SSX is all about speed and style and the frenetic pace can take some getting used to. While many of the achievements and trophies are straight forward in their acquiring, there are more than a few that will require some finesse and monkeying around to make nabbing them a bit easier. Below we have descriptions for the more self-explanatory ones and have put together some videos to show how you can get the more troublesome of the bunch - although the gameplay isn’t exactly the greatest snowboarding feats that SSX players have ever pulled off.
Also keep in mind that there is a big difference between the Xbox 360 Achievements and the PS3 Trophies. The badge Achievements are split into Bronze, Silver, and Gold groups for the separate types of events, while the Trophies are just all grouped into one bunch for each type of event. With that said, strap in and lets go hit the slopes!
10 Points/Bronze Trophy
Ride with all three Pilots with each member of Team SSX
This can be a little tedious if you usually only use one character for your runs. You can head to these three runs, which are short and quick and will nab you the achievement/trophy in little time. For the Russian male pilot go to The Alps and hit the Vorassay Peak and Broken Pass run to choose the run. For Miss DragonFly, you can go to Alaska and choose the Silverthrone peak and the Old School run. For the final pilot, the Australian Male, you can go to Patagonia and hit the Cerro Pollone peak and choose the Weirdsville run. There are many other peaks you can choose, but these are just the shortest and quickest that were come across to get the achievement/trophy done.
25 Points/Silver Trophy
Survive Avalanche Deadly Descent without equipping armor (in World Tour)
This is one of the easier Survival descents to make it down without checking out. When you equip your rider, pick a board with some good speed and leave the armor at home. When you are descending, listen for the calls on which way to go for the safest route and never stop moving. Don’t worry about pulling of fancy tricks, just keep moving and stay ahead of the avalanche.
25 Points/Silver Trophy
Survive Whiteout Deadly Descent without equipping pulse goggles (in World Tour)
During this race, you will be facing off against Griff, but you won’t have to actually beat him, just make it to the bottom alive. Without the pulse goggles, this race really isn’t all that difficult. If you can stay close to Griff, just follow his trail to avoid the pitfalls.
25 Points/Silver Trophy
Survive Darkness Deadly Descent without equipping a headlamp or pulse goggles (in World Tour)
This can be a bit tricky to get with the darkness and the pits all over. To make things easier, you can equip a suit with additional rewinds for when or if you hit any tricky spots. You can also keep the left trigger pressed to rail along any edges instead of diving right off them. To brighten the cavern along the way, you can work your way up to a Tricky which will cast a glow all around you and brighten your surroundings to make things easier to see.
Silver Trophy (PS3 Only)
Collect all Gear Badges
To nab this trophy, you will have to collect each of the 24 badges in this group. There are 8 different types with Bronze, Silver, and Gold ratings for each.
5 Points/Bronze Trophy
Make your first Gear Purchase
A simple achievement/trophy that will pop when you purchase your first piece of gear that will be needed for certain drops.
5 Points/Bronze Trophy
Grind your first rail (not achievable in Tutorial)
This is another simple achievement/trophy that you can get almost immediately. During almost every run, there are rails that you can grind on to build up trick points easily. Simply hop on one by riding near it and this is yours.
10 Points/Silver Trophy
Earn your 1st Gold in a Survive Event (in Explore)
There are plenty of survival runs in the Explore mode, most of which will require you to pay credits to unlock them. Simply perform well enough on any one to grab a gold and you will get this for your troubles.
10 Points/Silver Trophy
Beat a Friend's Rival Ghost in every Range (in Explore)
To nab this achievement/trophy, you’ll need to beat a rival’s time on each of the Mountain ranges; The Alps, Himalayans, Siberia, Patagonia, New Zealand, Antarctica, The Rockies, and Africa. You don’t need to beat a time on every peak within the ranges, so find the easiest time/score to beat and when each of the 8 are beaten, this will be all yours.
5 Points/Bronze Trophy
Upload your first personal ghost
When you complete your first race in the Explore mode, your ghost will automatically be uploaded and you will receive this achievement/trophy.
5 Points/Bronze Trophy
Make your first Mod Purchase
Mods are available in the Explore mode and give you an extra leg up on the competition in certain areas. Simply buy one through the preparation screen before an explore race to get this.
5 Points/Bronze Trophy
Rewind out of Death for the First Time (not achievable in Tutorial)
During a race, take a jump off an edge into a pit and then press LB/L1 to rewind yourself back out. Once you do, this will pop for you.
