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The Venus Flytrap

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ESB
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I was just flipping through some old issues of Freeze and I was thinking, "Man, somebody should bring this trick back in pipe." I haven't seen anyone do it since Wilson went huge and decked out at that QP comp back East a few years ago.

For those whose balls don't hang low enough to remember the Venus Flytrap, pioneered by Toben Sutherland: flair to front flip on a QP. Never actually seen one done in a halfpipe...
Jul 1 2008 1:33AM
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Celone
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i can do it on the trampoline, but not on the snow......
Jul 1 2008 1:37AM
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Capurnicus
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Nice call!! I remember that from Parental Advisory and the WSSC or whatever it was called like 10 years ago or something. That trick was soo money, and Toben Sutherland had that shit on lock, it looked a million times better than the "whiskey flip". Someone nowadays should totally get on learning that.

Jul 1 2008 1:43AM
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Switchin_Dirty
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didn't philou or somebody in ski movie bust one out in the credits?

either way I concur, sick trick.
Jul 1 2008 1:46AM
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artfullydodged
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tht sounds sick


the double stinkbug needs to make a comeback too

Jul 1 2008 1:56AM
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fsscott
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haah man that sounds insane
Jul 1 2008 2:51AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Any footage of this trick bein thrown down?
Jul 1 2008 5:28AM
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alev
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oh shit! i remember that, from John Symms. he did a double boot grab, but what was the rotation?
Jul 1 2008 7:46AM
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CrazedSkier1080
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Toben Sutherland KILLED that trick multiple times in Parental Advisory. So so sick. I can do them on my diving board and trampoline but no where near close on skis.
Jul 1 2008 8:20AM
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Craigskis
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it can be thrown with about 10 ft of vert and some serious commitment. I've never had the balls to do one.
Jul 1 2008 8:37AM
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schism
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TOBEN FTW
he's the coolest guy ever, we should totally bring back the venus fly trap flip, and all that jazz
Jul 1 2008 9:47AM
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skodeo7
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I remember the first time I saw Toben do one of these. I was back in 7th or 8th grade (I'm a college grad now). 13 had just come out. Totally opened my eyes. I wanted to be like Vinne D so bad, I just loved everything about his style.
Jul 1 2008 12:22PM
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ButteredToast.
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Vid?
Jul 1 2008 2:15PM
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i.ski.troll.
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that would be soooo sooo tight if that is brought back!
Jul 1 2008 2:26PM
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ben_southworth
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i think tanner should go ahead and make a connection between this thread and the "tanners pipe run next year" thread....
Jul 1 2008 2:34PM
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Capurnicus
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Shit I used to listen to "Lady Venom" and "DaRockwilder" all day long and wish I could do 180 mutes like Vinnie did. I also used to listen to "RockSuperstar" and  I wanted to do Philou's rodeo 5's. Then I went to ski camp at SMS Camp and I met Vinnie and Philou and I realized that those two were not only rad skiers, but probably two of the funniest dudes ever, particularly when around eachother ahaha, they were ridiculous.
Jul 1 2008 3:16PM
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Bagels
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Didn't the Schwab Brothers do them at the US Open Big Air in 2000?  They were sick, taking them sooo deep.
Jul 1 2008 3:22PM
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BASS_PRO_SHOP
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rightie loosie, lefty tighty.

id love to see that make a come back.
Jul 1 2008 3:27PM
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Malcolm
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i agree
Jul 1 2008 3:30PM
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flatspinner
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Toben Sutherland! Hell yeah!
Jul 1 2008 4:50PM
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landonn
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i always thought it was a misty 5 back flip.
Jul 1 2008 7:58PM
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Barf.
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Is there a video of this anywhere?
Jul 1 2008 8:12PM
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JTL
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i would like to see one
Jul 1 2008 10:19PM
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i.ski.troll.
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i couldnt find a vid
but they are sick!
Jul 1 2008 10:20PM
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ButteredToast.
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http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/2680tobens.mov
Jul 1 2008 10:39PM
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JTL
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hahah that was great
Jul 1 2008 10:42PM
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WikiWiki
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yeah that sounds sick
Jul 1 2008 10:43PM
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schism
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toben at his finest
i told him about that video and he just laughed about it, i wish he would throw just one more.
Jul 1 2008 10:45PM
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FellowJibber
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that sounds ridiculous. how can anyone do that?
Jul 2 2008 9:11AM
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Pippin
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dude, someones going to feeling a bit stiff in the morning, goddamit
Jul 2 2008 9:51AM
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skodeo7
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I could totally imagine Dumont learning this trick. Imagine Dumont doing Venus Flytrap first hit like 20+ feet out. Saucy.
Jul 2 2008 10:29AM
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Mooose...
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holy shit that would look so ill with a grab in the pipe.
Jul 2 2008 10:45AM
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[~_~]
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I remember seeing that in 13! so sick.
Jul 2 2008 5:17PM
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skiingonskis
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think if you could change grabs halfway through and do a different grab through each flip......

Jul 2 2008 9:21PM
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Evan.M
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around 32 minutes is the start of tobens segment. he does a couple venus flytraps in it

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8867353884229661369#
Apr 17 2010 9:08AM
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dave44
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Man, that is nuts.
Apr 17 2010 9:23AM
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1337
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sickest dub ever imo
Apr 17 2010 10:21AM
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cool.
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i remember watching Wilson eat shittt at the VT Open on the QP when he tried it. dude is nuts.

but yeah such a sick trick
Apr 17 2010 12:24PM
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Davy.Crockett
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?????
Apr 17 2010 1:59PM
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ski-swagga
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there's a link above dude.
Apr 17 2010 2:14PM
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TheButterHashira
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HOly shit he did a switch misty 5 right before the 34 minute mark.
Apr 17 2010 2:47PM
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Low.End
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this definitely needs to make a comeback
Apr 17 2010 3:17PM
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Colston
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travis steeger did one of these off a 60 foot cliff, but like switch backflip 180 to frontfilp so same thing sort of
Apr 17 2010 11:08PM
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lineC88
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totally possible! haha
Apr 17 2010 11:34PM
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wameron
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Switch backflip to 180 to front flip off a cliff (RIP Travis) from Oliver Bealby on Vimeo.


Apr 18 2010 10:43AM
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Joonas
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Wow that shit is crazy, just add a mute or tail and bazaam, +++ for you
Apr 18 2010 12:05PM
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