Jumping Rocks
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Jumping rocks is one of my favorite things to do. It's thrilling and makes you feel all funny inside, it's not anything like hitting the jumps at the park. For me it feels like it captures the true essence of snowboarding, cliffs are not man made and there should always be a big powder stash waiting for you. Jumps at the park are the same over and over, cliffs you can hit them with speed, just standing there... it's like survival mode for a split second and always different.
I started jumping little rocks and worked myself up to bigger ones. There is always that first time, and you expect to land but you haven't yet!. Sometimes after you land you can feel the adrenaline running through your body.
If you want to jumping rocks, definitely start with little ones, make sure the landing is steep enough and work yourself up. Try not to go ahead of your skill level because you can really hurt your back, your knees and your internal organs. I see a lot of kids landing flat and thinking that they did something really cool, when really all they are doing is messing themselves up.
Later in life when your older it is going to hurt. Our body's are fragile yet so strong, it's weird to think about it that way. So first of all, gotta have good snow, check for your landings, make sure you are not jumping into a pile of rocks and have fun. Be smart about your jumps.
I like to jump all size rocks, my limit is 30 feet. If it looks bigger than that I feel like I'm going to have to pay a visit to the chiropractor that afternoon. You can have fun with small ones just hit them faster and bust out a good trick!!!
Some dudes are jumping 100 feet plus... scary!
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