5 Points/Bronze Trophy
Deploy your wingsuit for the first time (not achievable in Tutorial)
When you arrive at Patagonia during the world tour, it will be your first chance to use the wingsuit. Buy it from the gear section and then unfurl it during the race by pressing RB/R1 and this will be yours for the effort.
25 Points/Silver Trophy
Survive Ice Deadly Descent without equipping ice axes (in World Tour)
When you reach Siberia, you will be advised to equip ice axes. Just ignore that wise advice and run the race down Mount Belukha East. Just watch your turns and leave yourself enough time on the more sharp of them and you’ll nail this easier than most of the other survival runs.
25 Points/Silver Trophy
Survive Cold Deadly Descent without equipping a solar panel (in World Tour)
This can be one of the more difficult survival runs to complete without protection. When you are at the equip screen, purchase or equip a previously purchased Wingsuit and then hit Mount Slaughter in Antarctica. For this race you’ll need to stay out of the shadows as much as possible. When you do enter some, use boost to get through as quickly as possible. The video above will show the best route to take through the bitter cold,
10 Points/Bronze Trophy
Earn a Bronze in a Survive Event with every member of Team SSX (in Explore)
Find the Survival event that is easiest for you and then run it 10 times with a different member of SSX each time. Nab a bronze for each run and this will pop when the final member get theirs.
10 Points/Bronze Trophy
Earn a Bronze in a Race Event with every member of Team SSX (in Explore)
Much like the “Leave No One Behind” Achievement/Trophy, you’ll need to score a bronze medal with each character of the SSX crew. Find a short and easy race (I suggest the Old School run on Silverthrone in the Alaska range) and when you have received a bronze medal with each character, this will be yours.
5 Points/Bronze Trophy
Make your first Board Purchase
From the preparation screen, go down to the board selections and choose a board that tickles your fancy. If you just want to get the achievement/trophy quickly, buy the cheapest board available, but since you will most likely be buying multiple boards over time, this will come automatically.
10 Points/Bronze Trophy
Participate in a Global Event in every Peak
There are 28 peaks through the entire globe that you need to participate in. Go to the Global Events section on the menu and work your way through each one. Thankfully you don’t need to win each, just finish the run in each one.
25 Points/Silver Trophy
Reach level 10 with any character
Pick a character and stick with them, running races in Explore mode. It is the quickest and easiest way to rack up experience. Level 10 is the highest you can get with any one character.
25 Points/Silver Trophy
Survive Rock Deadly Descent without equipping armor (in World Tour)
This can be a painful run without armor. Take your time going down the hill and when you start to take damage, stop and let your health regenerate and then get going again. Slow and steady will get you this achievement/trophy.
Silver Trophy (PS3 Only)
Collect all Survive badges
To nab this trophy, you will have to collect each of the 12 badges in this group. There are 4 different types with Bronze, Silver, and Gold ratings for each.
10 Points/Bronze Trophy
Earn a Bronze in a Trick Event with every member of Team SSX (in Explore)
Find a trick run that you are comfortable with and then run it with each of the 10 characters that are available. Vorassay in the Alps has a run called Broken Pass which is a quick and easy run and won’t take much time to complete with each character.
10 Points/Bronze Trophy
Unlock every member of Team SSX through World Tour (or purchase in Explore or Global Events)
If you play through the entire campaign of World Tour, you will unlock each character by the end of it. If the World Tour isn’t your thing, each character can be unlocked by buying them in the Explore and Global Events modes. Simply earn enough credits to unlock each and it’s an easy unlock.
5 Points/Bronze Trophy
Unlock all Game Modes
Simply play through the tutorial and this will pop at the beginning of the game.
25 Points/Silver Trophy
Survive Gravity Deadly Descent without equipping a wingsuit (in World Tour)
For the survival run in Patagonia, all you will need to survive and get this achievement/trophy is to work on your tricks on the way down to make sure you constantly have boost available. When you reach the ramps that have the wingsuit symbol, boost and jump as high as you can to make sure you land on the far side. Continue building boost and you’ll make it to the bottom of the run without the need of the wingsuit easily.
