Why You Shouldn't Fear The Terrain Park!!

[@Coco-Cola8]

The reason I started park skiing was because the community is so nice and is willing to help you with anything.

[@teddy28492]

Except anyone on newschoolers

[@gosheboboshe]

Bro there is a community? I am a lil late for the party then

[@henrydesmarais3761]

Nah

[@rock_your_boat]

Making friends is a lot easier if you're a ripper and obviously good. Good luck doing that if you're starting out or if you're older.

[@MuhkeeE]

Not were i ski

[@YS58329]

I have been a ski instructor for a couple of years, and it's always been one of my priorities to get my students to do a tiny jump or ski over a box within the first four classes. I feel like it just shows them there is so much more to skiing than what they have been shown, and it's just a lot of fun with minimal risk.

[@lev5688]

do we laugh when u fall, yes. do we remember or give a shit or think differently of u, no.

[@the_woo_skier]

Perfectly said! I would also like to emphasize that going into the park does not mean you have to be ready to get air, and it can be good training for building non-park skills too! The big jumps especially on a less sloped park are a progressing skiers best friend when it comes to getting comfortable on steeper slopes and learning how to keep momentum. Staying to the left or right of a jump and going over the "roller" gets you access to a very steep but also very short slope. Nowhere else on the mountain can you get accustomed to the feeling of pointing straight down a steep without having to worry about speed control, because you'll soon be back on a slope you can handle and manage your speed then. Another great feature if you can find it are the little rollers, almost like a wave of hills just a foot or two high. It gives you a place to practice the feeling of being on ungroomed terrain; how to work with your momentum instead of against it when it comes to weighting and unweighting skis - or more simply, when and where to make turns as you go over terrain variations. Its also a way to practice the feeling of skiing moguls without needing the technical skills required to make it to the bottom of a mogul field without getting yeeted. But my very first experience in the park was specifically to not hit anything. Back when I was a very green beginner, I didn't really trust that I was actually controlling where I went. I thought I'd be unable to avoid hitting features. But taking a lap through the park without hitting anything, I began to realize just how much more accurate and in control I really was.

[@FrodoSynthesis1]

snowboarder here, love the park and rails are my favorite however the fear of catching my edge on the rail and acquiring a new fond taste of iron stops me from trying new stuff

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

One reason to be intimidated by the terrain park; your local hill doesn’t properly appreciate it, develop it, build it or hire the right people to run it. My local has this asinine belief that a flat takeoff and a steep landing will lead to less injuries when it’s 100% the opposite. The takeoff trajectory needs to match the landing, we are all regulated by the same laws of physics.

[@g3orgie764]

Just moved from the UK to Vancouver in August after having watched you do seasons for the last few years. So excited that I finally get to have my very own local hill and start progressing in my park skiing (rather than just in the Alps one holiday per year). Definitely copping some stickers!

[@ekay4495]

I think most people are scared of injury, tried as a beginner/intermediate and fell many times, defo takes a toll. I'm a big guy tho

[@heqitao]

Can't wait for the season either and I love your enthusiasm. At 51 I still enjoy the terrain park, but there are certain things I never do. Rails mainly. Boxes are fine and I love jumps. Your advice to stay within yourself and progress gradually is perfect. Thx for all the work man. Have a safe and incredible winter!

[@Mtnfrdg]

that really helped, i had this fear of big jumps

[@Fknheck]

1:17 as park staff, I can most definitely tell you the park is NOT for people who cant at least link turns on blue runs. It’s often the only place on the hill where you should at least be at an intermediate level. This is for safety reasons. That’s not to say you shouldn’t scope out the park before riding it. I encourage that no matter what level you’re at. I like this video👍

[@tedbendixson]

My dude! I just got back into the park after two years off (I had heart valve surgery). I was surprised with how quickly so many of my old tricks came right back. Within a few runs, I was spinning 3's and 5's off a small jump, and I'm *old* by this sport's standards (41).

[@TrentonJekins-eq3cu]

I was in the park on side hits at 7

[@shrtbred787]

The thing that scares me is when big jumps are in a area high up on the mountain with not as many trees, so you cant see over the jump and it looks like you would just fly oof the mountain. Idk why, but im not scared of anything else, even big jumps elsewhere.

[@benharsha7505]

Love the content, good to see someone with approximately the same skill level as me. Keep it up brother ❤

[@andrewdiamond2697]

I probably first lapped a terrain park on skis at 52. Heck, I started snowboarding at 57. I'm learning to have fun being not great at things, but I'm still trying out new stuff. I mean, I just learned to land switch 2 years ago.

[@cmonkey9940]

Nice try hospital owners...

[@JamesonCycz]

You're not getting my money today!

[@UtmostNooblie]

3:27 is my hometown ski resort!!!

[@glabglorp]

I love skiing, only problem is I live in central Illinois so I can’t really go that much and improve 😔

[@AntonShchegolev]

Looking at the amount of snow in the first minute of the video... The East Coast skiing is brutal

[@chrisrobillard7515]

The parks are a lot safer and better designed than back in the 90's, but most features still get scraped down to ice by lunch, so hit it in the morning. I always do a couple straight airs or simple grabs before anything more complex, back in the old days (the 90's) you would get kick out for any inverted tricks (flips).

