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Possibly the most stylish backflip on skis, ever?

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Rafiki
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chris helberg
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i've watched so many times over and over, never get tired of it. such a beauty
Jan 12 2013 5:15PM
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tcgoldman
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talk about flexible... damn
Jan 13 2013 9:33PM
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himay5
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Always been one of my favorite shots.
Jan 13 2013 10:37PM
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icon1234
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Guys just let me end this thread with this backflip. Nothing is steezier than that and I watch a lot of ski videos.

@ 2:50:


Jan 14 2013 2:02PM
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dvx100
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seen this video too many times, that shot has too much Afterbang.
Jan 14 2013 5:33PM
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Tremblantskier
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J.P Auclair's backflip mutes from the Salomon 1080 days.
Jan 14 2013 8:42PM
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Rafiki
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definitely a good one, but not thread ending.
Jan 15 2013 2:19AM
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CaptainDiabetes
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no such thing as too much Afterbang

Jan 16 2013 10:59PM
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Spiri7o
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I love his style
Jan 18 2013 10:05AM
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bdowning
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Now you're just posting random backies. That switch back looked like most switch backs.
Jan 18 2013 3:55PM
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cheerio
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my friend can do this grab wile skiing and whie grabbing nose with his other hand on his other ski, it crazy!
Jan 18 2013 4:04PM
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_____alfredo____
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as if yo i wish i could do that
Jan 18 2013 4:20PM
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sNaubi
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Not the best, but pretty good if i get to judge myself...

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/irU3H86PC0A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/irU3H86PC0A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Jan 18 2013 10:22PM
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sNaubi
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and i forgot how to embedd...




Jan 18 2013 10:24PM
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AEROPLAEHN
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Very steezy, kinda reminded me of the frontflip @ 2:24 of this:
http://vimeo.com/28090737 (worth watching more than just 2:24 though, some crazy Gagnier shit in this teaser)

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Similar but different.
Jan 18 2013 11:06PM
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Wis_Skier_23
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Go Pro makes it even more epic
Jan 19 2013 2:18AM
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BigWatabProduc.
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JOHN SPRIGGS DOUBLE TAIL BACKFLIP AT WINDELLS BEST!
Jan 20 2013 3:27AM
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EvanMeyer
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pretty normal backie but bringing it down to such a low frames per second makes it look retarded sick.
Jan 20 2013 3:01PM
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dvx100
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video? yes, no, maybe so?
Jan 20 2013 3:17PM
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