Wtf happened to aerial/moguls type tricks

Many of the top mogul skiers do corked spins most of the time now.

When my dad and I were watching big air he was like “don’t these guys ever do flips with their legs above their head like in aerials?” And I was like “well i wish someone would do at least a misty flip or something”

They’re not allowed to throw doubles or grab (at least I think) so most go for the cleanest set of tricks

JemsThey’re not allowed to throw doubles or grab (at least I think) so most go for the cleanest set of tricks

Mogul skiers can grab, aerialists can't.

buyfulltiltsWhen my dad and I were watching big air he was like “don’t these guys ever do flips with their legs above their head like in aerials?” And I was like “well i wish someone would do at least a misty flip or something”

It depends on the skier. Some people's doubles/triples are more flippy, some are more cork-y. Most skiers uses a slightly different axis. The reason no one in big air or slope does straight up back or front flips/doubles/triples is that those tricks are less technical than tricks where the axis is constantly changing.
At Xgames big air in 2009 or 10, ESPN held an audience vote for the gold, and Simon Dumont won with a double superman front flip which was the simplest trick anyone threw in that contest, because it impressed the mass of viewers.
I think you do have a point in that there might be more mass appeal with those straight up, horizontal axis, laid out inverts-even at my tiny home hill, if someone does a flip everyone on the lift loses their shit, but if something like a switch 9 or a 450 on to a rail happens there's way less response, even though those tricks are harder to do and take more experience than a backflip.

**This post was edited on Apr 12th 2019 at 11:53:03am

Are you referring to Mogul/Aerials skiing doing freestyle tricks or Freestyle comps doing Aerial/Mogul tricks?

If it's the latter, i don't know what to say my dude...

**This post was edited on Apr 12th 2019 at 12:01:03pm

What defines freestyle, is that the skier's body moves in a way that it is more naturally inclined to, which is why everyone's tricks are slightly different with varying grabs and axes. In aerials, they are doing jumps to rigid standards, so the only variation is in how many flips and spins they do.

Sorry about spamming this thread.
Dylan Ferguson is an olympic aerialist who is real steezy in the park. His style reminds me a little of Delorme.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/785839/Spy-presents--My-Dreams--Not-Yours--Part-2He's also in this, one of my favourite edits ever.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/819883/Slushyparkalisticadillacmusik

**This post was edited on Apr 12th 2019 at 12:38:09pm

Mogul skiing actually changed the judging criteria to make grabs score better. Lots of guys are putting them into their airs now.

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Shredsauce taught me how to triple cork 16

skiP.E.I.Sorry about spamming this thread.
Dylan Ferguson is an olympic aerialist who is real steezy in the park. His style reminds me a little of Delorme.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/785839/Spy-presents--My-Dreams--Not-Yours--Part-2He's also in this, one of my favourite edits ever.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/819883/Slushyparkalisticadillacmusik

**This post was edited on Apr 12th 2019 at 12:38:09pm

Holy shit this guy is ill as fuck. Why would you put time into aerials when you have so much park steeze? Seems like he's sponsored by Line too...

skiP.E.I.Sorry about spamming this thread.
Dylan Ferguson is an olympic aerialist who is real steezy in the park. His style reminds me a little of Delorme.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/785839/Spy-presents--My-Dreams--Not-Yours--Part-2He's also in this, one of my favourite edits ever.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/819883/Slushyparkalisticadillacmusik

**This post was edited on Apr 12th 2019 at 12:38:09pm

Man thanks for sharing! This is straight 🔥. How have I not heard about this guy!