Inverted Freeskier on Twin Tips - Handlpant Trick

DSC_1872, originally uploaded by tack061.

It's not uncommon to see snowboarders pulling handplants at the top of the halfpipe but you don't see skiers doing handplants nearly as often.

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Huge Inverted Ski Jumper

IMG_4627, originally uploaded by Skys0.

Another huge jump by a freestyle skiier in the Alps hanging totally inverted over the snow with his skis crossed above him.javascript:void(0)

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Freestyle Ski Jumper Pulling Huge Frenchie Trick

IMG_4482, originally uploaded by Skys0.

Maybe even a 360 but it's hard to tell from the still shot. Nice jump as this freestyle skiier hangs in mid-air with his skis crossed in an X.

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Joe Murrell - Inverted Skiier in French Alps Half Pipe

Joe in the pipe in 2 Alpes, originally uploaded by Zimmerman2.

Great pic of skiier Joe Murrell totally inverted with skis crossed in mid air after taking a jump in the half pipe somewhere in the French Alps. Maybe one day I'll learn the names of the tricks...

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Ski Jumper Catching Massive Air in the Swiss Alps.

Sky's the limit, originally uploaded by Lazar Simeonov.

This skiier sails through the air making a great picture as he crosses the blazing sun high in the Swiss Alps of Crans-Montana. Crans-Montana (also known as Crans sur Sierre) is a ski resort in the heart of the Swiss Alps in the Valais, located on a plateau above Sierre.

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Ski Jump - Huge Daffy Trick

Ski Jump 242, originally uploaded by Shay Haas.

Perfect angle and perfect timing catching this skiier in mid-jump pulling a huge daffy as he crosses just under the blazing sun. Great picture!

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Rock Skiing in Nepal Himalaya Mountains

Trekking, Skiing, swimming... in Himalaya, Annapurnas, Nepal., originally uploaded by Eric Lon.

With summer winding down it's time to start thinking about hitting the slopes but most of will wait until there's some snow. Not Eric Lon however - he's determined to be the first to hit the slopes - even if it means skiing down bare rocks deep in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. Who knew skiiers has such a crazy edge to them?!

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Snowboard Air Grab at Night

Nightflight #2 - grab, originally uploaded by Rune T.

This is an awesome picture of a night-rider at the 2005 Air We Go snowboard event in Oslo - hanging in mid-flight.

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Vans Snowboard Rider Will Hughes

Document Snowboard Mag Front Cover: 50th Special Edition!!, originally uploaded by danmedhurst.com.

I've been lazy as the ski season here in Vancouver winds down but came across this night shot of Vans rider Will Hughes from the cover of Document Snowboard Magazine's 50th special edition cover.

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Craig Gillis Inverted Snowboard Air

GSM_3908-Edit.jpg, originally uploaded by GS Miller.

Snowboarder Craig Gillis catches inverted air off a large snow lip on Blackcomb mountain.

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Totally Inverted Skiier

X XX, originally uploaded by Theorris.

This skiier catches huge inverted air and appears to hang upside down at the World Superpipe Championships at Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah.

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Sweet Ski Jump Trick

Frostgun_2, originally uploaded by andreas.laursen.

A cool ski jump picture that was captured just right with the sun blazing in the background. I'm going to have to read up and figure out what some of these tricks are called. I never got past back scratchers and the occasional daffy. At least that's what we called them when I was younger.

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Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight, originally uploaded by alpinemeadows.

Awesome picture of a maniac skiier dropping into a steep run in what looks like a surreal ski photo.

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Skiier Gets Way High Air

equis X ski, originally uploaded by diegoandre.

Another massive air picture of a skiier on twin tips flying through the sky off a ski jump.

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Huge Snowboard Air

BORMIO - Hang five snowpark - Lore, originally uploaded by BORMIO - HANG FIVE snow-park.

This guy is catching huge air on his snowboard.

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Snowboard Rides the Sky

, originally uploaded by AlecsS.

This snowboard rider hangs high in the sky against a beautiful backdrop after catching huge air off a jump.

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Twin Tip Ski Jump

Mush Jump !!, originally uploaded by yatti(やっち).

Another skiier on twin tips catches some air off a powder covered stump. The backpack makes me wonder if he's in the back country. The caption says he's at Mt. Yotei Hokkaido.

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Inverted Skiier at Alberta Winter Games

IMG_6525, originally uploaded by Redoor2007.

Another young skiier at the Alberta Winter Games hangs inverted in mid air.

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Young Skiier at Alberta Winter Games

IMG_6206, originally uploaded by Redoor2007.

A youth competitor at the Alberta Winter Games catches air on his twin-tipped skis.

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Snowboard Jump

Snowboard jump, originally uploaded by ottk.

This guy catches some air on his snowboard with a crazy cloud pattern for a backdrop.

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Bormio - snow-park - Big Luci's bros

Bormio - snow-park - Big Luci's bros, originally uploaded by BORMIO - HANG FIVE snow-park.

Bormio - snow-park - Big Luci's bros

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Another Extreme Ski Jumper

IMG_4249, originally uploaded by Markus Solberg.

This is a shot of the same skiier as below again in mid-air flying over the rocks.

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Extreme Skiing Cliff Jumper

IMG_4329, originally uploaded by Markus Solberg.

This extreme skiier flies of a cliff.

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Contemplating the Drop -- Wasatch Mountains

Contemplating the Drop -- Wasatch Mountains, originally uploaded by Mountain Hardwear.

A skiier tries to decide wether or not to take the plunge down this steep back-country run.

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Skiing in Fresh Powder

Teysachaux, originally uploaded by <<<...Buddhamountain....

A nice picture from above of a skiier gliding through fresh power somewhere in Switzerland.

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Skiier in Fresh Powder

Powder, originally uploaded by tysonnutt.

This guy's ripping through fresh powder on his skis.

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Skiier Jon Olsson Inverted Trick

Jon Olsson, originally uploaded by JMaloney.

Skiier Jon Olsson pulls a partially inverted trick off a ski jump.

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Extreme Skiing Steamboat Springs Colorado

Skiing Steamboat, CO, originally uploaded by aidan1923.

Extreme skiier on Steamboat Spring in Colorado jumps off a cliff with the Yampa Valley in the background.

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Martin Schlienger Method To Fakie

Method To Fakie, originally uploaded by elements_rider.

Snowboarder Martin Schlienger method to fakie big air.

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Rene Schnoller Pivot to Fakie

pivot To fakie, originally uploaded by rudography.com.

Snowboarder Rene Schnöller on the BIG 3 thing in Sölden.

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Jeroen Smallegange Blunt to Fakie

Blunt to fakie, originally uploaded by PP de Meijer.

Snowboard rider jeroen smallegange pulls a Blunt to Fakie. I've got my fingers crossed that I'm getting the terminology right. I'm a skiier myself but I love snowboard photography just as much as ski photography. Hopefully you one plankers will forgive my ignorance if I make some mistakes. Or even better, post a comment to correct me if I get myself in trouble. Maybe I'll even learn something!

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WSSF Snowboard Half Pipe Air

WSSF half pipe, originally uploaded by Yo, its Kirb bizzle.

Bright yellow snowboard rider catches big air of the half pipe at a contest on Whistler Mountain.

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Burton Snowboards Founder Jake Burton

jake burton bajando, originally uploaded by fitophoto.

Jake Burton Carpenter is an American snowboarder and cofounder along with Nate Brott of Burton Snowboards. He grew up in Cedarhurst, New York.

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