10 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Bronze Tricky Badges
There are 4 Bronze Tricky badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The bronze Tricky badges are:
It’s Tricky- Kept Tricky alive for 30 seconds
I’ve Got Flare- Accumulate 5 minutes spent in Tricky
Gnarly- Perform a Signature Trick with 3 unique characters
Keep it Simple- Perform every basic trick
10 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Bronze World Tour Badges
There are 10 Bronze World Tour badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The bronze World Tour are:
Bags n’ Boards- Unlock Zoe, Elise, and Alex comics
Lava Tube – Beat Griff with 1 unique member of Team SSX
Deep Freeze – Beat Griff in Antarctica with 1 unique member of Team SSX
High and Dry- Beat Griff in the Himalayas with 1 unique member of Team SSX
Wet and Cold – Beat Griff’s ghost in the Rockies with 1 unique member of Team SSX
Isolated – Beat Griff’s ghost in Patagonia with 1 unique member of Team SSX
Bumpy Ride – Beat Griff’s ghost in the Alps with 1 unique member of Team SSX
I’m Still Alive – Finish 3 Deadly Descents
Close Call – Finish 3 Deadly Descents using no rewinds
Can’t Play Nice – Knockdown 1 rider
10 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Bronze Race Badges
There are 5 Bronze race badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The bronze race badges are:
Wind Burn- Achieve a speed of over 175 km/h
How Do You Stop? - Maintain 100 km/h for 5 seconds
Streaky- Maintain 130 km/h for 5 seconds
Constant State of Boost- Boost for more than 3 minutes total
Live to Ride- Ride a total of 10kms in Race Events
10 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Bronze Explore Badges
There are 5 Bronze Explore badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The bronze explore badges are:
Bronze Man- Earn a Bronze Medal for every drop in 1 range
Spectre Spending- Earn a total of 1500 SSX Credits from Ghost Wins
I Don’t Believe in Ghosts – Your records have withstood 1 challenge from your friends
Friendly Competition- Beat 1 friend’s record
Unattainable – Place 1 Geotag that never gets collected (earning you the max)
10 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Bronze Global Events Badges
There are 11 Bronze Global Events badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The bronze Global Event badges are:
Bling- Finish in Diamond Bracket 1 time in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Almost at the Top- Finish in Platinum Bracket 1 time in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Going for Gold- Finish in Gold Bracket 1 time in Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Nickel –Finish in Silver Bracket 1 time in Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
I Hold Forward – Compete in a Race Event
Jumping is Good? – Compete in a Trick Event
Close Call – Compete in a Survival Event
DIY – Compete in a Custom Event
Part of the Crowd – Play in a Global Event with 1.000 or more riders
10 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Bronze Survive Badges
There are 4 Survive badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The bronze Survive badges are:
Ten Steps Back- Use a rewind a total of 10 times
Me 2, Mountain 0- Survive 2 runs in a Survive Event
Pure- Survive your first run with no rewinds
Ill Prepared – Survive your first run with no rewinds and no survival gear
Silver Trophy (PS3 Only)
Collect all Race Badges
To acquire this trophy, you will have to collect each of the 15 badges in this group. There are 5 different types with Bronze, Silver, and Gold ratings for each.
10 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Bronze Gear Badges
There are 8 Bronze Gear badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The Bronze Gear badges are:
Collector – Collect 1 Geotag or snowflake
Leaving My Mark – Place 1 Geotag
Team Building – Get all team members to level 2
Accessorize – Purchase 10,000 SSX Credits worth of gear
Board Collector – Purchase 10,000 SSX Credits worth of boards
Up and Coming – Earn 25,000 total SSX Credits
Glider – Deploy Wingsuit 5 times
Suspend – Fly in a Wingsuit for 5 minutes total
50 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Gold Gear Badges
There are 8 Gold Gear badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The Gold Gear badges are:
Archeologist – Collect 200 Geotags or snowflakes
G-Tagging – Place 25 Geotags
Full Roster – Get all Team members to level 6
High Roller – Purchase 500,000 SSX Credits worth of gear
Board Hoard – Purchase 500,000 SSX Credits worth of boards
Millionaire! – Earn more than 2,000,000 total SSX Credits
Pterodactyl – Deploy Wingsuit 250 times
Soaring – Fly in a Wingsuit for 60 minutes
25 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Silver Gear Badges
There are 8 Silver Gear badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The Silver Gear badges are:
Treasure Hunter – Collect 50 Geotags or snowflakes
Litterbug – Place 10 Geotags
Room for Improvement – Get all Team SSX Members to level 4
Fashionable – Purchase 100,000 SSX Credits worth of gear
Board Crazy – Purchase 100,000 SSX Credits worth of boards
Breadwinner – Earn 100,000 total SSX Credits
I’m So Fly – Deploy Wingsuit 50 times
Don’t Even Need a Board – Fly in a Wingsuit for 20 minutes total
50 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Gold Race Badges
There are 5 gold Race badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The only real tricky one is the one to maintain 130 km/h for 40 seconds, but if you check out the video above, you’ll see it can actually be pretty easy. Dive off the edge of a cliff while going a fast speed and then rewind as far as you can without the speed dropping below 130 km/h. Let it play and repeat over and over. The Gold Race badges are:
Boom! - Achieve a speed of over 250 km/h
Lead Foot- Maintain 100km/h for 40 seconds
To The Metal- Maintain 130 km/h for 40 seconds
How Do I Not Boost? - Boost for more than 2 hours total
Cross-Country- Ride a total of 200km/h in Race Events
Gold Trophy (PS3 Only)
Collect All Explore Badges
To get this trophy, you will have to collect each of the 15 badges in this group. There are 5 different types with Bronze, Silver, and Gold ratings for each.
