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X Games Slopestyle Course

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scratchskier321
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According to JO Video Blog the course seems like a huge failure. Features are too close together, snowboarders travis rice and a girl got destroyed on the channel gap. Jon deems the course as "un-safe". No one seems happy.

Sucks...
Jan 22 2009 4:32PM
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andy_boy
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https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/435519/
Jan 22 2009 4:35PM
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mwaah
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he's not alone:

http://jacobwester.com/2009/01/22/x-games-day-1/

Jan 22 2009 4:36PM
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.SimonB.
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I cant believe that they are complaining about the course and saying that it is unsafe. I understand that they are going really big, but the park at my mountain is the sketchiest park i dun ever seen. Rails that are sunk into the ground, the lips of boxes are 2 in. above the ride on kicker and jumps with butt crack knuckles and pot-holes in the landings. All im saying is that they just need to tweak a few things, but JO and Jossi were the inly ones complaining, while Colby James West made it sound pretty good. I like how the whole episode they were like "i hate to complain, but......" then they would complain. Not hating, just saying its not as bad is they make it sound.

BTW: Whitetail is my home mountain, and Home to The Sketchiest Park in America!
Jan 22 2009 4:40PM
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thatsG
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ya what if some of the skiers got hurt, then you would be like "fuck this x-games is gay" it would be like a major without tiger
Jan 22 2009 4:43PM
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BBG
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Hey, we're not talking about your home moutain here, we're talking aboit X-GAMES; which is suposed to be THE most prestigious comp in the wolrd of freeskiing. The most prestigious comp of all year should be held in the sickest park of all year, no? i mean, this course looks so sick, but the features at too close!!! That mountain doesn't allow a 7-feature slopestyle course damn it! If the riders can't be at their maximum because of the course, the show will straight-up suck, wich is bad for everyone...
Jan 22 2009 4:56PM
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Ben.
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no offense, but while your features may be sketchy, i doubt it involves 70 foot channel gaps that are incredibly sketchy. xgames fucked up, as usual
Jan 22 2009 5:04PM
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Chickendodo
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...golf....
Jan 22 2009 5:26PM
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ISKIBC
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not safe sucks i hope there is no wind
Jan 22 2009 5:42PM
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garygohard
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I thought last year was sick only it needed more rails. anyway i heard travis rice came short on the channel gap. If one of the best snowboarders in the world gets hurt theres something wrong
Jan 22 2009 7:46PM
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