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'''Freeskiing''', or '''Newschool skiing''' is a specific type of [[alpine skiing|skiing]]. It is a subset of [[Freestyle skiing]], although many participants view it as a separate sport and do not refer to it as freestyle. The sport does not require participants to compete, but there are competitive events available at every level of the sport. There are currently two Olympic freeskiing events, [[Superpipe]] and [[Slopestyle]]. These events make up two of the four Olympic freestyle skiing events.

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===Backcountry===

Any skiing outside the prepared or marked trails is referred to as backcountry or off-[[piste]] skiing. This form of skiing is probably the most mortally dangerous (depending on where and how you do it) because

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of the high speeds, large drops (sometimes with hidden rocks in the landing), and [[avalanche]]s. This type of skiing has been banned in certain areas of the world because of chances of injury and/or death.<ref>http://www.skiingforever.com/off-piste/</ref> Backcountry skiers consist of both newschool skiers who perform tricks off various terrain features, and oldschoolers as well.

===Park===

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*[[Torin Yater-Wallace]]

*[[C. R. Johnson]]

*[[Steve Stept]]

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