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Pretzels definition

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quebecfreestyler
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A pretzel is a spin out of a rail  spinning on the opposite direction of the way you actually got on the rail. It was at first a snowboarding manoeuvers and then we poached the name.
 In skiing, pretzels are a bit different since the  regular fs 270 out is a change of spinning direction.

basically if you want to do any kind of pretzels on skis, you have to spin at least 180 degree.
 so a siwtch up ( rotating 180 while sliding the rail) then psinning out the opposite direction is a pretzel spin out.

so  270 in spinning to the right and then spinning a 270 out to the left is a 270 in pretzel 270 out.

 right foot foward to fs switch up ( 180 to the right) tehn a 270 out to the left is a  fs switch up  pretzel 270 out.

450 on to the right  then 270 out to the left is 450 on pretzel 270

Ect

 switch on bs 270 out should not be  called a pretzel in the skiing  meaning of the words since there is no spins greater then 180 in it

hope that helps and theat we wont see any other threads about them in the future.
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ColoradoSki
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Also I forgot to add lets say you spin left 270 on and spin right 270 off are you spinning pretzel off or frontside 270???
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Treegrabber
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No, this definition is wrong . A pretzel is a mixture of butter, flour and yeast. They are usually formed into temptatious knots covered in salt.
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deathvalley69
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ColoradoSkiAlso I forgot to add lets say you spin left 270 on and spin right 270 off are you spinning pretzel off or frontside 270???


Frontside - you start spinning in so that you're facing down the hill
Backside - starting a spin facing up the hill

Therefore a front 2 is landed switch, and a blind/back 2 is landed forward.

Pretzel is spinning 180 or more onto a rail and then spinning off of it the opposite direction. It can be either frontside, backside, or neither depending on how many degrees you spin on. In your example of a left 2 on right 2 out it would be both a pretzel 2 and a blind 2. Continuing is the same concept as a pretzel except it's a spin going in the same direction as a spin on.
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ColoradoSki
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Ok thanks!
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CaIeb
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landonncould you do like a left 270 on and 90 out and that would be a pretzel because your spinnig opposite off or like left 90 on and right 270 out and that would be a pretzel,if not, wat would you call it?


No
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