Trick Skiing – Originally trick skiing meant the skier removed a ski (while skiing) and held it over their head, perhaps they’d do a side slide or two. Of course it’s way different now.
Trick skiers do many “toe hold” tricks, meaning they hold the rope in a foot (by a special harness) and do step-overs, jumps, etc. Some trick skiers perform flips. Points are awarded for the number and degree of difficulty of each trick. (Skiers must provide a list of tricks before they perform, each trick has a preset.) The skier has 20 seconds to perform as many tricks as possible, and is allowed two trick runs.