Fattwins 0 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hiked to the first peak above happo on monday. Great, light, boot deep open turns back down to the top of the lift. The wind lip at the top was a nice drop too. Great riding considering the spring conditions down low. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Cool. How long did it take? Link to post Share on other sites
jon snapper 0 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Why would you hike all that way just to come back along that nasty run back to the lift. Why not just drop the North Face, that would have been much more interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
seanbird 0 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 I agree u should have dropped down into one of the many chutes that have sooooo much snow!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 True but.... 1 first time we did it and really didnt know the way out down the bottom. 2 the snow round the mountain was crusty or spring like. We could have rode bad crust or nice spring corn. Last saw some slides down low and I didnt want to ride over them. A little local knowledge would have helped alot too. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Yeah that windlip was pretty sweet-I went off it 3 times and hiked up there twice. I should have built a kicker on it but couldn't be bothered. A friend of mine said he'd run into a mate who'd pummeled himself trying a flip off it-wasn't you was it fattwins? I wanted to go all the way down as well but I was alone and didn't like the look of the slides I could see. The snow may not have been so great further down though. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 No my idiot jean wearing friend front flipped it. He didnt land it but he skied it out pretty much. I straight aired it. I think the landing was a little flat to go too high. Going long was fine, high I think would be pushing your luck. The hike took about 20 to 30 minutes but there was a great boot pack so it was easy. PS Dane was the the guy who flipped it. He stomped a couple of switch back flips at Imori the next day. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Nice one-agreed on the steepness factor, but still could have gone for a little more launch power. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 If you built a big lip on the top you might go far enough to land on the pitch but thats a 40 to 50 foot air. I bought a ticket so jump building was not going to happen that day. Still did a good 15 to 20 feet. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Switch backflips!! Wish I could have seen that! I don't think I have ever seen anyone do switch backflip on skis. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 14, 2003 Author Share Posted February 14, 2003 Dane swears they are easier and a more natural motion. I dont know bout that but that was a nice jump. Link to post Share on other sites
wendy-cake 0 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 I don't really know what you guys are talking about, but it does sound cool. Link to post Share on other sites
dane 0 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 yah ryland man, you guys left just a bit early before i started hucking my body for real. like ben said, hopefully we'll have another chance to hit the park after your ankle has healed. and yah, the switch back is smooth like butter. for me, it's definitely easier than a normal backflip. way more controlled here is a sample pic... i would update the site today with the movies 'cept i forgot my computer at home. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 14, 2003 Author Share Posted February 14, 2003 Man that weather was horrible. nice cut. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 That's so dope dude!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
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