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Nine Knights comin up

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dicktator
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http://www.nineknights.com

sick riders line-up

some pics of this years obstacle:
Apr 8 2009 5:08AM
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Silence
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The loop thing on the bottom side looks like ultimate death?

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Apr 8 2009 5:18AM
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dicktator
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i think it'll be a complete loop, that's just the computer scetch
Apr 8 2009 5:20AM
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ValPow
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such a sick event last year.... go paddy
Apr 8 2009 7:59AM
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skia4life91
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thats sick
Apr 8 2009 8:14AM
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pjbauer
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soo dope, the setup looks prime
Apr 8 2009 8:52AM
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FUUUCK
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whaaaaaat
Apr 8 2009 9:52AM
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Elg
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i doubt anyone is gonna do the loop. the rest looks sick though!
Apr 8 2009 9:56AM
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Hairmetaler
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that is sooooooooo sketch
Apr 8 2009 10:07AM
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gipsy
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Hey Folks,

I've watched the guys buidling the loop today...looks beatiful and scatchy at the same time!

But the guys are going to hit it for sure! Bene Mayr, nico Zacek and Tobi Reindl will check in all the obstacles on saturday...

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Watch more about it on Nico's daily Blog on nineknights.com
Apr 8 2009 1:21PM
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Bo_bot9
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Wow so unique. i bet it takes months to build. So much snow needed.
Apr 8 2009 1:57PM
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Billups
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Theres gotta be so much hand shaping that goes into that...
Apr 8 2009 2:55PM
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cool.
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such a sick event
Apr 8 2009 3:34PM
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gipsy
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Here, I just found another one....

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Apr 8 2009 4:48PM
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pmw
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thats going to be sick
Apr 8 2009 5:06PM
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123ski
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It reminds me of building a sand castle but much more fun
Apr 8 2009 6:54PM
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family_vacation
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Its like a snow fortress!
Apr 8 2009 9:12PM
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sirskizalot
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Gonna be baller!
Apr 8 2009 9:28PM
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Sallabillz
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omg sooo sick
Apr 8 2009 11:45PM
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josh_scott
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could be one of the best and unique snow features ever built
Apr 9 2009 3:24AM
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gipsy
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Haha, check this!

http://nineknights.com/2009/04/09/55-days-to-go-how-to-build-a-looping-part-2/
Apr 9 2009 3:33AM
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OneLove_skier
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wow thats massive
Apr 9 2009 3:37AM
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dicktator
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hey guys, I found this group on FB:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=20801105754&ref=ts
-> Nine Knights (created by Nico himself)
Apr 9 2009 4:39AM
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dave44
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ohhh mannn. only in europe...

amazing. i hope theres more filming this year, the only footy i saw was on such is life (i think) and aestivation (which was dope!)
Apr 9 2009 4:44AM
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dicktator
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well, there was lotta filming going on last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed2b1cQKYM8&feature=channel_page

on the user's channel there are even more Nine Knights vids...
Apr 9 2009 4:53AM
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Skibumsmith
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looks like a life sized sand castle
Apr 9 2009 5:01AM
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gipsy
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yeah, teher is a lot of filming going on: Dan from Rage will be there this year, to get some sick shots delivered to north amerika.

Aestivation is doing their big shooting again!

And there is some more stuff going on, that I don;'t really know about...
Apr 9 2009 7:08AM
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dicktator
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looking forward to the whole thing (and the DVDs!!)

what's that movie night of extreme sports?
Apr 9 2009 8:02AM
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gipsy
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Thats a german, austrian/swiss Movie Tour through a lot of cinemas...
Apr 9 2009 11:51AM
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pee13
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cool
Apr 9 2009 12:45PM
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kthnxbai.
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that looks so sick.  cant wait to see it get used.
Apr 9 2009 1:35PM
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gipsy
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They are building the jump at the moment!!!!
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Apr 9 2009 4:07PM
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DirtyMick
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That's video game shit right there.
Apr 9 2009 4:18PM
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gipsy
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I found it on you tube..they have already even used it in a video game!!!
Apr 9 2009 5:03PM
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StanMcStanson
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That's dope...can't wait for it!
Apr 9 2009 5:24PM
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gipsy
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They hit the jump today for just some speed checks....
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Apr 10 2009 2:19PM
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korbi_r
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wow, that looks pretty sick!

i can´t wait to see the shots the photographers will use for their part of the competition!


Apr 10 2009 3:10PM
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gipsy
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Wow..
check out that sick edit:

http://nineknights.com/2009/04/10/video-building-the-nine-knights-castle/
Apr 11 2009 7:56AM
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Hubsta
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I really hope Paddy throws it down here, would be great to see him win.

Great guy :)
Apr 11 2009 8:06AM
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gipsy
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Holy shit..
http://nineknights.com/2009/04/11/3-days-to-go-the-first-double/
Apr 11 2009 12:22PM
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benJAHmin
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I agree, it would be sick to finally get an british skier up with the some of the best
Apr 11 2009 12:31PM
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gipsy
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The loops works the following way:
You do the loop, have some speed on the way out, use the mini quaterpipe to change ur direction back towards the inrun, and then do the rail, back towards where the crowd is!
Apr 11 2009 2:31PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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will this event be broadcast anywhere? ns? freeskier? justin.tv? anywhere?
Apr 11 2009 8:03PM
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gipsy
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Unfortunatly not live, but you'll be able to see it in next years rage movie...Aestivation (a european Skimmovie) and in a lot of weblogs (nineknights.com, etc...)
Apr 12 2009 10:44AM
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Big_Spence
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this is going to be fucking sick.
i remember last years.
Apr 12 2009 11:01AM
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gipsy
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http://nineknights.com/2009/04/12/2-days-to-go-this-is-the-boom-edit/
Apr 12 2009 12:58PM
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gipsy
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Apr 12 2009 4:17PM
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Jib-Ninja
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Henrik Harlaut ftw.

Apr 12 2009 4:23PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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so who all is gonna be there blogging i know we got nineknights.com who else? im stoked to see this go down but theres no way im making it half way across the world to see it and i dont really wanna wait a year to see it in a movie nah mean
Apr 12 2009 7:26PM
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