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Put salt on your jumps?

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pbcrazy9898
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i was watching a video one time and i saw them throwing salt onto the jump.....   Did i see something worng or do people actually do that for some reason.

Nov 18 2008 3:51PM
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Aaaron.
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it keeps the yetis away
they don't like salt
Nov 18 2008 3:53PM
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Huckitout
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Works when it is hot out to keep the snow from turning into mashed potatoes....we do it all summer on the glacier in whislter.

Nov 18 2008 3:56PM
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Silence
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yeah it melts the snow which then typically refreezes to keep the shape better

don't salt a landing though.
Nov 18 2008 3:59PM
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A.P.
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ya what everyone else has said is true fertilizer does the same thing that what i use in my backyard bcuz i have it laying around and it doesn't kill the grass it helps it.
Nov 18 2008 4:11PM
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pbcrazy9898
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nice i never thought that salt and snow  resulted in a good thing  lol  thanks guys plus kkkkkk
Nov 18 2008 4:20PM
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B.Aussie
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Its like you see the racers salting/ fertillising their courses with races.  To ice up their courses.

I heard that if you salt your jump on a really cold day it can make the jump worse. is that true?

Nov 18 2008 5:27PM
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Jballz
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timberlines race camp would go through 600 to 800 pounds of salt a day all summer.
Nov 18 2008 5:50PM
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PhilboydStudge
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holy moses
Nov 18 2008 5:52PM
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no_steeze
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at mt hood the race camps salt the courses all the time, it keeps the snow nice and hard by melting off the slushy shit
you ski half the time and the other half you salt and slip...
Nov 18 2008 5:55PM
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Malcolm
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thats weird i put salt on my mash patatoes all the time
Nov 18 2008 5:58PM
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MANDER
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it works in the summer because salt water has a higher freezing point then normal water. if u do it in the winter it will just melt
Nov 18 2008 6:04PM
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jriley
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i personally like fresh ground pepper on my jumps
Nov 18 2008 6:21PM
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GreenStezz
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true......................
Nov 18 2008 6:35PM
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skiEER
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wrong it works in winter also
Nov 18 2008 6:43PM
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JOP178
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Salting also works great on BC booters to firm them up
Nov 18 2008 6:51PM
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Hristo
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i lol'd
Nov 18 2008 6:53PM
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HeartBeatFaster
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What if the landing is a rock hard ice cube? We get extremely cold winters and tat is what happens... like landing on slippery concrete...
Nov 18 2008 7:55PM
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skidemon22
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i laughed a little too hard at this.. good one sir
Nov 18 2008 7:58PM
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pbcrazy9898
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Yeah where i live the landings are ice...Thats the main reason why i don't try stuff because it will hurt so bad if i mess up...coulod you soften up the landings if you put salt on them?

Nov 19 2008 1:14PM
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Earl_Globz
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They are not putting salt on their jumps its urea. sp?
Nov 19 2008 1:21PM
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TechnoPotamus
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big foot hates it too
Nov 19 2008 1:27PM
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HeartBeatFaster
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That's what I'm asking... I have gotten pretty beat up on these ice landings and I just wonder if in the extreme cold and home-made snow hills like I have, if we salt the landings, will it soften them up?
Nov 19 2008 1:50PM
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SnowRidgeParks
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the only solution to an icey landing is a cat driver who knows what he's doing and is willing to chip up, reshape, and groom the landings as needed... salt won't solve the ice problem
Nov 19 2008 2:21PM
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linepowder
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hmmmm i think i'll try it.
Nov 19 2008 3:08PM
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pbcrazy9898
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what if you wanted to make a kicker or something but the snow is still really fluffy and unpackable...Is there a remedie to make your snow pack better?
Nov 19 2008 3:28PM
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RICK_ROSS
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put salt than pee on it, no joke or homo
Nov 19 2008 3:36PM
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Billek
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Salting a packed powder kicker will let it set up quicker in the winter.
Nov 19 2008 3:55PM
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Peter.
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what about salting an urban jump for a rail? or using water on it?
Nov 19 2008 4:21PM
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moonofendor
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wrong. salt water has a lower freezing point than water. if the freezing point was higher than that of water, it wouldn't make sense to salt roads, because nothing would melt.


Nov 19 2008 4:24PM
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Aaaron.
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I heard that those hoodlum snowboarders hate it too.
maybe if tanner salted chads gap then the yeti wouldn't have packed his boots with dynamite and MFM wouldn't have taken over that turf.
stupid tanner.

Nov 19 2008 4:27PM
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Steazel
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haha, that made me laugh +k
Nov 19 2008 5:27PM
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hype
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correct!
Nov 19 2008 5:37PM
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coolhwipskier
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great grandmothers spachula! i learned more than i need to know about salt except to use it on a warm day if you want to make the jump hard pact...and on fries, there delicious.
Nov 19 2008 7:54PM
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Reed.S
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I heard it keeps the sasquatches away too!
Nov 19 2008 7:56PM
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Pippin
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well played
Nov 19 2008 7:58PM
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Cow_Jibber
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meow, i lol'd

Nov 19 2008 8:45PM
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H0NKY
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Hot water works good too for back yard seshes
Nov 19 2008 9:04PM
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Microcosm
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me too, me too.
Nov 19 2008 10:32PM
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titsLOL
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If its above freezing salt works best, if it's below freezing water works better. Like bring a couple water bottles and sprinkle the water all over the jump after you build it and it should help quite a bit.
Nov 19 2008 10:42PM
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Kyle=
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it true i heard pepper keeps the abominable snowman away
Nov 19 2008 10:53PM
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SirFryanator
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hahahhhhahah its that last line that put me over the edge of mere muffled giggling to lollercoasting
Nov 19 2008 10:56PM
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AltaByrdSkier
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yup i agree
Nov 19 2008 11:44PM
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MC_POUTINE
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except when its 75 degrees on hood and the snow is dick soup and landing backseat switch causes a backwards twisting fall
Nov 19 2008 11:58PM
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three6steeze
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^^ correct.

Im not 100% sure about this but i believe that the salt melts a small ammount of snow quickly due to its chemical nature then the snow underneath re-freezes this super think layer of water ontop of the snow making it firm up.

Im really not sure though...
Nov 20 2008 12:10AM
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skiminnesota
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very nice.
Nov 20 2008 12:28PM
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Silence
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hahah yeah well that would be an exception
Nov 20 2008 3:12PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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if it is really cold out the snow likely wont melt/refreeze... you are better off putting water on jumps when it is really cold
Nov 20 2008 3:13PM
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k-rob
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this is a helpful thread, i'm giving +karma to everyone who posted some good advice in here, and of course the thread creator for starting this discussion. i've been having trouble with my jump building and this is going to help a lot.
Nov 20 2008 3:18PM
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mitchin
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its used alot on the beat coast  helps keeps the jumps solid during warmer weatherj
Nov 20 2008 4:33PM
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tBatt
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from my knowledge, you're dead on.

but i'm not really sure either...

Nov 20 2008 7:48PM
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