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Mattylovesthewindchill 
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 Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 12:53 AM
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Ive rode the superpipe at cooper a week before it hosted the grand prix (olympic qualifers). Its alot harder and scarier than it looks, 30ft walls
30ft? not a chance son. Copper's early season pipe was 22, for the grand prix. They dont have a 22ft pipe cutter so pretty soon after they had to give it back to Snowmass and go back to 18.
I find a 22ft pipe much easier to ride than an 18 as the tranny is much longer and smoother, so if you eat it at the top, you slide into the middle, rather than slamming onto the flat.
At the minute Brecks pipe is regarded as the best in colorado. |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 08:24 AM
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At the minute Brecks pipe is regarded as the best in colorado.
Correct... so smoooooooooooooooth... I think they only got their new dragon this year though. |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 05:24 PM
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I didn't measure it myself just asked one of the park guys and he said it was a 30 ft pipe, was probally including the jump with that. I didn't rotate out of the lip best I could manage was s couple grabs.
It's the most intense thing in snowboarding I think and you can see why Americans dominate pipe with having so many available to them |
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malabu22
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 06:18 PM
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| i duno man, u wouldn't really compete and be throwing big tricks down on that level unless you were a pro anyway so by then you would be used to it, I don't think it's a mata of how many pipes they got i think it's the support they get and sponsorship etc. |
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Kat
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 06:41 PM
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First post: Oct 11, 2004
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| Having more pipes will make it more accessible, thereby allowing riders to be better and attract the sponsorship and cash that takes them further. If a rider didn't have a local pipe it's unlikely they'd get hooked up with sponsorship as quickly/easily as someone who has a pipe on their doorstep |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 07:16 PM
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Kat wrote:
Having more pipes will make it more accessible, thereby allowing riders to be better and attract the sponsorship and cash that takes them further. If a rider didn't have a local pipe it's unlikely they'd get hooked up with sponsorship as quickly/easily as someone who has a pipe on their doorstep
not exactly because look at our homegrown star jenny jones, She's queen of slopestyle and i can't say i've seen many big air slopes around the UK, Infact the only consistent US rider to be up there in the medals in pro events is shaun white who to be fair is in a league of his own, But there's other ways to train for example skating and surfing helps some of the fundamentals alot of pro boarders are skaters and tackle big air vert.
It's easier to get sponsorship because it's america, Everything is sponsoring something in america and the market is huge. But i think you give too much credit to the US, all in all they are pretty dissapointing when you think of the opportunities they have over other countries, We whooped canada the rest of europe and US in luge on a track we never even trained on until we got there so the skill is in the beholder not the supplier. |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 07:29 PM
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malabu22 wrote:
not exactly because look at our homegrown star jenny jones, She's queen of slopestyle and i can't say i've seen many big air slopes around the UK, Infact the only consistent US rider to be up there in the medals in pro events is shaun white who to be fair is in a league of his own,
Yeah Jenny Jones had to travel and live in a country with the right conditions and facilities.
I'm with Kat on this one. Your argument does not stand up at all. |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 07:44 PM
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| looking forward to a great park and pipe in Mayrhofen next week. Oakley Jib-Vid comp is on so the park should be pristine....bring it on!! |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 08:44 PM
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the pipe at MK was payed for by MTV for a event they where having. but the price of the up keep etc meant there was an extra charge to ride the pipe.
If i remember the pipe wasn't used that much anwyay.
There just isn't the call for a indoor pipe in the country to make it profitable, and at the end of the day the snowdome; xscape etc are business and have to make a profit. |
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malabu22
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Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 08:56 AM
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Rabbitboy wrote:
the pipe at MK was payed for by MTV for a event they where having. but the price of the up keep etc meant there was an extra charge to ride the pipe.
If i remember the pipe wasn't used that much anwyay.
There just isn't the call for a indoor pipe in the country to make it profitable, and at the end of the day the snowdome; xscape etc are business and have to make a profit.
yeah but i think alot of domes don't have as much support from the governing bodies of the sport to make improvement, You can tell that in terms of quality chill factore is in a league of it's own and will never really fall short in supplying new facilities because they are funded by lottery and the governing bodies, There isn't a huge demand for a pipe no but until a few years ago there wasn't really a demand for domes either it was mostly dry slopes and now domes play a big part in hosting many comps and training etc.
As for the jenny jones thing, yea she moved to another country to follow it up because the facilities are obviously better, But it's all good having the facilities but you've still gota have some skill to beat the best every week, How do you explain us taking gold in the luge then because the luge facilities are practically none existant compared to the facilities for boardin/ski in the uk. |
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kieren24
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Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 09:07 AM
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How do you explain us taking gold in the luge then because the luge
I put most of that down to the fact there is little skill involved... it's all about the start... and we have a start track in Bristol... |
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Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 09:29 AM
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lez_s wrote:
I learnt in a superpipe. The first time I dropped in I nearly killed my self.
Ditto. Riding it nearly every day for a few weeks all I ever managed was about 6ft of air and a 5 on the last hit once. Pipe is nails. |
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malabu22
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Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 09:30 AM
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kieren24 wrote:
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How do you explain us taking gold in the luge then because the luge
I put most of that down to the fact there is little skill involved... it's all about the start... and we have a start track in Bristol...
little skill, LITTLE SKILL! I don't even have to say anything about that comment you already know it was stupid, Do i have to remind you what happened on the same track at the olympics. |
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siany
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Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 09:43 AM
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| is it just me or did we not win gold in the luge? the german's did? |
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Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 09:47 AM
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I think it takes a little more skill to win gold at theolympics lol
I know alot of it is your own ability but I'm sure there are some people who have never tried pipe and would be great at it. The pipe isn't for everyone and there's only a handful of pro snowboarders who do well on both the slopestyle and pipe comps. I personelly prefer slopestyle to pipe as it looks more natural and style |
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