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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 but cliffs you can hit them with speed, just standing there. They are always different. When you jump a cliff it is like survival mode for a split second.
I started jumping little rocks and worked myself up to bigger ones. There is always that first time hitting a new cliff when you are still in the air and you expect to land it, but you haven't yet. When you do finally land you can feel the adrenaline rush through your body.
If you want to begin 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, when they are older and better riders their bodies might not be able to take them to the next level of riding because they abused them so much. Our bodies are a machine that can allow us to do amazing things, so be smart about how you treat your body. You want to keep your body strong forever so you can be snowboarding when your 80.
Our bodies are so strong but also fragile. Make sure to check your landing. You don't want to jump into a tree or rock and end up breaking something. If you see a cliff or rock that you want to jump go ride past it and investigate your landing and your run out. Keep in mind that after you land you are going to have a burst of speed so you want a nice clear path planned out.
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 people are jumping 100 feet plus... crazy!
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