We'll be doing a series of "Ask a Pro" stories on freeskier.com going forward, and to get 'er started, Tom Wallisch has agreed to answer your questions.
Here's how it'll work:
Those of you who wish to ask a question, login to freeskier.com/forums and post your Q below. We'll collect questions through the end of the week (11:59 p.m. 5/5/13). As soon we we've rounded up a solid collection of your various inquiries, we'll select our favorite 4-5 questions to send to Tom. His answers will be unveiled in the form of an article on freeskier.com.
Pending things go well with Tom this week, we'll continue the process, inviting a handful of pros and industry notables to partake. Ask away!
Of all your accomplishments in filming and competing, what are you most proud of/ stoked on, and what is on your bucket list of yet to achieve or experience?
hey Mr Walisch, I'm a beginner park skier but a pretty decent trail skier. Do you have any tips or ways to keep motivation up because nothing is worse than riding down the slope smoothly and then coming to the park and not knowing a thing. Thanks and keep up the good work -Chris
1. How did you learn to freeski? Did you know someone that taught you? 2. Do you think it's possible for me to start practising freesking after only skiing once or twice? If no, should I just start with like racing?/ Or other suggestions? 3. Which trick was the one that you stomped for the first time? 4. Before hittin the jump, are you always nervous? What do you do to calm yourself? 5. When did you start to compete? How did you feel when you were signed up for your firts competition? 6. How did you get signed with all of your sponsors? Did you contact them yourself or did they contact you? 7. Besides living the dream of being a worldknown profesional freeskier, what else do you want to do/accomplish in your life? 8. Is it hard to learn new tricks, if you're a beginner? 9. Who's your rolemodel in freeskiing? 10. How did you became a member of the FP crew?
I have another one. How's the season been filming for "The Wallisch Project" with Decker? Have you had successful, productive trips stacking lots of fun footage? Has it been a rewarding experience so far? How has this season compared to filming with multiple production companies? A great adventure I hope. Living the dream, Mahalo style!!:D
Hey Tom, I was wondering when you are coming to Norway next time? And where in Norway are you going to visit? If you do, please visit Bodø, a great city with some nice urban spots.
Have you ever tried any summer jibbing ? I mean the astro turf, some kind of rails in the backyard and the like. If you have, has it improved your skills ?
i want to pull a double cork and i was wandering how big of jump i need to do so, because my local ski hill is really small and only builds one 40 foot jump.
Thanks, everyone, for submitting your questions! We've sent them off to Tom, who will answer some of his favorites. The answers will be posted on freeskier.com later this week.