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PIPE in Edits???

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snowisawesome
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So I see tons of good park skiers making edits and putting them up here and I watch them of course but how come I rarely if ever see any shots of skiers in the pipe in their edits.  I know places like PC, copper, Mammoth have real nice pipes amongst other places and it seems like most park riders just focus on rails and jumps.  I think it would good to see some shots of the pipe cause I feel like there are a lot of possibilities for sick stylish tricks to be thrown down in the pipe.
May 10 2010 3:14PM
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ike.
Posts: 2292 - Karma: 93
you make a valid point and i agree, but i think park is more fun to watch and to ski than pipe. just my opinion.
May 10 2010 3:17PM
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ITS_ZANDER_BITCH
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
cause nobody wants to fucking ski pipe
May 10 2010 3:19PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
ill make my first edit at windells and ill be sure to put in some pipe even tho im not very good at pipe
May 10 2010 3:20PM
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ITS_ZANDER_BITCH
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
claimer
May 10 2010 3:21PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
faggot
May 10 2010 3:29PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
Most people don't have good pipes are their mountains.
May 10 2010 3:34PM
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207
Posts: 8969 - Karma: 3,846
I disagree. Because Tom Wallisch, Henrik Harlaut, and Phil Casabon don't ski pipe, it deters a lot of up and coming freestyle skiers. I personally suck at pipe, because all the pipes on the ice coast are well...icy so I never try in it. But I think that halfpipe skiing is still cool. I mean the rivalry between Tanner Hall, Simon Dumont, and the french dude hypes it up.
May 10 2010 3:36PM
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ITS_ZANDER_BITCH
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
yes but it is much more fun/less tiring to hit a jump line than to take 5-7 hits in the pipe in a row where if you don't pump hard you won't get enough air to do your trick.

and whoever called me a faggot, he did claim the shit out of that i wasnt being a dick.
May 10 2010 3:39PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
mammoth does, when was the last time you saw some dope pipe shots in a mammoth edit?
May 10 2010 3:40PM
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duncanadams
Posts: 174 - Karma: 516
www.vimeo.com/11441827

some shots from euro x, some pipe and freeshredding
May 10 2010 3:43PM
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ITS_ZANDER_BITCH
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
pipe is a dying part of our sport. just like vert skateboarding, the streets have taken over. that and backcountry (cause skating doesn't have bc and bc is tooooooo ill to ignore)
May 10 2010 3:47PM
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Noah_W
Posts: 810 - Karma: 3,238
Cause most kids don't have a pipe at their mountain..The closest pipe to my area is on the otherside of the state..We have none..idk if we even have a quarter pipe in our area..
May 10 2010 3:49PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
pipe sucks
May 10 2010 3:50PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
oh ya saying i want to put some pipe in my first edit from windells is a claim, ya also admitting to suck at pipe is a claim
May 10 2010 3:51PM
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Spinoza
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nice..
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to OP- yeah i agree with you, there really arent enough pipe edits
May 10 2010 3:58PM
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ITS_ZANDER_BITCH
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
youre sick dude.
May 10 2010 4:07PM
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duncanadams
Posts: 174 - Karma: 516
<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11441827&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11441827&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11441827">Duncan Adams and Walter Wood - Shreddy in Tignes</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3733156">Duncan Adams</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
May 10 2010 4:09PM
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TheHuggyBear
Posts: 1762 - Karma: 313
because unless you ride a big resort all the time, you rarely even see or ride a pipe. No one is good because they dont have the practice that they do on urban, rails, jumps, and BC
May 10 2010 4:20PM
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steezenskis
Posts: 1044 - Karma: 31
true. thats why vert is dying out in skateboarding. you just cant always have a pipe to practice in.
May 10 2010 4:32PM
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gregorio
Posts: 2372 - Karma: 151
well personally pipe scares the shit out of me. i just cant really get the feel for it. i can do little spins in it but if i try to progress i think i would poop
May 10 2010 4:39PM
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Mr.LemonPie
Posts: 4100 - Karma: 1,625
pipe is the funnest shit ever. It definitely takes a lot more work to get decent air but I would love to see more pipe in edits.
May 10 2010 5:09PM
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pigglywiggly
Posts: 4482 - Karma: 305
pipe is extremely fun, but ridiculously challenging and scary as hell. at least for me
May 10 2010 5:13PM
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CaptainKirk
Posts: 344 - Karma: 10
Pipe is my favorite feature in a terrain park even though I'm not very good at it, but sadly none of my friends want to do it. Hopefully pipe will be seen in more edits because it for sure deserves recognition.
May 10 2010 5:36PM
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ECfreeski3
Posts: 12019 - Karma: 126
yeah honestly i dont enjoy watching it nearly as much, and its probably for the same reason i and others dont do it much, good pipes in good shape are really uncommon compared to rails and jumps. so personally i dont really mind not seeing many pipe shots in edits

that said i fucking blow at pipe
May 10 2010 5:43PM
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EARL
Posts: 598 - Karma: 3,052
http://www.vimeo.com/9903444

I ski pipe :) lul
May 10 2010 5:53PM
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EARL
Posts: 598 - Karma: 3,052

clicky?
May 10 2010 5:55PM
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pRETTyLight5
Posts: 500 - Karma: 85
i personally dont ski pipe bc my edges are always too busy being park edges to make it up the icy walls of the michigan pipes. well that and good luck finding places with a pipe worth your time other than nubs/mtn
May 10 2010 6:04PM
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A-Lee
Posts: 256 - Karma: 19
your pipe run at wsi was kinda sick.

