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skierscott
Posts: 174 - Karma: 14
there are obvisly two stand out different styles in skiing, crossing your skis or not. do u think that tricks look better with your skis crossed or just safety, or critical or non crossed tail grabs?
Apr 11 2003 5:25PM
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Lateralis
Posts: 1228 - Karma: 332
depends on the trick but a nice cross adds to the style



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Apr 11 2003 5:26PM
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skierscott
Posts: 174 - Karma: 14
just consider comparing dash longs style to candide, dash is way sicker.
Apr 11 2003 5:38PM
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alpentalik
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i dunno, it depends



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Apr 11 2003 5:39PM
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dspin7x
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haha dash sicker than candide...right
Apr 11 2003 5:48PM
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skierscott
Posts: 174 - Karma: 14
dash is a way smoother than candide, candide is all over the place.
Apr 11 2003 5:52PM
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dspin7x
Posts: 6414 - Karma: 63
ok he might not move his hands around as much but that doesnt make him a sicker all around skier then candide sorry, and candide has a totally different style oyu cant really compare it dumbass
Apr 11 2003 5:55PM
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mommy
Posts: 12072 - Karma: 59
dash's style takes candide to school, but candide is still the better skier. he has more technical tricks under his belt.
Apr 11 2003 5:56PM
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Dallan!
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i would say not crossed.. it looks much smoother ahhh i dont know depends maybe?





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Apr 11 2003 5:58PM
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skierscott
Posts: 174 - Karma: 14
i agree, candide goes bigger and has more tricks. but he looks like shit in the air. i would way rather watch dash ski than candide. i think it is harder to do a trick lets say cork seven and not cross your skis and keep em perfictly still.
Apr 11 2003 5:59PM
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Ds91260
Posts: 9984 - Karma: 19
it really depends on the trick, like a dspin looks much better crossed than uncrossed, refer to a vid of t halls dspins, but i cant think of any other tricks that i think look better with crosses, candide makes his crosses look sick tho, like in his big threes
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Apr 11 2003 6:04PM
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Lateralis
Posts: 1228 - Karma: 332
theyre all pros,ill watch any of them ski,theyre better than me so seeing them do anything would be hearthrobbin hhah



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Apr 11 2003 6:07PM
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abasinski
Posts: 49 - Karma: 11
I like crossed better in general, but so many pros do everything crossed that it gets old
Apr 11 2003 6:07PM
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bigskia
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the only problem with uncrossed is the guys who do it seem to fall into patterns of one or two grabs. that's why jon and tanner are sick cause they've mixed both


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Apr 11 2003 6:09PM
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skierscott
Posts: 174 - Karma: 14
so true with the grabs. ther are so many grabs that you can do without crossing your skis, in fact you can do every grab without crodding your skis.
Apr 11 2003 6:16PM
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Chauncy
Posts: 61 - Karma: 10
Uncrossed is more styli, but it does all kinda loook the same and gets repetitive. You kinda have to do both.
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Apr 11 2003 6:18PM
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tan
Posts: 1531 - Karma: 19
i like crossing
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Apr 11 2003 6:40PM
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jman
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Both are good, crossed is better on some tricks than others, uncrossed is good too.

Apr 11 2003 6:58PM
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K_2
Posts: 1446 - Karma: 11
Yeah, like don't bother to cross if you can't make it look smooth and take your time. If you have problems crossing just don't cross and go with a safety.
Apr 11 2003 7:14PM
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Ghost
Posts: 7116 - Karma: 339
There is no black and white answer - which is better?

Because it's a question of style, and style is relative.

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Apr 11 2003 7:15PM
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Freestylindude
Posts: 1141 - Karma: 10
depends on the trick....cork, dspin, misty--cross.........bio, rodeo, flatspin, loop--safetry.....er that what i think
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Apr 11 2003 7:16PM
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SteveXs2
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With an off-axis spin, a cross is awesome. But with just a normal spin, a safety or liu kang all the way.


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Apr 11 2003 7:18PM
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Ds91260
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cork threes look sick when crossed exp. vinny d
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Apr 11 2003 7:21PM
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lineskier10
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i like crossed, but they can look better if just done with a safety
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Apr 11 2003 7:25PM
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mikee
Posts: 7813 - Karma: 5
Hmm, i sued to prefer crosseed but right now I thinking more along the lines of tweaked safetys. Tweaking to the side without a cross is so sick.
Apr 11 2003 10:08PM
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skierscott
Posts: 174 - Karma: 14
personally i like uncrossed better than crossed, but it is probbly safe to say you kinda gotta mix it up and throw in a little cross now and then.
Apr 12 2003 10:27PM
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crimson1080
Posts: 342 - Karma: 10
I think crossing and not crossing can both look just as sick, and I think to make it the best you have to do a little of both in your tricks, just don't be repetitive.

