Controls

Controls and Trick Inputs

Official keyboard, mobile, and controller binds, plus how trick inputs, the Tricks toggle, and landings fit together.

Controls and Trick Inputs

Official keyboard, mobile, and controller binds, plus how trick inputs, the Tricks toggle, and landings fit together.

The Roblox listing prints the control list. Extra prompts show up when you stand at a stall. Trick names beyond the input buttons live in the in-game Tricks tab, so this page does not invent a full trick dictionary.

Movement, jump, and camera

Action Keyboard Mobile Controller
Ski / steer W A S D or arrow keys On-screen controls Left stick
Jump Space Jump button A
Camera / first person Scroll wheel Pinch Click the right stick
Trick Double-tap W, A, S, or D, or press Q or E Swipe the right side of the screen, or hold / double-tap jump D-pad or X

At a skin stand, gameplay footage shows E for buy and Q for gift. At the Skins & Crates platform, E is also described as the Crate Shop Open prompt. Q is a trick key in the air and a gift key at a stand, so look at the on-screen prompt before you press it.

Sportskeeda lists E as the general interact key. Use the prompt text if a stall disagrees with a generic bind.

How trick inputs are scored

Double-tap a direction, or use Q / E, after you have left the ground. Footage of clean landings shows stacked callouts such as FRONTFLIP +180 and SWITCH +270. Those are examples from a run, not a published list of every trick value.

The profile menu has a Tricks tab. Use that list for the names the current build actually recognizes. A Settings toggle labeled TRICKS defaults to on. Turning it off blocks trick inputs and leaves steering and jumping working. That is the practical fix when a double-tap keeps rotating you into a crash.

A short practice order

  1. Ski a straight section with only steer and camera.
  2. Jump a small lip with no trick input and land in the same direction you took off.
  3. Add one double-tap or one Q / E press, then recenter before the snow.
  4. Chain a second input only after the first landing is reliable.

Mouse Steering is off by default. Turning it on lets the mouse steer while A and D still work. Leave it off until the keyboard line feels predictable.

Landing tells

A clean touchdown can show a large perfect-landing bonus. A clumsy one shows BAD LANDING +0, which adds nothing and cuts the combo. Stop the rotation before the ground. The points already awarded for the takeoff do not require you to hold the trick all the way down.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SKI (ALPHA)?

SKI (ALPHA) is a free Roblox downhill skiing game by the SKΙ group. You ski a steep course, keep your speed, land tricks, race other players, and chase faster times. Crashing costs the run.

Do skins make you faster?

Most guides describe skins, trails, and crates as cosmetics, and one beginner guide says unlocks do not change the footing of a run. A separate pedestal writeup claims Banana! and Lightning include a +15% speed perk and disagrees on their rarity. Read the text on the stand in your current server before you treat any ski as a speed upgrade.

When can I ascend?

The level readout has been shown as 1, SURVIVOR, with LVL 100: ASCEND as the milestone. A player reply on a game clip also said to reach level 100 and ascend. TesterPensil is described as an unlock for ascending twice, at level 200. What Ascend pays out after the reset is not published, so do not assume a permanent stat bonus.

Is there a confirmed Discord invite?

Code writeups say new codes are shared in the game's Discord, and some say the game page links it. This wiki does not have a verified invite URL, so use the Roblox game page and the SKΙ community instead of an unverified invite.