Should i wear a cup if im skiing park?

Question

I am starting to ski park and i want to know if its a good idea to wear a cup because of rails and stuff like that?

Answer 1

Protecting the jewels is always a good idea, if there's a risk.

Answer 2

just boardslide it and go big

Answer 3

Don't be a p***y.

Answer 4

olny if you do high rails

Answer 5

you could avoid this problem all together by snowboarding

Still trying to figure out how you can get nailed in the rocks while skiing park....

Answer 6

I don't know about the cup, possibly with the rails. I am more into the pipe and the big air, and I can tell you that it's not a bad idea to pick up crash pads to wear under your gear. Wrist guard are another decent idea. If you are doing rails, you will be going sideways anyway. Start out doing the boxes then move up to the rails.

Answer 7

A cup may be a good idea if you are just starting to learn to ride rails.  You may be able to get away without a cup but you may want to get a helmet if you don't have one.  You can always deal with the pain from a good shot in the nuts but one good shot in the head and you could be stuck in a wheelchair.

Also for anyone riding out there using wrist guards would be a totally wise decision.  I work ski patrol on the weekends and I see people in the park with broken wrists all day long.  If you have been riding a long time and know how to fall then go ahead and chance it.  Just hope that the one time you put your hand out without thinking when you fall that your wrist doesn't snap.  

Just take it easy at first and make sure that you keep your weight centered when hitting jibs and jumps.  If you are off center you will fall off.

Answer 8

Na, if you get hit there, take it like a man.  I think you'll be fine anyway!  Good Luck!

Answer 9

You can, but get one thats bigger than the size recommended for you if you were going to use it for baseball.  Cups are more meant to deflect a baseball than to hold up your weight off the twins if your gonna bust your nuts on a rail.  A bigger cup will spread out the pressure a bit.  Trust me, it still hurts with a cup but you wont be singing soprano for quite as long. =)