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Night Slopstyle?

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Grilledsteeze212
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How come we see night big airs, halfpipe, and rail jams but not slopestyle?  I think it would be sweet to see a slope comp at night.
Oct 20 2011 4:50PM
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Dr.Newschoolers
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the guys go so big they would go out of the lights... thats why
Oct 20 2011 4:52PM
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yuck
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... no thats retarded.
Oct 20 2011 4:54PM
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specialSAWce
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kuz night big airs are sketchy and halfpipes/railgardens/single jumps are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy shorter than full slope courses, it would be too much money
Oct 20 2011 4:56PM
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specialSAWce
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and simply a pain in the ass to set up, thats like over a thousand feet of lighting to set up
Oct 20 2011 4:57PM
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Dr.Newschoolers
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At all sorts of ski areas there are lights that go way more than 1000 feet
Oct 20 2011 4:58PM
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Grilledsteeze212
Posts: 211 - Karma: 137
you could just set up the slope course on a slope that already has lights and you could add portable lights where they are needed.
Oct 20 2011 5:03PM
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monkatizer
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everything would just be more sketchy
Oct 20 2011 5:44PM
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JHendrix
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I prefer seeing it during the day especially when the sun is shining ^>^ makes me happy
Oct 20 2011 5:46PM
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Elmo.
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you dont see your landings as well and you go in and out of good lighting bad lighting and it just isnt good.

when i night ski i dont try new stuff cuz its harder to see your landing and go from seeing lighter darker lighter dark when you spin
Oct 20 2011 5:46PM
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Grilledsteeze212
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then whats the difference from a night big air spinning lighter darker lighter darker
Oct 20 2011 6:35PM
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CassiusClay
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3 jumps vs 1. Its a bit easier if you've only got one trick/jump to focus on.
Oct 20 2011 6:38PM
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Jpurd
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it would be kinda confusing im sure for the riders to worry about an entire course at night compared to a pipe or 1 jump... the shadows ect...
Oct 20 2011 6:50PM
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Grilledsteeze212
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why would it be confusing? i get that its at night so the lighting would be different but why would it be confusing to some riders.
Oct 20 2011 7:16PM
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Squidles
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Because instead of 1 sketchy jump that they have to focus on there are now 3.

The number 3 is three times that of the number 1.

Therefore focusing on landing three tricks in one run with sketchy landings/lighting is a lot harder than, for example during the day.
Oct 20 2011 7:29PM
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Grilledsteeze212
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ok so i get that the light is sketchy but what makes the jumps being sketchy besides changes in light i think they could really pull this off if people tried 
Oct 20 2011 10:37PM
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Jibbin_Ur_Face
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Lighting is bad. Its super sketchy hitting jumps at night under lights imo
Oct 20 2011 10:46PM
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Whaley
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to many lights i would think
Oct 20 2011 11:09PM
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.spaghetticat.
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ive been in a night slopestyle..claim/
Oct 20 2011 11:11PM
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lukemeahan.
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It would be sick. Like really sick but it would have to be a short course.
Oct 20 2011 11:36PM
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mountainviper
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Actually the main reason I've heard is because of how the stuff that's softer during the day gets rock hard during the much cooler night time temps. A big air or pipe is much easier to maintain with a groomer between heats,etc than multiple features that have become rock hard and sketchy. Lighting has nothing to do with it.
Oct 20 2011 11:46PM
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Jibaholics
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You need event remaining for daylight time. Else night will get over packed with event we won<t have time for BAR. that<s why
Oct 20 2011 11:51PM
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cheaaaaaa
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I think it has to do with event timing in the bigger picture (for big events). Obviously all events can't be at once. With that said, certain events take priority over others for night events. Pipe takes priority because of the need for consistant lighting on both walls. And big air gets night events only because it can then be broadcasted live at primetime- it appeals better to the general public due to its simplicity. Slope, then, gets shuffled in as a daytime event.


