5 Easy Tricks You Can Do on the Ski Slope

Stomp It Tutorials
6 Jan 202414:17

Summary

TLDRIn this engaging ski tutorial video, viewers are introduced to five fundamental skiing tricks that range from easy to challenging. The host emphasizes the distinction between 'popping' and 'OE' (ollie), a skill that allows skiers to navigate obstacles with finesse. The video demonstrates how to perform an OE on skis, starting with a close stance and leaning back, followed by a strong arm swing. The host then teaches the audience how to execute an OE 180, a trick best practiced in a traverse. Safety and style are highlighted as the host covers skiing switch and reverting from forward to switch and vice versa. The video also explores carving turns, manuals, Nolly, and tail butters, providing tips on how to enhance style and control. The host encourages practice and patience, suggesting that joining a freestyle camp can further improve one's skills and enjoyment of skiing.

Takeaways

  • ๐ŸŽฟ Learn to ski with your legs close together for even pressure on the tails.
  • ๐Ÿ‚ Lean back and use your arms with a strong swing to perform an ollie on skis.
  • ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™‚๏ธ Extend your legs to get your body weight forward when performing an ollie.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ Join a freestyle camp for adults to learn more and have fun with others.
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Start learning the O 180 trick in a traverse and progress to a four line.
  • ๐ŸŒŸ For the O 180, approach it like a Shifty 180 with a longer rotation of the upper body.
  • ๐Ÿ›ท Ski switch is technically not a trick but is challenging and requires practice.
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Practice skiing switch while standing still before attempting it on the slope.
  • ๐Ÿšฆ Be cautious of blind spots when skiing switch and ensure safety by skiing with a friend.
  • ๐Ÿ” Learn to switch from skiing switch to forward and vice versa for better control.
  • ๐ŸŽ‰ Add style to your skiing by incorporating carve turns and switch carve turns.
  • ๐Ÿ›ค๏ธ Manual is a trick inspired by skateboarding, lift the toes and lean back to lift the nose.
  • ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™€๏ธ Combine the Nolly (an ollie off the nose) with a manual for an advanced combo.
  • ๐Ÿ”„ For tail butter, start in a traverse and increase speed and height on the tails gradually.
  • ๐Ÿง€ The key to tail butter 360 is to 'cheat' by holding the butter for a long time, making it easier.

Q & A

  • What are the five easy ski tricks mentioned in the video?

    -The video does not explicitly list five tricks, but it discusses the OE (ollie), O 180, skiing switch, switch to forward, and revert from forward to switch as key techniques.

  • How should your legs be positioned when learning the OE on skis?

    -Your legs should be pretty close together to make it easier to have even pressure on the tails.

  • What is the difference between popping and doing an OE?

    -Popping is a quick action suitable for jumping, while the OE is a unique skill used to get over obstacles and play around, not suitable for popping.

  • What is the importance of extending your legs when performing the OE?

    -Extending your legs helps to get the weight of your body forwards, which is crucial for the proper execution of the OE.

  • Why is it recommended to join a freestyle camp for adults when learning these tricks?

    -Freestyle camps provide a structured learning environment where you can learn a lot and have a good time, as experienced by previous camp guests.

  • How should you start learning the O 180 trick?

    -It's best done in a traverse, starting with carving and then winding up a little bit before going for the OE.

  • What is the key to skiing switch effectively?

    -Practicing while standing still, pushing the outside ski back, and twisting your head far enough to see where you're going is crucial.

  • How can you revert from skiing switch to forward?

    -By gently shifting the hip and the weight back to the tails so they grip the snow more, which makes them turn around to forward.

  • What is the manual in skiing and how is it performed?

    -A manual in skiing is a trick where you lift the toes in the boots and lean back far so the noses come up. It's often performed around features on the slope.

  • What is the Nolly and how does it differ from an ollie?

    -A Nolly is similar to an ollie but performed off the nose of the skis, involving a roll forward. It's a more advanced trick for expert skiers.

  • How can you add style to your skiing with a carve turn?