50 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Gold Explore Badges
There are 5 gold Explore badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The gold Explore badges are:
I’m Done – Earn a Gold Medal for every drop in 1 range
Inheritance – Earn a total of 150,000 SSX Credits from ghost wins
Supernatural Snowboarder – Your records have withstood 50 challenges from your friends
Lonely at the Top – Beat 50 Friends records
Hoarder – Place 15 Geotags that never get collected (earning you the max)
Gold Trophy (PS3 Only)
Collect all Global Event badges
This trophy is a bit tougher than the other badge related trophies. To snag this trophy, you will have to collect each of the 33 badges in this group. There are 11 different types with Bronze, Silver, and Gold ratings for each.
50 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Gold Global Events Badges
There are 11 gold Global Event badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The gold Global Event badges are:
Grandmaster – Finish in Diamond Bracket 10 times in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Platinum! – Finish in a Platinum Bracket 10 times in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Solid Gold – Finish in a Gold Bracket 10 times in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Dime – Finish in a Silver Bracket 10 times in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Something to Prove – Compete in race event 50 times
All I want is Tricky – Compete in a Trick Event 50 times
Adrenaline Rush – Compete in a Survive Event 50 times
Users Know Best – Compete in a Custom Event 50 times
Bandwagon – Play in a Global Event with 50,000 or more riders
Too Expensive! – Join an Event with a 1,000,000 credit Drop Cost
Own the Planet – In Global Events, earn more than 1,000,000 SSX Credits lifetime
10 Points/Silver Trophy
Earn your 1st Gold in a Race Event (in Explore)
Pick a run in Explore mode and you will be shown the 3 times for Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Beat the Gold time and this will unlock at the end of the run.
Gold Trophy (PS3 Only)
Collect all World Tour Badges
For this trophy, you will have to collect each of the 30 badges in this group. There are 10 different types with Bronze, Silver, and Gold ratings for each.
50 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Gold World Tour Badges
One of the more difficult achievements/trophies in the game, this requires you to earn a gold medal in each and every run during the singleplayer World Tour.
50 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Gold Survive Badges
There are 4 gold Survive badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The gold Survive badges are:
Time Traveller – Use rewinds a total of 100 times
Survivor – Survive 5 runs in a Survive Event
It’s Cheating – Survive 4 runs with no rewinds
Totally Naturally – Survive 4 runs with no rewinds and no survival gear
10 Points/Silver Trophy
Earn your 1st Gold in a Trick Event (in Explore)
When you are able to complete your first gold run on a Tricky track, you will receive this. The shorter runs have the lower scores and can usually be easier to nab the gold score on. Even if you think you are having a horrible run, it can always been salvaged. The video above is some of the worst boarding ever, but still manages to pull it off right at the end.
