Backyard fun

[SnowRider]

Does anyone ever take there skis/snowboards into there front/back yard and ski or ride it? I set up all sorts of jumps and jibs in my front yard. Me and brother are making a home made staircase grind. Its so cool and simple to make ( staircase was already built ). Just wondering if I was the only one or not.

SnowRider

 

[Greg]

When I was a teen, a buddy of mine broke his leg skiing in our back yard. He wacked into the well cap and busted his shin.

 

[TwinTips21]

Behind the condo complex in Vermont a few of my buddies and I always build a few hits, rail type things, and even a bobsled type of course where we build these real high walls going through the woods, probably the most fun thing ever.

 

[snowmaker4191]

I have a little park setup down here in MA, and a few trails up at my place in sunapee. also my own snowmaker so i can be sure i'll have enough snow for the season.

 

[smootharc]

My earliest ski memories....

.....circa 1965, would be backyard night skiing, lights on, and big fat flakes floating from the darkness. Mom shuttling out with hot cocoa with mini-marshmellows....

Damn....when I think about it....it's been all downhill since then....

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

My back yard's as flat as Nebraska.

My first run and jump (and crash) were in my parents yard.

My second go at skiing was in my friend's hay field (which actually was a nice little beginner run.) I was sad to see they've planted houses there since.:-(

 

[skibum9995]

I thinned a small section of woods behind my house to ski. It's not much but it's better than nothing when I can't get to a ski area.

 

[skibum]

Used to when I was young. not my house but friend's,...and strangers.
We had runs going through neighbor's yards in our little suburb.
This was in Nashua NH, the Lancashire Heights neighborhood. Shadwell, Tennyson, Shelley, Browning, and Bicentennial Roads all have a good pitch. We would start up on Peele Road and come down close to Old Maid's Brook.
If not there, we were at Roby Park, Greenmeadow Golf Course or Nashua Country Club.

 

[deadheadskier]

Behind the condo complex in Vermont a few of my buddies and I always build a few hits, rail type things, and even a bobsled type of course where we build these real high walls going through the woods, probably the most fun thing ever.

that pretty much defines my winters age 15 to 18

Me and my buddies built all sorts of jumps in the yard that we'd hit up after the day was done. There was also a pretty sweet powerline in my neighborhood in Ludlow, Vt that had a pretty sweet 20 foot cliff drop that we'd fequently hit up.

Once it got dark though, we were all about the sledding. There was a pretty significant mountain behind my parents house and we designed all sorts of crazy sled routes - downhill type courses, slalom, GS.

Right next to the house though was the creme de la creme. Every year we built the most ridiculous luge course that became more and more challenging as the winter moved on. We'd make the walls higher and higher and ice it down so that it was downright scary and nearly impossible to finish without rocketing off one of the walls and crashing into the woods.

During my senior year in March I had finally built the fastest luge, one that NO ONE could make it down. Everyone kept trying, but it was so slick you couldn't control your speed and navigating the course was impossible, but it was so fun. Two days prior to a family ski trip to Breckenridge, I gave it one last shot as my run before I nearly made it. I got half way down the track and flew off one of the corners having my fully extended left leg hit a tree with all my weight going downhill.

I tore my MCL and spent the entire time in Colorado on crutches


I love the at home terrian parks. If I had a home in the mountains with some land, til this day, I'd most certainly build some jumps for skiing and build mad sled riding courses.

 

[Vortex]

Used to when I was young. not my house but friend's,...and strangers.
We had runs going through neighbor's yards in our little suburb.
This was in Nashua NH, the Lancashire Heights neighborhood. Shadwell, Tennyson, Shelley, Browning, and Bicentennial Roads all have a good pitch. We would start up on Peele Road and come down close to Old Maid's Brook.
If not there, we were at Roby Park, Greenmeadow Golf Course or Nashua Country Club.

Nashua uses a snow making machine to make a sliding area up by sky meadow in the same area in weak snow winters. I live near the Nashua country club. I see x-country skiers and dare devil sliders all winter long. Maybe I'll see you at the Sunset Grill or other establishment sometime.

 

[AMAC2233]

Everytime there's a big dump, I make as big of a mound as I can and ski down. Last year I built one that was about 12 feet tall against the side of the garage. Hopefully this year I will be out skiing instead of being at home making my own hill.

 

[maplevalleymaster]

I have a really steep hill in my backyard, maybe a black slope. If only I could find a cheap ropetow... anyone know of where I could get one?

 

[JD]

Yes. On fattish scaled skis. Golf courses are great!

 

[Grassi21]

I just logged my first backyard vertical. I did 4 runs that couldn't have been more than 400 vertical feet combined. Nice soft snow with a little crust on top. If I made more than 3 turns per run I'd be surprised. The slope wouldn't be more than a novice hill but had a few scattered large trees to make it interesting. This spring I plan on thinning out 6 or 7 scrubby looking hedges that seemed to be in the way every time I wanted to make a turn. There is also a little narrow stretch a bit higher than I was dropping in that could be a good run way for getting up some speed. i just couldn't get enough speed going in the pow pow to make it fun.

 

[tcharron]

Does anyone ever take there skis/snowboards into there front/back yard and ski or ride it? I set up all sorts of jumps and jibs in my front yard. Me and brother are making a home made staircase grind. Its so cool and simple to make ( staircase was already built ). Just wondering if I was the only one or not.

SnowRider

I was actually considering putting a rope tow in my back yard up the 15 acres of hill/partial hill we have.

 

[twinplanx]

WOW! can't belive you unbuired this thread... but I'll add my 2 cents

I once tore up a sump next to my house w/ about 5 ft of vert, sometimes snow makes me giddy I guess. Am I the only flatlander who's thought of poaching a few runs on the local landfill?

Oh yeah! while living in VT me and my bro got first tracks on about 25 ft of vert near the local reservoir... the last run down along the side of the road was pretty hairy

 

[Grassi21]

WOW! can't belive you unbuired this thread...

Ah, the power of a keyword search. ;-)

I made my fine shoot vid of the backyard fun. But without any speed the turns looked really crappy since I was sinking in the snow.

 

[SKIER4LIFE1281]

my friend and i set up a box rail in the backyard

its sweet

 

[bobbutts]

My short backyard glade run

 

[Grassi21]

Good stuff ^^^

I will post some pics of what I was playing with. After I think some shrubs this spring it should be an interesting little run.