I got a couple for ya.
Boa tightened boots suck. Like they are good if you’re not strong enough to tie your own boots, great for people just getting into the sport. But they just don’t stay tight through the day. I also don’t think they last if you put more than 25 days in a season.
Ice coast wisdom: Ski it till it’s good. Don’t let conditions get in the way of having fun on the mountain.
I mean, fear seems legit when on one side you have a cliff face and on the other it’s a sheer 20ft drop lol
I mean, I guess, it depends, that being said I did work as a roofer for a while. Do you feel confident that you can stop yourself before you get to the cliff? Matching your fear to the actual danger of the situation means there may actually be very little danger in the situation if you’re good enough not to get near the edges. Like Alex honnold (free climber) is retired now and only does easy safe free climbs. But it’s relative to him, they would all be suicidal for me.
Am I making sense?
If you replace both sides with trees I can change edges. I guess it’s the thought that the drop may or may not cause permanent damage. This season will be my third so I think my brain is telling me I’m new and to be careful. /me shrugs. I mainly pick an edge and just stay on it.
That being said it’s scarier if it’s green. I’ve hit someone’s board before because well, physics. I couldn’t stop before I hit their board. Does that give more data on my skill level?
So the question is how do I build confidence?
I think you build confidence the same way that you build skills. You build skills by trying something new and then working on it until it’s easy. You build confidence by doing something scary and succeeding.
So maybe riding by the cliffside isn’t where you need to build confidence right now. We need to build up somewhere analogous. Can you make turns on a narrow trail? Can you use the whole trail width? Try skidding so that you splash snow on the trees. Try making small turns so that you only take up a little bit of the trail.
Maybe you can then try something more difficult to build confidence. Can you go off a little jump or side hit? Learn how to manual or nose roll?
Since you have a goal you can break it down into smaller pieces. Every little piece is a success, it’s evidence that you’re good.
Hm, your post is encouraging. I’m currently working on manuals.
Thank you