Attempting the Triple Backflip...

Alright big brother, we made it out to Austria. Yoo-hoo, how you feeling? Stoked. Look at this view. Look at that view. The days leading up dude, we've conquered the PAL, the DEV1620s, the Tailbutter 7s, and a pretty mediocre send on my end. But today, the sun was in full effect and the wind was under locking key, meaning it was prime conditions for the prime line. If you're new to Prime Park Sessions man, each year some of the world's best cat drivers, shapers, and mathematicians come together to build Europe's biggest jump line out in the Stubai Glacier. In the past, this thing has facilitated some of the biggest stunts ever thrown by the Homo Sapiens species and is home to more world's first than I can count. And considering I was up here with some of the best talent this planet has ever seen, it was safe to assume today was going to be no different. Oh, super long. It just sends you so big and forward. It's usually like the other way around. Well, I think so. All right, let's go. All right, boys, enjoy. Oh, man. All right, dude, let's hit the biggest jump in Europe right now. Oh, that's so good. Number two. Oh, that is deep. Wow. Number three, go slow. One case out of the three. I'll take it, dude. That was crazy. I'm alive. Oh, that was nuts. But what a beautiful jump, dude. Like, it doesn't send you super far out like some of the 9's features. It just pops you up so high, like minus the 9's hip. I think that's the highest I've ever popped. On any big boot, especially to get that out of the way on the first lap. Dude, I'm a happy freaking camper dog. Minus some of the 9's hits, that's the best jump I've ever hit in my life. Yeah, it was perfect. Oh, round two, baby. Get those sea legs ready to rumble. Oh, yeah. Oh, no better feeling. Oh, that was deep, too. Oh, I grabbed tail. There's like so much time. In the air. You can basically do whatever the frick you want, rubber ducky. Oh, that is just so wonderful. They're so perfect. Like, I don't even feel like I'm popping on them. The jump just boots you in the most perfect way. A lot of jumps, you got to kind of fight for that pop. But not with Prime, dude. Because Logan Paul shaped it. It's bye-bye, KSI. All the pros are setting their triple mission. I'm going to try 360, one rotation. A little bit spooked for it, depending on how deep I go on it. I think it'll be the biggest three I've ever done. Just got to set it so slow and so deep. What are you going for? Your version of chill, though, is usually a dub 18. So I don't think we're in the same ballpark here. See how it goes, buddy. Enjoy it. Oh, okay. Yeah, I guess we're going to try and do like a 90-foot 360 here. Oh, man. But I could have sent it so much deeper. It felt really good in the air. So we'll definitely go for it again and go a little bit faster. Dude, I'm a giddy boy. I haven't felt painless, consistent airtime like that in so long. The landing is so steep and soft here that it just feels like a graceful touch of an English muffin when you plant those twigs down. Barely got over the knuckle on that 360, so we'll try and go a little bit bigger this time. And yeah, break the record on my biggest 360 ever, I guess. You going dub 7 again? Dub 10. Dub 10, nice. Yeah, let's go. All right, buddy, enjoy. Ready? Yeah, buddy. While he goes for a dub 10, we'll keep it at 3 here. That was big. Oh my goodness, Juan. Juan.com. Yeah. Did you hold that at 7 or go to 9? 7. Yeah, that was beautiful. Your 7-axis is unbeatable. With my mission set and done for the morning, Juho and Juan were only getting started. Back at the top, they were teeing up for only their fifth hit on the prime line and were already eyeing up back-to-back triple court 1440s. For the layman out there, that involves chucking your body 80 kilometers an hour off a 90-foot jump all while completing three flips while simultaneously spinning four full rotations. Dude, it's nuts to think this exact trick was a part of a set list that could earn you an X Games gold eight years ago, but today it's just a fifth-run warm-up hit. Word on the street is back-to-back triples? Yeah. All right, boys. Back-to-back trips. Get it, dawg. Juho clocking. Yeah, run it up, Juan. Coming in, trip 1440. Oh, yeah, dude. Yeah, boys. No, I landed like on my... You still went for it, man. Yeah, I kind of over-rotated as well. It's all you, brother. Lock in, dawg. Get it done and dusted. Run it. How does it feel? Good, yeah. It's good to, like, commit it and ride away from it. Trip 14? Yes, sir. Get it, buddy. Trip backflip. Oh, my God. I didn't know you're going triple backflip. Bro, it was massive. Man, I kid you not. I have the best job in the entire world. I think that's the only time I've ever seen a trip 14 to a trip backflip. I don't know if that line's ever been done. That's insane. Even though that was probably the heaviest airline I've ever seen with my own two eyes, Juho still wasn't finished. Uh, what are you thinking, man? What are you thinking for the next couple of laps here? Uh, I think I'll do a couple more trip 14s, then I'll do a couple dock 14s, then we should go for a trip 18. Triple cork 1800, rubber ducky. This thing involves three flips while simultaneously spinning five full freaking rotations. You can think of it as adding another 360 into the triple cork 1440s we've been seeing from Juho and Pawn, or you can also think about it as adding in another flip into a double cork 1440 like the ones Juho was practicing up earlier. Again, if you're new to the sport, dude, I apologize for all the mathematic trigonometry nonsense. This is just how skiers try to put the absolutely inhumane stunts they accomplish into the English language. My goodness gracious! Switch 16! All right, Juho, we saw some big trip 14s, a triple backflip, a couple of wrapped up duck 1440s. How are you feeling? I think I'm going for the trip 18. You're ready? I am, yeah. Word on the street is this will be the quote-unquote biggest stunt you've ever thrown on a pair of skis. Yeah, it is. Dude, it is all you, brother. Yes, sir. We're on it. Triple cork 18! Oh no! No way! Yes, sir! Oh my goodness! Are you okay? I am, yeah. How did it feel? Great. That was insane. I think I have to do it again. Yeah? Yeah. All right. Trip 18 machine, dude. Juho dropping in for the triple cork 1800. Second try and I swear to God, I'm reading a textbook, buddy. That was so sick. Felt nice? Yeah, decent. I would say premium. I would say decent. Now, while Juho went on to keep his humility in check, Juan headed up back to the drop in to cook up something large. All right, we got Juho on the trip 18. Yeah. You're feeling a switch trip 16. Exactly. First one this season. Back to math class, honey. Switch triple cork 1620. You're taking your body off the 90-foot jump backwards, then completing three flips while simultaneously spinning four and a half rotations. Juan hasn't chucked this stunt since last year, but after a few practice hits in the AM, apparently his adrenal glands gave him the green light. Yeah, buddy! Running Juan while coming in. Switch triple cork 1620. Oh, dude! Yes! That was massive! I felt slow on the takeoff, man. It's kind of worth it. No, man. You pulled around that last five and it looked so floaty. Thank you. Was it worth it? Was the trip 18 worth it? Definitely. Yep.