snoskier Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 (edited) Ok I finally figured out how to post pictures... Pic of the halfpipe from the chair... Thats a lot of snow.... Someone dropping in... Shot from up top ... Another shot from up top... Fun day ... Edited March 3, 2008 by snoskier Quote
method9455 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 It looks a lot better in these shots than the ones posted up from the first day, the walls are smooth, and its fairly straight. It is short but I've always said I'd rather fewer hits on a better pipe than more on crappy long one. It looks a little narrow but it is hard to tell with the wall height, I dunno. Narrow is fine if you pro (actually a little preferable I think) but it is harder, you have less time between walls. I always find that is the thing that screws me up in a pipe, you land a trick and then you are heading for the new wall and starting the transition already, a wider pipe is slower but you can setup better which is good if you are trying to learn. Looks good though, if it looks good next weekend I might come up and visit I need to see how far the drive is from delaware, it might be a bit too much for a day trip. Quote
Ski Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 It looks a lot better in these shots than the ones posted up from the first day, the walls are smooth, and its fairly straight. It is short but I've always said I'd rather fewer hits on a better pipe than more on crappy long one. It looks a little narrow but it is hard to tell with the wall height, I dunno. Narrow is fine if you pro (actually a little preferable I think) but it is harder, you have less time between walls. I always find that is the thing that screws me up in a pipe, you land a trick and then you are heading for the new wall and starting the transition already, a wider pipe is slower but you can setup better which is good if you are trying to learn. Looks good though, if it looks good next weekend I might come up and visit I need to see how far the drive is from delaware, it might be a bit too much for a day trip. Method, you should find a way to make money off your pipe knowledge. Just a thought. Quote
method9455 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 Method, you should find a way to make money off your pipe knowledge. Just a thought. I love pipe, it is dieing though becuase you need two things most park riders don't have. A stiff freeriding style board with a race tune, and skill at holding an edge on ice. If I see a kid air above the deck of a pipe and come back in, I respect that a lot more than a spin onto a rail, it is just so difficult. One of my biggest problems at first two was the perspective change, if you try to leave the lip of a pipe with your head above your feet you will no land, you have to transition to horizontal and make the wall your floor, the horizon shifts to the edge of the pipe and its just really trippy. I used to always try to come off standing up and it doesn't work that way. As for making money on it, I know enough to talk about it and probably even to build one, but I'm not going to make a career out of it. On the other hand I've thought of a few tools that would make it easier for them to do it well that I might build after I become an engineer. Quote
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