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pep vs benchetler was an impossible matchup, they are both so similar and killed it in their vids, I didn't really care who won that one. but Wley definatey deserved that win over T, dn't get me wrong, Tanner slays but overall wiley's video had better tricks, landings, creativity and his lines were only a bit under T's. It was close, but wiley deserved it IMO
 
I agree.. my only defining point for tanner was the fact he had some pillow lines thrown in there which I thought showcased a bit more. Wileys switch landings were pretty unreal though. I thought pep had a bit more diversity but yeah as you said, IMO. ha
 
Vote for Petit. My favorite video of all.

Some sweet lines, pillows and clean jumps. Really solid edit too.
 
although i love cb, i think i have to give this one to wiley. just a better edit in my opinion. plus hes from MT...sooo i automatically like him much more

as for sammy vs pettit....pettit definitely wins. sammys was good, but sean had a much better all around edit. sammys didnt have too much actual skiing.
 


Well Fuck.

how does get-bent chetler beat Pep?

And how do I decide between PEttit and SAmmy???????

should be pettit vs wiley and get bentchetler vs sammy so we can have a Sammy vs pettit final

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
 
Wow, total bullshit match ups for the second round.

Obviously Wiley over Benchetler.

Sammy vs. Petit. I don't even fucking know.I liked petit's better but I think everyones going to go nutty over Sammy. I guess I'll take Sammy to win the popular vote even though I like petit's so much more.
 
A few thoughts on the Sean vs. Sammy matchup. I am not trying to get Sammy some votes as I am on the fence on these two edits myself.

For those claiming Sammy's is just a park edit on perfectly manicured BC booters, yes his edit does comprise mostly of park tricks in the BC (so do most of the edits) however a SW dub 9,SW cork 9 and a SW cork 7 on BC kickers, no matter how perfectly manicured it appears, are considerably more difficult considering each one was at least a 30ft drop.

Also Most of Sean's edit was also park tricks off of perfectly manicured kickers and I don't recall much else other than kickers besides the first shot (obviously one of the best shots of all the edits), the butter 5 in a run, (which was a highlight), and the classic 3 off a cliff that he has been doing for 5 years. Also, was not a huge fan the Heli shots, not sure why just seemed like an unfair advantage IMO.

This contest was to show Park trick creativity in the B.C. I will have to give this to Sammy as he definitely brought some high end park tricks to the BC.
 
I like Sammy but Pettit is absolutely killing it right now. I think Pettit will take it all. Pettit

Benchetler is in my top three favorite skiers, but I think I have to give this one to Wiley. I much preferred the music and Benny's butters off cliffs at first. When I watched again it seemed like Chris wasn't as compact and styley in the air as usual, so with Wiley's ridiculous pillow hand drag and multiple bangers into untouched landings.... had to give it to him.
 
sammy c for sure. his edit is just way sick. and he rips the shit out of those pillows as well, agreed not super tech lines in there , but still very solid skiing and jumping IMO. sammy for daa win . and fucking props wiley !!! so stoked on some ol MT talent making it big !
 
Sean Petit is one sick skier and probably one of my favorite but sammy's part was just insane, the pillow shots, back to back dub, his style... it was just better and my vote goes to sammy.
 
Oh whoa, really? Well why don't you educate us on what is the difference between park tricks and BC tricks? I always thought a cork 7 in the park was the same as a cork 7 in the BC. Man, do I feel stupid.
 
I really hope you guys put in more work into your skis than you do with your PR. If not, you guys are fucked.
 
I really hope you guys put in more work into your skis than you do with your PR. If not, you guys are fucked.
 
I really hope you guys put in more work into your skis than you do with your PR. If not, you guys are fucked.
 
I think the more important question is... have you? You might as well claim that throwing a trick on the east coast is different than throwing one on the west coast.
 
Ok. First the inruns, they are never quite as straight forward as "the park" in fact the inrun can be downright dicey at times making getting to the jump switch damn near harder than actually putting anything to your feet. Of course if your coming in forward it's just a little more entertaining.

