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So I am looking to build a summer setup for summer skiing, for my setup I would use turf for the drop in and everything. I have a natural elevation change in my yard and I think it would be a good place for the turf. Should I use stakes and stake the turf into the ground or should I try to put material underneath the turf such as a pallet?
karsongreasegodDo you think that pallets would also work or no? Plywood is quite expensive right now
yeah it'd be fine, just more sketch if you need to make an emergency stop while coming in switch. could save some turf and gain bit of speed by cutting it to fit the tops of the pallets
**This post was edited on Apr 16th 2021 at 1:43:46pm
kung_powpowyeah it'd be fine, just more sketch if you need to make an emergency stop while coming in switch. could save some turf and gain bit of speed by cutting it to fit the tops of the pallets
**This post was edited on Apr 16th 2021 at 1:43:46pm
Ok thank you very much, Can you help me decided between having the width of turf between 3 and 4 feet. Also my run up in total is around 35ish feet.
karsongreasegodOk thank you very much, Can you help me decided between having the width of turf between 3 and 4 feet. Also my run up in total is around 35ish feet.
3 feet wide is perfect, in the pic i posted above i had 3ft wide turf on 4ft wide plywood.
For the length of the drop, depends on how steep your hill is. i orginally didn't have enough speed for the 20ft rail so i added a platform onto the hill. also added some orange construction fencing to the top half to help with speed.
**This post was edited on Apr 17th 2021 at 2:21:38pm
Ok thank you very much. I got a bit of snow yesterday and was able to make a jump and ski on it, I think that the width should probably be 4ft or do you recommend having the width be 3ft does it make a big difference. I don't think I would need to put wood underneath or should I probably do that. Here are some photos from where I would make the setup
karsongreasegodOk thank you very much. I got a bit of snow yesterday and was able to make a jump and ski on it, I think that the width should probably be 4ft or do you recommend having the width be 3ft does it make a big difference. I don't think I would need to put wood underneath or should I probably do that. Here are some photos from where I would make the setup
I’d stick the turf on the grass then throw wood underneath it if it’s too slow. As for where to put the rail, I’d go just before you start to lose speed on the drop in so you can make it to the end of your rail easier.
What do you guys think about Msnow? We had some and I didn't think it was all that great. Tbf the setup was jank af. But i seem to see entire dry slope runs covered in it and people ski it fine.
asparagusI’d stick the turf on the grass then throw wood underneath it if it’s too slow. As for where to put the rail, I’d go just before you start to lose speed on the drop in so you can make it to the end of your rail easier.
Ok thank you I will do that. Much appreciated, should I go for 3 or 4 feet wide?
ReturnToMonkeyWhat do you guys think about Msnow? We had some and I didn't think it was all that great. Tbf the setup was jank af. But i seem to see entire dry slope runs covered in it and people ski it fine.
From what I have heard msnow is pretty good, Some of my friends has it. It is pretty expensive and I have never skied on it.
ReturnToMonkeyWhat do you guys think about Msnow? We had some and I didn't think it was all that great. Tbf the setup was jank af. But i seem to see entire dry slope runs covered in it and people ski it fine.
If you're going to put ply down get something shitty that somebody is throwing away. It's just going to get fucked sitting on the ground anyway. Def don't buy anything nice for that,
Kevenhow were u able to get the pipe? saw the old forums, but any other methods?
construction site, roll pipe in the street and put yourself inside it so no one sees you. seriously tho its easier to just find 2 smaller tubes and make a shotgun rail
We bought 0lumber and the carpet was 40$ I cut all the wood myself and guess what we almost never use it because we all work 5days a week except me because I have school still.
summer setups are so brutal for snowboarders. Back when my setup still existed I would invite my snowboard friends over just to watch them eat buckets of shit lmao
Lippamani1 go to the back 20 and cut some wood 2 haul it to your friends house cuz that's where you hang out. 3 steal your dads lag bolts cuz they big money's
And build
4 go to menards and buy some carpet 5 go into minneapolis and steal some natural gas line. Jk my dad has had it for years idk how.
karsongreasegodSo I am looking to build a summer setup for summer skiing, for my setup I would use turf for the drop in and everything. I have a natural elevation change in my yard and I think it would be a good place for the turf. Should I use stakes and stake the turf into the ground or should I try to put material underneath the turf such as a pallet?
I'd go with pallets because it's way cheaper because you can steal em from behind home depot
Kevenhow were u able to get the pipe? saw the old forums, but any other methods?
I bought it on craigslist for $175 and got the guy to deliver it for free on a trailer. It weighed about 350lb but i could manuever it by myself by rolling it or lifting just 1 side at a time. I was in high school at the time. I made these 2 wooden "chocks" to elevate it about 1.5 ft off the ground. The chocks allowed me to make it a flat rail, a cannon rail, or a down rail. On craigslist search for "culvert", "pipe", or "pvc". I had found it listed as a culvert.
