snoskier Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Just checked the website and the main page was updated with some pictures of the pipe and the following: Loki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dy-lan Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 from the pics on sno's website it still looks a long way off. maybe only 200 ft. and the walls only look about 10 ft. high at the bottom. it's hard to tell from those angles though so i could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librider Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 from the pics on sno's website it still looks a long way off. maybe only 200 ft. and the walls only look about 10 ft. high at the bottom. it's hard to tell from those angles though so i could be wrong. They have a pole sticking up in the middle thats 25 feet and the snow is that high so its deff atleast 22ft. And its around 280-300ish feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 And its around 280-300ish feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 How long should it be Papasteeze?? about 200' more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 400'.... but remember, this is a super pipe that Sno has.... not a 14' pipe like Blue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 How long is Blues pipe?? 400' according to the site. You get about 4 or 5 good hits if you can pump both walls really well (it's hard when one is icy so you cant edge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 400' according to the site. You get about 4 or 5 good hits if you can pump both walls really well (it's hard when one is icy so you cant edge). yeah, and Blue's pipe is short as hell. just imagine it with walls 10' higher and 100' shorter... you will get 2-3 hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 O.K so a Superpipe should be about 500 feet??? Someone with a helmet cam needs to ride/ski through the pipe so we can all see how huge the thing is..Is 22 feet as big as Superpipes get??? 500' seems good. The X-Games pipe was about that, with 18' walls. Tanner Hall was getting 7 hits out of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Is 22 feet as big as Superpipes get??? It's the biggest they are making pipe cutting machines right now. Most superpipes have 18' walls since this year is the first the 22' machines have been made available for purchase (I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 500' seems good. The X-Games pipe was about that, with 18' walls. Tanner Hall was getting 7 hits out of it... so with a long and steep in-run the better riders might get 4 hits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 so with a long and steep in-run the better riders might get 4 hits? on a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 so with a long and steep in-run the better riders might get 4 hits? I was getting 4 hits out of Blue's pipe. I could of got more but I carved the left side wall too much. If Sno's pipe is seriously 300'...the in-run better be super steep. Otherwise I will be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Race trails at ski areas with small vert build ramps. Buck Hill in Minnesota is just 300 vert, so they built a 35 ft tall platform out of wood. Racers reach full speed pretty much at the first gate. When I worked at Mount Tom, we built a 40 ft ramp entirely out of snow just to add some fun to the season ending beer league races. Why can't they just build a ramp for a pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleA Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Race trails at ski areas with small vert build ramps. Buck Hill in Minnesota is just 300 vert, so they built a 35 ft tall platform out of wood. Racers reach full speed pretty much at the first gate. When I worked at Mount Tom, we built a 40 ft ramp entirely out of snow just to add some fun to the season ending beer league races. Why can't they just build a ramp for a pipe? They generally put a very large roller in front to drop in from. And 300' is no where near long enough for a 22 foot pipe. It should be at least 500'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan- Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 lmao olympic training ground eh. You need to be able to train longer then 1 month for the olympics..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method9455 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Why can't they just build a ramp for a pipe? They need access from that direction with the cat to push snow downhill into it, a ramp would get in the way. Mountain Creek used to finish the pipe, then bring up a pile of haybails the day before and just push snow over the top of it to open it up. I don't know what happened to hte hay at the end of the year though, seems like it would be pretty messy. Dirt grading is ok but you have to be able to push snow over it, so the structure would have to be able to support the weight of the cat too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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