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Fakie vs switch

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vtsteez
Posts: 112 - Karma: 10
k my roommate and i are having an argument..

i say theres no such word as fakie in skiing, that switch is correct

he says there is such a word, and both words are correct

whos right?

VT
Mar 23 2005 9:31PM
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ArabianKnight
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Fakie is usualy a snowboarding term.
Switch is for cool people (skiers).



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Mar 24 2005 3:16PM
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theguynextdoor91
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it is most definetly switch

Mar 24 2005 3:47PM
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pesja
Posts: 806 - Karma: 148
you hit the jump switch, and land fakie? thats what ive been told. but hey! im from norway right

Mar 24 2005 3:51PM
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*scotty
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ok heres my spin on this. skiers hit jumps forwards so there is no such thing as backside and frontside that only applies to boarders as they hit jumps side on cos of there stance right. skiers use leftside and rightside for spins or natural unatural whateva of those tickles your fancy. switch is used for skiers hitting jumps for sure. its allready been said. switch 9 sounds better than fakie 9 and fakie is used in the pipe when landing switch... eg. air to fakie hopefully that kinda made sence but oh well. im out

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Mar 24 2005 3:57PM
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armada_freeskier
Posts: 67 - Karma: 11
GODDAMMIT EVERYONE'S JUST REPEATING WHAT SOMEONE ELSE SAID BEFORE THEM!!!

Mar 24 2005 5:39PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
^right on, unnatural, is spinning to ur non dominant side, lets hope that stops the bullshit

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Mar 24 2005 5:44PM
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BumPskiA
Posts: 196 - Karma: 10
Switch

Fakie is just the old way of saying it, and cab is just gay. Sounds like something Tanner made up to sound more gangsta

Mar 24 2005 5:45PM
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*i<3snow*
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there isnt really a right or wrong. i personally use switch. but i suppose they can be used interchangably. it doesnt really matter.




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Mar 24 2005 6:07PM
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holyDINOSAURS
Posts: 7038 - Karma: 639
its switch...its the closest we have to everything else. cause you cant realy ski cab...thats only for tricks..and fakie technically means switch nollie stance...and you cant ride switch nollie in skiing

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Mar 24 2005 6:30PM
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BigZero
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does it really matter?


Mar 24 2005 6:34PM
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mattwalker
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nobody saw my first post, so i repeat... not cab or fakie or switch.... its all about



reverse

or

ass-first



those are the only two possibilities


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Mar 24 2005 6:35PM
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vtsteez
Posts: 112 - Karma: 10
^ yeah i agree, we newschoolers could start a revolution in the skiing industry.

from now on, switch, fakie, cab is ass-first. nothing else means backyards.

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Mar 24 2005 7:30PM
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skitolive123456789
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well if ya think about it in a skate boarding way it would be fakie because we spin as if we are moving forward... but i say switch

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Mar 24 2005 8:09PM
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crm
Posts: 286 - Karma: 10
I usually say switch but I use cab sometimes. Especially for switch 180's I say half cab a lot instead. No matter what you say, an educated newschooler will know what you mean. It's all about personal preference.

Mar 24 2005 8:49PM
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eheath
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i say switch, and for some reason a kid here says "cab" is switch unnatual which would be cool but its not











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Mar 24 2005 9:12PM
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Shai824
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Skiers should never say cab. Cab is a skateboarding term that is very specific. It comes from Steve Cabellero and its popping off your tail going fakie and spinning frontside. Its a term that shouldnt be used and everyone that uses it sounds ignorant.

Mar 24 2005 9:37PM
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LostCarKeys
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Ahh another age old question...



Mar 24 2005 10:04PM
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eheath
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excelent point, so no skier use of cab, sounds offical to me











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Mar 24 2005 10:07PM
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salomonsqueak
Posts: 666 - Karma: 10
revert to fakie
switch carving
cab 10
thats how i refer to them





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Mar 24 2005 10:08PM
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___ASP___
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my philosophy is theis: if ur going into a jump or something then ur going in switch, but if u coming out of something then its fakie, , for example

switch 270 on, blind side switch up, fakie out

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Mar 24 2005 10:27PM
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vtsteez
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^blind side and back side are synonymous i think right?

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Mar 24 2005 11:19PM
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Anathema
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i say switch too. fakie is too... skateboard steeze.

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Mar 24 2005 11:46PM
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holyDINOSAURS
Posts: 7038 - Karma: 639
from my understanding switch unnatural is referred to as Dirty. and yeah cab is like a switch nollie 3 right?

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Mar 25 2005 12:10PM
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corey74
Posts: 658 - Karma: 13
cab.. fakie..switch who cares they all mean the same.. you could even jsut say backwards if u guys can;t decide on whos right lol

Mar 25 2005 12:33PM
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Johannes
Posts: 169 - Karma: 12
here's the deal. Fakie = backwards
Switch = unnatural
Think about skateboarding.

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Mar 25 2005 12:47PM
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lineskier07
Posts: 331 - Karma: 10
who cares just ski

Mar 25 2005 2:50PM
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r_witt
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I always thought cab only referred to switch unnatural, ah whatever.

If I see somebody going off the jump backwards I just call it "crazy out of control". As in, "Did you see Gagnier's crazy out of control 7?!"

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Mar 25 2005 3:49PM
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corey74
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I AGREE!!!!

Mar 25 2005 4:36PM
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skier_jules
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i like doing things switch. its a challenge. but switch...come on now

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Mar 25 2005 5:39PM
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mintcrue
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fakie sounds like roller blading

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Mar 25 2005 5:41PM
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daniel_insam
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FAKIE = SWITCH



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Mar 25 2005 6:20PM
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