Big Sky SUPERPIPE is coming
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That would be good timing if it's true. I'll be there in three weeks. Looks like you've gotten some snow recently. Is the terrain off Lone Peak in decent shape? Aside from the lack of a pipe, how does the rest of Big Sky's terrain park stack up?
:roll: if you're coming from Whistler, Mammoth, Tahoe, Colorado, Utah,
or the East coast then it won't stack up at all. it's the best park in
Montana though. if you've been here before and seen the park they've
had in previous years, it's a HUGE improvement. i hope you're not
coming to big sky to ride the park, but if the rest of the hill isn't
skiing/riding well, then the park is the next best place. just hope that it
doesn't get real cold. it will all turn to ice. the sun hits the park from
1pm to 4pm. the rest of the day it's in the shade. spring time sessions
should be real fun though. there's some larger jumps too. the largest
one is a 50' table. challenger should be riding well, with the exception of
one area. the terrain off the tram will be.........
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Thanks for the update! We're definitely not heading to Big Sky for the park, but that would be an added bonus. My wife and kids like the lower mountain and its cruisers/glades, etc. and I like the steeps off Challenger and the Tram. The steeps at Big Sky rival anything I've skied including Jackson, Snowbird, etc. (snow permitting). We also like the laid-back attitude and lack of crowds generally. This will be our third visit to Big Sky and we've convinced some Canadian relatives to join us this year in one of the condos at the base of Lone Moose. With respect to the park, I've recently gotten bitten by the bug. Got started at Big White and continued recently at Whiteface. At Whiteface, you can finish every run with a 20' superpipe or terrain park. It's a great way to spice the day up. We used to build kickers and jump a lot as a kid, but until recently I haven't done much of it, so I'm still working on getting my air sense back. Went a little too big too soon last weekend at Whiteface and am still feeling the effects of that one. I advise all skiers to give the park and pipe a try. It definitely improves your skiing ability and the adrenaline rush is addictive.
Perhaps these comments belong in the Cannon thread...
I would often look for small natural jumps back in the 1980's. By the time areas started to build parks, I had torn the meniscus in my left knee in 1995. I discovered that knee would get sore unless I hit a landing on a perfect downslope, preferably in soft snow. So I pretty much stay out of the parks because I don't want to jeopardize all the other facets of skiing I enjoy.
My knees are not bothered by moguls, though I avoid them in hard snow. One thing I have learned is that everyone's knee injuries seem to be slightly different. So if someone else claims a previously injured knee hurts in the bumps, especially if the other one does not, I would be inclined to accept that at face value. And that person's decision to stay out of the bumps, like mine about the parks, makes eminent sense.
I wouldn't mind an extended ski career like the 69-year-old Alta local who was showing me powder stashes in the Eagle's Nest trees during the 2002 Olympics. He was kind of slow in the open bumpy terrain, but he could sure as hell ski powder and I had to work pretty hard to keep up in the trees.
I would often look for small natural jumps back in the 1980's. By the time areas started to build parks, I had torn the meniscus in my left knee in 1995. I discovered that knee would get sore unless I hit a landing on a perfect downslope, preferably in soft snow. So I pretty much stay out of the parks because I don't want to jeopardize all the other facets of skiing I enjoy.
My knees are not bothered by moguls, though I avoid them in hard snow. One thing I have learned is that everyone's knee injuries seem to be slightly different. So if someone else claims a previously injured knee hurts in the bumps, especially if the other one does not, I would be inclined to accept that at face value. And that person's decision to stay out of the bumps, like mine about the parks, makes eminent sense.
I wouldn't mind an extended ski career like the 69-year-old Alta local who was showing me powder stashes in the Eagle's Nest trees during the 2002 Olympics. He was kind of slow in the open bumpy terrain, but he could sure as hell ski powder and I had to work pretty hard to keep up in the trees.
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Amen. I quit jumping jib style jumps after I separated my shoulder about 5 years ago at T-Ride. I started jumping this year more again after watching videos on cable and getting pumped to be a kid again. Then two weeks ago I tore a muscle in my stomach doing a simple 180. Now I have been off the mountain for two weeks! As much as I like jumping the body just doesn?t take the falls the way it used to, so I am going to try to stick to only airing it out on big powder days!!!
I once rode up the lift at winter park with 3 ladies all 70+ and still skiing bumps. I hope I can still be shredding at 70.