    -Stay low when carving so you're ready to keep looking at the slope, then execute a snappy little revert into the carve for style and control.

  • What is the tail butter and how does it relate to the O 180 trick?

    -Tail butter is a trick where you lean onto the tails so the noses come up, similar to an O 180 but done backwards. It's a hybrid between an O 180 and a revert.

Outlines

00:00

๐Ÿ‚ Learning Basic Ski Tricks

This paragraph introduces the video's purpose, which is to teach five easy ski tricks. It emphasizes the difference between 'popping' and the 'OE' (ollie), highlighting the OE as a skill for overcoming obstacles and playing around on skis. The speaker demonstrates how to perform the OE on skis, explaining the importance of leg positioning, leaning back, and using arm swings in slow motion. The paragraph also mentions the availability of freestyle camps for adults to help with learning these tricks and encourages viewers to practice with speed and join the camps for a better learning experience.

05:00

๐Ÿ”„ Switch Skiing and Reversal Techniques

The second paragraph focuses on teaching switch skiing, a skill not just for performing tricks but also for safety reasons. It provides an introduction on how to ski switch, emphasizing the importance of practicing while standing still and the need to twist the head to see the direction. The paragraph also discusses the potential blind spot and suggests practicing on a nursery slope. It then moves on to teach the skill of switching from forward to backward and vice versa, detailing the weight shifting and hip movement required for these maneuvers. The speaker shares tips on adding style by incorporating carve turns and maintaining control and vision while skiing downhill.

10:03

๐ŸŽฟ Advanced Skiing Techniques and Combos

This paragraph delves into more advanced skiing techniques, such as the manual, which is inspired by skateboarding. It explains the manual as lifting the toes in the boots and leaning back to lift the noses of the skis. The paragraph discusses the impact of equipment on performing manuals and shares a personal experience of attempting a manual. It then introduces a combination of tricks, including the Nolly (an ollie off the nose of the skis) and a tail butter, which is a hybrid between an ollie and a revert. The speaker provides advice on how to practice these tricks, emphasizing the importance of speed and control, and suggests spicing up the manual with a 360-degree move.

Mindmap

Keywords

๐Ÿ’กSki Tricks

Ski tricks are maneuvers performed on skis, often showcasing skill and style. In the video, the host teaches five different ski tricks, emphasizing the importance of mastering the basics before attempting more complex tricks. These tricks are central to the video's theme of improving one's skiing skills for both fun and functionality on the slopes.

๐Ÿ’กOllie (OE)

An ollie, also referred to as an OE in the script, is a jump where the skier lifts off the ground using only their legs and the flex of the ski. It's a fundamental trick in freestyle skiing. The video explains that it's crucial to understand the difference between an ollie and a pop, with the ollie being a unique skill used for getting over obstacles and playing around on the snow.

๐Ÿ’กFreestyle Camps

Freestyle camps are specialized training sessions for skiers aimed at improving their freestyle skiing skills, including jumps, spins, and other tricks. The video mentions these camps as a way for adults to learn and improve their skills in a social and supportive environment. The camps are portrayed as an opportunity to enhance one's skiing experience and skill set.

๐Ÿ’กSwitch Skiing

Switch skiing refers to skiing backwards, with the opposite foot forward. It's a skill that can be challenging to master but is essential for all-around skiing ability. The video provides a tutorial on how to ski switch, emphasizing the importance of practicing while stationary before attempting it on the slope. It's presented as a valuable skill for both improving control and for safety reasons.

๐Ÿ’กCarving

Carving in skiing involves making a smooth, controlled turn by angling the skis so that the edges cut into the snow. It's a technique that allows for speed control and precision during turns. The video discusses carving as a part of learning various tricks and emphasizes the importance of starting slow and gradually increasing speed to master the technique.

๐Ÿ’กManual

A manual in skiing is a trick where the skier lifts the front of their skis off the ground and balances on the back (tail) of the ski, similar to a manual in skateboarding. The video script describes how to perform a manual, noting that equipment, specifically the length and flexibility of the ski's tail, can affect the ease of performing this trick.

