insomniac Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I think that tells it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sno Mountain Skier Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 he had to be flying to overshoot it that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierboi Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 hes amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LineSki Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 he was getting pulled by a snowmobile at 50 miles an hour, i think that helps when you overshoot jumps by that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierboi Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 thats fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 he was getting pulled by a snowmobile at 50 miles an hour, i think that helps when you overshoot jumps by that much. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm not sure why that guy does'nt just go to the olympic park in Park City or Howlin Hill in Steamboat and just do big air there? I don't get it? Seems like he has a death wish or does he just like orthopaedic surgeons that much? I heard Tanner just lost 2 heels in a similar stupid big air trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 (edited) Big air.... Pic hosted by www.bodelicious.net My Guess is Bode is sailing past 200' at that moment Edited March 28, 2005 by skidude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LineSki Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 yeah tanner hit a famous jump in the utah backcountry called chads gap, its 190 ft long. he was the first guy to ever hit it switch, he was going for a switch nine and didnt make it but he got the spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LineSki Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Big air.... Pic hosted by www.bodelicious.net My Guess is Bode is sailing past 200' at that moment <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i have seen one of those super gs races they fly but they dont go over 200, i dont know if that was sarcasm though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skierboi Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 they go really far!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 What sucks was that Tanner hit it and landed the trick already, and the next day came up short. And as for simon, it was probably for a pro shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 That dude's wicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Maybe Ski999 has a better idea of how far they go in a Downhill race...But if you hit a jump at 80mph.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 The same jump and even the same person I think are in the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Maybe Ski999 has a better idea of how far they go in a Downhill race...But if you hit a jump at 80mph.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There is a big difference between hitting a booter at 50 and headwall at 80. No doubt in DH they go fair, but just the stucture of the slope and the way the get into the air is totally different. I'm guessing they aren't going more than 100' .... which is still really freakin nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 There is a big difference between hitting a booter at 50 and headwall at 80. No doubt in DH they go fair, but just the stucture of the slope and the way the get into the air is totally different. I'm guessing they aren't going more than 100' .... which is still really freakin nuts. 80+ mph off a drop off, they are flying well over 200 feet. Hitting a jump at 50 is probably scarier, but lauching straight out is just plain exhilerating. I love flying down Challenge @ Blue, tuck, and then just fly over falls as far as i can, dropping the hands behind the boots like a D$ and Bode do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 This is a clip from the solid powder movie series which can be downloaded for free at http://www.solidpowder.com/ Anyways there is a guy who goes REAL big and over shoots the landing check it out. huge_air.wmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 What about spinning doing 50 off a booter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LineSki Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 doing a mute grab is enough for me of a huge booter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurp Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 (edited) biggest jump i ever hit was 50ft, and it was really scary so i couldnt amagine hitting that jump, yet spinning off it Edited March 28, 2005 by Gurp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 And hitting it again after you knuckle it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipples Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 I spinned of the 50ft kicker at BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Ok revision of previous statement Downhillers are definately getting 200 feet of distance when they come over headwalls. I figured this out with simple physics. Here is the work Ok, from the picture you can see how I setup the problem. The Assumptions are as follows. The skier is moving at 35.7632 m/s (80 mph) The skier is on a PERFECTLY FLAT to PERFECTLY PITCHED head wall with a pitch of a. This is not very realistic, but you will find out later it doesn't really matter. The skier needs to travel 60.96 m (200 feet) horizontally. Now in free fall the only speed that is changing is his vertical speed, his horizontal speed remains at 35.7632 m/s (80 mph). I am neglegting wind resitance, but agian this shouldn't make a HUGE difference, and skiers are good at getting aero dynamic. The rate of his "fall" will be 9.81 m/s^2. This is the rate at which gravity pulls us down. ... so now some simple calculations To find the time elapsed with a given speed and a given distance traveled time = distance/speed t = 60.96 m / 35.7632 m/s = 1.704545 s Now to find the distance (d) that one will fall in the time of 1.704545 s. To do this 1/2 * g (gravity) * t (time)^2 d = 1/2 * 8.81 m/s^2 * 1.704545 s = 14.25 m To find the pitch simply use your trig skills. tan a = opposite over adjacent so ... inverse tanget (opposite/adjacent) = a a = tan -1 (14.25 m / 60.96 m) = 13 degrees. Now, a 13 degree pitch is not at all unresonable for a pitch on a world cup dh hill race, in fact I would imagine a 13 degree pitch is actually super mild in terms of world cup dh. This in mind, we can safely ignore the things I discussed above like wind resistance and the perfect flat to perfect pitched slope. So, unless someone find errors in my work, I think we can safely say, bode has aired for more at least 200 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 And I thought you never used math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insomniac Posted March 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 Damnit Glen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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