The video teaches 11 fundamental tricks for freestyle skiing, including:
1. Popping (jumping) and proper technique
2. Spreading (a fundamental trick to develop patience)
3. Skiing switch (backwards) and turning
4. 180s (rotating 180 degrees)
5. 360s (rotating 360 degrees)
6. Nose butters (a trick involving the nose of the ski)
7. Switch 180s (rotating 180 degrees while skiing backwards)
8. Tail butters (a trick involving the tail of the ski)
9. 50-50 box slides (sliding on a box with both skis)
10. Box slides to switch (sliding on a box and switching direction)
11. Box lights to switch (a more advanced trick involving rotation and switching direction)
The video provides step-by-step instructions, tips, and demonstrations to help learners master these fundamental tricks and progress in freestyle skiing.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The first trick to learn on skis is how to jump, which requires a technique called "popping".
2. To pop, one should have a short but efficient movement, without sitting down too deep.
3. It's better to leave the noses of the skis in the snow when popping.
4. When practicing popping, it's essential to have the right timing, with the toes touching the end of the jump.
5. As one gets more comfortable with popping, they can gradually increase the size of the jumps.
6. To ski switch, one needs to stand with their feet shoulder-width apart, with their body weight centered between them.
7. To turn while skiing switch, one should look over their outside shoulder and shift their weight onto the other foot.
8. The "spready" trick involves developing patience and relaxing after popping.
9. To do a 180, one should wind up, pop, and rotate, keeping their arms and upper body still.
10. To do a 360, one should keep looking in the direction they're spinning and avoid rushing or trying to pull up their legs.
11. When landing a 180, it's essential to land perpendicular to the landing.
12. To do a switch 180, one should start on the upper ledges, with the same side edges, to reduce the risk of the inside ski catching an edge.
13. To do a tail butter, one should combine a switch 180 with leaning back and lifting the toes up.
14. To do a nose butter, one can start by practicing while standing still, then progress to doing it while skiing.
15. To do a 50-50 on a box, one should pop properly on and off the box, with their feet shoulder-width apart.
16. To do a box slide to switch, one should wind up, pop, and rotate, landing perpendicular to the box.
17. To do a box light, one should approach the box with the side of the box straight in between their legs, rotate on, and set it off in the opposite direction.
18. The "box essentials" include approaching the box with the side straight in between the legs, rotating on, and setting it off in the opposite direction.
19. It's essential to focus on one feature or skill at a time when learning box essentials.
20. The 11 first tricks to learn on skis are: popping, spready, 180, 360, switch 180, tail butter, nose butter, 50-50, box slide to switch, box light, and box slide to forwards.