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Terrain Park Dimensions

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goldsmjr
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I work for an insurance company and need to compile some data for various terrain parks. I am trying to get an idea of the general dimensions of the runouts/trannys for the landing zones of booters in the park. My guess initially is probably a width of 80ft and a length of 140-150ft (this is from glancing at Beaver Creek's line). It would be helpful to get an idea from you folks as to how big the area is (as in the downslope).
Mar 6 2007 5:46PM
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R.Fahey
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All Ski areas are different. Differnt kind of jumps, different dimensions, different park builders. PC makes super wide, poppy jumps that are more like tabletops than step downs.
Mar 6 2007 5:48PM
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WeK
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Yeah, up here we have a jump with a jib next to it, so basically you could land 15yards to the left and it'll be just as steep, our last jumps you can basically land anywhere past the jump since the mountain naturally falls there so your landing is pretty much as far as you can get without hitting the trees on the side
Mar 6 2007 5:50PM
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MadSteezin
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dimensions are always different dude. They never measure them when they build them they just eye ball em'.
Mar 6 2007 5:52PM
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goldsmjr
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I was under the impression that they have park designers for the majority of the parks...and I can tell you from my engineering background that they are definetely planned out before being built. Anybody else?
Mar 6 2007 5:59PM
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philipc
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i would recommend wider than 80 feet for a park.try to go like 200 feet wide and 800 feet long, thats what you want
Mar 6 2007 6:00PM
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ijibgoremtn
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im sorry but ive worked park crew we dont design them like angles and shit we just draw them out first then build i 80ft jump to me should have like a 30+ft wide tranny and a 140-150 thats riddic. no parks have a jump that big that i go to
Mar 6 2007 6:25PM
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C_Ewart
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Beaver Creek's jumps, (From lip to landing) are (three, in this order) 30ft, 40ft, 45-50ft. That's in the Moonshine park.

They have about 75-100ft transitions between each one.


The actual kickers are about 15-20ft wide, where the table is about 50-80ft wide.


The Beav is my home mountain, I ski there every other day. Take it from someone who knows.





Mar 6 2007 6:45PM
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DUBIE
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don't measure it dumbass
Mar 6 2007 6:49PM
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SnowRidgeParks
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Each park is going to be different and the sizes of the jumps are going to be different so there really aren't any set dimensions for a typical park... I just hope you aren't using this information to try and hold some ski resort liable for some kid's injuries or something, the amount of paperwork and unnecessary precautions that insurance companies require from ski resorts is ridiculous enough as is.
Mar 6 2007 6:58PM
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whitewater413
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it really depends at breck the lips were like 40 ft wide and at killy they were like 10 ft wide
Mar 6 2007 7:26PM
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Hairmetaler
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it doesnt matter how wide it is it is the long factor
Mar 6 2007 7:37PM
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DinosaurRcool
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in general, its pretty custom to the hill, the landing should be three times as wide as the takeoff then the landing needs to match the take off angle, the longer the safer. also the takeoff should be no more than 5 ft higher than the deck with transition off the back side of takeoff don't worry about people landing on top its the people who out jump the whole thing you should be able to start at the beginning or previous feature go straight and not overshoot.
Mar 6 2007 7:37PM
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MadSteezin
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dude. they do have park designers. they say okay we want a 40 footer here and then they make a jump thts about 40 footer they dont go out there and measure the fucking jump with a measuring tape, BITCH!
Mar 6 2007 7:38PM
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Hairmetaler
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really i didnt know that.

13 years old= jibbin
Mar 6 2007 7:40PM
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titsLOL
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you guys are idiots i'm pretty sure he's asking how much room they leave for the landings. if you are as stupid as mt snow you take the distance of the gap and divide it by 100 and thats how long your landing is.
Mar 6 2007 7:43PM
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cobra_commander
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Well I would say that for every foot of table (jump length) give it 1.5 to 2 feet f landing so and 50 foot jump should have a 75 to 100 foot landing, then at least another 40-60 ft between the end of the landing and the next take off.  A good take off for a larger jump (40-60 ft) should be atleast 20 feet long, and 15 ft wide.  the actual table of a jump should be at least 40 ft wide so whould take up at least 80 ft of space in the park.   I think at my park we have two good jumps that are like 35- 45 ft and they take up a lane about 400 ft long and then 80 to 100 ft wide. that includes an inrun to get speed.  But I am no expert, talk to Doug he will know
Mar 6 2007 7:50PM
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hoodratz47
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150 foot jumpp!!!!!!!!!!!! YHATZEEEEEEE!
Mar 6 2007 7:52PM
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