umm since i could walk?and your right i do like alpine, and your right i do live right there.but im not a dumb mother fucker.my friend josh who rides at alpine, has been skiing the same amount of time as you and can already throw 9s, 7s, switch 5s, 270 on, switch up, and a bunch more. so dont use that excuse.like i said before youd be better if youd hit the stuff and not bitch as much.