Fear holding back the ripper?

[campgottagopee]

And you are not willing to accept "natural talent". It exists.

Really??? Where did I ever state that??? Geez---gotta go soon so hurry up

 

[campgottagopee]

Pizza / French Fries baby!!

Don't forget the PB&J

 

[Greg]

I know when I'm clicked in and just about to hit a feature I haven't hit before I get a little trepidacious, and I just have to tell that little voice to shut the hell up and just point 'em and focus on maintaining good form.

Rad. It's not often you get the opportunity to use a term like "trepidacious"! :lol:

 

[mtl1076]

As Bodhi so eloquently put it, "90 seconds Johnny. That's all I ask for, just 90 seconds of your life Johnny, that's it. This is our tatic, is we strike fear. Once you get them peeing down ther leg, they submit. Also about fear, fear causes hasitation, and hesitation, causes your worst fears to come true."

 

[Puck it]

Really??? Where did I ever state that??? Geez---gotta go soon so hurry up

Say it isn't so!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[campgottagopee]

Say it isn't so!!!!!!!!!!!

Still waiting

 

[Trekchick]

It was the 80's. Now, it is not a snowplow. It is a pizza turn. Or am I wrong here to?

The 80's were a whole different world in skiing.
I recall the instruction from my husband(then boyfriend) and his buddies.
"This is the snow plow, which is how you want to stop.
Skiing is like two tracking. You turn to slow, don't slow to turn. Keep up, because we're not waiting at the lift"

I'm shocked I survived!!!:-o

I must add that from my experience hockey players pick up skiing very quickly. My take is that it stems from the ability to perform the "hockey stop" from the get go. Having confidence that you can stop yourself goes a long way.


Oh yeah, Kissing Bridge rocks!!

This is true.
When we taught our friend Tom to ski, we were shocked at how fast he picked it up.
He said, it was just like hockey skating!

 

[Trekchick]

Since this was brought up earlier, about the fear never totally leaving any of us................
That essence of excitement that is attached to fear is also what keeps us clicking in!

 

[Puck it]

:beer:

Since this was brought up earlier, about the fear never totally leaving any of us................
That essence of excitement that is attached to fear is also what keeps us clicking in!

Booya!!!!!!!!!! Know your limits and push them to the edge. Somtimes we go too far though.:beer:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

nothing like the smell of a good flame war in the afternoon.

times 2..can you pass the popcorn..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Why don't you two get a room!

ahahaha:idea::razz:

 

[riverc0il]

Hucking isn't skiing.

I can't jump at all,

You're right, hucking isn't skiing. But landing a huck on skis most certainly is. Jumping is an absolutely vital tool in many terrain areas. The example most people that ski New England might be familiar with would be Paradise's small (semi) mandatory air. There are people that merely survive that type of jump and there are people that can land that type of jump with style. It is just another technique just like carving, bumping, or surfing the pow.

 

[riverc0il]

I just don't think it's a matter of whether someone has fear or not, i think everyone does, it's a natural human response. What makes a ripper is what they do with the fear.

I know when I'm clicked in and just about to hit a feature I haven't hit before I get a little trepidacious, and I just have to tell that little voice to shut the hell up and just point 'em and focus on maintaining good form.

There is a big difference between the little voice in your head saying "use caution and be wary about that terrain you are looking at" versus fear. Fear paralyzes people, ever rippers, if you don't summon the mental fortitude that you have what it takes. I have had moments during which I had a natural fear instinct rise up within me. Some times I back off when I don't think I got it. But other times, I know I own something and I dig in and go for it. Fear instinct happens to everyone, but skiing while fearful is not a good idea. You either do something with the fear in a positive way or you back off.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

You're right, hucking isn't skiing. But landing a huck on skis most certainly is. Jumping is an absolutely vital tool in many terrain areas. The example most people that ski New England might be familiar with would be Paradise's small (semi) mandatory air. There are people that merely survive that type of jump and there are people that can land that type of jump with style. It is just another technique just like carving, bumping, or surfing the pow.

times two..I have had moments of fear skiing above treeline terrain in Whiteout conditions where there is complete Vertigo. I don't quite know if I'm moving..due to extreme winds and whiteout conditions..turns are tentative..slow and deliberate..and other skiers can make great guides. No matter how good of a ripper you are. Challenging conditions test all of us...both physically and mentally. Windslab, Breakable crust, refrozen crud, mankity mank gluey snow..and various obstacles are a great test..it's all about your next turn...

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

There is a big difference between the little voice in your head saying "use caution and be wary about that terrain you are looking at" versus fear. Fear paralyzes people, ever rippers, if you don't summon the mental fortitude that you have what it takes. I have had moments during which I had a natural fear instinct rise up within me. Some times I back off when I don't think I got it. But other times, I know I own something and I dig in and go for it. Fear instinct happens to everyone, but skiing while fearful is not a good idea. You either do something with the fear in a positive way or you back off.

sometimes the little voice is a barely audible whisper, other times it screams...with age comes the wisdom of knowing when to listen to it...usually

 

[SIKSKIER]

Age,smage.I started skiing at 8 and just turned a whopping 50.(gulp)Is that me?I continue to become a better skier every year.I can rip shit now that I would only dream of doing when I was in my"prime" mid twenty years.Onward and upward baby! It keeps getting better for this old guy.

 

[bvibert]

I skied a bit as a kid, but very recreationaly. I was never one of those fearless younger people, maybe more fearless than I am now (the supposed "responsible" adult with mouths to feed), but I've never been the type to take big risks. I didn't really start getting into skiing until a few years ago, when I started skiing with other AZers. I though I was pretty good until then. I've come a long way in the last few years, and I've got an even longer way to go. I definitely feel that, at 31, my best skiing days are ahead of me. Fear is, and will always be, a big factor in limiting my progress. As I get better though I lose the fear of some things and move on to harder challenges that scare me. I think it was Steve who said that the worst thing you can do is stand at the top of something scary and just stare at it, you'll freak yourself out, I know this from MUCH personal experience. And I'm not just talking about hucks. This is something that skiing with others who are slightly better than me can help with. If I'm able to see them ski it without problems then it's easier to just go for it.

 

[Marc]

I think it was Steve who said that the worst thing you can do is stand at the top of something scary and just stare at it, you'll freak yourself out, I know this from MUCH personal experience.

Colloquially known as "eye f*cking"

 

[severine]

the worst thing you can do is stand at the top of something scary and just stare at it, you'll freak yourself out

That's how I ended up all by myself on a slope at A-basin on Mother's Day, nearly hyperventilating. Had skied the same trail the day before in powder..it was a lot different that day with a somewhat wide open view. Freaked me right out... and the bail out I planned was blocked. The next thing I knew, everyone was gone, and I just stood there...frozen, staring. It must have taken me 10 minutes to muster up the courage just to side-slip down. Bad, bad, bad. I'm working on that, even with the MTBing. Trying not to look too long because it just makes things worse.

Then again, I also tore my ACL earlier in the season trying to counter-act that freak-out freeze-up, so I have some work to do on finding the proper middle ground here.

 

[cbcbd]

"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering" - Yoda


I don't want to suffer while skiing!

Actually, the quote doesn't relate to skiing, just wanted to quote Yoda...