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I'd give them a flex rating from 0 to not enough, lol. I retired these skis for something more manageable. They were really fun on huge pow days but other than that they held me back both mentally and on the snow.

I do! Interesting that you'd ask this question as I was actually training for this exact skill. Without knowing your specific situation I can only give you some general guidance, but I think general guidance is probably better than a specific tip anyway. My advise can be summed up in two areas 1. Skill acquisition 2. Fear management The main skill for shutting it down is keeping your skis in contact with the snow as much as possible and maintaining balance in uneven unpredictable terrain. This skill is most easily measured by skiing moguls. So I'd recommend spending some more time skiing and researching mogul techniques. Junior Benous, a legendary ski instructor at Snowbird once said "stiffness is the enemy of good skiing". In order to fully unlock the ability to shut it down you can't be scared of not being able to shut it down. As once you are scared all the technical abilities fly out the window and you get into fight or flight. This usually shows up as people relaxing, getting back seat, making a wrong turn, or trying to stop too fast. My fear management strategy on this day was to preview the run, looking for a good line, notes on runouts and rocks, and making a general plan that I thought would keep me safe but also be fun/cool. After my preview, I did a half gas attempt, then a full gas attempt (the one you see in the video). On my first attempt, I was actually kind of scared of the last drop as it was turning to my weak side, very steep, full of rocks and trees, and the runout would be very sketchy if I got out of control and had to straight line. After I successfully did the drop I was not longer scared and it all flowed together. Fear management techniques I use include. Preview and scope the line, break down crux sections and attempt them separately, ski with skiers better than me to show the path, practice skills in a safe place, and mental visualization. There's probably a lot more, but you get the idea. Basically the techniques are designed to take something that seems scary and remove as many unknown variables as possible. Interestingly I was super scared on even the smallest drops a year ago, I just froze and my heart rate skyrocketed at the idea of my skis leaving the ground on purpose. I didn't know if it was just my personality, but set out to gradually train it out. Now I'm not scared at all of small drops, exited to do medium drops, and hesitant a larger drops/but not terrified. All this to say fear is a trainable skill. Hope this helps! .

Thanks! They are the enforcer 110 free, which are no longer being made, 😢. Going to ski on a new ski this year and I'm already loving it.

This spring (2024)

They are a 182 cm park ski.

Hit me up! I'm always looking for people to ski with.

You should! If you take Gad 2 and go straight of the lift on the bassackwards cat track, then start looking on your left after a 100-300 yards. This one is called little kong, there is also big kong, which from the top seems ridiculously huge. Little kong is just 50 yards down the cat track from big kong and looks like a perfect jump between two trees. It's a one hit wonder and the landing is on the flatter side.

@@benovesonOh nice. Love gad 2. Been looking for more small/medium cliffs/drops at alta and snowbird. This looks like a fun goal

Right on! Let's do it. I'll hit you up.

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🤫 but seriously, come say hi. Also if you are looking for a group of other likeminded freeride folks to ski with next season or just share your psych, we also have a discord for people based in SLC...the SLC Freeride Club.

I grew up skiing Snowbird, and have only skied Alta a handful full of times. So I'm a bit biased. But from my observation and talking to people these are the general differences. - Snow fall/quality - they share a boundary and elevation. Don't think there is a significant difference. - terrain - both have enough world class terrain. For a life time. The only thing I've noticed is at Alta there is a bit more hiking and traversing to get to the normal zones. I personally ski snowbird for my knowledge of the terrain and because it's my childhood resort. - vibe - Alta wins hands down. Think bob Marley and Grateful Dead. Although I love snowbird, the vibe is more like death metal. Be prepared to be pushed out of the tram or yelled at. I take my daughter to the bird and it was a common occurrence for people to get angry at us when we took more than 10 sec to get out of their way. - operations - the bird has been struggling to open terrain and keep the lifts working. Not sure why, but Alta doesn't have the same problems.

They're basically the same terrain, so I say 6 Alta and 1/2 dozen Snowbird. Alta has a little more old school feel, and Snowbird is a little more corporate, but who really cares? You're there to ski. I prefer the Alta crowd, but not by much. If you prefer no snowboarders, Alta is your place.

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Ooff, landing on head is not fun. Yes, ideally you should pop and push your hips forward. This was a tip that was new to me too, and I learned it in my prep! Even though in this video I didn't end up doing this, lol. It's something I'll work on in the future. The motion should be very similar to a backflip of the tramp.

Thanks! For some reason in my head I always feel pretty limit and out of control. Then when I watch the video, I'm a little bummed I seem too in control, lol. I think I did reach a new level of fitness and confidence on this one though. I definitely wouldn't have done this one earlier in the season in these conditions.

@@benoveson Right on yeah I definitely noticed a difference from early this season till now. In control is good though ha ha

For sure, unnatural spins are a great way to improve the basics. Also if you are at a resort with a lot of side hits. Like Snowbird. It can make the left and right side hits more fun as it's much easier to spin the direction of the carve.

Thank you! Cheers!

I tried once in high school, but it's been 23 years since then. This was my first try since then.

@@benoveson landing it first attempt is wild

I was pretty stoked! Need to get back up there and get more reps under my belt.