Chads gap

Chad Zarinskas or something was the first one to attempt it therefore its named after him. Candide was the first to land it and he cork 7nd it. It is a 120 foot gap and is verrry large. Good luck! I beileve in you, only because of what happened say a year ago to those kids who killed it on the gap.

It's 120ft long. Read this article from Powder to learn why it's called Chad's:
http://www.powdermag.com/features/onlineexclusive/chads-gap/

good luck little johnny

Candide did a d-spin 720, not a cork. Not that it's a big deal...

Def was a D-spin, It was the jump and trick of the century, changed my life forever watching it in the theaters.

that gap justlooks so smooth. i prolly wont ever fornever ever in my life find it but it just looks so smooth.

word, I could give you directions. but sorry everyone about the d-spin thing, sooorrryyy.

well i dont wanna bash you, i want to wish you luck my friend


but smooth???

you must not know what your talking about.

Quoted from Powder Article:

"These days, if you are in the right circles or do your homework, you’ll determine the whereabouts of the Gap. But the location is in the avalanche-prone Wasatch backcountry. Even getting there is deadly. But let’s say you make it. Hall’s accident reminds us why it’s better to ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ from the sidelines than charge 100-foot gaps. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Chris and Matt Collins, Tanner Hall, Candide Thovex, Romain DeMarchi, Travis Rice. They made history but you might make your grave."

You think they dont want us to find it??? just a little...tanner fucked up chad's forever..

wow that wuld be some gutsy stuff to hit that good luck

that article is intense

how hard is it to get to the location of chads

from that second pic it doesnt even look like gap just 2 mounds

its like a 10 minutes hike from alta, some snowboarder tried to clear it a few weeks ago and he had no idea what he was doing, he threw a rodeo 7 and landed in the bottom most part of the gap and broke himself in 1000 pieces, good luck.

Yes it is as easy as just walking up there, spending a few days prepping a jump and in run, waiting for the perfect dusting of new snow, re-prepping the in-run and jump...then all thats left is just one of skiings most dangerous natural jumps...which btw is in a huge avy path

Now for the reality....Odds are if the snow is good the jump and in run has been built by someone more "important" than you. While there is no ownership, general localism like surfing applies, and if you did not build it, you cannot jump it....so you have to wait till it is bombed out or the snow sucks (either way its gonna be far more dangerous to get sloppy seconds).

That "crew" who built it will not be very "kind" to you, and you will likely be turned around

My analogy is this, I surf nor-cal A LOT, 80+ days a year, I think of myself as better than average and can handle myself at many localised breaks. Last winter I traveled to Hawaii for a sweet winter swell, pipe was hitting second reef at 8-foot (double over head+)...I paddled out and while the surf was within my ability, I would have paddled to shore with a busted nose if I tried to snag a set wave from the local crew. I was left with shit waves and was greeted by bad attitudes. I had way more fun the next day at a less popular and less challenging area...

there are plenty of places to build big jumps....work your way up

you should pm montankid and he'll give u tons of info

go to the high parking lot and hike up threw an avy gate thing, ther should be a bootpack that leads up

start the inrun directly bellow the cliffs