Scared shitless but...

It's not assholes luring on here praying on the inexperience skier.

Not that they aren't here.

All you need. If you can do a 3, you can probably do it off a tiny drop, then just work your way up. All done. Why need to go any farther.

And the kid that was talking about 20 foot cliffs being big enough for a 3, is exactly the kind of person i was talking about.

Progression is awesome. Doesn't matter it's your first rail or something crazy.Getting better and having fun is what it's all about.

But then there are the people that just sit on newschoolers and talk about tricks that they aren't going to try
 
Another point I'd like to make. Im the only person going on this trip coming up that skis. The rest are snowboarders, which is exactly how it's been since I started, because both my parents were skiiers and I couldn't imagine being a part of any other sport. I can't exactly ask any of my friends for advice...
 
Eat Shit haters!
haha, but seriously. Useful stuff in this thread:
Have more speed than you think, otherwise when you try to spin your tails will drag.
pop harder in order to get out of the pow on the lip.
etc.
its useful stuff you can learn to possibly avoid taking as many tries before stomping it, thus allowing faster progression.
faster progression = better quicker = legit = thread is beneficial
 
dude come to terms with your small dick and find something else to bitch and moan about. do people sometimes make threads like this to brag? yes. ive seen ones that are like "advice for cork 10s?" and you know its bullshit (or at least claiming). but this thread is about doing a THREE. and he said he's SCARED. i can confidently say you are dead wrong about this thread, and need to go fuck yourself
 
To people hating: grow up, be more tolerant, and ski a little. It makes me feel better at least.

Like everyone has said, threes on cliffs are 99% mental. If you can do one in the park then its no problem. Just make sure to get enough speed and pop, when I was learning them I would sometimes be scared and slow down a lot, and then catch my tips on the cliffs after partial rotation. But the first ones I stomped where when I was showing off to some friends. I just wanted to be cool so I charged and stomped.

Also, they are easy to learn on a cliff with semi-hard takeoff, and soft powder/windblown landing.

Go stomp that shit!
 
A 20 foot cliff is fucking huge... What kids call 20 feet, and what is are two different things. an honest 20 foot cliff is almost twice the height of a standard high dive. You could easily cork 7 a ten foot cliff if the take off is right, and a front would definitely be feasible. Give the cliff a good hard look though. I haven't seen many kids willing to drop an honest 20 footer that were not all ready perfectly comfortable spinning or flipping natural features.
 
that may have sounded like hate... I hope it didnt... all I am saying is make sure you are choose the right feature to try it off of. If it is as big as you say, then the snow conditions had better be epic. If not I would actually try to find something smaller. To comfortably 3 you only need 6 to 8 feet. to invert probably more like 10
 
true, i pulled my first 5 ever when i was dropping in to a jump and some random kid next to the jump yelled "do a 5!", and I stomped it because I believed that I knew what I was doing, even if I really did'nt
 
yer bottles.

but cereally folks, commit and all shall be well. Lucked out on my first hit on a 8 footer at mount snow and stuck a 3. super stoked, I hiked it again and hit it at a slightly different spot. this time, I popped but my tail caught on this wimpy little sapling and it stopped my spin. I threw down a nasty 90 to shoulder plant, but in one of the few deeper days in s. VT, I couldn't be happier.
 
You need to chill out bro seriously. Kids taking shit wayyyyyyyyy to seriously. When you get out of middle school/high school, maybe you'll figure out that.

The best advice is just start small and work your way up. If you can do a 3 confidently, you can most likely do a 3 off a small cliff. Maybe start with a small drop in the trail somewhere. If you can do it off a small cliff, go for a little bit bigger.

And work your way up. You don't need to throw yourself off a massive sliff the first time. Starting small makes it less scary and builds confidence.

There no magic formula that's going to somehow make it a million times easier.

And day tripper, you need to take a nap or something.
 
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