Ski questions?

masta_LE3B

masta_LE3B

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alright iv been skiing since I was two and i stil dont know waht "piste" is and waht "flairs" are? please explain
 
flairs are what we call underflips and overflips. an underflip is a backflip with a 180, while an overflip is a frontflip with a 180

flair is the bmx term i think
 
underflips and overflips are the two types of lincoln 180's aren't they? not like a flair which is a backflip 180, somewhat different.
 
my definition is the correct one for flair, if you are just gonna say "loopy thingy" dont post
 
u have to be joking, ur karma's way too high to not have the exposure to skiing which would be necessary to understand what 'piste' and 'flair' means
 
wrong.

Flair = Backflip 180..mostly done in the pipe

Underflip = Lincoln Loop + 180 with the 180 in the same direction that you are doing the lincoln loop (Left Lincoln + Left 180) Easiest way to explain it is left 90 + left lincoln + left 90. It cannot be Lincoln to 180 though, it has to be divided equally, as explained above.

Overflip = Lincoln Loop + 180 with the Lincoln in the oppoiste direction from the spin. Left 90 + right lincoln + lef 90. The spin and flip have to be divided like this, so that you arent doing lincoln to 180 which looks like a rodeo.
 
thats exaclty what piste is. like when skis are given reviews they are given ratiins on thier off piste and on piste performance. and a flair is bmw term
 
I'm pretty sure 'piste' is what Europeans say when they mean groomers and a flair is a backflip 180 in a half or quarter pipe.
 
thats exaclty what piste is. like when skis are given reviews they are given ratiins on thier off piste and on piste performance. and a flair is bmxterm
 
PIste is a French word meaning "track" literally, like on a CD, in French you'd have "Piste 3" instead of "track 3".

For skiing it refers to what in the US you call "trails". Doesn't matter if it's groomed or not; any area that is marked for skiing is a piste. Areas that are left natural but still patrolled are called "itinerant pistes".

So skis are rated on their on-piste suitability as how well they perform on the groomed runs, off-piste is anything more natural.

And a flair is like an underflip in the pipe I believe, underflips are awesome because it's pretty much all I can do.
 
ur right, but you put it together in a weird way

underflip = left 90 left lincoln left 90 but it is different than a lincoln 180, a lincoln 180 is a lincoln and then you 180 at the end,
 
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