๐Ÿ’กNolly

A Nolly is a variation of an ollie where the skier initiates the jump off the nose of the ski rather than the tail. It's a more advanced trick that adds style and complexity to skiing. The video suggests combining a Nolly with a manual for an impressive combo trick, indicating the progression from basic to more complex skills.

๐Ÿ’กTail Butter

Tail butter is a trick where the skier lifts the nose of the ski and rides on the tail, similar to a manual but with a focus on style and control. The video provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform a tail butter, including progressing from a traverse to a full line and then to a tail butter 360 for increased difficulty.

๐Ÿ’กRevert

Reverting in skiing means to change from skiing in one direction to the other, typically from forward to backward or vice versa. The video explains how to revert from a forward to a switch position and back, which is a crucial skill for maintaining control and direction on the slopes.

๐Ÿ’กSki Control

Ski control refers to the ability to manage one's speed, direction, and balance while skiing. The video emphasizes the importance of ski control in performing various tricks and maintaining safety on the slopes. It suggests practicing different techniques like carving and switch skiing to improve overall ski control.

๐Ÿ’กStyle

Style in skiing refers to the aesthetic and creative aspect of performing tricks and maneuvers. The video encourages viewers to add style to their skiing by incorporating various tricks and techniques, such as carving turns and 180s, to enhance their skiing experience and make it more enjoyable.

Highlights

Learn five easy ski tricks in this video tutorial

Understand the difference between popping and the OE (ollie)

Technique for performing an OE on skis: legs close together, lean back, strong arm swing

Extend legs and shift body weight forward during the OE

Freestyle camps for adults help you learn tricks and have fun

How to perform an OE 180: start with an OE 90, wind up, then go for the full 180

Perform the OE 180 in a traverse, then progress to a four-line jump

Favorite trick - 180 over a roller, approach like a Shifty 180 with extra rotation

Ski switch is technically not a trick but is challenging like one

Practice ski switch while standing still before attempting on the slope

Learn to revert from switch back to forward by shifting hips and weight

Add style to your skiing with carve turns while in switch stance

Perform opposite carve reverts after spinning left for more control

Manuals are inspired by skateboarding - lift toes, lean back to raise nose

Nolly is like an ollie but off the nose - roll forward and land on tails

Combine Nolly with a manual for an advanced trick

Learn tail butter by leaning on tails and raising nose, like a reverse OE 180

Progress from tail butter in a traverse to a full line

Spice up tail butter with a 360 degree spin - hold on to the butter and cheat

Transcripts

00:00

good day fellow skiers in this video

00:02

we're going to learn five easy tricks

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sometimes the tricks are easy like this

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and sometimes the tricks that are not so

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easy like

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this girls only want boyfriends who have

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great

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[Music]

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[Applause]

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skills it's crucial that you understand

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the there's a big difference between

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popping and the

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OE the OE is a unique skill to kind of

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get over stuff and play around and it's

00:41

not suitable to do when you should be

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popping let's learn how to o on skis

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first thing legs pretty close together

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making it easier to have even pressure

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on the Tails and

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then you'll need to lean back a lot and

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use the arms with a a strong swing in

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slow motion it's going to look something

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like this onto the Tails and then

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up and what's Happening Here is quite

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important that here you really extend

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the legs getting that weight of your

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body forwards so from here you

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like now do it with some

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speed same thing it can be hard to learn

01:27

by yourself so consider joining one of

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our freestyle camps for adults our ex

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Camp guests they learned quite a lot and

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they say they had a good time so I think

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you will too let's learn how to O 180

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now it's best done in a Traverse so you

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can do o 90 start with carving and then

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wind up a little bit and then go for the

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[Music]

01:49

OE that was kind of a 90 full

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[Music]

01:55

180 nice I felt good remember to do it

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the other way too carve it l up bam so

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once you've done it in a Traverse do it

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in the four line you know some gentle

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carve but go as slowly as possible wind

