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Picture of kids who made their own water ramps?

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KingTaco
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Awhile ago i remember some kids posted a pic or maybe a few, of their own water ramps into their pond/lake

if anyone can post the pic, thx
May 5 2008 10:00PM
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.makuma.
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searchbar it
May 5 2008 10:24PM
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skientrepreneur
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May 5 2008 10:45PM
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B-VUR
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SOOOOOOOOO SICK
May 5 2008 10:48PM
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AltaByrdSkier
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that really is so sick. are you guys doing it again?
May 5 2008 11:11PM
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EH_DUBS
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thats so sick theyve got like cameramen suspended in the air next to them

i wish there was a place to do that around here
May 5 2008 11:33PM
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fsscott
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And I thought a summer setup would be sick...
May 6 2008 12:01AM
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sick-as-aids
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thats soo dope!!!
May 6 2008 1:09AM
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zesty_buddy
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haha thats awesome!!!
May 6 2008 4:13AM
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SK1ERDUDE
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i wish i had that
May 6 2008 6:24AM
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Malcolm
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thats the best summer setup ever
May 6 2008 10:20AM
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Addict[ed]Fisher
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dont water ramps suck after a while though? its harder because the foam in the boots would soak up alot of water and add on like 10 - 15 pounds..not to mention your edges rusting
May 6 2008 12:21PM
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skitoggrob
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you use crappy urban skiis, and your on your own home made water ramp...theres nohting cooler

May 6 2008 12:24PM
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SteevJee
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oooooo i have a pond by my house
May 6 2008 1:02PM
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Bepo
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I would kill to have a steep hill and a pond in my back yard.  Making a water ramp would be so dope
May 6 2008 1:15PM
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mikee
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it seems like it would still REALLY hurt ifyou didnt stomp the shit out of your trick. Maybe not?
May 6 2008 1:17PM
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Bepo
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not if you ride away with afterbang

But I think they have a bubbler to break the water, and its not very high so it shouldn't hurt too much
May 6 2008 1:30PM
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GorillaSteez03
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dude thats sooo sick
May 6 2008 2:10PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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maybe if you're a bitch. I do 30 foot belly smackers ALL DAY. Not really, it probably would hurt a bit but they're wearing lifejackets so that would help.
May 6 2008 2:45PM
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mikee
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yeah its true I guess its really not that bad. I could imagine it being somewhat easy to tweak your knee or something though... but yeah seems sick
May 6 2008 2:46PM
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pussymoneyweed
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that would be soo sickkkkkkkkkk
May 6 2008 2:49PM
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ski_ENDUB
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thats such a sick setup
May 6 2008 2:58PM
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urbanjib
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umm isnt that pic from some camp...i thought it looked real farmiliar
May 6 2008 3:00PM
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steezyjibber
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i was lookin for that
thx
May 6 2008 3:33PM
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ryan.c
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that would deff still hurt. the town pool i go to has 10ft diving boards and wen you spin n land sideways/face first it can hurt...a lot. like someone said tho, if you move the water with something its not so bad. at water ramps they use air, but a few hoses with reasonable power should work just fine
May 6 2008 3:40PM
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a.j.
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creative
May 6 2008 3:51PM
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BootySpunk.
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I would kill to have that in my backyard thats amazing!
May 6 2008 3:57PM
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petex
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it would suck getting out.
youd either have to swim to shore with skis on, or try to take them off underwater and swim with them in your hand to shore.
hurtin'.
May 6 2008 4:22PM
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skientrepreneur
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This thread will answer a bunch of questions for those wanting to know the specifics, don't follow the first link though as it doesn't work anymore.
https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/246815/
May 6 2008 10:36PM
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Dr.Scholl
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how deep is that?
May 6 2008 10:54PM
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VTtreeskier
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Anyone ever lose a ski taking off or landing? Would be a bitch to swim down and find a ski in alota ponds. I really wanted to make one over the summer but i gotta keep my shit in storage in Co while i go home for the summer, maybe next year
May 6 2008 11:09PM
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dubT-jib-1
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Is the pond lining  just thick tarp or somthing else. Also what kind of stickers on the bottom of your ski reduced the sucction? One more question, have you used snowgel or do you think that it would work as well.
May 20 2008 1:03PM
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gkenworthy
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in steamboat they have water ramps into a lake, without bubbles or anything... you just use straps to attach your skis to your boots so if they fall off, you don't have to look for them... in the last picture it looks like they have bubbles or something... that is the dopest setup
May 20 2008 1:34PM
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MrYeates
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thats sooo epic
May 20 2008 1:50PM
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Daver_BC
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damn that would be fun.

he has like the perfect place to do it too.
May 20 2008 2:42PM
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[Adam]
Posts: 1937 - Karma: 256
sweet!!!! i wanna setup like that
May 20 2008 9:54PM
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skientrepreneur
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The pond liner is like a 1/8 inch thick plastic.  The stickers are neoprene (1/8 inch max depth) with the sticky material on one side.  We put two strips down the edges of the skis creating our own "aquatreds".  Never heard of snowgel.

May 20 2008 10:49PM
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Grube
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that would be so tight
May 20 2008 11:41PM
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skientrepreneur
Posts: 358 - Karma: 19

Looking for donations to bring this baby back to life?
you donate, will provide location!

Jul 19 2008 9:15PM
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Karcher
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so freakin sick
Jul 19 2008 9:18PM
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Whitlock
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Yea. Thats one of the most dope things Ive seen in a while
Jul 19 2008 9:28PM
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