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    Weird case of the Yips

    So I’m skiing in indoor snow parks in Europe, been to Amsterdam and am now in Antwerp. The weird thing is I’ll ski a ten hour day, learn a new trick, repeat it 100 times and have it down, then not even 12 hours later I am completely unable to do even more basic tricks until I crash hard. Mildly...
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    Indoor snowparks in Europe

    Hi guys, been doing a lot of research online on where i can train some park skiing for a couple of weeks in Europe this summer. I have a flight booked from Amsterdam on the 19th of August and have 2 months off work, so was thinking i would go do some indoor park skiing from like the 7th of...
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    Kinda shit at park - looking to improve

    Im a pretty shit park skiier, very consistent on just sliding rails, 3s, frontflips and backflips , can slide unnatty on boxes and tubes as well as sw/ on - have learned these in the last couple months as im trying to take a more practical 'training approach' to improving. I currently only get...
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    Rossignol FKS pivot 120

    Hi guys, so i've skied Look pivots exclusively the last few seasons and just bought a new pair of ON3P Jeff 108s and am frantically trying to buy bindings before my first trip this year 16th-23rd Decemeber.. i only have one guy willing to sell to me who is a 4 hour train journey away :'(. but...
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    Torn and need some NS advice

    Hi guys, looking to buy some new powder skis for the coming season - not gonna have a massive amount of skiing, maybe a week in Tigne and another in Niseko, but im planning to full ski bum over the summer in Argentina aswell so i want to update my quiver. Found these on a thread here.. maybe...
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    Crying into my cereal

    So went to the doctors this morning about a thumb injury (skiers thumb) and theyve told me my Ulnar collateral ligament is fully torn and theyre gonna operate on monday, put me in a full arm cast for 6 weeks, and no sports for 3 months. now the doctor was very set in this and as such wouldnt...
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    Who rates this design give us a 1-10

    got bored in my law lectures this week and drew a pair of skis on my new laptop - first time drawing on a screen so its a bit shit but i really like the concept - would obviously be going on a 120+ fatty like a 2012 hellbent. drop ur thoughts and a rating? - should i paint them irl?
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    Why can’t FIS schedule races in southern hemisphere

    So there’s a massive deal being made rn about FIS destroying glaciers to make runs for competitions but what I don’t understand is why tf can they not schedule races in the southern hemisphere.. Chile, Argentina. Australia, NZ??! Like their seasons normally run to October?.. I get that that...
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    What about South America

    Looking at where im going to spend my summer and there seems to be a black hole of info regarding south american ski resorts - places like las lenas have some of the most skiable terrain in the world and i cant even find the price of a season ticket or any jobs?? has anyone worked in SA for...
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    What should i buy

    hi guys, just wanted the community opinion on this.. i have park skis already so not for park skiing at all - i like big drops, a bit of acrobatics and deep powder, love skiing trees i am 186cm/6"1 and 90kg/200lb-ish and will be skiing in tignes france (mostly freeride), maybe japan for a bit...
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    Is it all just marketing

    so recently I've been in the market for a new all mountain ski and I've been through reviews and accounts of literally hundreds of different skis. last year I owned 2021/22 black crows Camox as my daily for the season and they were awesome, a bit too much at the start of the season as I was...
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    South America season 2024

    Long time reader first time poster here.. I wanted to know peoples experiences doing a ski season in South America specifically chile but also Argentina. I spent the winter in whistler BC but have to go to university now (sucks ik) got a fair bit of experience last year from a near beginner...
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