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Welp, that was easy

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KilaTsunami
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What’s a trick you thought was going to be hard, you were prepared to battle to land this shit… but ended up being easy for you?


Mine gotta be the hippy killer, I used to think it was technical sorcery lol
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Christian_Bale
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left foot f4, surprisingly got one first t but definitely looked horrendous. haven't done one since lol
10 months ago
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quintcork
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5050ing a tube.
10 months ago
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Slowbro
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I landed the first sw tails I ever tried somehow.

And then lost them after a month
10 months ago
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weastcoat
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Back 3 swap on a tube. Had a dream one night I was doing them then went out a few days later and got it clean in maybe 3 tries. My brain already knew how to do it from the dream lol.
10 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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Christian_Baleleft foot f4, surprisingly got one first t but definitely looked horrendous. haven't done one since lol


Thats a pretty baller "that was easy" trick my guy ngl
10 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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quintcork5050ing a tube.


Lmao
10 months ago
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BallClapper
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Truckdriver. Working on full nelsons and truck spins.
10 months ago
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Slowbro
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weastcoatBack 3 swap on a tube. Had a dream one night I was doing them then went out a few days later and got it clean in maybe 3 tries. My brain already knew how to do it from the dream lol.

They are a lot easier than I thought too. Still scared of front 3 swaps though
10 months ago
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_brrett
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If theres any trick that I thought would be easy but is actually stupidly hard is a left hand safety iykyk
10 months ago
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SchizoSkier
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Flat 3, kfed
10 months ago
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dwt802
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Switch tails in general I thought would be fucked hard but it’s after the first time I tried one it felt not very hard at all. Unless the rail is super high and you really gotta lift those tails most of em aren’t that bad.
10 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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quintcork5050ing a tube.


Really? lol
10 months ago
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fabbe
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BLandzIf theres any trick that I thought would be easy but is actually stupidly hard is a left hand safety iykyk


is it because your a right hand gooner???
10 months ago
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Jibbcore
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Frontflip 180
10 months ago
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Dlonetti
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right 2 p 4/right foot bs b4. puts me in my natural pretzel and comes around much easier
10 months ago
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asparagus
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Ninja flip/tamedog, if you can do it on your feet it’s the same on skis lol
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KilaTsunami
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asparagusNinja flip/tamedog, if you can do it on your feet it’s the same on skis lol


Same. I feel like I’ve mentioned it in so many random threads that I’d pick a different one for this 😂
10 months ago
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-skian-
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Cork 3
10 months ago
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Jibbcore
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asparagusNinja flip/tamedog, if you can do it on your feet it’s the same on skis lol


Yeah i was also surprised how easy tamedog on a knuckle is
10 months ago
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Thegenericskier
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dub 10, figured it was going to be super duper technical i.e where to spot your landing but it was very straight forward almost exactly like a cork 7 but you hold onto the grab took me 3 attempts. much much easier than dub rodeo 9 which took 3 seasons to land one
10 months ago
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ajbski
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I agree with cork 3 cork 5.



more interesting are the tricks that look super easy but are actually really hard. I’ve never been happy with any of the backslides I’ve landed
10 months ago
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ski_salmon69
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I got nb 5 like first try
10 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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ajbskiI agree with cork 3 cork 5.



more interesting are the tricks that look super easy but are actually really hard. I’ve never been happy with any of the backslides I’ve landed


Hella facts
10 months ago
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Holte
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Backflip for sure.
10 months ago
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deadhead420
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Opposite spins. Oppo 3s, 5s and 7s just clicked for me last year after I struggled with oppo 3s for many years
10 months ago
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wasatch_rat
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Switch rodeo 5. I was really in my head about what edge to pop off so I wouldn’t snag a ski on the takeoff, I wasn’t sure if I should set it like a misty or not as flippy, and i really wasn’t sure if it would fuck up my pop and end up with me knuckling or going way too fast to compensate.


then I stomped the first one I ever tried.
10 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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ajbskiI agree with cork 3 cork 5.



more interesting are the tricks that look super easy but are actually really hard. I’ve never been happy with any of the backslides I’ve landed


Backslides piss me off so much haha they never look as fresh as I want them to
9 months ago
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Schoess
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Switch unnat trip 16 lead japan
9 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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SchoessSwitch unnat trip 16 lead japan


AHall is that you??
9 months ago
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Skidude24
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180 off a jump! :) thought I’d die but landed first try. Second try I landed on a knuckle and fucked my binding up, that was cool.
9 months ago
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Frombrumtobrazil
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Gotta be a backflip. Once I finally ballsed up and hucked rather than pussyfooting and spearing lol
9 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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Skidude24180 off a jump! :) thought I’d die but landed first try. Second try I landed on a knuckle and fucked my binding up, that was cool.


