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Photo's of the Utah gaps, even Leviathan!!!

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xxx
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http://www.powdermag.com/mantle/mind-the-gap/
Apr 8 2011 8:38PM
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[evan]
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Photo: Brent Benson

Photos and words by Brent Benson

Utah mining history is one of the reasons you see so many gap jumps coming out of Utah. Little Cottonwood Canyon is a mecca for mine tailing piles, and the 550-inch average snowfall doesn’t hurt either. I call Grizzly Gulch in Little Cottonwood Canyon “The Greatest Superpark On Earth.” Note: All of these gap jumps were hand-built and some required up to 200 man-hours. Everything has to be perfect, not just the jump. Kris Ostness’ favorite quote on the subject: “A perfect in-run makes for a perfect landing.”

» Photo Gallery: Brent Benson Gap-Jumps Retrospective »

About Brent Benson: Photographer Brent Benson (brentbensonphotography.com) was one of the catalysts behind the monster gap craze that swept Utah in the late 90s, early 00s, launching the careers of pro skiers such as Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, the Collins Brothers, and Jamie Pierre, and putting otherwise underground local Jedis such as Chad Zurinskas, Rick Roblewski and Chris Minneci in the skiing limelight. As such, he and Kris Ostness were often the only ones on scene to document the first time many of these behemoths were hit. In those days, the kicker was often destroyed as soon as the session ended to eliminate copy cats. We asked Brent to send us some of his best moments in monster gap history… And we’re happy that he kindly obliged. Enjoy.
Apr 8 2011 8:40PM
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Skithedeep
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that was awesome. some of those are just scary big
Apr 8 2011 8:49PM
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Smuffy
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thats intense. these are the true OG's of park skiing. i bet most of the kids on here dont even know who chad zurinskas(sp?) is
Apr 8 2011 8:50PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Fucking Mike Wilson.
Apr 8 2011 9:13PM
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kvan
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Fucking MIke Wilson.
Apr 8 2011 9:17PM
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fatherb
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Leviathan is gnar.
Apr 8 2011 9:23PM
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RubberSoul
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Apr 8 2011 9:30PM
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[evan]
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I had no idea, I just knew the gap and din't question the name, but this is too sick.
Apr 8 2011 9:44PM
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[evan]
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And what's Leviathan?

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Apr 8 2011 9:45PM
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Brenone
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Sick photos.
Apr 8 2011 9:47PM
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casual
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You guys need to stop embedding articles and photos in threads...it sucks traffic away from sites who desperately need it. This really isn't any different from AP destroying independent news outlets. If someone is too lazy to fucking click through to an article, well, fuck off.

As far as I'm concerned, I think NS should be held responsible in instances like this, and mods should delete posts like that.
Apr 8 2011 9:48PM
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Doug.
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Link for Photos
http://www.powdermag.com/photos/gallery-brent-benson-gap-jumps-retrospective/

Some great pics in there.
Apr 8 2011 10:01PM
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smuggs
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yea ns is responsible, because without ns 10 people beyond the op would have seen this article, as im not sure that many people are perusing through powmag.com regularly. its a double edged sword how can you get upset about exposure even if only half of the people go to the actual article, its hundreds more than would have seen it anyway.
Apr 8 2011 10:09PM
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Afeld
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the best one in there. So crazy
Apr 8 2011 10:19PM
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thesheik
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mike fucking wilson

also, 2 chris collins' from utah who slay bc jumps, like 10 years apart
Apr 8 2011 10:25PM
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monkatizer
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haha i made that my background a couple hours ago!
Apr 8 2011 10:25PM
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wtmtss
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I love Utah
Apr 8 2011 11:15PM
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bryansbryan
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shoulda caught the movies when they came out. now you'll never know... never... ever...
Apr 8 2011 11:36PM
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[evan]
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imgoingtofindoutwhereyouliveandkillyouwithalargerustyhacksawifyoudon'ttellmerightnow.gif
Apr 8 2011 11:39PM
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bryansbryan
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gosuckadickyoubitch.fuckyou
Apr 8 2011 11:45PM
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[evan]
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What program do you use to open that format?
Apr 8 2011 11:46PM
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thesheik
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your mouth, i'd guess
Apr 9 2011 12:03AM
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Steve-Brown
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awesome thread
Apr 9 2011 12:18AM
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PJS.
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Lol wut.
Apr 9 2011 12:23AM
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casual
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That's total bullshit, and the only reason that people don't "peruse powdermag.com" is because people are lazy and do shit like this.
Apr 9 2011 12:35AM
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PJS.
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You are angry.
Apr 9 2011 12:38AM
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Funnel
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Mike Wilson is insane. Leviathan is by far the most wicked of the gaps.
Apr 9 2011 1:33AM
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R.Fahey
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Who's the other Chris Collins that's current?  Do you mean Collin Collins?  He's like a new age, steezy version of Chris Collins, in that he destroys 100 Utah jumps a year.
Apr 9 2011 1:35AM
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smuggs
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i think the only reason people dont persue powmag.com is because for the most part there is better content on noobschoolers or teton gravity. fuck man we get instant tweets and updates whenever the hottest new dub goes down.

