chasing a high

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Originally Posted by meatdrink9

Stoy, I thought for sure I was breaking new ground. I guess there must be more crazies at Basin than I imagined. Oh yeah, and before I knew it had been hit before I named it "the madness". It's way better name than big bertha. :D

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Yes there are! and you are one of em! I believe there is only one or two lines yet to be skied and last year was the year but nobody hit em. Both coming off near Ogden Peak.

I do know of a cliff that hasn't been hit yet thats about the same size as that one..if you are interested?!!! I'd be happy to let you be the guinney pig on it, if the landing is filled in, which i am sure it is.

I'm sure we could get some photogs up there with some serious cameras to capture it too! I think it would be one of the sickest sequence shots up there...three turns and off you go!

hasn't been hit..hasn't been named...but if i hit it, it would be named Finger lickin' good...hint hint.

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Originally Posted by Stoysluttie1

hasn't been hit..hasn't been named...but if i hit it, it would be named Finger lickin' good...hint hint.

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Gotcha. I've actually had my sites set on a few airs in there. Exposed traverse into a band on Mount Ogden facing back into the fingers bowl?

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Originally Posted by Stoysluttie1

I'm sure we could get some photogs up there with some serious cameras to capture it too! I think it would be one of the sickest sequence shots up there...three turns and off you go!

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Interested. If you guys do it, let me know.

wow. what a great followup. way to get 'er done!!!

DIRKA DIRKA DIRKA!!

MUHAMMAD JIHAD!!!!

nicely done. :yourock:

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Originally Posted by meatdrink9

Stoy, I thought for sure I was breaking new ground. I guess there must be more crazies at Basin than I imagined. Oh yeah, and before I knew it had been hit before I named it "the madness". It's way better name than big bertha. :D

I'm guessing the actual pics may not get posted here. Maybe GT can offset some of the costs of his new set-up by selling some images? I can guarantee a shot of the bombhole (to show the fullsize) will get posted. Maybe even an image of my carcass creating the bombhole/explosion.

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I'll pay for a pic of your wife's reaction to the pics. :biggrin:

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Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater

I think that while logic tells us that these things are exactly what should slow us down, it's these things that keep us devoted.

It doesn't matter what your particular envelope is--For Meaty it's a 70 -90 foot huck. For the Pope, it's presumably high speed bomb runs on Tele Skis. For me, it has become the motion of achieving of absolute fluidity in any terrain. For someone else, it might be merely linking powder turns.

All of these are only relative to the skier involved and the location of that envelope. And the envelope is what keeps enthrawled, focused and devoted.

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great posts by meat and the reverend . . . this is what gets me amped on a day at the office

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Originally Posted by meatdrink9

I'm guessing the actual pics may not get posted here. Maybe GT can offset some of the costs of his new set-up by selling some images? I can guarantee a shot of the bombhole (to show the fullsize) will get posted. Maybe even an image of my carcass creating the bombhole/explosion. :D

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am i missing something here? does GT not post stoke on tgr anymore? i tend to miss things when i disappear from the board for months at a time.

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Originally Posted by Stoysluttie1

I'm sure we could get some photogs up there with some serious cameras to capture it too! I think it would be one of the sickest sequence shots up there...three turns and off you go!

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Would love to! Anyone have any hookups for passes?

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Originally Posted by Zeedashbo

am i missing something here? does GT not post stoke on tgr anymore? i tend to miss things when i disappear from the board for months at a time.

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We'll post some stuff up. But myself and GT are newbies to the whole submitting photos to magazines thing. From what we've heard it's not good to post the "A material" so we've held back thus far this season. There will be "B material" from this huck posted in just a few minutes. :D

Personally I'm fine with posting everything we get all the time, but what I've heard from others is that may hurt us. GT went out and bought a really spendy set-up which I may or may not have encouraged him to do. ;) It would be cool for him to get some of that money back.

Holy crap J. :eek:
Glad you're OK.

Heh... I could've bet money that we'd be reading your recount of hitting that today. Congrats on doing it safely! Can't wait for the pics.

GT's gotta be completly conflicted about shooting this stuff. :biggrin:

anyone else been refreshing this thread for 2 hours waiting for the pics?\
EDIT: totally understand about the "A" stuff, but want to see the "after" shots.

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Originally Posted by Pope Benedict XVI

anyone else been refreshing this thread for 2 hours waiting for the pics?\
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"eight characters "

http://www.bambootrading.com/1100/1140.jpg

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Originally Posted by CS

Interested. If you guys do it, let me know.

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Also interested, but not in shooting it.

Crap dood, having just been there three days ago...
Crap, that's all I can say.

Way to send it.

Don't post the A pics, but DO post the B pics!

Here's the first frame and the last frame of the sequence. It'll give you a feel for the size. You can see the little puff with two skis in the lower right hand side.

Nice!! That is large.








Will you sign my titties?

and you were worried about clearing it???? ;)

PAGE TOP, BIATCHES!!! :D

wow..you did carry some speed into it. I didn't land that far down:fm:

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Originally Posted by powderwhore

Will you sign my titties?

