It's subjective. It's probably just whenever they release their best footage which varies for people.
I think if you watch the recent am scramble vid interview all those dudes have been skating for 5 years minimum.
Yeah, completely agree.
Difficult to put a hard and fast number on career duration or longevity.
It's subjective and affected by a lot of factors:
- general type of skating they do (low versus high impact)
- luck of the draw with respect to injuries
- how well they take care of themselves (diet, rest, strengthening)
- how much support they have (industry/financial - related to health, etc.)
- intrinsic passion for skating
- do they kook themselves into oblivion/burn bridges...the list goes on.
Also, to the OP, do you mean peak WRT coverage/industry shine or peak WRT physical/technical ability?
Some have seemingly fallen off only to enjoy a resurgence in coverage or a personal second wind.