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Top 5 Freestyle Tricks

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nonstop
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 What are your top 5 freestyle tricks?

We've got the Kangaroo at No. 5 and the Pistol at No. 2.

Check out all the videos and the other three trick placements here.

Do you agree?
Jun 10 2008 11:30AM
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Barf.
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 123
Spraffy; or the crowd plaeser: triple whirlybird.
Jun 10 2008 11:32AM
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dave44
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I definitely don't agree with Cab 5 double grab at #3.

DJ - #1
Pistol - #2
Hexo - #3
Kangaroo - #4
I dunno about #5. I'm not a spin-to-win supporter, so no straight up 1440's

Jun 10 2008 11:40AM
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denmarkskier
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my double flip is double misty 1260

Jun 10 2008 11:47AM
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ballerman
Posts: 414 - Karma: 15
yeah man i think its pretty open for debate but generally i agree with you

on a side note are you the runner of www.nonstopski.com cos that looks pretty sick in canada. maybe its not you but that blog seems to link onto it so i assume it is. you should get your name orange.

Jun 11 2008 6:27AM
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theoz
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 1) Fakie cork 5 critical
 2) cork 3 no grab (ie tanner 1242)
 3)Kangaroo flip that adreeas does with a mute.. slightly hungtonyed out
 4) Stefan thomas's  3 to fakie in the pipe with the rocket grab.
 5) Mikeal xgames circa 2001 rodeo 5 critical

who ever said pistol flip stop smokin crak.. that flip is soo ugly its just areals with bad form
 

Jun 11 2008 7:35AM
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E-DOLLO
Posts: 153 - Karma: 7,035
1) Tom wallisch 270 pretz 270s
2) Jon brogan 450out's
3) tom wallisch flat 900
4) mickael sw sausge 10s
5) josh bishop 270 pretz 450s
Jun 11 2008 10:14AM
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Jamie_Baril
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you didnt put any of your own tricks in there.

i belive lip 2, pretz 4 deserves to be mentioned

Jun 11 2008 10:21AM
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pretzels
Posts: 416 - Karma: 43
FUCK THAT.

pistol flip is by far the worst, unsteeziest, gayest looking, most hucked and lamest trick I have ever seen. anything could go in that place and be listed as a better trick on the "top 5 freestyle tricks". i think even some 360 spins i can do off small jumps have way more style and can look better. nothing is cool about grabbing your knees when you spin. there is a reason why people like matt walker, jon olsson, sammy, tom wallisch, alex martini....have good style. THEY GRAB THEIR SKIS. not there knees. fuck that list. no wonder why some snowboarders think skiing isn't that cool its because of ticks like that. here is my list:

1) michael clarke - double cork 12 blunt
2) henrick harlaut - switch 12 in the pow
3) matt walker - 450 pretzle 450
4) tom wallish - rodeo to box
5) TJ Schiller - switch 1440

Jun 11 2008 12:07PM
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niels043
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where is the love for jon's cork 7 opposite mute ~1242 and that oakley ad in st. anton? if you are unfirmiliar, look it up
Jun 11 2008 12:31PM
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no_steeze
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1. whirlybird X grab
2. pistol
3. 990 to rail
4. 330 foot cliff drop
5. dj
Jun 11 2008 1:55PM
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121Media
Posts: 49 - Karma: 14
Sweet!!! Skiing is back to arials, just with grabs and new names.... Im so stoked skiing has progressed so much over the years.
Jun 11 2008 2:01PM
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molzen
Posts: 58 - Karma: 16
1. lincolins and frontflips on small bumps

2. nollie and/or (multiple) shifty 180s

3. handdrags (in pow)

4. pow slash

5. Jacob wester double cork 12 at JOSS  (just to mention something comp worthy)

Damn that was hard...
Jun 11 2008 2:05PM
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tride
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1 - Backflip

2 - Backflip

3 - Backflip

4 - Backflip

5 - Kickass Blaster
Jun 11 2008 2:23PM
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jsnow
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I'm a fan of butters of cliffs to a spin and landing switch
Jun 11 2008 2:24PM
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jksl
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5. double twister spread
4. iron cross
3. daffy twister spread
2. cossack
1. liu kang
Jun 11 2008 2:37PM
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Dakoulas
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You forgot the Jonny Mosely!!
Jun 11 2008 3:24PM
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garrett.
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1.jons switch cork 5 truck driver at JOI in the hot pink suit     
2. TJ flat 5 kanged out truck
3. the ridiculous hsit that was landed switch in pow in such is life teaser

Jun 11 2008 3:25PM
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JArens
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I wouldnt put the "pistol flip" anywere near the top of a trick list, not even close
Jun 11 2008 3:31PM
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adrianms
Posts: 162 - Karma: 86
1# Sw Cork5 tweaaked blunt
2# sw9 guitargrab
3# sw7 doubletail
4# Rodeo5 doublejapan
5# TWallichs' pretzeels
Jun 11 2008 3:44PM
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colin13
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my list is by straight popularity and ability to win contests:

