barok 0 Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 Where in Japan is there a superpipe ? Sure everywhere has a halfpipe, but I'm looking for one with 5m walls and nice long transitions. I know there has to be at least one. Those Olympic riders didn't look too shabby on the one in Salt Lake, so I know they are training somewhere. But where ? Link to post Share on other sites
doggy-style 0 Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 Happo has a huge pipe. It has 5 meter walls and big and steep trannies... I wanted to try it last season but it was being groomed.. and I haven't been back to Happo since. read this article http://expn.go.com/snb/s/art_c_snb_shaun_white_japan_2_040500.html shaun white mentions something about Happo's pipe.. Link to post Share on other sites
ivo 0 Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 ehm, i'm not shure, but, aren't superpipes less steep but higher than usual pipes?? just wrote last year something like this. Link to post Share on other sites
mlg 0 Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 What exactly is a "superpipe"? Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted February 17, 2002 Author Share Posted February 17, 2002 superpipes have wider or longer transitions, depending on how you look at them, in any case, yes, they are less steeper, but with significantly more height than a half-pipe (5m vs 3m). when you are in a half-pipe it is like you are on a skateboarding half-pipe, because once you are done with one wall, you only have a split second to react to the next wall that is coming right up at you. riding a superpipe is more like riding downhill to toeside, than downhill to heelside. you can get waayyy more speed and height off the vertical. the longer/wider transitions almost guarentee that you won't land in the flat, a big problem when landing tricks in a normal half-pipe. the superpipe is bigger, safer, and better. they use the superpipe in most of the bigger contests, including the olympics. however, a superpipe dramatically favors the heavier male riders, as you really need gravity working for you in order to get enough speed to get up that 5 meter wall. when the superpipes first came about, accomplished females had a tough time even getting out. i think that is why you see the jockier, more muscular ladies (Kelly Clark) rockin' the top spots in the pipe, while the smaller girls are less consistent. Link to post Share on other sites
doggy-style 0 Posted February 17, 2002 Share Posted February 17, 2002 hhhmmmm... maybe Happo's is a Super pipe.. but I don't know. It's pretty big. I haven't seen the Olympic Pipe in Shiga, which was used for Nagano's 98 Olympics. Hasn't anyone seen Shiga's Pipe? Link to post Share on other sites
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