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This should really be my line, don't you think?

holy schizzle. once you get these ideas in your head, man are they in there. I am sure its sweet for people to hear all the work done to prep for a big huck. But damn I am with CS on this one, that is a HUGE step up. That pic is sicktarded. I am sure your phone is ringing off the hook, i'll hollar at you later this weekend. DAAAAMMMMNNNNN that's big. :fm:

Sweet jeebus that's not a huck, that's a flight!

Good hell. Freaking huge.

Yeah man, good thing you hiked up a little more. Showoff.

I think I want to touch you tonight.

OH




MY




GOD.

I think I just shit myself! You are THE MAN J!

DAAAAAAAMN, homie! That's just rediculous.
:yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

Holy fucking shit :fm: ...just read this thread from the top. The sickter scale can't even be applied here.

I'M shaking (and super stoked for you). Way to get it done.

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Originally Posted by meatdrink9

GT went out and bought a really spendy set-up which I may or may not have encouraged him to do. ;) .

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If he had twisted my arm any more, it would have been broken in 3 places instead of only two.

I just check the stock market and life is good. If MD wants to post the "A" shots, he's welcome too. But it would be fun to see him in a mag too.

Yesterday I was sweating bullets. MD would ask me for my opinion and I'd just have to say I don't know. It's beyond any of his previous hucks.

But today it felt OK for him to drop it. It was good to have a team effort to make it happen. (A big thanks to Meats for doing things I can't) It is creepy, helping your son slip an inrun to a mega huck. I want to help and encourage my kids. Just not kill them.

The lip of the jump is an upward ramp. Jared was still higher than the lip of the jump after 5 frames. And he was still in a racing steeze.

There was a stranger watching below with me and he nearly messed himself. He said that was the coolest thing he had ever seen in his life. When he heard we were all family, I'm sure he thought we were all really insane.

I'm glad it's over and MD is OK. I can relax for a day or two. But I know that there will be future hucks that will cause me much stress and concern. I guess it's the plight of all parents to worry about their kids. :biggrin:

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Originally Posted by GT40

There was a stranger watching below with me and he nearly messed himself. He said that was the coolest thing he had ever seen in his life. When he heard we were all family, I'm sure he thought we were all really insane.

I'm glad it's over and MD is OK. I can relax for a day or two. But I know that there will be future hucks that will cause me much stress and concern. I guess it's the plight of all parents to worry about their kids. :biggrin:

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I always knew you were pretty cool! Insightful as well. I do, however, remember when I went to drop Flatbed and asked for your advice and you said I don't know and make sure you have enough speed to clear the rocks. best advice anyone could have ever given!

WOW. That is all I can say.

Damn! That's a good post meat. Thanks for shareing.

I just dragged my wife in here to show her the picture. I covered the launch area and asked her how big she thought the whole scene was...she just kind of looked at me funny and said she loved me. I think our marriage is in trouble.:smile:

This is why I was nervous the day before.

Here is the ski patrol hauling out the guy who tumbled down the cliif, close to MD.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_50111.jpg

Here is MD checking out his line.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_50113.jpg

Here is the Life Flight dusting off.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_50110.jpg

And here is MD still studying his foe.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_50112.jpg

So as the chopper clears the area, I'm saying to myself..."Is someone trying to tell us something???"
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_50114.jpg

MD didn't have to worry about skiing down the chutes, and getting hurt like the other guy. He just skipped them all togeather.

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Originally Posted by GT40

MD didn't have to worry about skiing down the chutes, and getting hurt like the other guy. He just skipped them all togeather.

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Well, that was clearly the way to go in this situation.
Totally sick huck.

Woah, glad everything turned out good. Next time wait for me, eh? I can't believe how far you flew horizontaly.

Stoy, I think we talked about the lines that hadn't ben skied yet, one of them got hit last spring. When are you coming up?

YOU DA MAN!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATS MD9!!!!!!
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edit: 100th post. Thankfully in a very worthy thread. FKNA, it only took me almost four years. Not bad for lurking every damn day, eh?

dunno what to say other than props

That's FUCKING HUGE!!!!! Nice work. Glad everything turned out OK.

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Originally Posted by GT40

If he had twisted my arm any more, it would have been broken in 3 places instead of only two.

I just check the stock market and life is good. If MD wants to post the "A" shots, he's welcome too. But it would be fun to see him in a mag too.

Yesterday I was sweating bullets. MD would ask me for my opinion and I'd just have to say I don't know. It's beyond any of his previous hucks.

But today it felt OK for him to drop it. It was good to have a team effort to make it happen. (A big thanks to Meats for doing things I can't) It is creepy, helping your son slip an inrun to a mega huck. I want to help and encourage my kids. Just not kill them.

The lip of the jump is an upward ramp. Jared was still higher than the lip of the jump after 5 frames. And he was still in a racing steeze.

There was a stranger watching below with me and he nearly messed himself. He said that was the coolest thing he had ever seen in his life. When he heard we were all family, I'm sure he thought we were all really insane.

I'm glad it's over and MD is OK. I can relax for a day or two. But I know that there will be future hucks that will cause me much stress and concern. I guess it's the plight of all parents to worry about their kids. :biggrin:

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How many pages does it take for a thread to be nominated for Hall of Fame?

MD9 - Great job painting the picture with your writing (for us watching at home).

GT40 - A totally awesome dad in being able to support your son(s) in these situations (and for taking great pics too!).