Thread: Ligare's 100 Foot Front Flip

Originally Posted by Ottime

Regardless, he nailed it. Or does that mean different things to different people as well. Damn imprecise language. FKNA. That works.

I think nailed it is appropriate.

He nailed his landing exactly how intended.

Lawn dart?

^^^ no that would be that ~250'ish, backward rotating, meat toss, that what's his name landed on his head.

Jamie P ^^^^^^ anyone that's bitching about the semantics of this MASSIVE front flip needs to either put up or STFU.

at least he didn't wave his arms

Mike Leake, freeride coach at Grand Targhee, had a vid of him doing a 100 foot front flip to his feet on here a few years ago. He broke both skis and his knee when it sunk into his helmet. He skied away, then had surgery. It appears Ligare has submitted his thesis in teton gravity research and walked away with an A.

Nailed it!

FKNA.

Agreed. Semantics. No matter how you say/word it, That was the shit!

Didn't any of you Cats watch TGR's One For the Road...? Todd's flip is part of the opening and the first chapter of this movie has to be one of the best ever... He and Griffin Post facking killed it in the opening...! Todd skis through a chute at mach looney that could not have been any wider than 2 foot... He and Mac to me right now are untouchable (although Eric H is right there)...!

Pretty much my favorite animal...

that zone has been going off over the last few years ,and stickin big landings will catch up with you,imo a backslap landings is less likely to give you 5 bulging disc's in neck and back.

Dub stomp ftw!

Wasn't that clip in One for the Road?

Originally Posted by Undertow

Didn't any of you Cats watch TGR's One For the Road...? Todd's flip is part of the opening and the first chapter of this movie has to be one of the best ever... He and Griffin Post facking killed it in the opening...! Todd skis through a chute at mach looney that could not have been any wider than 2 foot... He and Mac to me right now are untouchable (although Eric H is right there)...!

Exactly what I was thinking. The movie came out almost a year ago and everyone is just seeing this now.

WATCH ONE FOR THE ROAD!!!

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

To me, on 100+ ft airs, landing the way he did is equal to a stomp to the feet on a small 20 foot air. Therefore, I say he stomped the shit out of that.

No he didn't "take it to his feet" or "p-tex the landing".....but generally, you can't. It's a different set of rules on airs that big.

This^

he stamped it?
the hip-stomp?
dub stomp? .

Bomp it? Back/Butt stomp

He Bomped the shit outa that 100 footer!

You faggots bitching about his landing have obviously never hucked anything over 10'.

Ahhh, TGR in the summer.

Originally Posted by 2FUNKY

You faggots bitching about his landing have obviously never hucked anything over 10'.

Ahhh, TGR in the summer.

Stop acting stupid.
Noones bitched about the way he landed nor said anything but FKNA.
OP used the wrong word to describe the landing, that's all.
It does not take anything away from anyone.
But stomp is still the wrong word to describe that landing.

Look seriously. 100 foot flip. Done sick and Hudge!

Flailed his arms.

Originally Posted by rabbit

Stop acting stupid.
Noones bitched about the way he landed nor said anything but FKNA.
OP used the wrong word to describe the landing, that's all.
It does not take anything away from anyone.
But stomp is still the wrong word to describe that landing.

As OP, I never described the landing.
I simply posted the vid.
You used the wrong words to describe my post.

Hudge! It must have felt like forever coming around so slowly unable to see the LZ!

Originally Posted by commonlaw

Flailed his arms.

I don't care who you are that shit is funny! Nicely played!

DIDN'T HOLD THE GRAB LONG ENOUGH

dbs:

Originally Posted by skieurmalade

I don't understand what you expect, but if it's a man just landing on his skis like a halfpipe trick then you'll be dreaming forever. Man has a certain limit in relation to airs like these. Those who take these things to their feet get lucky sometimes but typically it's a really dangerous idea due to the alignment of the spine with the impact (like landing a plane nose first). But I"m interested in knowing if you think someday we'll be taking 100 foot airs to your specs? IMO, if you ski out of a hundred foot air pretty soon after jumping off the damn thing then you stuck it.

Agreed. He hit that with big cliff style, took it to his back/side and skied away, alive and unhurt. You don't see people or pros sticking 100 footers...in most cases they're hut tubbing or doing what Todd did. And its badass.

I'm pretty sure that wasn't 100 feet.






More like 150. That was FUCKING BIIIG. Love that guy. He throws down so hard...

Originally Posted by adam

DIDN'T HOLD THE GRAB LONG ENOUGH

dbs:

FTW!

LOL

I have watched One For The Road about 20 times this summer. That shot with the way they segue in to it gives me so much anxiety anticipating it, and goosebumps every time he launches.

Been a fan ever since the Jackson segment in Re:Session.