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Nickrad
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So I’m doing my first slopestyle and rail jam on Sunday. What would be some advice and tricks that could win in the air and on rails?
Mar 3 2022 9:56PM
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BingPow
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lip on blind two, two pretz two, big 180 with a grab, zero

All wins
Mar 3 2022 10:02PM
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Nickrad
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that’s exactly what I was thinking as well
Mar 3 2022 10:04PM
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asparagus
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quad
Mar 3 2022 10:27PM
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WoFlowz
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Capped uncross 5 or 9 to the bottom
Mar 3 2022 10:38PM
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icedcoastskiing
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NickradSo I’m doing my first slopestyle and rail jam on Sunday. What would be some advice and tricks that could win in the air and on rails?


superman some flips to lay some fuckers out
Mar 3 2022 10:53PM
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JackMeHoffXD
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NickradSo I’m doing my first slopestyle and rail jam on Sunday. What would be some advice and tricks that could win in the air and on rails?

I mean the real question is what is in ur arsenal. Just make sure not to grab mute like the rest of the sell out comp skiers. Try throwing rodeos while grabbing a tweaked safety/blunt. Throw some tail press rail tricks in there. Stand out from the rest of the comp jocks
Mar 3 2022 10:54PM
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KilaTsunami
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I won my “rail jam” last weekend by front flipping over the box that everyone else was grinding lmao. My advice would to be try to stand out from the rest of the competition
Mar 4 2022 8:59AM
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Raf.Diaz.
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Go big, go tech or go weird
Do stuff thats stand out
People will remember you
Mar 4 2022 9:42AM
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skiP.E.I.
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Tweak your grabs, flow your lines, land bolts.
Mar 4 2022 9:43AM
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IHatePedophiles
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180 everything
Mar 4 2022 1:22PM
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KilaTsunami
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Raf.Diaz.Go big, go tech or go weird
Do stuff thats stand out
People will remember you


Facts, do shit that will make the judges remember u
Mar 4 2022 1:51PM
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Young_patty
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Some advice I’d give you for comp skiing in general:

-Slopestyle will be 2 runs (usually), first run do tricks you know you can land so you can put a score down, if you land that run then try and do some gnarlier stuff you don’t have as dialed for the second run.

- for rail jams and slopestyle judges like to see variety, do stuff regular, switch, unatty, ect. This will show you’re a well rounded skier.

- separate yourself from the competition, don’t do the same tricks as everyone else, get your grabs dialed and keep your trick selection all over the place so you stand out from the crowd.

- don’t go so hard at practice that you’re tired for the comp (you’d be surprised how common that was to see). Get warmed up and get comfortable with the course but don’t go crazy.

-have fun, it’s corny but if you aren’t having fun at comps then why tf are you competing? Don’t sweat it if you crash or don’t do as well as you hoped, it’s part of the journey- we all had to pay our dues.
Mar 4 2022 4:54PM
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Nickrad
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By far best reply I’ve ever had. Thanks g
Mar 4 2022 9:38PM
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Nickrad
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I’m in a 15-16 age bracket. Would a front 6 out of a low cannon be an automatic win?
Mar 4 2022 10:03PM
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skiP.E.I.
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NickradI’m in a 15-16 age bracket. Would a front 6 out of a low cannon be an automatic win?

Depends on where you are. definitely grab your front 6 out
Mar 5 2022 5:06PM
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FruitBootPro
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worm turns, daffy butters, ungrabbed straight airs, and remember to flail your arms in the air and make it look as forced as possible
Mar 5 2022 11:14PM
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BLandz
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This thread is hilarious everyones telling op what tricks are gonna win the comp but they don’t even know what the other riders are doing lol.
Mar 6 2022 3:05PM
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Young_patty
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NickradI’m in a 15-16 age bracket. Would a front 6 out of a low cannon be an automatic win?


BLandzThis thread is hilarious everyones telling op what tricks are gonna win the comp but they don’t even know what the other riders are doing lol.


Lol Fr, one thing people don’t understand is style plays a bigger part than people realize, you can do a really clean 540 with a solid grab and beat out an un-grabbed washy 900. Judges like to see unique grabs and really solid grabs- none of that boot touching shit.

And OP one trick won’t win you anything, don’t ever bank an entire run on landing one trick, judges will be looking at the whole run. There’s probably gonna be a lot of stock 4’s 6’s getting thrown- a back 4 with a grab will still beat and penciled 6.


also forgot to tell you about the “switch run”, if you put down a great first score and you’re feeling yourself then do the entire second slopestyle run switch- each trick has to take off switch and land switch top to bottom. Even if it’s not super tech it’ll usually score well enough cause of how G it is, a good judge will respect it.
Mar 6 2022 3:16PM
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WoFlowz
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Young_pattyLol Fr, one thing people don’t understand is style plays a bigger part than people realize, you can do a really clean 540 with a solid grab and beat out an un-grabbed washy 900. Judges like to see unique grabs and really solid grabs- none of that boot touching shit.

And OP one trick won’t win you anything, don’t ever bank an entire run on landing one trick, judges will be looking at the whole run. There’s probably gonna be a lot of stock 4’s 6’s getting thrown- a back 4 with a grab will still beat and penciled 6.


also forgot to tell you about the “switch run”, if you put down a great first score and you’re feeling yourself then do the entire second slopestyle run switch- each trick has to take off switch and land switch top to bottom. Even if it’s not super tech it’ll usually score well enough cause of how G it is, a good judge will respect it.


Proud to say I won my only slopestule comp I ever did with a sw3 to zero and a sw lip f2 to a sw lip to switch
Mar 7 2022 8:12PM
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