[@samrobison6421]

Love the vid but definitely don’t forget about normal skiing skills. Your never gonna be a good park skier if your awkward on your skis. Also as he said get good at falling!

[@laurenspetri9253]

I am starting my freestyle journey with skiing definetely this year. i just wonder are even that many tricks you can do on skis, sure i have seen pros do some pretty crazy stuff but i just have the feeling you cant get very creative with it if you're not crazy good

[@ColinWu-j7i]

ahh i have this huge fear of big jumps i dont know why

[@natanbtw4980]

Maybe because their big

[@ThatGuyWhoSkis]

just gotta send it shredda

[@AapoMattila]

I had the same fear, but when I jumped from the biggest jump in Finland, it went away, just send it

[@BoboJojo-pe7sq]

It could be that when you are there, the jumps looke more vertical

[@Vivid_ITzWater]

Thanks for this video! im abouit to head up to the top of the mountian to try some tricks! ill update you later

[@Vivid_ITzWater]

i got brutally raped by a bear, 195 fractures, 245 broken bones, snapped neck, both legs brocken in 30 different spots,

[@Raven_Hell]

failing sometimes is a good part of life, because you will learn from them!

[@Itz_RafaYT]

4:11 for me it was driving in an ambulance breaking my arm severely and not doing sports for 4 months after

[@durwoodwhitman8808]

The problem I have is that I am 37 years old and any fall can be the end of the whole season for me. One year a girl skied in front of me and a avoided her but dropped into a black diamon at a fast speed, and had to carve left to avoid a small child and ended up skiing up a 6 foot berm on the side into the woods. Ended up hurting my shoulder and was out for the rest of the season. Also I live in central NY Syracuse and there are no terrain parks near me that have progression. They have rails 3 feet off the ground no boxes and the one jump they might have is not a good kicker more like you need at least 20mph speed to clear it and if you crash at that speed being a beginner season over. I even travel to the biggest mountain we have in NY Gore Mountain and they do not have any progression jumps. Its either medium going 10 feet in the air or nothing.

[@aaroncole7285]

I was hoping for something along the lines of "you don't have to be afraid of separating your AC joint for the 3rd time."

[@CC_Muzic]

where are you skiing in the video?

[@IDK.JIS1]

The terrain park is super fun Last time I was there professional jumps in like X games in the first rundown I was like why not I hit the first one I landed on a flat part, but it didn’t hurt and I can’t run for the second one I flew away it hurt

[@Vince48758]

Heading out for the first day at mammoth in two days

[@ski_kid]

2 guys made fun if me being bad at skiing… now im waiting for them to return(i never gave up)

[@YongJaL]

Do you sharpen your ski edge everyday before skiing?

[@BruceOldham]

Mount St Louis Thumbnail!

[@Fknheck]

That’s why I clicked on it

[@samrobison6421]

Hi Bruce

[@Fistfyter]

I know you’ve done a few vids on park but if u could do a vid on how to send tricks and not sit not being able to do it. Specifically rails cheets

[@couchpotatoinc]

"most terrain parks aren't very steep"......Blackcomb enters the chat lol. no issues with speed there haha!

[@Grace_planes]

For a long time I was afraid to go to the park, because one time when I tried hitting a rail for the first time, I fell down. And when I looked up, I saw a group of instructors laughing their asses of at me. Man, I was so embarrassed. But then I thought to myself: why would I care? If they are so pathetic to laugh at a point they have been, just let them be bad persons. So this year, I will just try and try this year, no matter what others think :)

[@TheBagOTricks]

@@Grace_planes perfectly said!

[@bellasinclair1750]

I think a lot of the time those who laugh are the ones who have slammed like that. They understand that you’re taking your first steps to steez. They’re laughing with you not at you

[@Smap_SC]

DAMN! Your stickers sold out so fast! These are dope! Unfortunately I came a bit too late.

[@TheBagOTricks]

@@Smap_SC I'm working on updating the site, they will be in stock again soon!

[@TomHenry2]

However people that can not clear comfortably red tracks - parallel skiing…. No NoNO those should not be in the park. Those people do not know where to position them self - same as seating right behind a hill If there is a “family park” than sure, that’s what we have in eu. Snowpark is not baby level one, family park is the easy one with hits under 1m

[@bobby_is.papa123]

i have 65 days of skiing. Last season was my first. I have around 3 - 4 months on a trampoline, doing flips such as cork 7 even 10's almost a dub cork 10. Back flips and misty 5s with ease. Can i start sending flips on skis this ski season?

