How are aerials jumps scored?
B · Beginner · Moguls and aerials · 4 of 6Judges score each aerials jump on air (20 per cent), form (50 per cent) and landing (30 per cent). That score is multiplied by the jump's degree of difficulty to give the jump total. A round may count one jump, the sum of two or the best of two. Ties are broken first by the score without the degree of difficulty.
How it works
- Air: 20 per cent; take-off and height.
- Form: 50 per cent; body position and precision in the air.
- Landing: 30 per cent.
- Multiplier: the degree of difficulty (DD) of the jump.
- Round score: one jump, a sum or a best of two, by format.
- Ties, first: score recalculated without DD.
- Ties, then: better form, then better landing.
- Still tied: the lower DD ranks better.
The glossary has the aerials, the air, form and landing, the form, the degree of difficulty, the DD and the twisting double.
Tricky cases
Why does a lower DD win a final tie-break?
Because the same score from an easier jump means it was done better.
Who sets DD values?
The FIS chart; new jumps need FIS committee approval and a DD.
Is a lost ski on landing a DNF in aerials?
It is judged in the landing score.
Are the scores rounded?
They are cut to two decimals, while DD values are shown as they are.
Why the rule exists
Multiplying by difficulty rewards bold jumps, but form counts most, so a clean easier jump can beat a messy hard one. The tie-breaks favour the better-performed jump.
Where it differs
| Where | What changes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Aerials | Air 20, form 50, landing 30 | ICR 4110 |
| Moguls | Turns 60, air 20, speed 20 | ICR 4206 |
| Aerials team and synchro | Separate rules | ICR 4600, 4700 |
From the rule book
FIS, ICR Book VI: Snowboard / Freestyle / Freeski / Ski Cross (edition June 2026), rules 4008, 4110, 4111, 4112.1 and 4115.2. Checked 14 October 2026. Official documents: the FIS ICR and the FIS judges' handbooks, updated each season.