Oct 20 2011 11:51PM
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UFOsarereal
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night slopestyle would totally work... and be sick.
Oct 21 2011 12:06AM
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z_hidding
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it's been done http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvaCHAw-gLI&feature=related
Oct 21 2011 1:15AM
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Jpurd
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that looks hard to ski from the riders point of view... very low light when in the air....
Oct 21 2011 6:51AM
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Tsands
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i have been in one too.
It was a little more sketchy but not too bad.
Would prefer to just do it in the day though
Oct 21 2011 7:15AM
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Grilledsteeze212
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im sure if the xgamse or dew tour did a night slope they would have the jumps lit up fine same with the rails
Oct 21 2011 7:59AM
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Dr.Newschoolers
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and the pipe is supposed to be ice
Oct 21 2011 8:41AM
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mehregan15
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the run they have open at PC for night skiing would be perfect, it's really well lit
Oct 21 2011 8:50AM
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ndye
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Im sure if they can do it in the streets at night, it would be okay to do on a mountain at night. Since being on mountain would be easier for the riders? A well lit night course could be better than a daytime course, because if its cloudy during a day time course, light will be flat everywhere, its easier at night.
Oct 21 2011 9:29AM
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coldcuts69
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thats why night slope is not done a lot, because it affects visiblity
Oct 21 2011 9:50AM
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Grilledsteeze212
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ok so who woudnt ride in a night slope event because they think its sketchy?
Oct 21 2011 11:06AM
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BieberHole69
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Pretty sure the icy, rock hard snow/landings might have something to do with it...
Oct 21 2011 1:12PM
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CassiusClay
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Becoming rock hard at night entails less need for grooming. Certainly riders would need to adjust to their much larger increase in speed. Its really just a safety issue as to why they don't do it. Increase in speed, rock hard landings (especially if you short/overshoot), lighting issues, and maintaining composure in a poorly lit (compared to day time) full course. A lot of slope courses don't give much spacing between the jump lines which would end up disastrous if a rider lands off balance and is pushed to a side, and then tries to regain composure and hit the next feature. Its a combo of everything, maintenance being of slightly lessor concern though.
Oct 21 2011 1:41PM
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GolfingElephant
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With the increasing popularity if skiing and snowboarding it would not surprise me if a nigh slope event was tries by one in the big events. I see two problems though. 1. Ice will be EVERYWHERE. jumps will be tough to judge speed on and everyone, especially east costers, knows how much it sucks to fall on a landing that feels like concrete. The second problem is obviously lighting. To get the light to be consistent your going to need a Lot of lights. And that means generators and power cables everywhere. It will be a pain to set up and tear down. But I dont see the sketchiness of a night slope comp as a problem. If we see it in a big event then they are going to be able to make it work because thats what their job is. Overall I think it would be really cool to see. Sure there is some flaws in the idea but it could possibly work. Maybe something we'll see in the olympics.
Oct 21 2011 2:00PM
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Balto
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and big air/pipe don't have the same problems? hard landings are not an excuse

night slope is 100% possible, you just need to have good lights on each feature
Oct 21 2011 2:13PM
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BieberHole69
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pipes are supposed to be icy...and like people said earlier, there is only one big air hit (multiplied by however many hits you get) as opposed to numerous features in a slopestyle course where your speed has to be perfect between each. and then you have to stomp it.
Oct 21 2011 2:36PM
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Ian.Ham
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Yeah fuck hitting jumps at night, shit gets sooo icy.
Oct 21 2011 3:34PM
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reverendwrong
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you guys obviously don't ride in MN, 75% of our slope comps are at night.
Oct 21 2011 3:37PM
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colin13
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I get slopstyle erry night
Oct 21 2011 6:20PM
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Grilledsteeze212
Posts: 211 - Karma: 137
ya like dust to 9 or something like that
Oct 22 2011 11:31AM
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49566738265
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Riding on slopestyle-esque parks at night is a lot of fun, but I'm never comfortable on them like I am during the day.
Oct 22 2011 6:29PM
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CassiusClay
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You're a fucking moron if you don't think it would be confusing. Even your dumbass would veer off course.
Oct 22 2011 6:49PM
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Grilledsteeze212
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your not going to veer of course if they have the bright orange fencing around the course.
Oct 22 2011 10:28PM
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Brentizzle
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ive competed in a night slope comp. it was sick. felt the same as a daytime one, just at night. not really much different if your used to night skiing.
Oct 22 2011 10:37PM
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Montana_Hoodrat
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I was in a High school slopestyle event at Mt. Hood last winter. It was under the lights, and it was actually pretty fun. on my last jump though, there was a power outage and it got really dark really fast. -the lights suddenly shut off while I was in midair! Luckily no one saw me flail and eat shit on the ice.
Oct 23 2011 11:46AM
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