Recent content by Powder_JR

watch some ski vids. Dumont uses the foils %90 of the time, even in park. So does sammy carlson. All their powder riding and booters are hit on foils.

dont prewind. Its wrong and it looks terrible. Find a small jump or biuld a small jump. 10 feet is good. make sure to pop off the jump to keep balance and keep your head turned till you see the landing. That is most peoples biggest problem. they stop looking before coming around or as I...

I liked the foils, but never tried the dumonts. As far as armadas go the ar5's and arv's arent bad but the thall is so soft unless the only thing you do is butter, they suck.

I lived at Big white for the last few years and there are definitely as many skiers as snowboarders. It also seems that in general the skiers in the park are doing bigger and better tricks. There are a few really good boarders, but more skiers disastering rails and throwin 5's and 7's with style.

How often do you go downhill skiing a year? Never______ (stop now) 1-5 times_______ 6-15 times_______ 15+_x What type of terrain do you usually ski? Beginner (green)­­­_____ Intermediate(blue)______ Advanced(black)__x Glades(woods trails)________ Moguls_________...

I skied most of this years twins at demo days last year and loved the guns, but they are a huge jump from race skis. I would say foils or scratch fs. takes way more effort to turn a gun and he probably wouldn't like them.

I prefer to not look back at all. Just pop the hips around and try to keep looking downhill. As far as not flipping backward goes, if your worried about that on a 180 maybe you should try more straight airs