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Big Table at Loon

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JayB
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How big is it?
Feb 11 2006 8:20PM
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japollner
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People are saying its 65...


...its only 40ish
Feb 11 2006 8:48PM
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thepimpestskier
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i was there today its deff not 65 more like 45-50 but the big hit on the table pops u so far up, so it looks 10 time bigger
Feb 11 2006 9:43PM
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skiierman
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The table is only 50ft. tops but they do have a 70fter.
Feb 11 2006 11:48PM
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Melvs
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when I was there and tehy had just measured it last weekend, they said it was 55.
Feb 12 2006 12:35AM
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jimmychung
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i've heard 60 and 70ft, that's hugan.
Feb 12 2006 12:44AM
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salomonsqueak
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snowmass just got a new 65 - 75 footer also
Feb 12 2006 1:44AM
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CooksCorner
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completely irrelevent...
Feb 12 2006 2:40AM
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icecoastn
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what? the biggest table at loon is 50ish, but you say they have a 70 footer? and ive heard of a "chads gap of the east coast" at loon except rarely have i ever heard of anyone talk about it... where is it and how/when can i hit it
Feb 12 2006 3:41AM
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JayB
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So the table before the last one is 30ish then?
Feb 12 2006 9:29AM
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Melvs
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having skied loon for years, knwing most of the local park skiers and older rippers there, I have never heard anything about this. What do you know about it?
Feb 12 2006 10:25AM
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skiierman
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I headed up to Loon early season before they built the park and they where blowing massive mountains of snow. My buddies and I were talking about what they where going to do with all that and a dude that works at Loon over heard us and told us they are building a massive jump.
Feb 12 2006 5:08PM
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alev
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never heard of this chads gap of the east coast either, and frankly i cant think of spots that u can get enougth speed to clear a jump, because ud either need a tow in for it, or thsi gap is in the woods randomly without much of a inrun or landing
Feb 12 2006 5:16PM
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Steazy-E
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hahaha what. i doubt it. maybe theyll build something around 65 70 in the spring.
Feb 12 2006 6:40PM
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icecoastn
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it was in some snowboard magazine a few months ago, it was in a spot check kind of thing and they wrote a little blurb on a few diff mountains and Loon was one of them, they said that Loon traditionally has one of the best parks on the east as well as the proverbial "chads gap of the east"... i wish someone had any clue as to where it was because it sounds like it would be sick, im sure someone knows but its probably somebody who has hit it and doesnt want anyone else to hit it, understandably so.
Feb 12 2006 7:49PM
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Melvs
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The only thing I can think is they were refering to the huge wooden handrail that is there. In fact, now that I think more about it, I am willing to bet this is exactly what they meant. There was a pic of Hibbert sliding it in freeze a few years ago, and I think it was in either second generation or strike three.
Feb 12 2006 9:03PM
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icecoastn
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the loon rail is famous... but thats not it because its not a jump, if they were gonna make a reference they would have made a diff reference because comparing a 130 foot jump to a 50 foot handrail makes absolutely no sense

someone has to know about this chads gap of the east, i will pay handsomely for information, ill even coax a skiblader to guinea it so we can all laugh as he plummets to his death.
Feb 12 2006 9:58PM
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Melvs
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Knowing loon mtn very well, I can say that there really isn't anything or anywhere that could be a chad's gap type jump. there is nothing inbounds, and all of the out of bounds skiing is trees. I am pretty sure they're talking about the rail, and unless somone can show me exactly where this 'chad's gap' may be, I'm sticking with the rail.
Feb 12 2006 10:00PM
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skiierman
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Maybe he's talking about this year's early season Waterville. Now that was the fucking Chad's Gap of the east.
Feb 12 2006 10:02PM
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icecoastn
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what jump are you referring to?
Feb 12 2006 10:10PM
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Melvs
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their "30" foot table that was maybe 15, 30 if you overshot to flat another 10 feet.
Feb 12 2006 10:25PM
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skiierman
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Very early season as in had to take the lift back down to get to the base. Skier's left of the lodge there was a very mellow flat down, a barrel and towards the base of the lodge was a MASSIVE CHANNEL GAPPAGE!
Feb 12 2006 10:25PM
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icecoastn
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dude, you dont even know

at blue hills theres like this 400 foot cheese wedge and you straight line from the top of the hill and gap the lodge into the parking lot
Feb 12 2006 10:34PM
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mski
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i broked my ankles on that shit early season waterville!
Feb 12 2006 11:20PM
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skiierman
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Wtf? You're still alive to talk about it? Dude you should be dead after a horrific crash like that!
Feb 13 2006 8:47AM
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Dan-Man
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200 feet I think
Feb 13 2006 9:57AM
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Steazy-E
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ice coast chill man. there is no such thing im positive. we would def know about it.
Feb 13 2006 2:46PM
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salomonskiier12
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pictures?
Feb 13 2006 2:50PM
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icecoastn
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what the fuck?... chill about what, i wasnt angry til i read your stupid shit. do you definitely know about every jump ever built. ask the vermont kids im sure theyve hit some big ass jumps hidden away and arent telling the world about it for a reason. im not positive the loon thing exists, although i wouldnt imagine snowboarder mag would publish something like that without reason either.
Feb 13 2006 6:26PM
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west
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Sure they would, plans and ideas fall through all the time.
Feb 13 2006 6:29PM
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Steazy-E
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haha what? now you really do need to chill. ive been skiing at loon close to every weekend since i can remember. yes i prob do know waddup with just about everything AT LOON. i said nothing about knowing about "every jump ever built" and then i pretty much stopped reading your post after that.
Feb 13 2006 6:42PM
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JayB
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So what do the other hits in the main park go at? 20-30?
Feb 13 2006 6:48PM
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Melvs
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If there is a massive hidden gap at loon, Steezy-E would probably know about it, as would I. I am pretty sure they are refering to the wooden rail. Think about it, a massive gnarly feature that is in the open, but not hit very often at all, and was 'epic' a few seasons back. I would be willing to put money down that it is the wooden rail.
Feb 13 2006 6:54PM
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Melvs
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I would say around that, maybe one pushing 40 from the larger lip.
Feb 13 2006 6:55PM
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twintipteles
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that one always feels alot shorter than 40, prolly just cuz theres alot of stepdown for the table lenght.
Feb 13 2006 7:14PM
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icecoastn
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off the topic of the jump cuz thats clearly going nowhere, has anyone actually hit the loon rail, and how the hell do you get a good run in for that cuz of that corner, and would you get kicked out for tryin it
Feb 13 2006 11:09PM
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Master_G
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have any of u ever been to south mountain. I was thinking of building a backcountry kicker there. that might be where the "chads gap" is.
Mar 1 2006 8:34PM
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Treestman
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i know this is irrelevent, but how big is smuggs this year?
Mar 1 2006 8:38PM
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