1. dub corked 1260
2. kangaroo flip
3. cork 810 to rail (or sw cork 630)
4. sw 10 (usually corked, sometimes both ways)
5. cork 9 (the interesting grabs thrown in there are what count)
Jun 11 2008 3:49PM
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i.ski.troll.
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no pistol flip no style at all


licolns off little bumps
fronts off little bumps
t walls pretzels
handdrags
broken grinds
Jun 11 2008 4:20PM
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SkiUnit03
Posts: 3597 - Karma: 114
270 lip slides are one of my fav.
travis heed's cork 3 true tails look sick and amazingly fun
sw 12's and 14's can look steezy and are impressive as hell

can't think of any others




Jun 11 2008 5:31PM
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RINGSMUTH
Posts: 464 - Karma: 290
1. TJ grab rodeo 5s
2. Pretzels on s-rails
3. Zero double shifty spread
4. Cork 9 blunt
5. Afterbang!
Jun 11 2008 5:35PM
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nhjibber
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sw doubles
butter 3's and fives (tj schiller in 7sD)
cork 3's
hand drag off cliff
zero spin
Jun 11 2008 5:41PM
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SkiingNinja
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i'm not sure what my 2 through 5 are but for
#1.  Dinner Roll
Jun 11 2008 7:54PM
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emopoppins
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#5 TJ sw 14 mute- so sick, plus he stomped this shit out of it.
#4 Gagnier's sw 12 octo
#3 Simon Dumonts x-game first hit, 9 tail and 22 feet out/qp world record also
#2 Olenick's truckdriver flip thing he does where he does a 5 or some crazy shit, overflip maybe?
#1 Olenick's Whiskey Flips whenever he stomps them.
Jun 11 2008 9:01PM
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SirFryanator
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5. switch underflip 7 (see eric pollard in idea)
4. zero spins in the backcountry (natural features)
3. switch 3's in the backcountry (natural features)
2. Mike Hornbeck's 2nd switch 7 in the jiberish edit
1. A HUUUUUUUGE flat 540 or rodeo 540 with a super tweaked grab.
Jun 11 2008 9:23PM
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SirFryanator
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actually tied for #2 is a sicktor cork 9 true tail to STOMP
Jun 11 2008 9:24PM
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jason...
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shifty zero spin
dub cork 12 with some grab
switch tail 7
180 with high safety
cork 3
Jun 11 2008 9:33PM
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Malcolm
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i think this list is pretty accurate
Jun 11 2008 9:34PM
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spliff.Life
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definition of first three?
Jun 11 2008 9:35PM
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hollygrove
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hey! you learned some new names!
nice!
Jun 11 2008 9:36PM
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FUUUCK
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#1: full-double-full-full
Jun 11 2008 9:37PM
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Karcher
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theres so many sick tricks in freestyle, i think it would be pretty hard to nail it down to just 5. and it really didnt think the pistol flip was that amazing. kind of hucked and not very cool. i think double cork 12 should be up there. this really is just all opinion. some people dont like kangaroo flips, others do. you never know
Jun 11 2008 9:45PM
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nonstop
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yeah its a matter of opinion so of course its open for debate

but yeah we are the runners of nonstopski.com

thanks for all the comments, i guess the reason we went for the pistol is cos, as explained on the blog, the guy who invented it had only been skiing that season when he did it. We'll hopefully catch up with him this summer and see the new improved version.
Jun 12 2008 10:20AM
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East.
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The flat/rodeo five with a tweaked liu kang/japan grab should be at the top. Styliest trick right now.

I've heard enough of the double flips and spin to wins. I'd rather watch a smooth flatspin than a hucked looking double flip.
Jun 12 2008 10:33AM
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snowking249
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1. pistol
2. hexo
3. 1440 mute
4. 720 truckdriver
5. dj flip
Jun 12 2008 11:03AM
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dave44
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JP Solberg's double in the pipe is soooooooooo much sicker. it's a double alleyoop or flatspin or whatever. Sooo sick. i'll upload a video when i find it

Jun 12 2008 11:18AM
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dave44
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Here we go



Jun 12 2008 12:12PM
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asapCferg
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Jun 12 2008 3:31PM
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defcutskier
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this one's in my top 5 too, classic shit! candides 180° up the original la clusaz step up, was in ready fire aim pollard corked 360° henriks switch 1080° in the hyphy 1.5 stefan thomas tailtip 180° over that log in long story short corey canulars switch 720° japan off that corniche in shanghai six there's so much more, but that's it for the moment...
Jun 12 2008 4:05PM
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molzen
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damn forgot about kangs....

What is a hexo???
Jun 12 2008 4:10PM
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dave44
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DJ = d-spin 7 to flat 540
pistol = bio 7 to misty 5 i think
hexo = double rodeo 10

Jun 12 2008 4:13PM
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TheButterHashira
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Did you just get done watching this?

Jun 12 2008 4:19PM
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towelcall
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Montel williams
Jun 13 2008 2:32PM
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i.ski.troll.
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no but thats the style im talking about
Jun 13 2008 2:52PM
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i.ski.troll.
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thats a good list!
Jun 13 2008 4:20PM
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BEARS.
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5. blunt 7s
4. rodeo 7s.
3. switch lip 270, pretz 270
2. 450 disasters
1. spraffy.
Jun 13 2008 8:09PM
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