The mental aspect is still there, but the capability of bikes today erases much of the anxiety. For comparison, there are things I routinely ride in Ringwood now, that I remember tacoing front wheels and blowing cartridges in forks I first attempted. Back in the day, a jump line was more of a rogue affair, while these days the transitions are much better, things are built better, and riding features is more generally accepted. Things are even integrated into the trail in a lot of places. A lot of folks also spend time in the bike park playing, where as in the past the bike park was primarily the domain of DH'ers and big bikes.