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up

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boom feels so good how to do my favorite

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thing all 18 180 over a

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[Music]

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roller and doing only 18 18 over a

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roller just do it like the other ones

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carving gently and then with not too

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much speed o over the top of the roller

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so you want to O A we bit before the top

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so that you hit the down part of it and

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nicely just like

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this oh I Min want to help me do some

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easy tricks with more style gu it I'm

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thinking only 180 first love them love

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them love them why cuz they're fun

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everywhere around the mountain whether

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it's just on the slope on a roller of a

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jump yeah show we one so when you get

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the hang of o 180s on the slope on small

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rollers you can build it up and go a bit

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bigger get more hang

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done I always kind of approach it like a

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Shifty 180 it's a lot more so than with

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just a pop 180 with pop 180 you pop and

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spin quite simultaneously L with oi 180

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you you can rotate the upper body but

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the skis have to stay behind extra long

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because you're finishing the the ollie

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and then you pull them around so it's

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always almost always a bit of a Shifty

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180 especially if you do this somewhere

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bigger you can really emphasize the

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Shifty feels amazing and it looks

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amazing everything was so amazing at

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[Music]

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first

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let's learn how to ski switch it's

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technically not a trick but it's hard

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like any other trick so let's call it a

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trick here's a quick introduction on how

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to ski switch check out the full

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tutorials down in the description when

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skiing switch it's important that you

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practice this first while standing still

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stand nice and upright and then push the

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outside ski back so that you can

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actually twist your head far enough that

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you can see most of where you're going

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you still have quite a big dangerous

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blind spot behind you try it on the

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other side

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too do this multiple times and you can

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try lifting the outside ski you'll

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notice it'll twist out make sure you

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twist it in where you'll end up in a big

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snow plow and this requires a Fab bit of

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effort then go for some switch keying

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down a nursery slope this will take a

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bit of time to get used to but if you're

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doing the hip thing right the turn's

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going to come quite easily

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once they done go to a slightly steeper

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slope ideally with a friend that can

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help spot you make sure that no one skis

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into you or you into them enjoy learning

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to ski

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[Applause]

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[Music]

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switch switch weer to forward let's

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learn it switch re to forward is a great

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skill for safety in case you end up

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going backwards when you don't want to

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can quickly switch back to forward by

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gently Shifting the hip and the weight

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back to the tail so they grip the snow

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more and that's going to make them turn

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around to forward so on a flat slope

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start just going switch look where

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you're going and then just shift the

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weight to the

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Tails

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bam and the faster you go the more

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aggressive the thing's going to happen

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one crucial thing is to have some

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patience shift the weight and let it

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happen it's kind of too styles of doing

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it you can do it

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slowly and you can do it very quickly if

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you want to Bam I started showing this

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switch to forward even if you might not

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know how to ski switch yet cuz if you do

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it the other way around and you're going

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up going backwards you're a little bit

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let's learn the other way revert from

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forward to switch when doing this you're

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just going to shift your weight forward

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bring that hip forward so you stand

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firmly on the toes and shin pressure in

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your boots it's gonna unweight in the

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Tails so you spin around just with

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gentle speed try that weight forward W

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and don't good break without going

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backwards just revert again let's try

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again

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here nice I remember to do it the other

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way too you know C to the right wi

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forward nice and you can also play

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around with the head now that you look

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down the hill the whole time but way

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forward this is going to increase your

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control cuz you're never

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blind let's sprinkle in some Style by

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doing a carve turn to raver to another

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switch carve turn first of all stay low

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when you're carving so you're ready to

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keep looking at the cool then just

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Snappy little rever there into Swit

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caring I re it fact look since I'm

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looking down the hill the whole time

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it's quite easy and safe to do cuz

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speed's going to make it

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easier can just do like one turn at a

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time or you can like stay in the switch

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cing for a bit

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longer to make it a way harder do

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opposite carve revert before we spinning

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to the left that's easier here this is

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how I think about I finish a cve and I

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want to quickly get onto the new Edge

