Had lots of fun last weekend at our tournament this past weekend. I entered trick and the last time I tricked was I believe was two years ago at the same tournament. Prior to that was a handful of times many years ago. Needless to say suck. I really liked it this time around and would like to start tricking more. In fact today I skied one trick set and one slalom. It got me thinking maybe I should try jump too. Never have so don't know if I'm too old to start at 42. Don't want to get hurt of course. I don't ski many tournaments as I don't like the current format. As a men's 3 skier who runs mid 28 in tournaments I don't feel competive. I wondering if I pick up the other two events I may have more fun at tournaments. Thoughts ?
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One piece of advice is to get some good instruction early on for jump. Doesn't need to be a pro or a ski school but should be someone who's got a reputation of jumping safely at various levels. Nothing like the rush of hitting big red!!
Good luck!!
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Downside - sure is a lot of gear to haul around!!!!! Have fun.
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Jim
Fast forward to today and I’ve got a garage full of slalom, trick and jump equipment. And it’s all because I have more fun at three event tournaments than I do at slalom tourneys. There’s one coming up in a few week that I’m looking to attend, three rounds of slalom, two trick and two jump for $80. That’s a hell of a deal considering I’ve paid more for just three rounds of slalom.
As far as taking up jumping, just find someone that knows how to do it safely to pull you over the top one time and you’ll be hooked.