Also, Candide has siiick style, sometimes he flails but that's what happens when you go over a tabletop with more cubic footage than most people's houses. his shit on rails and that huge step up, for the amount of air hes getting and the speed he's going its the slowest smoothest shit. I'd like to see tanner or Dash hit that table or do that stepup and do it as clean as Candide!

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Apr 13 2003 12:07AM
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Nine_Milla_Killa
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I dont think it's 'crossed vs uncrossed' its 'lazy vs tweaked' style. I prefer the lazy style. very low key, slow, if any, movement. grabs can be crossed, but they arent tweaked.
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Apr 13 2003 12:09AM
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ya, lazy is good
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Apr 13 2003 4:51PM
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mtbaker_rules
Posts: 640 - Karma: 11
i like crossed with the big spins and the iron cross mute grab is still a great trick. shut up if you think its gay, just shut up. so what if i can't quite tweak it enough, i still look cool. i guess i kind of like the tucked up, uncrossed slow 3s and 5s too. it's kind of hard to tweak an uncrossed grab and make it look good in my opinion though
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Apr 13 2003 11:07PM
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ridelesdiablerets
Posts: 536 - Karma: 10
candide hardly ever flails when he's in his parc.......u should see him. dash....well ya


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Apr 13 2003 11:10PM
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smsdigga
Posts: 9 - Karma: 10
no shit!
all you clowns who says candide has no style... you peeps that say that dont know what style is!
candide is candide and he's at the tip top of skiing rite now with one of the sickest styles.. why do you think he is where he is?
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Apr 14 2003 12:07AM
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mikee
Posts: 7813 - Karma: 5
Hmmm, great attitude man. Anyways, yeah you need diversity. Olsson is pretty diverse as well as Pep and most riders out there right now. I think the lazy vs tweaked thing is the same. I like em both, if they are well done.
Apr 14 2003 2:13AM
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smuggs
Posts: 6561 - Karma: 1,375
sometimes it looks stupid to make a big X with ur skis. actually most of the time. i like mikaels crosses if you choose to cross.

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Apr 14 2003 10:23AM
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smuggs
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sometimes it looks stupid to make a big X with ur skis. actually most of the time. i like mikaels crosses if you choose to cross.

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Apr 14 2003 10:23AM
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rossignol_rider
Posts: 1956 - Karma: 13
mute 3's are SO fun, and they look stylie. But anyways it's all about your style of tr9icks. Whatever looks best do.
Apr 14 2003 11:01AM
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Big-L
Posts: 499 - Karma: 10
everyone crosses, if you want to be original go with your own grab like chrichton who really made his own shit with the alleyoop flatspin critical. theres nothing wrong with the tried and true of crossing like tanner but learn every trick you do with different grabs and then it will eventualy just come naturaly. then you will be a very good skier.
Apr 14 2003 12:13PM
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Vtsnowski
Posts: 3537 - Karma: 1,231
i like to cross while skiing downhill still on the ground lift one ski up cross it then grabed hold it for a while then let go jump up and do a 180 then do the cross switch. it is tons of fun i saw. but yeh cross are sweet do them. but some times dont cause if you get a nice slow spin with a safty OH GOD those are awesome.
Apr 14 2003 1:03PM
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Apr 15 2003 12:30PM
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mommy
Posts: 12072 - Karma: 59
striaght 180s, 540s, and 900 look bad with a cross. 360s, 720s, and 1080s look nice crossed.

know what would be sick? a flatspin 540 with a huge mute.
Apr 15 2003 2:10PM
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gambino500014
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any backwards landing grab trick cant look good crossed
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Apr 15 2003 5:38PM
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sirjibsalot
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i think crosses are ugly..sorta..some times they are okay...but i dont cross my skis.
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Apr 15 2003 6:58PM
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wiglaf
Posts: 4877 - Karma: 141
yeah i dont think anyone should limit their selfs. you should try to get all different grabs and shit b/c after a while all your tricks look the same. you should mix it up
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Apr 15 2003 7:05PM
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WIfreeskier
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take a look at tanner. he doesn't cross on small spins (though he goes huge on them), but of course crosses when he does cork/d-spin and such. take a look at his d-spin 1080 in Happy Dayz, that has so much cross to it, it's cool
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