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forward pressure so that the nose has

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rip me around and then I look around the

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outside shoulder in your head is kind of

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going to feel like

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a

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180 n not a no spot but just please shut

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up please the direction bam it's going

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to feel like a 360 a little bit let's

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try with a little bit of speed first and

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then you can slowly increase the speed

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so we carving here I'm just like quickly

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over to those edges

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W let's do one more here

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then you really want to get those edges

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over and onto the new edge with a bit of

08:53

forward pressure I was kind of overdoing

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it a little bit making a bit of an

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opposite nose butter

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you don't need to do that if you put

09:01

that much pressure on that the the noses

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were really throwing me around I was

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quite like almost violent so don't over

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pressure it cuz you're probably going to

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catch an edge wouldn't like that at all

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oh no

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[Music]

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no inspired by skateboarding

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manuals manual operation only so manual

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is really easy lift the toes in the

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boots lean back really far so the noses

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come

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up oh Jesus that's going to probably

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make my shin sore oh as bad as that poor

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boy equipment matters a lot when it

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comes to manuals they shorter the tail

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they easier to manual typically so

09:48

Freestyle skis that are sent them out

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that are pretty difficult to manual

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because of the long kind of stiff tail

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here's something you can manual just

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like around

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features I try to fit

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finish that was a little manual hey good

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to see you how's the KNE feeling pretty

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good you can ski stuff yeah just BR in

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nice happy to hear it did a manual yeah

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good I could I think you could manual

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better like they're pretty stiff this

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ones I need soldiers not excuses my legs

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don't love

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it they do not love it I'm going to all

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on to this one and now manual down

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it barely a manual but

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almost we got a findun little feature

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you can that's

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F that was

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exciting

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oh when do you like doing manuals all

10:51

the time no you have a bit where turns

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are maybe not as fun manuals usually

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are great advice

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it turns on fun try manualing

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it pro advice yeah I don't want to tell

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there is really steep manual it is

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[Laughter]

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then it's maybe not the

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best I know you put me on the

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spot to spice up the manual I suggest we

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Nolly into it Nolly is like an olly but

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off the nosis kind of roll forward like

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that you're not getting a more end up

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tutorial than that today on that I'm

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sorry I want my money back now when

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you're an expert at noes let's combine

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it with a manual so in the four line

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absolute for line that's important it

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gets easily wonky going to Nolly and

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then try to immediately land on the

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Tails yeah and then you can all the way

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back to your normal skiing again here's

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an easy combo for you nly to manual to O

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180

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and we're going to use this little

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roller

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[Music]

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boom let's learn how to tail butter so

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if you already learned the ol 18 180

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this is not going to be that different

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you just do it

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backwards and it's a little bit like the

12:20

Reaver too you just go in a Traverse

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lean onto the Tails so the noses come up

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like that it's really a hybrid between

12:30

the oi 180 and the revert so start doing

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it in a Traverse and then do it more and

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more down the full line

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boom fully in full line

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now pretty neat isn't it so the key for

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learning the tail butter is just slowly

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increase the speed and slowly increase

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how much you go up on those tails and

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you will rock it to further spice it up

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let's do tail butter 360 and here it's

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key to cheat as much as possible early

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on in the process so with cheating as

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much as possible this is what I mean

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that you hold on to the butter for a

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long

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time so you don't really have to do a

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360 it's like a revert stay on the Tails

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and like a 90 at the end and it's kind

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of a switch tail about to three so TR

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wind up get on the

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Tails wind up get on those Tails bam

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smooth ass so maybe the real deal that

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we have to do to switch tail about in

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the four line something like this it's

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going to be a bit hard but remember to

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[Music]

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cheat oh so

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easy line

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up yeah thank you guys for skiing along

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with us today it went okay didn't it

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skiing yeah it went right yeah and if

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you guys want to join one of our camps

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for adults and you get to ski with us

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maybe or maybe this sneaky coach in the

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corner see you guys in the next video

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and have a good one hopefully see you

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soon

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C I love it thank you thank you

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