More "radical" or just another fun way of playing?

[Greg]

[Originally posted by Gravity]:

Hey - its been so slow here. I'll check if anybody is listening: First let me point out that I snowboard *and* ski, though now that I'm out east I don't snowboard much because I liked it very much in the powder but not so much on the firm stuff. Both sports are awesome. But with kids wanting to talk about whats more "radical" than what. Here is a fun exercise: Look up what the speed record is on skis & snowboard. Compare and discuss ) Look up what the distance jumping record is on both. Look up what the height landed jumping record is on both. Look up what the record for # of tricks in the air on one jump. I know the answers, but the search is part of the fun!

 

[Matrim]

so how do you go about checking for these answers? Cause I'd like to kknow which has more tricks in one jump. Oh yeah, to everyone that reads this. Please pray for snow!

 

[wa-loaf]

bump

 

[Rambo]

Highest Speed on a Snowboard:
The highest recorded speed by a snowboarder is 201.907km/h (125.459mph) by Darren Powell (Australia) at Les Arcs, France on 2 May 1999.

Highest Speed on Skis:
Men
Simone Origone (Italy) 251.4 km/h (156.2 mi/h); Les Arcs France, April 2006

 

[Rambo]

 

[jerryg]

Snowboarder Terje Haakonsen set the record in 2007 going 32 feet 6 inches out of a quarterpipe
Skier Simon Dumont set a record in 2008 going 35 feet out of a quarterpipe and throwing a 900.

 

[dmc]

I reason I get back on skis is because of speed that i can't get on a deck... sure there is this one guy that can..... but.. for me skis... faster then boards...

 

[bvibert]

bump

Holy mother of all bumps!

 

[wa-loaf]

Holy mother of all bumps!

lol I got bored and decided to see what you get when you click "Last" on the forum.

 

[bvibert]

Just goes to show that Greg was worried about radicalness even way back then.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Just goes to show that Greg was worried about radicalness even way back then.

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