That was cool, like Steve said, you could definitely tell they were having a good time filming that. That's what skiing needs, is to stop taking itself so seriously.
The hands in pockets thing: hard as hell. For him to do tricks of that caliber is very impressive and speaks volumes about his abilities. That being said, I'm still a firm believer in poles. It just seems to even everything out and bring a skier together, in an aesthetic sense, IMO.