Winter X Games Tricks We Would Never, Ever Try, in GIFs

From the gravity-defying to the awe-inspiring.

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Since it’s inception in 1997 at Mountain Resort in Big Bear Lake, Calif., the Winter X Games have been a place for action sports athletes to showcase some of the most incredible stunts ever performed on the powder. Whether it be on skis, a snowboard, or even a snowmobile, the tricks seem to get crazier and crazier every season. This year, winter athletes from across the globe will once again flock to Aspen, Colo., the home of the competition since 2002, in hopes of outdoing one another to bring home the goods. In order to get you primed for the next three days of extreme action, we took a look back at some of the more daring moves ever pulled off. From Heath Frisby landing the first-ever front flip on a snowmobile in 2012 to Kelly Clark’s gold medal-winning frontside 1080 at the same games, check out these, Winter X Games Tricks We Would Never, Ever Try, in GIFs.

Written by Adam Silvers (@silversurfer103)

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Shaun White With the Frontside Double-Cork 1260

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Kay Turski Nails the Rail-to-540 Combo

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The Moores' Tandem Back Flip

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Mark McMorris Freezes Time With This Backside Double-Cork 1260

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Kelly Clark's Frontside 900

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The Flying Tomato's McTwist 1260

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Frisby Lands the First Front Flip

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Brown's Triple-Stitch Double Misty 1440

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Kelly Clark's Smooth Frontside 1080

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The Young Gun Earns His First X Gold

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Silje Norendal's Frontside Rodeo

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Joe Parsons Pulls Off the First "Gator Hater"

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E'Dollo's Insane Nose Butter Triple-Cork 1620

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Bleiler's Crippler 720 is Golden

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Horgmo's Gravity-Defying Switch Backside Triple-Cork 1440

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