1. Buttering and Ski Ballet are the same thing… weak. Fine if your parcticing moves you will take to the rails but weak if you think that flatland freestyle is the cool way to come into the lift line.
2. 2 flips is not that big a deal. Quad twisting triples are barely enough to get you into the qualifiers of an aerials event. Besides, Mikelchuck was throwing them in 12’ pipes in the 90’s and skiers were doing it too.
3. Gymnastic classes can teach you aerials, fat skis will help you ski pow, race skis will help you carve,but if you want to ski bumps, too bad, you’re not good enough. The same holds true for snowboarding.
anything else…