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Why aren't fronts etc being tried in the pipe?

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RubberSoul
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Seriously, why isn't anyone trying to flip the other way in the pipe? get on it...i'd do it but i, uh, can't
Jun 26 2013 11:28PM
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CashmereCat
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You would have to go really low in terms of height but cover a lot of the length of the pipe to not land on the deck
Jun 26 2013 11:43PM
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Shredsterr
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Because if you over rotate, you'll whip your entire upper body onto the deck and fucking die. My guess.
Jun 27 2013 12:07AM
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250r
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yea i can see why there arent straight front flips being done, but you hardly ever see anything involving bios or mistys which would definitely be feasible.
Jun 27 2013 12:49AM
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Iraq_Lobster
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cause pipe skiers are pussies...................... jk, but it would be sketchy
Jun 27 2013 1:05AM
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Mr.Huck
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Can you imagine how sick a superman front would be in the pipe? I'm getting moist just thinking about it. Somebody will figure it out. Probably just need to pop off the wall more to compensate for the travel of flipping forward.
Jun 27 2013 1:15AM
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Shredsterr
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That would be pretty sick.
Jun 27 2013 1:24AM
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Cleapster
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I came to this thread to say how dope a superman frontflip would be in the pipe
Jun 27 2013 3:00AM
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PATROL
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Qualification runs from Dew tour, Breckenridge, CO. from Ski Sport Finland on Vimeo.

Kalle Leinonen does a switch misty 5 in this video (0:43)
Jun 27 2013 3:36AM
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NPF
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yes
Jun 27 2013 3:40AM
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LC.
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Mctwists will come soon.
Jun 27 2013 4:22AM
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mstevo
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Whoa that trick looks great!
Jun 27 2013 5:11AM
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Faction
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HA ! Never seen anything like this before ! Imagine the same trick if he was going much bigger - would be sick !
Jun 27 2013 5:42AM
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manzear
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Shane Szocs used to do fronts all the time in the pipe back in the day. I will try to find a vid. You guys are right, should be brought back - superman front would be pretty crazy
Jun 27 2013 9:13AM
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ny300z
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def would love to see superman fronts and switch fronts even switch double fronts in the pipe
Jun 27 2013 9:40AM
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RubberSoul
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oh yeah, i remember that now that you say it. i'll try a mini one next year but im garbage at pipe, esp the halfie
Jun 27 2013 12:26PM
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RubberSoul
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boom exactly! that's the exact trick in skate 3 that made me think of this
Jun 27 2013 12:30PM
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freestyler540
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Many years ago I saw a show where a guy stomped a misty 5. He had to hit the wall straight up to get it done.
Jun 27 2013 12:55PM
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Miomo
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You'd deck so hard because you need to throw yourself forward - towards the deck.
Jun 27 2013 2:05PM
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maxro
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and thus making the trick that much more ballin'. I've seen plenty of outrageously risky shit attempted before. This just seems like the next logical step
Jun 27 2013 2:11PM
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Boooshank
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Wake n Bake.
Jun 27 2013 2:15PM
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saxon
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technically not true. you need to initiate forward rotation, which is not the same as throwing yourself forward.


that sw misty in the pipe was so sick !
Jun 27 2013 2:27PM
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manwiththemetalleg
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Jun 27 2013 2:30PM
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slickrick_shreds
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Would need to pop off a hell of a lot. Would be so sick if someone could pull it off though.
Jun 27 2013 2:38PM
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RubberSoul
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so we know it's possible... whoever takes it to 9 next year and has girls all over his knob owes me a beer
Jun 27 2013 5:58PM
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Matthew_Denham
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mistys used to be super popular in the pipe. I would imagine they're not that popular anymore because it would be very difficult to do a double that way, which is all people seem to care about nowadays.
Jun 27 2013 10:35PM
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TheClap.
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Except no
Jun 27 2013 10:42PM
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RubberSoul
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idk about that man, ive been a skiing dork since like 2000 and i think i've seen one ever
Jun 27 2013 10:58PM
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Skibumsmith
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That was pretty cool actually. but I can see why they're not done more often.
Jun 28 2013 12:40AM
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RubberSoul
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bump. one of the dudes in the real snow 14 snowboarder videos did a dub front on a(n urban) QP

let's get this shit goin!
Jan 15 2014 5:31PM
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mski
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1st hit - Giant frontflip to switch then some crazy switch trick next wall

minds would be blown
Jan 15 2014 5:45PM
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montanan
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Shane Szocs was straight up doing misty s too , shit was crazy , ill try and find the vid to, i think he does some in area 51, not positive tho. front spinning in the pipe is straight baller ! i bet its soo much harder to go big flipping forward, maybe could be a nice trick to throw in the lower part of your run, def would be unique !! whos knows how it would score, but damn be soo ill to c ...
Jan 15 2014 9:44PM
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SSteezle
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this thread is genius and massive frontflips in the pipe are the future of skiing
Jan 15 2014 9:55PM
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FuckAllOfYou
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switch frontside flips wouldn't be as bad I think.

doing them facing forwards... damn
Jan 15 2014 10:10PM
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Craigskis
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^ I was just gonna say
Jan 15 2014 10:32PM
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