Do You Kill it Every Day? (SR)

[BobMc]

I'm curious as to whether y'all kill it every day you go skiing? Do you ever have days you just don't feel right, get bucked around a bit? Or, are you on every day, perfect lines and perfect turns through everything?

Maybe I'm just getting old, but I have days where I kill it and days where I'm hanging on for dear life.

Discuss.

BobMc

[powderhound]

some days are better than others

[cj001f]

Only if I'm hungover

[fez]

i've had days when i just packed it up and went home by 10am because i just couldnt ski.

and maybe some days when i should have packed it up but kept going anyways.

[AltaPowderDaze]

i kill it every pow day and most others but i let how i feel and the conditions dictate how i ski. when i lived at alta, i skied everyday but sometimes only one run because i wasn't feeling it. i'd rather go in than get hurt because i was trying to push it.

[Blurred]

I ski best when I'm blowing off some steam or I haven't skied in a while. None of us can go out and kill it everyday, day after day. Your body gets tired, and mentally you lose energy.

I'll still ski, but I'll keep it mellow and enjoy my connection with the mountain. Those other days......it's on.

[Schmear]

I can't think of a day that I haven't killed it at least 110%. Or maybe 120%. I'm pretty damn rad.

[Lane Meyer]

I kill it every day, no doubt. In fact, I am killing it right now. Wheneve someone says they give 100%, I give 105. Skiing isn't about fun, it's about WINNING.

[boarderline]

I hit that ish switch, and then ride it into the road.

[dirtbag]

I kill it all day every day. When it hasn't snowed for 2 weeks I huck 20 footers onto traverses just to "show the beaters what's up"

[BobMc]

What I was really curious about is why? Why do we have good days and bad days? Is it snow conditions, physical state, or just a mental thing?

BobMc

[pollard]

just think about something that will get you real stoked and soon you will be killin in no time

either that or your getting old in which case you should send your money to a young skier such as myself so I can kill it more often and in new places. and just live vicariiously through me.( I'll send pictures I promise)

[13]

None of us can go out and kill it everyday, day after day. Your body gets tired, and mentally you lose energy.

Word.

For me it's mainly a mental thing, but I occasionally take a 1 or 2 day break from charging hard and switch over to mellow skiing if my legs aren't up to the task. That's usually when I do my exploration for new lines 'cuz I crave variety over nailing a line I'm familiar with.

[glademaster]

Some days I just don't feel it, but I ski 3 days a week all winter with ski team anyway. After a while it get tiring and you just have to get off the gas a bit or you get sloppy and hurt yourself. When I head on a ski trip to head out west though, I really try to be on it as much as possible. When I'm in bigger mountains and skiing tougher lines, it becomes total focus, no matter how I really feel, mainly because I don't get to ski stuff like that all that often. Even with that in mind, there have been days where I've called it at noon because I've skiied stuff that is normally fun and challenging but I took a tumble and really shook myself up.

We all have days where we're only at 50% or so, but if you can focus and try to limit those days to when the mountains or conditions limit you to skiing below your potential. When the time comes and it dumps, you'll be ready to hit it as hard as you can. It's all about attitude and focus in my mind.

[Mountainman]

Mostly for me it's a mental thing. I can go from skiing shitty for a few hours and then make a complete turnaround and rip it. I don't know what i did or what i thought, it just happens. I really wish i could get more control over it. Same thing happens in climbing, gotta overcome that mental barrier for me and i can get up certain things.

[Crinkle]

What I was really curious about is why? Why do we have good days and bad days? Is it snow conditions, physical state, or just a mental thing?

BobMc

It is probably unique to each individual here. I would say all 3 of the things you listed effect me. When its actually snowing while I'm skiing I'm really pumped, if its deep and snowing I am stoked out of my head. Might also depend on who you are skiing with too. If its a bunch of gaper friends or someone from the the other side of the sport (snowboard) you might now push it as much. I truely find myself skiing well when conditions are good, and I'm skiing with good skiers (maggots)

[cmsummit]

I try to kill it every day, but it doesn't always happen that way. Skiing well, at least for me, is just having the right mind set. It's probably 80% mental and only 20% physical for me. Some days I'm just not there. If I start the day off skiing poorly, I either have to go for the "attitude adjustment" or I'll just give it up for that particular day.
Safety meetings = attitude adjustment.

[Shredhead]

Last year I skied a day with Uber, that was pretty marginal conditions. I felt my enthusiasm was waning. So the next day I went boarding with my kids and had a blast in the same conditions. About 2:00 they quit to go swimming so I grabbed the skis and went back up on Aspen Mountain and meet my buds. I totally killed it the rest of the trip. Sometimes you just have to mix it up a little!

[p.blz]

I only really kill it when girls are watching.

[Telephil]

Before I blew my knee out two years ago, I felt like I was on it pretty much all the time. Now, I don't know if it's mental, I'm assuming it is because my knee doesn't really hurt anymore until I'm done skiing. But I just don't have that charge it attitude all the time anymore, I'm a little more reserved, etc. Now I'm more concerned about chillin and having fun as opposed to charging it, although I still get pissed if I'm not skiing well.

[basom]

i only kill it when the camera is running. if i happen to not kill it, and only slightly maim it, its usually because i forgot to buckle my boots.

[truth]

^ has never killed it.

[The AD]

I'm with truth, only he might be kidding and I'm not

Anyone, sure there are days you just have a better rhythm than others. I think the same can be said for any sport, but especially ones that require a high degree of balance and coordination. I'm sure sports such as diving, figure skating and gymnastics are even more prone to good days/bad days.

[warthog]

When I had a season pass, I was different. If the day was overcast (big dark clouds sitting on top of A-Basin) then I would call it early. Having a pass, and knowing you have already paid for it 10 times over will do that to you. Now, I only get to ski 2 weeks(tops) a year. I go for it. There is no tomorrow for me when I am out there. I train for 2-3 month prior to my trip to build my confidence, and then I just attack. I would have to say that now, more than ever, I kill it when I am out there. But, there is no little voice in my head holding me back. Having no "rest of the season" to look forward to makes this an easy thing to do.

[Ubersheist]

I kill 'em brain cells every day in a variety of ways. Does that count?

Last year I skied a day with Uber, that was pretty marginal conditions. I felt my enthusiasm was waning. So the next day I went boarding with my kids and had a blast in the same conditions. About 2:00 they quit to go swimming so I grabbed the skis and went back up on Aspen Mountain and meet my buds. I totally killed it the rest of the trip. Sometimes you just have to mix it up a little!

Actually, I was having a very off day that day, too. Things just didn't feel right. I left very early. I think I was off the mountain by noon.

It's strange.... Sometimes it changes from hour to hour.

Just this last Saturday, I was having an off day all day, where nothing felt right. Then, all of the sudden on the last run of the day, things sort of snapped together, and I felt like I was "killing it." Too bad I didn't get that feeling earlier in the day.