[@Twi_543]

absolutely crazy progress

[@orbitzzwrld]

your doing dub 10’s with 3 months on tramp? do you just have a backyard one or what cause thats crazy

[@bobby_is.papa123]

@@orbitzzwrld yeah just a normal trampoline in my back yard

[@fish9660]

Backflips on skis are easier than trampoline, I learned them on skis before trampoline, I’m not sure about corks but definitely do some front/back flips this szn

[@bobby_is.papa123]

@@fish9660 imma try like everything i know. Mabye not the dub 10, but basics of everything

[@mthestar1358]

Do you think its necesssary to get a good pair of park skis when you are starting out? I have a pair of salomon xdr 88 ti's but theyre a good powder and carving ski and not such a great park ski. If it is important I would like sugestions of a good beginner park pair of skis please>

[@alexjenz]

tysm🔥🤘🏽

[@Stawexa]

how would i maximize my progression this season? im afraid of failure and not the park itsself lol

[@TheBagOTricks]

@@Stawexa I think first off just accepting that you might not land new tricks first try, or even after 50 tries, is really important! Every new trick you take on is going to be a battle, no matter how easy or hard you think it is. That's why park is such a mental challenge. Pushing through the failure to finally land something new.

[@npgaming28]

there is no bigger failure than never trying. you will maximize progression by hitting as many features as you possibly can. park is highly dependent on reps and getting the feel for the correct mechanics, it will also be very helpful to have someone better than you to ride with and give pointers

[@giorgiokhoury1641]

i wanna try a 360 but im kinda scared. Ive already done a 180 on small jumps. Im also a bit scared of like pretty big jumps even tho ive hit pretty big jumps before.

[@Toothbrush.commentor]

i fell on a tube and some guy still hit it and hit me and then went to complain about it to his friends :c

[@June12619]

To those few people out there, PLEASE DO NOT GO AS FAST AS YOU CAN YOUR FIRST TIME SKIING/SNOWBOARDING. I have had so many incidents where I or someone gets hurt because of reckless skiers. And by that I mean BEGINNER skiers. If you are advanced and can make sure you’re not crashing into anyone while going 50 mph then so be it. But if it’s your first time snowboarding/skiing, DO NOT ZOOM DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AND HIT OTHER PEOPLE. I got hit yesterday on a GREEN route by a reckless snowboarder that crashed into me (who is learning snowboarding after having skied for many years) at such a stupid speed that he rolled a few times and I fell and rolled. You are risking both YOURSELF AND OTHERS.

[@nukercat4938]

I live in Germany so I only go skiing 3 times a year for like a week each so I didn’t go to the park yet but on my 10th year skiing I’ll try ig

[@Moneysignfinn]

Is the thumbnail from louis?

[@peashooter66]

unfortunetly i cant go skiing this winter and maybe not even the next one. i was in a car crash and cant affort a trip to austria :( Btw i live in Czech where no ski park is good enough and im not asking for money

[@ROIDS.MP4]

I didn't know bro skis in seven springs pa, ik The Alley by heart.

[@JordanHatch-oc3ql]

Bro I ski at park city… I’m a great skier but I’m just now getting into park and tricks and everyone’s so crazy there 💀

[@TheBagOTricks]

@@JordanHatch-oc3ql PC skiers are built diff that's for sure, but it's always cool watching them ride

[@sav8592]

bros in the alley at seven springs no way

[@HippoDrippo]

i wanna go to a park so badly but i havent got the chance to yet 😭

[@UnknownTraK]

Do you live in pc

[@lolollolol4868]

7springs!!!!

[@dirtychai5245]

I work on an ambulance so the chances of me riding in one after any snowboarding trip are 100% Might not be the same day… but boom proved wrong I guess 😂

[@KingKally123]

3:45 Bro say sking IS Not Safe and Show this clip

[@connorfrr]

Instructions unclear edge of my ski cut my knee open and I’m out for a month

[@dirtynachobuffet]

Nah bro. I'm not afraid of the terrain park. I'm afraid of the gravity induced trauma my neck might absorb.

[@ImFragginFritos]

Damn i have always wanted to learn park. I grew up skiing but never went to the park. Now I'm 30 am I too old?? Thats what I wonder lol

[@TheBagOTricks]

@@ImFragginFritos definitely not too old!

[@SebastianGonzalez-jm9kw]

😅unfortunately video accomplishes the opposite effect of what is advertised in the title thought it would explain how to get past the fear of hitting an intimidating feature not discourage it

[@derickregio5]

Quick question, how would you convince a dad who Is overprotective to let their son in the park haha, like when the dad is even scared of him entering the park without trying tricks, I've been skiing for all my life since I was 2.5 years old but he still isn't confident on letting me in but at the same time I do some small free ride on myself but he is simply scared, thanks for reading! 🎿🙃

[@TomHenry2]

As long as you DO NOT STROLL ACROSS LANDING!! I don’t care if new intermediate come by

[@albertlamb5448]

I was on the normal tracks, it was my second time I fell and a guy on the lift called me the n word😶😶

[@JacksonOlexa]

Second

[@jacobhickman3086]

first

[@melyssaotterbine]

looks like very fun

[@lilwilly69]

The goat is back ❤

[@Bluebird_Bum]

I made it to straight air on 55ft jumps then slightly after tore my acl and fractured my tibial plateau. Pretty much lost all motivation after that kind of pain