Oh man, that stinks. Was it just the brake you messed up? Pretty easy fix but looks scary if you've never broken it before haha
9 months ago
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Skidude24
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Yeah little plastic bit on my Attack 14s busted off and sent the break (and the ski) down the hill by itself. I was able to patch it up for the day tho.
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GorillaMarketGMK
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Switch left three, I look over my left naturally when skiing switch and spin to the left naturally. So doing I can watch me landing the entire time I’m spinning. I also haven’t done one in years so I’m sure I’d be pretty awkward if I tried one right now but once you’re comfortable it’s by for one of the easier tricks. Also unnatural 180s for the same reason.
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KilaTsunami
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GorillaMarketGMKSwitch left three, I look over my left naturally when skiing switch and spin to the left naturally. So doing I can watch me landing the entire time I’m spinning. I also haven’t done one in years so I’m sure I’d be pretty awkward if I tried one right now but once you’re comfortable it’s by for one of the easier tricks. Also unnatural 180s for the same reason.


So true, switch 3 was super easy.
9 months ago
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ReturnToMonkey
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I can do backflips in my sleep but it took me a long time to work up the balls for a switch backflip. I always feared over rotating straight to the dome. But when I finally committed, it was hella easy. Fun trick
9 months ago
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LOOK_at_me
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switch dub 2160 grabbing buick
9 months ago
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TRVP_ANGEL
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safety land holding. How did the pros even lose to that BOZO?!
9 months ago
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lil.Boye
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270 gave me a scare when i was getting into skiing. I had trouble trying them again being afraid to get hurt. A couple years ago some friends started learning them and i thought that i just had to learn it at some point. I think i used 30 mins to figure it out and from that it was pretty mellow. Weird how that works sometimes.
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KilaTsunami
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lil.Boye270 gave me a scare when i was getting into skiing. I had trouble trying them again being afraid to get hurt. A couple years ago some friends started learning them and i thought that i just had to learn it at some point. I think i used 30 mins to figure it out and from that it was pretty mellow. Weird how that works sometimes.


2 on or off? But yes shit do be weird sometimes
9 months ago
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lil.Boye
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KilaTsunami2 on or off? But yes shit do be weird sometimes


270 on! I kept slipping out and bruising my hip
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KilaTsunami
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lil.Boye270 on! I kept slipping out and bruising my hip


The only thing harder than spins on is making them look decent lol
9 months ago
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lil.Boye
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KilaTsunamiThe only thing harder than spins on is making them look decent lol


Yup, that i will probably never figure out
9 months ago
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jompcock
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Switch tails, thought that shit was scary as fuck until I did it and was kinda unimpressed by how little effort it takes. Same with sw tails 2 though that one took me a couple tries.
9 months ago
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iDontHitRails
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Skidude24Yeah little plastic bit on my Attack 14s busted off and sent the break (and the ski) down the hill by itself. I was able to patch it up for the day tho.


the problem is you're skiing attacks
9 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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iDontHitRailsthe problem is you're skiing attacks


Correct, all binding options are garbage. I just drill through the boot, directly into the top of the ski.
9 months ago
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Skidude24
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iDontHitRailsthe problem is you're skiing attacks


Fr bro switched to pivots for this season
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iDontHitRails
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KilaTsunamiCorrect, all binding options are garbage. I just drill through the boot, directly into the top of the ski.


definitely the best way to do it
8 months ago
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KilaTsunami
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iDontHitRailsdefinitely the best way to do it


Saves so much weight
8 months ago
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Two that come to mind: 720 and sliding unnatural foot forward to front 2 out
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