I really only ski pipe in the spring when its slushy otherwise its a pain in the ass when you slip out on the ice walls.
May 10 2010 8:44PM
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gigi.d
Posts: 1588 - Karma: 302
Pun intended.
May 10 2010 9:38PM
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jeremy.g
Posts: 4931 - Karma: 459
pipe is scary and its really hard to find a good one. which equates to less people riding pipe
May 10 2010 9:41PM
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Common_Cents
Posts: 455 - Karma: 13
I Totally agree with you. I love seeing a little pipe in edits. Even if its just one or 2 shots.
May 10 2010 9:50PM
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hue.
Posts: 1518 - Karma: 220
pipe is hard and scares the shit out of me. i wish i was good at it cause theres no other way to get 6+ hits in, in such  a small amount of space
May 10 2010 9:56PM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
I personally don't enjoy it as much even though I have a great one (breck). I don't get the same thrill and enjoyment I do out of jumps/ rails. I do have a ton of respect for pipe skiers though because it is so easy to deck or go deep even on a well made pipe.
May 10 2010 10:04PM
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omnomnom
Posts: 1280 - Karma: 73
i fucking love pipe (even though i cant get over 4 feet out), but i find it scary as fuck, so all i got are straight airs and "lip grinds".
May 10 2010 10:08PM
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dompuch
Posts: 1449 - Karma: 1,186
nice
May 10 2010 10:16PM
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MADDECENT
Posts: 5579 - Karma: 951
Pipe is for butt pirate homo faggots
May 10 2010 10:22PM
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j.saaaarela
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 856

i got really into pipe this year... It gets really fun once u figure out how to ski it, but it definitely was sketch the first few times i tried it.  pipe, in a few ways, can be safer than park, in that if you figure out how to pop well, you could land upside down and still be fine... once i figured that out, i got a lot more ballsy with it.

i think we don't see many pipe edits because: a. you only have so many different angles [follow shots being incredibly difficult] to choose from. b. the pipe doesn't change, and we like to see different features being used. and c. with a lot of the new guys drifting away from pipe, towards park, urban, and back to big mountain, there are few people leading the pipe scene...

/mini rant

May 11 2010 12:30AM
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Kevski
Posts: 7056 - Karma: 2,785
I was also thinking this recently. But I think the reason is that to get pipe shots worthy of putting in an edit, it takes a lot more dedication. Pipe's a completely different aspect than jumps or rails, and it's not as chill. Spending a day in the pipe isn't nearly as fun as spending a day with buddies hitting a jump line with some rails mixed in.

But that said, it's not a good enough excuse. A couple pipe shots in an edit would just be sick. Not like a full pipe edit, just a shot here and there. Maybe a creative angle or something. If I could ride pipe I'd try that.
May 11 2010 12:43AM
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ski-swagga
Posts: 5276 - Karma: 219
this, the closest pipe to me is a state over. i dont think there is one pipe in wisconsin. (or at least ive never seen one.)
May 11 2010 12:50AM
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tacobellslayer
Posts: 1493 - Karma: 214
I love watching pipe, but I also suck at it. Hard to get into, so mad props to those who kill it in the pipe. That said, turbo pipe shots = money
May 11 2010 1:15AM
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dozerr
Posts: 4007 - Karma: 403
pipe skiing is for jocks
May 11 2010 3:08AM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
I bet it's due to pipe being gay.
May 11 2010 3:41AM
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UFOsarereal
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I agree with OP & I don't understand people hating on skiing pipe. Come Spring or Summer, a well groomed pipe is may be the greatest thing on earth. Fun on another level.

Just because wherever you normally ski doesn't have a nice one doesn't mean that the whole aspect of skiing is 'gay'. There's plenty of room to get creative and stylish - but the only real exposure it gets is competitions, so it comes off as just a jockfest, I guess. Still, it's never good to be close-minded about something skiing-wise, because it probably means you're missing out on some fun shit.

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May 11 2010 3:52AM
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EMK
Posts: 1632 - Karma: 669
I like to watch a variety of different types of tricks n an edit, I think pipe can only make one more interesting. I think one reason pipe isn't so popular though is cos it is practically impossible on detuned rail skis and i think most people would rather ski rails than pipe. I know I would, I would like a second pair of skis especially for pipe but i can't afford them, i expect am not alone in that.
May 11 2010 7:05AM
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smilingchris
Posts: 317 - Karma: 72
I agree! I love skiing pipe and i would do it every day if i had the opertunity! I prefer watching pipe in edits because it can be so unique to the person skiing it. 
  If i could i would defo get a pair of pipe skis because it really sucks when u have been hitting rails and you go into the pipe and your edge doesn't hold very well and also the slow base.
it would be sik to see more pipe in edits for sure!!!
May 11 2010 7:35AM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3822 - Karma: 3,449
7 springs has the #1 pipe on the east according to transworld snowboarding but i still dont ride it shits to challenging and I enjoy hitting rail and shit way more
May 11 2010 11:54AM
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CBROOKS
Posts: 4979 - Karma: 10,708
Because pipe is always the same feature, and that shit gets boring. Even if your the best. I get bored watching X games pipe.
May 11 2010 12:21PM
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dangerdad
Posts: 2228 - Karma: 317
true. and there are only so many angles you can shoot from, regardless of what pipe it is
May 11 2010 1:59PM
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powninja
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I think park builders should get more creative with their pipes if they could keep it safe enough for their insurance but like put a rail, tube, barrel on one hit or have a spot where you could ride out of the pipe and hit a drop back in. something.  I would like to see casabon and harlaut ride pipe cause i bet there is some steezy shit that hasn't been really thought of cause it doesn't get much spotlight from the skiing community outside big events
May 11 2010 2:39PM
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ECfreeski3
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i was always so confused back in the day, watching older movies, guys would throw 9s in pipe but could barely slide a rail, so weird to me
May 11 2010 2:52PM
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