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pocket-rocket
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Who remember seeing this live?

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Apr 23 2007 1:27PM
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pocket-rocket
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If you know what this picture is, you can say you were here from the begining, if you dont know, no big deal, just realize that this is the reason you have twintips, and the reason you are here today.
Apr 23 2007 1:30PM
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rocMALONEYphotos
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hahah mee tooo, i remember how stoked i was when i got those too!!! my first time riding switch, hahaha good times
Apr 23 2007 1:30PM
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R.Fahey
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If I had to guess I would say it was when they had the winter Xgames jump thing at the summer X GAmes in San Fran or wherever the hell it was. Maybe that's Vinnie?

And my first skis were the original 1080 groms, 145.
Apr 23 2007 1:36PM
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rocMALONEYphotos
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i think ur right, that was werid how they had skiing in the summer xgames?!?! wtf were they thinking?
Apr 23 2007 1:40PM
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rocMALONEYphotos
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wow, i just went and looked in my garage, and found my 161's!!!!!! fucking sick, haha im gonnna hold onto these skis forever
Apr 23 2007 1:43PM
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rocMALONEYphotos
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im pretty sure those pants are fate pants
Apr 23 2007 1:44PM
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PHNMdesign
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isn't the picture when vinny dorion droping in switch in xgames?
Apr 23 2007 1:45PM
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Holte
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pretty sure it's JF Cusson. Don't really remember though.
Apr 23 2007 2:11PM
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R.Fahey
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Or Predator.

Fate actually makes really sick shit. That blue suit I wore all season was Fate, and I loved it. They made way legit stuff. Next year will be baller as well.
Apr 23 2007 2:25PM
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skodeo7
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JF CUSSON SWITCH 7 bitch
Apr 23 2007 2:33PM
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rocMALONEYphotos
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i didnt know predator has been around for that long damn
Apr 23 2007 2:33PM
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Dakoulas
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It's the old school bfa pants, with mr cusson keeping it real with a backwards 720 maneuver.
Apr 23 2007 2:33PM
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skodeo7
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btw first winter X featuring skiing (big air)
Apr 23 2007 2:34PM
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rocMALONEYphotos
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wasnt in the summer games, at san fran, or la though?
Apr 23 2007 2:35PM
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GetPitted
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Me too!
Apr 23 2007 2:45PM
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Ski_Unit_19
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haha to be honest im here because of johnny moseley and his sick mute three
Apr 23 2007 2:57PM
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-NY-STeeZE-
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i remember that
Apr 23 2007 3:22PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Yes, I remember that shit! JF was my hero...
Apr 23 2007 3:22PM
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FUUUCK
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vinnie switch 7?
Apr 23 2007 3:23PM
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pocket-rocket
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DAMN right, altough the comentator said 720 FAKIE TO FAKIE

its his winning jump at the X games 99, and the pants were rip curl.
Apr 23 2007 3:27PM
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FUUUCK
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word the fuck up
Apr 23 2007 3:30PM
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schmies
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Crested Butte. I will commend Cusson's skills and you for bringing up such discussion, but that sole event was NOT the reason twin tips were made.

K2 had already produced the twin-tip skis Poacher and Pipeline, Dynastar had the Twin Board Concept on Candide's feet at that event and Rossi had the Vert. Salomon went the further step at the time and made the better twin-tip than those others mentioned, but they were not the first.
Apr 23 2007 4:43PM
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LOLO_FAVRE
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it's cusson switch unnatural 720
Apr 23 2007 6:20PM
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roussillon
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thwy did switch unnat in 1999? haha! seems soooo long ago
Apr 23 2007 6:37PM
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LOLO_FAVRE
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yeah it was unaty like cusson is spinning left but if you look at the video of the comp is spinning right.
just because at that time he didn't know how to ride switch looking over his left shoulder
Apr 23 2007 6:45PM
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jacobski
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I was there. I may be a NS noob, but I was there at the beginning. That is JF, fakie 2 fakie, rockin some sick RIP CURL gear. JF and Brad Holmes rode for Rip Curl back in the day, I bought one of their coats, so sick, 1st time I'd seen wrist gaiters.
Apr 23 2007 6:50PM
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Mahre
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I was amazed.......
Apr 23 2007 6:55PM
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pocket-rocket
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Never said they were the first twins.... I know they weren't. But without cusson doing this, and all these guys did, we'd all be reading books and in school right now lol
Apr 23 2007 8:29PM
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R.Fahey
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My older friends got me started, and i just didn't stop. And When I saw that picture I knew he was spinning to the right, but I couldn't figure out why or who. Either way, it's dope.

