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Basic tricks for beginners

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Yung_Jimmy
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I've been skiing for a while but only got into freestyle/park skiing this past season(i know im late af), and I was wondering what tricks to go for next season. I've learned basic ones like backflips, fronts, 360's and 180's and basic rails but idk where to start for next season. I finally have my license so I'll be able to go skiing whenever next year, compared to only going on school trips like 8 days a year before.
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Lonely
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You're new here so I'll give you the classic "use the search bar" and the "there's hundreds of these threads" since thats what the majority of your answers will be.

If you have backies everything is pretty straight forward from there. Move to corks, flatspins, and rodeos. Work on style and gettin grabs. That's pretty much it
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270on420out
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-Skiing Switch

-Spinning higher

-Spinning with grabs

All things I wish I would have worked on earlier.
9 years ago
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r.simp
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Do as you please just hit up the park and have fun progression will come naturally
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eastcoastjpw
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I would recommend adding grabs to your 360s (Critical for left spin, Mute for right spin), and then move on to those 5s and 7s, but if you've just started and you're going
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MNSkiers
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If you've learned backflips go for flatspin! Super simple especially if you do a japan grab!
another flip I think was easy to learn a Lincoln. another super simple rotation.
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c0ntentcreat0r
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eastcoastjpwI would recommend adding grabs to your 360s (Critical for left spin, Mute for right spin), and then move on to those 5s and 7s, but if you've just started and you're going


Criticals are super weird for normal spins. They're good for rodeos though.
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eastcoastjpw
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SteezMcGeeCriticals are super weird for normal spins. They're good for rodeos though.


Well it's good to practice all kinds of grabs on spins before you take them to off-axis
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c0ntentcreat0r
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eastcoastjpwWell it's good to practice all kinds of grabs on spins before you take them to off-axis


Grabs can affect your spin because of the way they shift your balance in the air, so while it is true that you should practice a grab on a normal spin before taking it to an off axis trick, criticals just aren't a good grab to throw into your 3's if you're a beginner. Blunts and safetys are the easiest to learn with your 3's from my experience.
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Yung_Jimmy
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Thanks to everyone who replied, I'll give every trick that was mentioned a try this winter.
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John18_6
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All these kids are tossing jump tricks at you. Don't forget to spend some time riding the rails!

Starting out you should learn both left foot forward and right foot forward, then learn how to use your leading foot to control spinning out of rails. Toes down for backside, heel down for frontside, then pop. Once you got that, do a few switchups and you'll be a rail god.
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