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Copper pipe open today

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tride
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Yep, looks pretty good too....
Nov 24 2007 2:32PM
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Holte
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Nov 24 2007 2:36PM
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SnowRidgeParks
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pretty sick, i was wondering who was gonna have the first pipe open this season...
Nov 24 2007 3:11PM
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eheath
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They could have used all that snow to build like a 3 jump line of like 30-40fters and that would have attracted probably alot more people...
Nov 24 2007 3:45PM
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Thomson.
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I don't know man.  Pipe is the new "thing" now.
Nov 24 2007 3:47PM
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eheath
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Yeah i guess tourists > newschool skiers. Most kids i'd ski with would much rather hit a jump line than a pipe. But most gapers are like "omg look at that huge half pipe!!! its a bagillion feet tall!! I wonder if shawn white or tanner hall will show up!?!? I HAVE TO GO PROS WILL SHOW UP!!!"
Nov 24 2007 3:52PM
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jcoccagna
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I would much rather ride pipe than hit jumps, I have always been like that.  I am sure others feel the same.

I do not know if I would call pipe a "new" thing, its a steady tradition in our sport

Nov 24 2007 5:06PM
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Triple_Strum
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heath man,  people have different tastes from you.  I know tons of freeriders that would rather take a nice run in the pipe than hit a few jumps.  I am with you, personally, but we have to see that whether someone would rather hit jumps or take a lap in the pipe, it is all preference.
Nov 24 2007 5:11PM
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jason...
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yay for somehting i cant ski
Nov 24 2007 5:14PM
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eheath
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Maybe a NS pole is in order? "Which would you rather hit? - A nicely cut 18ft tall super pipe - A perfectly groomed 3 hit jump line - A long rail line with different rails - etc - etc"
Nov 24 2007 5:25PM
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Barmski
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thats sweet they got it open. breck is blowing their pipe and it should open soon.
Nov 24 2007 6:06PM
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Tjstripp
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It was sooo sick, the pipe was cut very well, and people were throwing down hard core
Nov 24 2007 6:37PM
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Tasche
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The pipe was super sick but there was an insane amount of people sitting at the top and no one going a lot of the time. There were some pros there but I can only be sure of Hornbeck, I cant spell, I could sworn tanner was there but I only saw him once and he went huge. Anyone corroborate?
Nov 24 2007 6:50PM
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4ReeL_
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its note a half pipe its a "STUNT DITCH"
Nov 24 2007 6:51PM
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Piste.Off
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agreed. i was at copper 2 days ago riding the lift watching 3 cats going building the pipe just thinking to myself that they should build a nice jump line instead.
Nov 24 2007 6:53PM
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Sheltron3030
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i was thinking of going, but dealing with all the snow bunnies at the top, sitting there for 30min, then maybe dropping in, wasnt worth it.
Plus a lot of clubs go there for the first few weeks, like the vail people and such, theres like a wave of 40 of them at a time!
Nov 24 2007 7:10PM
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Sheltron3030
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how tall/long is it?
i thought it was 22 ft tall, 700 long...?
Nov 24 2007 7:11PM
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jKutcher
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incorrect

U-JUMP
Nov 24 2007 7:12PM
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Piste.Off
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2 days ago team summit was there. there was like 80 of them in a line going down a green doing extreme carves.
Nov 24 2007 7:13PM
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4ReeL_
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we dont jib their race course so they shouldn't race our park
Nov 24 2007 7:21PM
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A_T_K
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haha, U jump

looks like i shoulda hit up copper today after all
Nov 24 2007 7:26PM
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little_ey
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Tanner, TJ, Hornbeck, Lesh.  a bunch of poeple were there today.
too bad you missed it shellie...  my friend went down it in is sit ski today.  we're working on getting air out next time.
Nov 24 2007 7:34PM
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acc
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But then they wouldn't have had the first superpipe open in North America.  Don't worry, it drew plenty of people.
Nov 24 2007 7:40PM
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acc
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18 1/2 feet tall and over 400 long.  Freeskier has some pics up
Nov 24 2007 7:43PM
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televback1
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if you build it he will come                                                                                                                                      
yep is it due to all of the new snow or wat? im in virginia and comin home tomarrow so jut wondering
Nov 24 2007 7:48PM
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Barmski
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its cause copper wanted to open theirs first and they could. its been cold the last 2-3days though i was impressed they got it open so fast. everyones in summit right now i saw andreas jon and tanner at breck on friday riding-they are def here for the copper pipe.

Nov 24 2007 11:02PM
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Sheltron3030
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my first ride up i saw a kid do a sw 10, turned out it was tanner...the pipe was nice today tho.. wish i had edges on my skis!
Nov 27 2007 6:31PM
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XtRemE11
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come on pipe sucks, why would they waste all that time and snow on a gay pipe when they could have done jumps?   i hear breck is going for a pipe before jumps too, what the hell?
Nov 27 2007 8:14PM
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Tjstripp
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pipe sucks? what the hell are you smoking, pipe is sooo much fun, you get like 5-6 hits in and can go as big as you possibly can push yourself too, you can do anything from 180 to 12's and its so flowey, i know that jumps are fun too, but u can pretty much do the same tricks in a half pipe. Personally, i like both the same, but dont hate on half-pipe, its part of the sport dude....
Nov 28 2007 12:50AM
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C_Ewart
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Tanner has actually been the the past few days.  He was there Saturday and Sunday for sure. 


Nov 28 2007 1:00AM
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XtRemE11
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i dont know i just hate the crazy ice all the time, its just not a good feeling for me. and you have to have sharp edges,  so i can do pipe for like a day or two when i get new skis, but after that i detune my edges too much for rails and jumps.
Nov 28 2007 1:33AM
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snowboardersrule
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breck will open jumps before the freeway pipe is open. but the freeway pipe is always open before the rest of freeway because of the grand prix thats comin up. 
Nov 28 2007 2:16AM
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