Cory Pickos

[Horton]

Check out the SLO at 1:49 right after the flip. Tell me that is not cool.

 

 

[Horton]

[Horton]

can't have a Cory thread without this guy

 

[Horton]

@trickcoach needless to say your registration inspired me to post some old school tricks.

[trickcoach]

those SLO's were the best , Patrice event pushed it to SL5B adding a Stepover on the last 180 , this looked pretty rad ... dunno why they decided to put a ban on 1 foot ski lines ... need to look if I have a video of Flip Stepover from when I had it put in the books !

[Horton]

@trickcoach I have never exactly understood that trick.

 

[Horton]

for those who do not know who @trickcoach is

 

[skibackwards]

Always enjoy watching some old time trick runs. Amazing they could run 10000+ with very few flips. Now some guys have 6 flips and cannot run 10000. Also enjoy the variations and not the same six flips. Cory, Nick, and Patrice--GREAT.

 

[eleeski]

OK, Richelle needs to allow one footed stepover style SLO!

 

Cory has the most incredible mix of tricks. Flips, ski lines, pure spins and stepovers - all extremely difficult and impressive. His toes also mix blazing fast surface tricks, big wake tricks and huge toe steps. Wow!

 

He makes a good case for limiting flips as he showcases such trick diversity.

 

Patrice is incredible too. So smooth. I loved his toe fall - where he just bounced back up and kept going! Who needs a stinkin release!

 

Best posts ever @Horton !

 

Eric

[eleeski]

Nick is incredible too! So dominant and so skilled.

 

Flip to LB? Wow!

 

Eric

[bolizous]

Incredible balance and agility, really enjoyed watching

[swc5150]

Buford's Prostar would match Corey's polo shirt and shorts ;)

[h2onhk]

Last year i bought a used trick off ski it again. Pulled off the old front binding and found it was signed by Corey. Pretty cool.

[Chef23]

Why are tricks like SLO not allowed anymore. Both of them did some tricks that I am not sure what they are.

[Horton]

@Chef23 SLO is absolutely still a trick but there are no ski line tricks anymore with one foot off the ski

[Chef23]

Got it. Is there a reason for the no skiline tricks with a foot off?

[Horton]

I think in the beginning everybody was doing 1 foot off and then as they learned the tricks they started doing with two feet on the ski and the one foot off stuff just mostly became obsolete.

 

@trickcoach does that sound right to you?

[Cooper_Trelawney]

Awesome! First video...sweet 1987 Nautique. Also, much more impressive is the trick run by legendary Cory Pickos of 10,800 points. With only 1 flip! 30 years ago! Wow...

[Cooper_Trelawney]

Just watched the rest of the videos. All I can say is, Wow! There was, and always will be, some impressive skiing by the best in our sport!

[trickcoach]

 

[Jody_Seal]

 

[liquid d]

Cory sportin some old school ski gloves...ha

[fu_man]

As I pulled up the web page today I was thinking that the forums have been a little slow and boring lately. This stuff is really cool! This coming from a guy who used to only slalom. Trick skiing is fun.

 

A few years ago Horton would not have allowed this trick skiing smut on his website. Now he is promoting it.

[Horton]

@trickcoach that is insane!

[Chef23]

It is amazing how many tricks the high end trickers do in a pass. Particularly before they were doing flips. The hand passes of Corey & Patrice are amazing for the speed and smoothness of the tricks. The power in Nick's hand pass is crazy for the flips and ski line tricks.

[eleeski]

@Horton Regarding why nobody does stepover foot off style ski lines, AWSA rule 11.12 L "In ski line tricks, both feet must be on the ski". Stupid rule change with no reasonable justification that I heard of at the time it was changed. It made some really cool and fun tricks illegal. WLBB double step (SLBB by the old rules) was such a flash trick - as were all the stepover style ski lines.

 

More work for Richelle in repealing this?

 

Eric

[Horton]

Yea Richelle! Do whatever Eric says!

[gsm_peter]

Awesome videos. Thanks!!

[Nando]

Back to Cory, one of the most amazing things I saw him do was at a Nationals in the ‘80s. Just before the start of Open tricks, I was walking with a guy who knew him pretty well and here comes Cory using his trick ski like a platter to hold this huge burrito he was munching on. He stopped to talk a minute, as he finished it, then said he’d better get going and a few minutes later won the event. A little different prep than I’d imagined...

[Jetsetr]

Maybe that was the “secret” training! Chow down a monster burrito, make an awesome high scoring pass (so there wouldn’t be a runoff if tied) and make a dash to the Port O Let!

[Ed_Johnson]

I remember skiing at Cory's and at lunch time one day he ate like 3 large plates of spaghetti, and the Guy is skinny as hell. Man was I jealous.

 

[Edbrazil]

First Picture, from TV. Amazing they get his name wrong.

[andjules]

At about 0:14 into the 2nd Pickos video, he does a reverse toe wake O WRAP-IN. I'm not sure I've ever seen that before... I'm sure it wasn't long after that the TWLO was introduced: easier and far more points.

Judging by the shorts and maple leaf Mastercraft that segment is from the '79 world's in Toronto - first tournament I ever attended (spectator!)!

[dchristman]

@andjules Check out some of the amazing toe combos in this thread - you must have missed it:

https://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/11095/carlos-suarez-tricks

[dchristman]

Here's one of those one-footed SLO's at the end of his second pass - Cory 1983 Nationals. Note the boat:

[andjules]

@dchristman I had seen that Suarez video before but forgotten the WTO wrap-in. Awesome stuff.

 

Here's another good LeForestier clip (jump forward to 9:27):

[eleeski]

@dchristman I do like the boat!

[Chef23]

How many points were those 1983 runs worth. Cory moves so fast it looks like it is sped up.

[Edbrazil]

Back around 1964, Al Tyll put together about 18 tricks in one pass. Lots of overwhelmed judges who couldn't keep up with Al. He used to hand out annotated trick lists.

[dchristman]

@Edbrazil Speaking of Al Tyll, I saw he just passed away this August. May he rest in peace.

[6balls]

Not to take away from all of the high-points flips today...but I prefer to watch that old school tricking! Unique skill set for trick skiers pretty amazing stuff.

[Chef23]

I just counted and I had Corey for 18 tricks in run 1 and 21 in run 2. A few were repeat setup tricks. Crazy

[whitem71]

I think tricks was my favourite event to watch (and participate in) back in the 80’s because the flip was the big wow at the end. Sort of like building up to the final hurrah as the time ticks away - quick get the flip in before times up! The LO tricks just looked amazing too, really athletic and probably harder that the flips of today. Crazy tho how much time was wasted taking your foot in and out of the RTP mid run! Now the’re all strapped in and have separate skis for each pass! I’d like to see a bit of a shake up in tricks as the flips are making it a little boring and clinical now..