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Getting Started Freestyle Skiing
from: Maxx Adventure TravelFreestyle skiing started in Scandinavia, but was enhanced and developed in North America. Freestyle was initially used to train skiers, but over time evolved into its own competitive sport. In 1979 the International Ski Federation recognized freestyle skiing as a skiing discipline which led to it being sanctioned by the same organization.
Freestyle skiing requires specific skills such as jumping and different tricks with less emphasize on descending a slope. If you're planning to get involved with freestyle skiing, the place to start is getting to know the different disciplines involved.
Freestyle Disciplines
The Aerials
The ultimate goal of an aerial is to take off from a ramp and, while in the air, perform tricks. A skier will use their momentum to perform turns and spins in the air. During a competition, all skiers are allowed two jumps and the jury awards points based on execution and the difficulty of the trick attempted.
The Halfpipe
The skier performs a succession of jumps, maneuvers and tricks in order to earn points.
The Moguls
A skier descends the moguls and makes two mandatory upright jumps and is judged according to speed and technical execution. A quarter of the points earned are awarded for speed, another quarter for height and half of the points are awarded for turns.
The Big Air
The Big Air is a discipline using a larger ramp and to attempt higher jumps. Judges award points based on style and difficulty.
The Acro
This is like being a ballet dancer on skis. The Arco is basically performance skiing performed within 1 1/2 minutes to music you choose. Points are awarded for artistic impression at 50% of the total and the other 50% for technical execution.
The Freestyle Ski Cross
4 - 6 skiers participate in this race, competing over a freestyle cross course made of freestyle skiing elements such as jumps, banked turns, waves, and terrains.
The Dual Moguls
This is the same as the moguls event, but with two skiers descend head to head on parallel courses.
The Tricks
180
You get yourself airborne and make a 180-degree turn (a full circle), so you'll land backwards, facing the opposite direction to where you took off.
360
You make a 360-degree turn or double spin while you're airborne.
540 Tail Grab
Make a triple spin while holding on to the tail of your ski.
There's lots of additional crowd-pleasing tricks you can learn including the Corkscrew 720, D Spin 720, Mute Grab, Half Cab Mute Grab, and many, many more.
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