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HALFPIPE TIPS

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skimad432
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i got some solid advice on grabbing from some of you guys , wondering if anyone can offer me up some halfpipe advice , basically on just how to be able to enter with speed and boost
Dec 4 2001 5:17PM
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gordo
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one of the most important things is to pump the transitions. the other is have your bases flat against the snow.
Dec 4 2001 5:18PM
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Boards
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yeah man don't cut into the wall with your edges when u go up just take it flat. for entering take with whatever speed u wish then there r 2 ways of entering:
1) prejump and land on the tranny then go across
2) abosrb the top and drop into the tranny

just make sure u don;t miss the tranny and land in the flats
Dec 4 2001 5:28PM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,011
something that helped me go big out of the pipe was
1. if you do not live in the east coast where the halfpipes are pure ice - do so immediately

2. find yourself some old skis

3. rip the edges out of one of the outside edges of the skis from the toe piece of the binding down

4. go at the wall with a lot of speed and keep your legs strong while going up the wall and just soar into the sky.

Darryl Hunt
aka - highschool

~Phunkin' Phat Phreerider~
Dec 4 2001 6:17PM
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Skier10322
Posts: 2170 - Karma: 145
The thing that helped me more than anything was you gotta keep your arms out in front of you so your weight is well centered. Look at Philou when he skis across the bottom of the 1/2 pipe and do that.

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Dec 4 2001 8:00PM
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Pipe_Munky
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sweet darryl but why take the edges off?
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Dec 4 2001 8:37PM
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Freestyla_01
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im guessing so u dont catch ur edges while learning, then get afraid to ride the pipe, from fear of slamming into the walls, going pretty fast.
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Dec 4 2001 9:29PM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,011
actually - you know how i always break my twins, well my backup skis are 10 year old head skis that don't like park skiing. So all this year it slowly fell apart, and the majority of the time it had no edges, so I was skiing on edgeless skis like.....everyother week this winter. And when you have an icy pipe with no edges you can't be sitting back at all and you can't carve up the pipe wall because your skis will just wash out from underneith you and you'll either slam into the wall or fly out of the pipe and land on your back.....so it teaches you how to have very good balance comming up the wall at high speeds and not dumping the speed - which makes you go big.

Darryl Hunt
aka - highschool

~Phunkin' Phat Phreerider~
Dec 4 2001 9:40PM
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dude_le_skibum
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man i'm catchin about 6 feet of air off the pipe. but i saw guys goin the same speeed and poppin 12 + what the trick ?
Dec 4 2001 10:02PM
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123ski
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6 feet is awesome, i am lucky with 6 inches, jk i dont know how big i hav gotten, not to good but my resort is going to have 2 superpipes this year instead of 1 pipe that got groomed once the whole season



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Dec 4 2001 10:05PM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,011
he's probably really good at working the transitions. you can go super big if you 'pump' the walls.

Darryl Hunt
aka - highschool

~Phunkin' Phat Phreerider~
Dec 4 2001 10:12PM
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dude_le_skibum
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its on tele...

www.geocities.com/dudeskibum

but ehh. when you mean pump the transi, you absorb ???
Dec 4 2001 10:22PM
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mammothpunks
Posts: 5724 - Karma: 372
#1 - move somewhere with 18 foot superpipe
#2 - go faster that you ever have before
#3 - depending on how over/undervert the halfpipe is, pop near the top
#4 - go huge
ive only busted about 11feet out but willie 'the one hit wonder' can bust it out huger - also try following someone who can boost out - it will make it so you keep your speed and dont pus out
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Dec 4 2001 10:28PM
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Drail
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I can't wait to ski some superpipes this winter. I wanna hit up Tremblant's on a regular basis. I can get 12-15ft out of an 10-11ft pipe, so i figure i can get about 20ft out of the Tremblant pipe if I ski it enough to know how to press the right buttons.

Darryl Hunt
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Dec 4 2001 10:35PM
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Big_Willy
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 6
Watching the peeps at HN really helped me. I tried to follow there lines as best I could, really improved my pipe riding.
Dec 4 2001 10:49PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Stay strong and let the walls do the work.

Your drop in is the key to big air.

Start with your skis parallel to the lip of the pipe. (can be straightlining)

Pop up, and throw your bodyweight over the lip of the pipe.

Land on the vert in a tucked position.

Extend legs when crossing transition, point skis at point on other wall.

NO SPEED DUMP

Stay strong in the legs, extending as you cross the other transition.

DOn't move in the vert, rocket out of pipe.