50 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Gold Tricky Badges
There are 4 gold Tricky badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The gold Tricky badges are listed below. As simple trick for the Forever Tricky medal is to get Tricky going and then perform a few tricks. Once you pull a few off, rewind for a few seconds and do a couple more. Rewind again and repeat until the medal appears. The full list of medals needed is as follows:
Forever Tricky – Kept Tricky alive for 180 seconds
Trickster – Accumulate 3 hours spent in Tricky
Signature Tricky! – Perform a signature trick with 9 unique characters
Trick City – Perform every Super Uber Trick
25 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Silver Tricky Badges
There are 4 silver Tricky badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The silver Tricky badges are:
Clean Lines – Kept Tricky alive for 60 seconds
On Fire – Accumulate 30 minutes spent in Tricky
Super Uber – Perform a signature trick with 6 unique characters
Total Super Tricks – Perform every super trick
25 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Silver World Tour Badges
There are 10 silver World Tour badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The silver World Tour badges are:
Back Issues – Unlock Tane, Moby, and Kaori comics
Out of Breath – Beat Griff in the Himalayas with 3 unique members of the SSX Team
Rocked – Beat Griff’s ghost in the Alps with 3 unique members of the SSX Team
Unstoppable – Knockdown 10 riders
Left in the Dark – Beat Griff in Africa with 3 unique members of team SSX
Rooted – Beat Griff’s ghost in the Rockies with 3 unique members of Team SSX
Conqueror – Finish 6 Deadly Descents
Frozen Solid – Beat Griff in Antarctica with 3 unique members of Team SSX
Fallen – Beat Griff’s ghost in Patagonia with 3 unique members of Team SSX
No Going Back – Finish 6 Deadly Descents using no rewinds
25 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Silver Race Badges
There are 5 silver Race badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The silver Race badges are:
Vapor Cone – Achieve a speed of over 200 km/h
I Can’t Stop – Boost for more than 30 minutes total
Seasoned Veteran – Ride a total of 50 kms in Race Events
Speeding Ticket – Maintain 100 km/h for 20 seconds
Pushing the Limits – Maintain 130 km/h for 20 seconds
25 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Silver Explore Badges
There are 4 silver Explore badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The silver Explore badges are:
So Close…- Earn a silver medal for every drop in 1 range
Estate Tax – Earn a total of 15,000 SSX Credits from ghost wins
Ghosts Everywhere – Your records have withstood 25 challenges from your friends
Are We Still Friends – Beat 25 friend’s records
Stash – Place 5 Geotags that never get collected (earning you the max)
25 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Silver Global Events Badges
There are 11 silver Global Event badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The silver Global Event badges are:
Gem Collector - Finish in Diamond Bracket 5 times in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Elitist - Finish in Platinum Bracket 5 times in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Fancy - Finish in Gold Bracket 5 times in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Not Last! - Finish in Silver Bracket 5 times in a Global Event (awarded after While You Were Away earnings)
Competitive – Compete in a Race Event 10 times
Check Me Out – Compete in a Trick Event 10 times
Risk Taker – Compete in a Survive Event 10 times
Customer – Compete in a custom Event 10 times
I Want to Belong – Play in a Global Event with 15,000 or more riders
Exclusive – Join an event with a 100,000, credit drop cost
World Warrior – In Global Events, earn more than 100,000 SSX Credits lifetime
25 Points (X360 Only)
Collect all Silver Survive Badges
There are 4 silver Survive badges that need to be earned to get this achievement/trophy. The silver Survive badges are:
Mulligan – Use rewinds a total of 30 times
Too Easy – Survive 3 runs in a Survive Event
I Don’t Rewind Rentals Either – Survive 2 runs with no rewinds
Under Dressed – Survive 2 runs with no rewinds and no survival gear
Platinum Trophy (PS3 Only)
Earn All Trophies
Collect the other 36 trophies and this prize pony will be all yours.
Silver Trophy (PS3 Only)
Collect all Tricky badges
To acquire this trophy, you will have to collect each of the 12 badges in this group. There are 4 different types with Bronze, Silver, and Gold ratings for each.
25 Points/ Silver Trophy
Survive Trees Deadly Descent without equipping armor (in World Tour)
One of the easier Survival descents, do not equip armor and head down the tree infested run. Jump over the downed trees and dodge the trees in the way. Select a board that is not too fast so that you have enough time to get out of the way of upcoming trees. You’ll be able to take a few hits before crapping out, but of course, the less the better. If you start to take too much damage while moving, slow down or stop and let the health regenerate and then continue on.
20 Points/ Silver Trophy
Earn a Bronze Medal on a Trick Event in Explore without landing any Super Übers
When you get your Tricky meter filled and go all yellow and glowly, do not use your special move by pressing both triggers and you will unlock this at the end provided you pulled off enough tricks otherwise to earn yourself at least a bronze medal.
20 Points/Silver Trophy
Earn a Bronze Medal on a Race Event in Explore without using any boost
Equip a fast board and make your run down the hill without using boost once. It isn’t that difficult to do, as long as you don’t wipe out. When you come to ramps, don’t bother making large jumps off them, since you don’t need the tricky points and getting high air will just slow you down. Try to pick a track without too many pits and jumps that would require boost to make it over.
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