Killingtons other halfpipe

[Highway Star]

Ouch. That thing doesn't come anywhere near vert.

 

[Glenn]

I do believe you're correct about the body part Glenn now that I think back a couple of years

I'm sure he'll chime in. Hopefully, he's out again today gettin the goods. What a banner day it must be up there.

 

[thorski]

Ouch. That thing doesn't come anywhere near vert.

It's pretty fun. Have you tried it?

 

[mondeo]

It's pretty fun. Have you tried it?

Haven't done that one, but I've gotten to the lip on the 22' pipe (not quite out, it's super icy and I don't have edges.) If it doesn't have vert, it's pointless because you can't get out of the pipe.

 

[Highway Star]

Haven't done that one, but I've gotten to the lip on the 22' pipe (not quite out, it's super icy and I don't have edges.) If it doesn't have vert, it's pointless because you can't get out of the pipe.

This is correct. If it only goes up to 70-80 degrees (90 is "vert"), you have to boost very hard at the lip to get any sort of air. This is lame because it builds bad technique....try boosting like that in a normal pipe and you'll land in the flats.

It's totally possible to build a 10-12 ft pipe with vert, but it needs a proper pipe cutter. Maybe they are trying to build this with a giant 22 ft radius cutter? Or they just don't know what they are doing...?

Back in the late 90's, normal pipes were around 12ft or so, and had vert.

 

[mondeo]

This is correct. If it only goes up to 70-80 degrees (90 is "vert"), you have to boost very hard at the lip to get any sort of air. This is lame because it builds bad technique....try boosting like that in a normal pipe and you'll land in the flats.

It's totally possible to build a 10-12 ft pipe with vert, but it needs a proper pipe cutter. Maybe they are trying to build this with a giant 22 ft radius cutter? Or they just don't know what they are doing...?

Back in the late 90's, normal pipes were around 12ft or so, and had vert.

They have a 12' cutter, but it looks like they're only using 8-9' of it, judging from the people in the pipe.

 

[Highway Star]

They have a 12' cutter, but it looks like they're only using 8-9' of it, judging from the people in the pipe.

LOL........it's a stunt ditch. Or a 4/10th's pipe.

 

[Euler]

Count on HS to take an innocuous post and troll for some negativity

Anyway...my incident with Mt. Snow's 18 foot pipe started with me trying to keep up with my 8 year old and finished with me missing 3 months of skiing after I broke my collarbone into several pieces.:dunce: Opted for a lump in the healed bone over screws and plates. It's all good now, but no more halfpipes for this old man.