When you feel the zero gravity point, throw your grab in and hold for glory.

Wave at friends and celebrate.

Repeat on other wall.

In my opinion.


Drunk, hooked on crack, lying in the gutter curled around my skis in the fetal position wearing nothing but the head of a chicken suit.

Damn I hate fall.
Dec 5 2001 10:19AM
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Canadian_kicker
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sorry, ok whats ' pump the wall'? and whats a transition?
I rule
Dec 5 2001 10:57AM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,419
Pumping the wall means to extend the leg in the wall .
thi way, you are fully extended at the takeoff so you get more air, plus the power of your leg give you extra air.
transition is between the vert and the flat..
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Dec 5 2001 11:16AM
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quebecfreestyler
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Another good thing when you want to do Huge Alley oops is to 'carve' into the wall and use all the other technique Doug mentionned, this way, you'll spin the alley-oop without havng to think about winding up.

And for grabs, wait to be in the air before 'pumping' the grab. so you'll be able to get air.
If you rush it when your skis are on the snow, you position will not be good at the takeoff, so you wont get a max of air...
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Dec 5 2001 11:20AM
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jsof9
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i've got a halfpipe question for people:::why do you think it is that rollerbladers, skateboarders and bmx riders can go in a halfpipes that dont face downhill, while all snow halfpipes go down the mountain? do you think skiers could maintain speed in a halfpipe like skaters use? because that would be pretty cool to be able to do half pipe runs based on time limits, rather than when you get to the bottom you're done.
Dec 5 2001 11:24AM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,419
It would not be possible since snow slow us down too much... maybe if we could have a super duper extra mega fast wax and ski on no resistence snow, it would be possible... Berings that are used on those bikes, skates and skates have a really low resistance.
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Dec 5 2001 11:27AM
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Drail
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ya, if you put skateboard trucks on your skis than you probably would be able to ski in a vert ramp.

Darryl Hunt
aka - highschool

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Dec 5 2001 4:22PM
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jesus041
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 42
I think going up the wall at an angle is easier. You need more speed, but its easier.
If you try to hit it staight on like a 1/4 pipe then you lose a lot of speed, and it just doesnt feel right.
Dec 5 2001 5:11PM
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dooner
Posts: 4796 - Karma: 75
some advice taht have helped me bust huge is to approach the wall and take off on a flatski, without using your edge at all, like someone previously siad. a snowboarder also told me that if you envision yourself on flatland when you are at the lip and adjust your weight accordingly, you can go huge.
Dec 6 2001 7:58PM
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jizack
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The Beatles are the coolest,
Paul is the Walrus



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Dec 7 2001 9:47AM
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Reed.
Posts: 4489 - Karma: 272
blang blang!!




THAT IS WHACK!!!


LD CREW
Dec 7 2001 1:11PM
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jizack
Posts: 2486 - Karma: 16
skifreeordie is way cool, he knows how to keep it real, just cause he knows about the beatles



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Dec 7 2001 1:57PM
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jizack
Posts: 2486 - Karma: 16
so you think so, what else do you know about the beatles



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Dec 7 2001 3:22PM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,419
why doe this thread is int the unity magasine section???
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Dec 7 2001 10:08PM
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Co-Flow
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I was wondering the same thing......huh?


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Dec 7 2001 11:06PM
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Prins
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 49
Actuly I can boost about 10-15 feet out of my non super 10 foot half pipe. So You can go huge even if you don't have the pipe. Just haul ass into it. Drop in (this takes alot of practice so that when you go like 30 mph you don't die on the bottom) and the make sure to keep your edges in the whole way up the wall. In the half pipe if you want to keep a good flow you need to use your edges because if you don't it's up and down with no float. Anyone can go big going up and down. Try gettting like 10 feet out while floating about 6-7 feet down the fall line. Something else fun is to try to float up the hill. I went one foot once. It's super hard.

-Paul
Dec 8 2001 12:48AM
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Big_Willy
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 6
The key is finding the best angle to launch at, to straight up and your fucked, too horizontal and your fucked.
Dec 8 2001 9:18AM
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Be@stco@st
Posts: 159 - Karma: 19
bump
Oct 12 2012 10:30PM
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Puns
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so many claims and good tips
Oct 12 2012 10:46PM
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RubberSoul
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haha yep

let me say right now that i have huge respect for good pipe skiers... i'm pretty legit at most aspects of skiing but people who boost in the pipe.....i can't even wrap my head around it. im garbage at it and i just wanna say PROPS dudes
Oct 12 2012 11:52PM
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