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Basic halfpipe technique?

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Ott3r
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First, you guys rock! Thanks to the tips you gave me on skiing switch and other people on rails, I've got the first nailed and starting to get the second.

Anyway, now that we've got a halfpipe open, I'm trying to get a feel for that too. I think I've figured out the basics -- relax, turn your shoulders and let the skis follow, don't hit the kids sitting in the middle. What's the best way to start just making turns and maybe start getting above the lip a little? Do you make pole plants? Coming down, do you look at the opposite wall or straight downhill?

Again, thanks for the tips so far! For all the 'Tanner sucks!' squabbling here, there's really a lot of people who know their stuff and explain it well.
Jan 30 2004 12:01AM
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mckeeman
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umm go watch some people, and tell those kids to stay out of the pipe...


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Jan 30 2004 12:09AM
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samck89
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dig ur edges in and ride em all the way up, make sure u ride pretty straight up, not too much angle, u have to get a feel for how much pop u need depending on how vert it is.
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Jan 30 2004 12:11AM
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ifsa_alum
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>> What's the best way to start just making turns and maybe start getting above the lip a little?

When riding up the wall, look up, just past the coping the whole time. When you feel the point of weightlessness, turn your head and shoulders back down towards the transition (airplane or alley-oop). Your skis will follow easily because there is very little resistance.

>> Do you make pole plants?

Not necessary.

>> Coming down, do you look at the opposite wall or straight downhill?

Straight down. Looking at the opposite wall will put you into the backseat and you'll wash out at the bottom of the transition.

The trick is that you want to remain perpendicular to the wall at all times.
Jan 30 2004 1:01AM
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jibut720
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Lol, i needed to be told, and i feel stupid now cause in the pipe i would always try and turn my skis first to make the turn and i wouldn't do well, but on table tops i use head and shoulders... I can't wait to try now....

How about keepin speed when you start up the wall?

Did i write that?
Jan 30 2004 1:04AM
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Balmdogg
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i love pipe, decking out sucks though. its such a good feeling likeing like 5 airs together.






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Jan 30 2004 2:48AM
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Ott3r
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OK, that's what I was talking about!

Thanks -- it sounds like I was on the right track but wasn't holding my edges or going vertical enough. I'll give it another shot on Sunday. Thanks!!
Jan 30 2004 11:57AM
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west
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Use the angle at which you hit the wall as speed control. A steep angle will slow you down, a shallow angle will speed you up.




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Jan 30 2004 12:02PM
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SiverCartel
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^good tip, it took me a while to learn that


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Jan 30 2004 12:04PM
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*cowboy*
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The great thing about halfpipe is, you don't really have to commit right away. For example, you can't really ease your way into rails. You pretty much have to commit and go for it. Halfpipe you can gradually get higher up the walls as you get better. Throw in some grabs and then some spins. Halfpipe is great for gradual progression.


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Jan 30 2004 12:58PM
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freeskiing04
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definitely...youre alot more in control
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Jan 30 2004 1:15PM
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hucksterjibber15
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use your whole body the whole way up the transition, dont just pop at the top. go watch belanger for a good example in rfa




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Jan 30 2004 1:20PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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i remember someone on here said to go up the wall at a 45 degree angle. I never got air until I did that. Going straight up the wall is a little more intimidating. Pretty much just practice practice practice. I really wish there was a halfpipe at my hill so I could get good at it.

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Jan 30 2004 3:59PM
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crimson1080
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yah, go for the 45 degree angle, because usually near the end of your way up the wall you'll head a little more vertical naturally. As for pole planting, depending on the trick it might make timing a little easier. I find with the bigger spins planting light before i spin helps alot with balance and timing, etc., i'm not sure why, it might not work for you. on the other hand, slow spins or lincolns, i find it easier to just keep the poles at my sides.

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Jan 30 2004 4:22PM
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hexum
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45 degrees? thats way too shallow, id say more 70-75 degrees is good, but 45 degrees is a good way to leave your ski outside on the way back in

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Jan 30 2004 4:42PM
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ECM
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speed is your firend in pipe. the faster you go the higher you go. and use your edges




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Jan 30 2004 5:24PM
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D-spin
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its hard to boost with gorrila steeze unless ure pretty good so legs undershoulder width works good

Jan 30 2004 6:09PM
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