jdang307

I started doing this last year and man it's freaky but feels so damn good when you do it. If you're going fast enough you go faaaaaaaaaar depending on the steep.

It takes hella balls to ollie (sometimes I'll just pop) when you can't see the slope. It's literally like jumping off a cliff.

Slush Puppie

Yeah but once it gets steep enough that you're not gonna easily stop if you fall it kinda swings back the other way

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jdang307

It doesn't hurt. You just keep sliding, and sliding, and sliding.

I remember one time I was going pretty fast on a steep and man I must have slid 40 feet by the time I gathered myself and stopped (had to dig an edge).

By the time you're on that kind of slope you better be decent anyway.

redlude97

You probably weren't going very fast when you fell then. Steeps can F you up bigtime if you charge them. You don't just simply slide all the time.

jdang307

Yes of course. I thought we were discussing the context of a new guy afraid of the steeps to conquer it.

You can crack your head slipping and falling on a banana peel while standing still

wernersl

Oh it can really freakin hurt. Took a tailbone shot early this season on a double black...icy mogul. Bled speed at the wrong time! Still hurts today. On the flipside...lost my edge a couple seasons ago on Scotty's at Mammoth. Second turn in on an icy morning, heel edge lifted and down I went. Buddies estimated I traveled 1/4 mile on my ass! Didnt hurt a bit but took some coordination on my part not to spin or tumble during the slide. Just have to go with it and try not to stand back up if your board is in front of you.

jdang307

Yessir that's why I included the caveat

Ice is no bueno and I'll just leave the blacks if it's ice.

stickz

I'm not afraid of the steeps at all. I just don't have the technique to ride them correctly. dude I went down them my 6th time ever at a mtn. fear is a emotion I have no time for. I just say fuck it and go. I do need all the technique tips I can get though.

stickz

so my knees hurt like shit, but my speed increased my 3 times from last week. I realized that when I got choppy it was for not bending over the board and or bending my knees. I had way more control, and made it down 3 black diamond runs without falling or sideslipping

jdang307

Where do you ride? I'm thinking a nice black in Tahoe or Seattle will make most people scared by their 6th day.

I rode blacks my 3rd day but it was at Bear Mountain. It's essentially a mild blue.

Was staring down double blacks in Seattle and you wonder how the snow sticks at all.