but fair enough, im sure you wont be able to respond to this message for a week, because you will be on powmag.com keeping up with skiing.
Apr 9 2011 10:17AM
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steezysteeze
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This thread is great, i thoroughly enjoyed that article. +k to OP
Apr 9 2011 10:51AM
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thesheik
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FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

i stputid. sometmies name not talk right, yse?
Apr 9 2011 10:55AM
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t_rob
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it was in tee time by ostness. thats old. real old.
Apr 9 2011 11:53AM
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RubberSoul
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if it makes you feel any better, i looked through them all before bringing the wilson one back for a relevant comment. tell you what, ill go click through their site some more

for real though, i understand what youre saying but you cant expect to have any sort of good reaction when you say it like that..be a bit more diplomatic and im sure people will respond much better
Apr 9 2011 2:10PM
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[evan]
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Damn, that's huge. I can't imagine just standing next to that jump. I get scared when I hit 40s. It said in the the caption it was like 165 or some crazy shit like that.
Apr 9 2011 2:18PM
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I_Am_Mod
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chyea, wilson's a badass!

but he's actually just following rule nr1 in gap jumping....

it's better to overshoot than undershoot .... :)
Apr 9 2011 2:23PM
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RubberSoul
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plus watch it in this video, and notice how theres no flat before the jump, just has to haul ass in a suddenly boom he's in the air

don't know what time it is in the video, sorry, but you should watch the whole thing because it's naaaasty (see my comments in the thread).

anyone who is slightly interested in these pics should check out this thread/video too. i PROMISE you won't be disappointed

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/601080/
Apr 9 2011 2:27PM
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Relish_man
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haha Spong shoulda followed that rule...
Apr 9 2011 2:33PM
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manabadman
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^hmmm, too far
Apr 9 2011 6:39PM
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Holte
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Cool to see some names attached to the various gaps. Aside from Chads, Pyramid, and Leviathan I didn't know any names for those other gaps.
Apr 9 2011 7:00PM
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casual
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I'm not interested in being diplomatic, and to the kid praising NS content....what content? Press releases, contests for t-shirts, and a message board? Whatever. And 515, you're a joke and not at all the intended audience, so you can save your traffic homes.
Apr 9 2011 7:12PM
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RudyGarmisch
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I dont think you could take the strong language there anyways.
Apr 9 2011 7:22PM
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casual
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Luh you.
Apr 9 2011 7:56PM
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304NordMan
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Holy shit, those are nasty big!
Apr 9 2011 7:57PM
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special_k10101
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if you want to help your cause and your website's image it would probably be more constructive if you didn't come on so strong and fight so hard.
that said, i understand where you're coming from.
Apr 10 2011 3:59AM
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PJS.
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If you hate it so much why dont you go away? Ive never seen you post a positive thing, just hate on top of hate on top of bitching
Apr 10 2011 2:31PM
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casual
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I don't hate NS, and the suggestion that I post nothing positive is a joke and not worthy of more of a response. To the other guy, this has nothing to do with "my" site (BroBomb is not my site, and I haven't contributed anything of note in months). My original post was harsh, but I stand behind it because the end result is that sites that work hard to produce quality content, like powdermag.com, will cease to exist without traffic. Say what you want about my approach or me personally, but I'm right regardless. So, embed and copy and paste away, but don't complain when there's not much to embed or copy and paste down the road.
Apr 10 2011 2:39PM
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t_rob
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I'm not stoked with the turn this thread has taken. That being said, I disagree with you.

Firstly, If powder magazine had an issue with this thread, I'm sure they would have acted by now as they have most definitely seen it.

Secondly, How does this thread retract from powder traffic? Do they say, hey, that was a sick article, I want to go check out Powder's website to see if they have any other cool stuff? The article was just exposed to a bunch of people who may not have ever even considered going to powders website. It seems to me that powder got more exposure out of this.

Originally this thread was just a link posted then someone posted pics and cut and pasted. That seems like the issue you care about. When it comes down to it, thats reality. You wish only the link got posted. I understand. However, Don't slippery slope this saying it will kill powder. I think its actually the furthest thing from the truth.
Apr 10 2011 3:01PM
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PJS.
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How much money are you willing ro lay down on the internets demise at the hands of forums?
Apr 10 2011 3:05PM
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mooseman077
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......and back to the thread topic......those gaps are sick. I would really like to see leviathan featured again in a movie.
Apr 10 2011 6:09PM
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dmc12380
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I didnt take this, found it in someones profile on ns a while back, forgot who the member was
Apr 10 2011 6:33PM
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