patmoore Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 The extreme boarders are pretty amazing at sticking landings in impossible conditions but I've never seen one "stick it" like the one at the end of this video: http://www.punchbaby.com/media/latrz/clips/cool/Steiner.wmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrokel Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Yikes... If only he had flapped his arms harder. He might have been able to fly out of that little problem... It really does look like he wanted to fly though :D . Gotta have balls of steel to even stand on top of a hill like that much less actually go down it. I'm glad for the rider that there was plenty of powder on the bottom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgang Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 he is going to need his FAA license after that jump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Wheeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carve4life Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 seriously, "boarder five four, contact salt lake center on 123.4" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I'm glad for the rider that there was plenty of powder on the bottom... you know what though? that powder was actually slide residue on top...see the fracture where he takes off? doesnt that stuff harden up a bit after releasing? I dont think Ive ever seen anyone go so far in the air. that was crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragonsword5 Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Oh wow, that must have been exhilerating :-P I can't imagine doing something like that, but it reminds me of the First Descent trailer. That was insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy T. Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Check out this one, it has got to be the biggest drop I have ever seen. The link to the video is on Arbors home page. Mike Basich Heli Drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragonsword5 Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Check out this one, it has got to be the biggest drop I have ever seen. The link to the video is on Arbors home page. Mike Basich Heli Drop What I'm wondering is how he landed that without breaking something! Just the drop reminds me of the feeling of going on the Dominator at Dorney Park. Wow...these guys must have no sense of pain when doing this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrokel Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 you know what though? that powder was actually slide residue on top...see the fracture where he takes off? doesnt that stuff harden up a bit after releasing?I dont think Ive ever seen anyone go so far in the air. that was crazy. Yeah the stuff would've felt hard no matter how soft it looks and it probably gets hard at SOME point... ouch... Pat, any word on what actually happened to the guy in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veector Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 holy crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipuppy Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 :lol: I love watching them flap their wings. Honestly though, that takes mega guts that I doubt I will ever have. I think my neighbors in my dorm think I am weird- I keep reading your stuff and cracking up loudly and nobody is ever in the room. Just Tonja, in her room all by herself.. bursting out laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Yeah the stuff would've felt hard no matter how soft it looks and it probably gets hard at SOME point... ouch...Pat, any word on what actually happened to the guy in the end? yeah, even 8' of fresh woulda hurt at that velocity. I seriously dont think Ive ever seen a snowboarder in the air that long. Id be flappin my arms too. didnt look like the rider intended to even jump that. they cleared an entire BIG hill. just crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Tuthill Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 OUCH!!! Ok everyone. Was he in control??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Recalling my days of jumping off "the trestle" at UNH, I'd estimate that's at least 60 feet. at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 you talkin the height or the distance? cuz the distance has to be way more than that. even the height I would say is much, much more than 60 feet. off to watch again and tim...he definitely wasnt obeying "the code!" :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted December 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Pat, any word on what actually happened to the guy in the end? No clue. The video came from http://www.punchbaby.com/ Check the entry marked "Steiner" from November 25th (Careful - rude language). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvCanada Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 you could see a thick hard slab just trying to release on the main face too, maybe that's why he got scared from all the releasing noises and just gunned it (and was probably on his toes from what looks like tons of small slabs all day long), it looks like if the big slab had come loose, it would have stopped right in the gully "terrain trap" and he would have been sooo buried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarvCanada Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 on more looks i really can't tell if a big slab is starting to trigger, it could all just be his slough, and the slope looks so wind degraded but who knows, i thought i saw some fracture lines with spray comin out that wasn't his slough Can anyone answer this question about avalanches, it would seem pretty important, in areas like Chugach (probably only chugach, maybe japan as well, but they're so maritime maybe not) are EARTHQUAKES a risk? I mean Chugach gets like hundreds of earthquakes that could be big enough to rip a windslab? Is it possible? Is it a concern!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTA2R Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 good find! the whole "flapping like bird" comparison hilarious. one GINORMOUS set of cojones! (or one real dumb mf'er who didn't realize what he was doin'!) either way, gotta love it! === Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirror70 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 The video is from this year's Absinthe flick, Futureproof. The linear distance was reportedly well beyond that of Chad's Gap (150ft from end of the kicker to the very front of the landing), so I'd guess the drop was well beyond 60ft. Yes, the rider suffered a season-ending injury from that. Damn good flick though. Probably as good as Pop, but with a bit less jaw-dropping air time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 It ain't the big air that's dangerous, it's that sudden stop at the end... I landed pretty much flat on my back from about 10-12 feet last year - no powder but thankfully no ice either - and couldn't breath right until the next day. Looks like he had a couple feet of powder, but he fell from WAY higher... I bet he felt it for a good long time. I wonder how long it took him to get the first little bit of air back into his lungs. :-) Ever since then, I've been wondering if it would be practical to build a pocket-sized respirator. Something with a light spring to inflate itself as soon as you pull it from your pocket, so you can pump up your lungs right away after something like that. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 the guy is totally out of control from the top, and was lucky not to kill himself i prefer this dude who is much impressive: (seth morisson, knees dead in a decade...) 80 foot backflip ! Nils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwalleur Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Crazy. I'm glad I haven't followed in this guy's tracks in Engelberg, Switzerland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dragonsword5 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I would love to do that sometime in the course of my life but I'm to much of a chicken. :o Though I think when I'm old and crinkly and on my death bed I'll ask someone to strap a snowboard to my feet and chuck me out of a helicopter. Atleats I'd die happy :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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