sethsev7n Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Camelback has a new photo up of the Zaugg doing some preliminary shaping before more snowmaking.. looks like the pipe is taking shape. It looks great so far, and judging by the one photo it looks like there will be plenty of tranny room, which was a problem on the old pipe. Anyways, I wish I was home to check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 uh...................... that is not 13 feet or 12 or 10 for that matter. it's hard to tell from the photo but with out the height isn't that too much tranny room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romemadman Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 the walls look to be as tall as the snow cat which is prob 10 feet jsut estimating there is alot of tranny room unless the other wall starts right at the edge of the pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsev7n Posted January 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Well right now they look to be about 10 feet, but keep in mind this isnt a final grooming, they are just shaping the pipe and then making more snow. However you're right, there needs to be more height. With any luck it will be pushed past 13 feet, now that would be nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirfrancisbacon9 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 ok this is what i dont get, they have a mini-pipe in laurel glade for beginners, however, a 10 ft isnt much of a change, since they were digging already, why couldnt they dig a bit deeper? im not complaining, hell im happy theres a pipe opening bigger then 10ft soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattressinabox Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 hey all i know is this what i've been looking forward too all year a decent sized, well groomed pipe. I'm excited. as for the tranny, i rode a pipe about this size is squaw valley, bout 11-12 feet, and i tranny room looks just about the same which is great cuz the pipe that week rode very well. either way it is better to have too much tranny room than too little. Too little then the pipe will become taco which mens people stickin thier noses into the walls while trying to pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Well right now they look to be about 10 feet, but keep in mind this isnt a final grooming, they are just shaping the pipe and then making more snow. However you're right, there needs to be more height. With any luck it will be pushed past 13 feet, now that would be nice! I posted the pic in another MB for comments. My comment was probably premature. The concensus was that is a picture of first cuts based on the angle of the cutter and the flatness of transition and the rough lip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Well, I'm going up there tonight and I'll let you guys know how it looks. I'm really stoked on the pipe, it looks like it's gonna be mad fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2rider2690 Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 the reason the pipe looks small is because when they do actually cut it they blow all the snow that they cut out onto the top, which usually adds a good 2 or 3 feet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splooshie Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 its definiteley at least 10-13 feet right now, zauggs are real real big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 (edited) its definiteley at least 10-13 feet right now, zauggs are real real big The Zaugg in that picture is the 13' model. Zaugg refers to the 8' and 13' pipes as beginner! LOL!!!!!!! The Zaugg Pipe Designer Inline is the original Zaugg pipe groomer. Available in an 8 foot and a 13 foot elliptical shape, the PDI is ideal for building smaller beginner pipes. If anyone is interested in the finer details of pipe building here is what Zaugg reccommends: http://www.zauggamerica.com/resort/pipegroomers/pipe.shtml enjoy! Edited January 25, 2007 by Papasteeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method9455 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 yea actually the first few cuts aren't even close to full height on the wall - if you look on the zaugg it does a bit of the floor too. If they don't have extra height to work later what happens is you actually get like a W shape - there is a bump in the middle from running the zuagg over the walls so many times - it makes a drainage ditch at the bottom of the wall and then the middle of the pipe is higher. It has happened to some pipes late season after a lot of cutting on the walls if they're not careful - and it is very hard to correct other than scraping out the middle of the pipe which is bad for obvious reasons. 13 foot should be a pretty good size. Although superpipes are a lot easier - they suck up so much snow its not all that practical. I think having an extra 3 days of riding on a 13 foot pipe is better than the amount of days you can get on a super pipe. Plus most people are scared off by a super pipe - which is nice cuz the grooming holds up- but the first few times they drop in they learn nothing other than holy crap a 19 foot drop in is high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsev7n Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 true method, but theres no other feeling like riding a 17-19 foot walled pipe.. I'd much rather ride a superpipe anyday (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method9455 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 I agree, the most fun I had last year was getting four or five feet out of Mountain Creek's super pipe, it was a bigger rush than a huge jump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Camelbacks pipe was beat on sunday. They need to schedule the cutter to recut Saturday night. Couple of people I know said it was nice on Saturday. Sounds like saturday traffic tore it up? Nips said there was only one really decent hit in it, he did however add that it was better than nothing. Hey CB, live up to your marketing in the Camelback Magazine - something about a competition ready pipe all the time........??? I'll have to find it and quote the article another time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethsev7n Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 From the pictures, to me it doesn't look like the pipe is any bigger than the other one... really how big is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHarrisburg Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 The flatbottom is entirely too big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 From the pictures, to me it doesn't look like the pipe is any bigger than the other one... really how big is it? The flatbottom is entirely too big. here is another a picture: 12H x 36W x 300L is my best estimation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librider Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 its deff alot bigger than the old one. And the flatbottom is pretty good for the size IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method9455 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Yea the dimension look ok to me, but I'll judge it when I ride it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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