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Summer riding at its best. huge kicker with no snow needed

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dom_uk
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http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/tb.php?/news/article.html?newsid1147084826,98964

Pretty damn big for dry slope i think, i think they should really consider doing this in the usa in big resorts as there must be a lot of board snowboarders and skiers in the summer willing to part cash
May 9 2006 3:46PM
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TheStamos
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dude it would be a battle to hit that more than 5 times in a day in tahoe. there are soooooo many people who would be down it wouldnt be fun.
May 9 2006 3:48PM
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00000000
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Falling would suck
May 9 2006 3:49PM
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dom_uk
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true but the people who made it would get rich quick and realise the market and probably build more ramps and rails etc. in england there already slopes with 8 rail hits per run ,tend to be indoor though
May 9 2006 3:50PM
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Beamer12
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hell yeah it would..that would be some major rug burn
May 9 2006 3:50PM
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dom_uk
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i ride it every day, aslong as you cover up fully your fine, recomend tucking a tshirt down ur pants though to avoid a wedgy youl never forget
May 9 2006 3:52PM
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MrScruff
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snowflex is alright, it's more like velcro
May 9 2006 3:55PM
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sktrkdo7
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isnt that stuff like mad hard to turn on
May 9 2006 3:58PM
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-benedetto
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looks fun but kind of scary for some reason
May 9 2006 4:01PM
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Jwenz
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that jump is gigantic...would seemingly look like it hurts from falling on that not so soft stuff
May 9 2006 4:28PM
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Fulton333
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you dont ride that stupid ramp every day dom, u ride the dumpness that is jolly ski rossendale....i may make the effort to find my gloves and come again...maybe.
May 9 2006 4:39PM
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Lineskier-101
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I wish they made rail parks with that stuff, you wouldn't need that much speen.
May 9 2006 4:41PM
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aussiejibber
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how do you stop....wouldnt u just catch and edge as soon as you turn?
May 9 2006 9:22PM
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AwR
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intense shit
May 9 2006 9:23PM
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coordy12
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ive hit those before. its trippy how the turning/stopping works. it also sucks big time to crash but other than that- you get to ski which is what matters
May 9 2006 9:25PM
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SmoothLikeButter
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I wish we had that shit in PA our season is way to short
May 9 2006 9:29PM
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TylerS
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thats so sick
May 9 2006 9:31PM
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nickmcnutt
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i would be SO down with that.
May 9 2006 9:36PM
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4frntSkier
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thats ill
May 9 2006 9:38PM
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WIllW
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it would be cool if they had a day once a week(or month)where they cover the takeoff and landing with ice rink snow
May 9 2006 10:03PM
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1440ski
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They should definatly start puting them up in the us but the demand would be huge.
May 9 2006 10:11PM
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LostCarKeys
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I am not clear on the landing, same stuff just as a landing or foam pit deal...
May 9 2006 10:11PM
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Blunttip360
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wow i now have a new summer project, now all i need to do is find a cleared out pipeline.
May 9 2006 10:28PM
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hollygrove
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Falling would hell...
May 9 2006 10:29PM
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r5tommy
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why dont people just scooter during the summer like everybody else...
May 9 2006 10:30PM
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ejoy
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Falling does hurt on those. But it can improve your skiing.
May 10 2006 2:16PM
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ski_cartel
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yea i find the pain of you skin being ripped off a good motivation to land the next trick.

But searously that looks siiick, france here i come
May 10 2006 2:28PM
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iskilibertys
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It looks like an excessively long in-run...is that stuff slow or something?
May 10 2006 2:32PM
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ejoy
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Yeah it's often slower than slush.
May 10 2006 2:34PM
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dom_uk
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i ride on snowflex a lot, carving and stopping arent a problem, only difference between skiing on snow and this stuff cant really hold an edge as much so you cant tilt as much if you get what i mean, and the snowflex has about an inch of padding below it so it doesnt hurt thaat much
May 10 2006 2:35PM
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BFINO13
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where can u buy thats stuff
May 10 2006 2:41PM
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lowtech
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looks sick
May 10 2006 2:43PM
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4frntSkier
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i wanna see more pics
itd prolly be sketch
May 10 2006 2:51PM
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freeskibum82
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there was a video posted of this.. some skiers think it was called dry skiin or something..
May 10 2006 3:10PM
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freeskibum82
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtbVJONRX_M


found it.. good search bar u got there
May 10 2006 3:11PM
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dom_uk
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not bad!! obviously not the same kicker but its still good
May 10 2006 3:33PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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that stuff is intense...they should just make indoor resorts tho with snow like japan
May 10 2006 3:53PM
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japie99
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I've been up runs like these and man if u fall ahh that shit burns.
May 10 2006 4:55PM
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Petey.
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wat happens when u go off to one side by accident and totally ewat shit on the pavement
May 10 2006 5:27PM
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-+Siver+-
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yeah that would suck
May 10 2006 5:31PM
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eastAR5
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that looks mad scary i wont lie
May 10 2006 5:38PM
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STAUSS
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thats cool... it would be a pain tho to fall on, i would hit it tho
May 10 2006 5:41PM
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yz_porlier
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where is that???
May 10 2006 5:52PM
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r.w
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thats so dope
May 10 2006 5:53PM
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spere
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that is huge
May 10 2006 7:02PM
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dom_uk
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the video is from dry slopes all over the uk, theres about 20 but mainly stoke i think, not sure though and to those people who said itd hurt like hell falling on it, it really doesnt
May 11 2006 11:38AM
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skiinscotland
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hahaha, shit i know some of thos guys. Thats my local hill, its in the capital of Scotland.


see, us brits can ski
May 11 2006 3:19PM
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caro.dillon
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at least your get to ride
May 11 2006 3:25PM
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dom_uk
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its fast if it has a good sprinkler system or if its raining, but if its sunny and all the sprinkler mist is evaperated it can be really sticky
May 11 2006 3:28PM
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skiinscotland
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thats why most dry slopes use water jets under the mats to make it faster, or be realy stupid and ride it inthe rain, its like riding ice.
May 11 2006 3:29PM
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dom_uk
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its fun riding in the ice skiingscotland! ok its very fast and impossible to turn with out skidding but you can get big air whilst you laugh at beginner snowboarders struggle to stop skidding on there arses down the whole slope
May 11 2006 3:31PM
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