How to land a ski jump?

If you land properly you wont feel a jolt of pain. Do not land on your heels either. First of all, you don't want to hit any jump that has a flat landing. The slope of the landing should be comparable to the slope of the jump. When you hit the jump, you want to pop at the lip, this will feel awkward at first but eventually you'll get the hang of it. When you land, you want your skis as close to parallel with the landing as possible. Your motion will then be transferred to the slope rather than bought to a sudden halt. Keep your knees bent slightly to absorb whatever energy isn't transferred. You'll get the occasional bad landing but the majority of them should not hurt. Before hitting any jump, you should check out both the lip and the landing so you know how it will launch you and where about you will land. After you check it out, straight air it to get a feel for the necessary speed, after that, throw in a trick.

If you land a reasonably higfh jump, even with thick boots and a good landing you should feel a jolt of pain. It's just impact. Try not to land it perfectly flat, or your heels will take up most of the shock, whish is painful but nothing to worry about. Try to land at an angle so that either the backs or fronts of your skis touch the ground just before the rest of your feet do (it's best if the backs touch the ground first, but make sure you lean forwards). Remember if you're a beginner to tricks don't do high jumps or grabs in the air. Start on simple, small jumps, then work your way up. Don't start with any complex tricks either, so start with basic ones once you master jumping and landing. Hope this helps.