of us have ever skied out of. As the two of us approach a combined age of 100, I’m claiming every milestone, clean or not ;)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ41sZfAM3o
Looking at picking up something super playful to ski with my son for next year. He will be 7 and has been cautiously skiing blues this year and I want something to make skiing slowly more interesting. I think it would be fun to learn to 360 off little bits do a butter and fuck around in the trees as he progresses and my collection of long stiff go fast skis are I’ll suited to this use (dd 189 bonafide 97).
Do I want a true park ski for this or something more all mountain? I’m in the Pnw and a big dude so thinking sizing down to 90-100 underfoot and around 180 and cheap so I don’t care about them.
Bent 100 should do? Comes in a 180. Often cheap, check corbetts. Probably similar fun to a park ski in the air and riding switch and waayyyy more fun for the actual all mountain skiing.Quote:
Originally Posted by carlh
Update: Skied the Revolt 95s at Snowbasin’s closing day yesterday. Fun ski overall. Enough backbone and weight to plow through thick snow and mixed conditions. Can lean on the shovels a bit even at -2 mount. Easy to maneuver. They swim a little at speed but are happy with just a little edge for fast GS turns. Only downside I see so far is swing weight is not so light. Didn’t get the 360 - closest I got was a 270 to yard sale but mostly just got to about 180. After some video review I think I’ve got the technique more or less right I just need to do it on bigger jumps. That can be next year’s project along with switch skiing and maybe hitting rails.Quote:
Originally Posted by CouloirInTheLines
Bents or M-Free 99. Mount both +3 and you'll have a blast.Quote:
Originally Posted by SupreChicken
I have some 4FRNT Switch's and they're too much a "park" only ski for me. Maybe if you size them down, but they don't float well at all and have very long camber and no rocker. Oddly, despite their weight, my J Hotshots are a blast in the park and popping off of everything. You could go that direction if you want a ski that's fun everywhere and in every condition.
Lots of Moment Deathwish's in the park here, too. All mountain and playful.
Choose your weapon.
Err on the side of too short.Quote:
Originally Posted by SnowMachine
Deathwish is super fun in the park :)
Keep at it. I'm 44 and switched from snowboarding to skiing 4 years ago. I was a pretty decent park rider on a board. I started switch riding last year and got pretty solid at it this year. I hit my first rails on skis and landed a couple of small 360's. I need to grow a pair and throw some off of the big jumps. Our resort is open until July, so.... Fingers crossed.Quote:
Originally Posted by CouloirInTheLines
My kid goes full park rat in Spring. He's about to turn 10 and 360's off of everything in sight. I wish I had his leg springs.
I still love ripping park laps as much as I used to. I just dislike falling more now.
There was a solid representation by old men in the park at Dodge Ridge this weekend. Plenty of grey hairs. Spent all day hitting the full jump line top to bottom. Still can't get the courage up to attempt any rotation off them but had a lot of fun anyways. Spring is still young...
It’s that time of year… time to get excited (and scared) about the upcoming old man park skiing season.
If you need a book to whet your appetite, this is a fun one:
https://www.amazon.com/Gnar-Country-...s%2C248&sr=8-1