Second, massive step downs, dropping 40+ft (in relation to take off) As well as normal distance and height gives you that much more speed upon impact and makes every trick more difficult. Imagine a park jump of similar proportions to Sammy's first hit. This is why Jon Olson put so much effort into building true table top jumps.

Third, landing in pow, not that fucking easy at all, sure you're proabably safe from serious injury but pow landings are not as forgiving when trying to ride away clean, especially switch, think Sammy and Sean's cab 7's. Also you get fewer hits before the landing is bombed out, so maybe 1-2 warm ups to gauge speed/kick/inrun (after all you built it, it may not be perfect) then dial 1-2 tricks you have in mind in the next few hits.

And none of that can even happen until you exhaust yourself on a sled, and sweat your bag off to build a nice booster and inrun all day.
 
I think the question here is... are you fucktarded?

I hope you know that when you teach someone to throw a trick that you don't teach them about how to ski an in-run or how to land in a certain kind of landing, right? Well I fucking hope so just in case some unlucky child ends up in your hands. The essentials of how to do a trick (ex. dip leading shoulder backwards to set a cork) doesn't change no matter where you are. The in-run, landing and the pop/size of the jump all have zero fucking impact on the mechanics of a trick. Sure you may have to set it slightly different in order to compensate for the variables but you're not throwing the trick a different way than what you would have learned in or out of a park.

It doesn't fucking matter, much like your existence on this planet.

 
I seriously can't tell if your joking or actually just that fucking stupid.

Im pretty sure I explained the differences quite clearly. And I quote "The in-run, landing and the pop/size of the jump all have zero fucking impact on the mechanics of a trick", Setting the trick, is in fact the only similarity between park and BC and rarely is it that simple. setting a SW cork 5 off a poppy 50footer in the park is different than off a flat cornice takeoff, or add in an extra 30 ft of verticle drop.

Another quote "Sure you may have to set it slightly different in order to compensate for the variables but you're not throwing the trick a different way than what you would have learned in or out of a park." If you set it any more than slightly different it would be end up a different trick.

I hope after these two posts you have realized that although they may look similar, a trick on BC booter is much more difficult than in the park thus more impressive, They are even more impressive when its a natural takeoff and or a sw landing.

 
Since when did a flat cornice drop become a jump?

Since when did I say that tricks on BC jumps aren't as hard or impressive as on park jumps?

You are so fucking stupid. Tricks don't magically change because of how you go into an in-run or what you experience on the landing after you throw the trick. Throwing it fast or slower or compensating for different pop doesn't mean you're changing the mechanics of how to do a trick. Get it? No, you probably won't.
 
In my first post I clearly stated that BC tricks are more difficult not different,

"however a SW dub 9,SW cork 9 and a SW cork 7 on BC kickers, no matter how perfectly manicured it appears, are considerably more difficult considering each one was at least a 30ft drop."

Then you asked me to explain the differences, I explained the differences as to what makes a trick on a BC Booter more difficult.

Keep the insults coming they are quite entertaining.
 
No, in your first post that I quoted you wrote,

"For those claiming Sammy's is just a park edit on perfectly manicured BC booters, yes his edit does comprise mostly of park tricks in the BC (so do most of the edits)"

and then I jokingly asked you to tell us the difference between park tricks in the BC and BC tricks... because I'm pretty sure that tricks, whether done in the park or in the BC are the same fucking tricks. "yes his edit does comprise mostly of park tricks in the BC (so do most of the edits)", well what the fuck kind of other trick would someone do? It's a X-Games real back country edit and as we all know from the snowboarding real street contest, it's about how hard you slay features, not ripping the deepest turns. Enjoyable to watch but not what the contest is about.

I can't believe that had to be explained to you... jesus christ.
 
Back to the purpose of this thread...

Sammy is growing a lead over Petit. While I'm voting Sammy, I didn't expect this at all.

And it looks like Wiley will at least be in the top 2. He must be stoked!
 
I will be interested to see who the judges pick. Remember, we only select the people's award, it is a judging panel that gives the medals.
 
Petit easily has my vote over Sammy but Benchetler v. Wiley was tough.

Chris's first 5 almost made me want to just vote for him off that but Wiley's was so dope.

Aghh
 
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