The misty flip is an off-axis backside 540° rotation performed in freestyle sports such as freeskiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, inline skating[1] or trampolining.
Unlike in acrobatic disciplines where athletes remain in the same plane in space during the trick, the backside 540 rotation and off axis spin are combined.
In order to perform a misty flip, a person must throw their shoulder down to their left or right side, commencing a spin while their head and body invert to an up-side down position.
However, because the misty flip is performed on a straight jump, it is further distinguished from a McTwist because the rider lands backwards following the 540 rotation.
The misty flip was published in Blunt Magazine Volume 3.1 circa 1994, performed by Ali Goulet, photographed by Rob Mcconaughy of Kingpin Productions who also put the trick in his movie “Caffeine”