Rushing down the top of the ice slope, entering the irregular snow zone.
The snow particles swept in by the wind have long frozen into countless cent-like hard packs, Li Younan’s gaze scanned far ahead, his body already reacting in advance.
As he plunged into the irregular snow formation, the snowboard began to violently jolt and sway, the impact force rushing along the board straight to his spine.
His knees and ankles flexed and extended like high-performance shock absorbers, absorbing the impact layer by layer, while his core kept his upper body stable. The snowboard continuously bounced and turned among the hard snow packs, carving a route of incessantly adjusted zigzags.
Ahead, a massive snow mound sculpted by the wind abruptly blocked the route center — to evade it would an veering into a denser pile of rocks on the right.
The speed was too fast, leaving no retreat.
The following coach and Chen Rui, who was watching the entire scene via drone, both held their breath in anxiety.
What happened next left them both stunned.
Li Younan’s instincts kicked in instantly; right before hitting the snow mound, his body leaned back sharply, while his legs powered up, lifting the snowboard.
The tip precisely hit the highest point of the mound, using it to propel himself airborne.
Ti seed to slow at that mont; his field of vision widened dramatically, revealing below the treacherous rocks and even steeper slope.
There was no fancy aerial spin, driven purely by instinct: twisting his waist, tucking his legs, leaning forward to ensure the tip was steadily aid towards the sole safe hard snow slope beyond the mound.
"Bang!" A heavy landing sound exploded.
The impact compressed his knees suddenly, the snowboard trembled violently on the hard snow, yet the edges gripped the surface firmly.
Without any pause, utilizing the montum and slope from the descent, his body surged forward, once more cutting into high-speed descent.
The coach couldn’t help but shout: "Damn, aweso!"
Chen Rui let out a small breath.
As it neared the end, the trail narrowed, threading into the woods.
Under the shaded areas, ice layers lurked beneath the powder snow, tree shadows disorient guiding the eyes, yet the speed was never reduced — the narrow trail called for even more precision.
A concealed snow cornice suddenly appeared at the turn’s heart, as Li Younan pressed the snowboard’s tip down, his front foot suddenly felt void beneath it, his body abruptly sank.
In the blink of an eye, his rear foot powered out, shoulder and hips counter-twisting to reclaim the center of gravity, yet this ti, the sensation of imbalance ignited muscle mory.
System-enhanced muscle mory.
Harnessed by the powerful twisting force and the cornice edge’s arc, he explosively shot upward at nearly impossible angles!
A rapid, low side flip — not for flair, purely a last-minute terrain-driven instinctive reclaiming of control.
The world spun around, the snowboard briefly disengaging from the snow surface, completing the twist mid-air, the tip re-aid at the narrow snowy path below.
"Boom!" With the entire weight and rotational montum, the snowboard crashed heavily into the untouched deep powder snow beneath the cornice, stirring a massive snow fog.
The impact was astounding, yet the landing was precise, the deep powder absorbed most of the force.
Without hesitation, using the powder snow’s resistance for brief speed control, his body leaned forward again, the tip piercing the snow wave, smoothly exiting the woods, rging into the broad interdiate trail below.
The wind still roared, from the cable car so amazed individuals pointed this way, many were filming already, now all caras were zeroed in on Li Younan.
Li Younan didn’t look back, rely adjusted his breathing, the snowboard etched into the freshly packed snow.
As the forward slope gradually leveled, at a suitable spot, Li Younan completed the check-in task, gently braking with one foot, snow fog raised up, the senior coach followed down, giving him a thumbs up.
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