oh, and the poachers are badass. woodgrain... speckled bases..
Apr 23 2007 8:32PM
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skodeo7
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Poacher was even before the Pipeline. I remember when my homies Noah and Josh both got pairs of Poachers. I was so jealous. Those Poachers were awesome despite their noodlyness. MF Doom would say Quite Buttery.
Apr 23 2007 8:45PM
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poofartpee
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I got those skis when i was 9...and broke them in that same season
Apr 23 2007 8:56PM
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N.Diddy
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nope
what is that like the first freestyle comp ever
Apr 23 2007 8:57PM
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Sholte
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i think it is too
Apr 23 2007 8:57PM
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skodeo7
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No. But it was monumental. Switch 7 (unnatty apparently). Winter X Games 1999.

http://espn.go.com/xgames/winterx99/freeski/bigair_final.html
Apr 23 2007 9:43PM
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justinm
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im pretty sure the skier is julien heon
Apr 23 2007 9:59PM
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M+M
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i want to claim that that is CR johnson doing a straight....10?12? i forget
Apr 23 2007 10:03PM
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Swan_Solo
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a kid on my team raced in 1080 groms last year, lol, and tore out the edge at Wildcat
Apr 23 2007 11:04PM
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*Fujative*
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i thought they were so badass!
Apr 23 2007 11:08PM
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sconnyFC
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yup! i was standing 50 feet away when it happened and have some picts with all the winners from the awards ceremony. that X-games rocked!
Apr 23 2007 11:10PM
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SkierJulie
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Heh. I remember that. JF's switch 7! I used to have BFA pants and jacket back when I skied bumps. Stuff was sweet!
Apr 23 2007 11:14PM
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skodeo7
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haha yea!! I always thought mogul pants were for losers but then I saw JF stomp that switch 7 and suddenly I wanted 4 pairs. Although I never did get them haha. I think I secretly knew the truth all along.
Apr 24 2007 12:30AM
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ski_cartel
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fucking rights, I remember that shit and how stoked I was when he did that, and I had those skis back in the day
Apr 24 2007 12:36AM
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turbo_penguin
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def remember

cusson switch 7 super hucked no grab

interview after he says "that's some pure hucking"

beat out johnny moseley who threw a "dinner roll" 7 through the comp, his last hit he put both of his poles into one hand to grab with the other, and went to the bottom of the landing with a backslap landing.

cusson wins.

i remember the x-games before those, with the skiboard slopestyle, and triple air. I would also attribute moseley's mute 3 at nagano as the moment my mind was blown and it was on.
Apr 24 2007 12:43AM
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Klick_2_klaim
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The reason i have twintips is so i can ski backwards easier.
this pic has nothing to do with that.
Apr 24 2007 1:03AM
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Casey
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ya and moseley was doing 720 dinner rolls with like a straight legged japan for like 2nd place or something. SICK
Apr 24 2007 2:39AM
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Fintendo
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I remember watching that stuff live on TV. Then the next day on the hill I was telling kids in the ski club about it
"yeah and he did a 720, backwards [before i even said switch] and everything!"
"Wait, you can't do a 720 and land backwards"
"no he started off backwards and landed backwards"
"NO WAI!"
He also did a switch 7 in powder that year too I think. It should be in the intro to 13. Shit I'm gunna go watch that movie and Degenerates now.
Apr 24 2007 3:19AM
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jacobski
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Rip Curl bro, fo sho. JF and Holmes rode for RC and their ads always had the skeeziest truckstop ho's in em
Apr 24 2007 3:45AM
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mckeeman
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cusson sw7 99 xgames in crested butte.

predator has been my only clothing sponsor ever...and im fuckin old. thats how long they been doin it. and their shit kicks ass.
Apr 24 2007 4:23AM
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