Ian M Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 The hill I grew up on does a Spring Splash event every year, and here's a clip of some genuine snowboard surfing :P About half of the people attempting the puddle jump made it across, and there were some spectacular bails! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingbat Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Da-yum! Not often you see someone have to put the brakes on that hard at the end of a pond skim. Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpalka Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Very nice! Proper "water skiing" too, in the pond :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Da-yum! Not often you see someone have to put the brakes on that hard at the end of a pond skim.Nice work! Thanks Mark! Maybe I should post the first run too, I came in so hot I actually speed checked on the water before popping onto the snow :-P So fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Did you even get wet? You certainly could have gotten ALLOT of folks wet if you had wanted too. Nice job showing what an alpine rider can do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrutton Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian M Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Did you even get wet? Not really! My back leg got a little splashed from the knee down, but that was it. The majority of the crowd has learned how not to get sprayed - watch from the deck 50' uphill! They weren't shown in the video, but about 200 people were watching from a safe distance :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhD Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 You'd think someone standing a few feet from the end of a runout, protected by one layer of light fencing from whatever makes it across the pond, would at least face the action.. I suppose most riders who make it across are competent enough to stop before taking out the kid or the guy in the gray jacket along with the fence, but I still wouldn't stand there. We used to do the pond skimming thing on a natural tarn next to the Austin Pass ropetow at Mt. Baker, usually starting in mid-to-late June. It's amazing what lousy waterskis cambered K2 Comps are, and it's equally amazing how sticky and slow spring snow can get as you approach the water table! Lots of fun, but I have established to my absolute satisfaction that skiing in cutoffs and no shirt when one's natural skin pigmentation is still hibernating is not wise. The Washington State Patrol eventually decided that letting small hordes of young, inexperienced but entheusiastic and tired drinkers get toasted in several senses then drive down a switchbacked mountain highway (even with 10' snowbanks) was not all that wise either, and shut down the Slush Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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