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Pretty cool. Sketchy landing on the jump. One of the women veered off and went rat-a-tat down a 2x4 lined climbing ramp. She wasn't moving at the bottom and was rolled away.
TJ Schiller was killing it.
Amzing how hard the baseball field is. How do they grow grass on that hard soil?
I don't get rap.. Jurassic 5 almost made me leave.
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^^^the rad gh3y
Heathen!!! J5 rules. And this is coming from someone who always thought a live rap show would suck, that is until I saw J5 live earlier this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
That was pretty fun today. Definitely very surreal and very cool to see a massive ski jump alongside SF Bay.
Laughed pretty hard (as soon as I knew she was ok) over the rider who fell short of the gap and fell into the net. Seemed for a bit like they hadn't anticipated that happening and didn't quite know how they were going to get her out. Got pix on my cell phone, and if they're decent, will get those up.
Loved Jurassic 5. Thought they were a good addition.
J5 is not RAP, rather true Hip Hop with soul and meaning! Just Listen.
Pretty good excuse to hang with the fam, drink some beers, watch some carnage, and see thousands of people throwing paper airplanes off the upper section (mine sucked by the way). Jump was pretty lame. The gap wasn't lame. Most people barely could clear it. It needed more of a lip. Anyway, had a good time with seanyob and his bro.
Here are some pics...
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the results, in case anyone cares
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Originally Posted by Freeskier.com
Bump for some SKI STOKE!!!!!!
Anyone know the status of the girl who stacked on the stairs?
it was cool at the end..there were a lot of pros and signings. Also got a HUGE deal on skis. I got 07 Scratch Bc for $319!
Full TR to come (maybe)...
Anyways, I got to hit the jump yesterday, got to dress in Bond's locker and get treated like a rockstar for a day. Pretty fun day, except for the jump was the single worst jump I've ever hit in my entire life. The worst tranny's to jump ever, the sketchiest jump construction ever and the lamest regard to safety ever. There wasn't even a net until the athletes demanded to get one put up or none of us would even jump. And the steps on the side of the landing being unpadded and not covered with snow was just plain stupid. Their planning singlehandedly led to Kaya's punishment (the girl who tumbled down the side). Btw, she's okay...sort of. I went to the hospital this morning to visit her and there is good and bad. No broken bones or anything of that sort, but she has some minor internal injuries that may require surgery. She's in her second CT scan around now I believe to determine the possible need for surgery. The doctors are super positive for a full recovery, but Kaya (Turkski) is super nervous because she's never sustained an injury like this before and has never even had surgery before. Please send positive vibes, prayers and anything else that could help.
Other than that the event was quite fun and I couldn't believe they let a big mountain skier hit that shit :D
That girl Stacked those steps soooo hard. Kinda sucks that she got messed up because of sketchy design on landing. Whe the girl landed in the net, they were at a loss, they had no idea what to to, If she didn't climb out, they would have been there forever. When they started bringing the ice crane into pick her out, It was over.
Stocked to see Tony Hawk thrash. And when the little kid got Tony's autograph, then dropped in with pen and paper in hand.
And Last what was up with the White Little John announcer.
Alkasquawlik - are you kidding? No net?
I got there around 2:15 pm or so, and the nets were there...pretty much confirmed death if you fell that far to center field. I mean, what if you caught an edge right before the tranny, etc?
Exactly what we were saying and especially since the transitions on the inrun were so abrupt the likelyhood of catching a edge before the jump was high. Hence the fact it happened. Yeah 6, they were gonna run us without it, but we demanded one be put up, so they called a local gymnasium and got it shipped over.Quote:
Originally Posted by skier666
yeah, it was pretty painful just watching those guys land on the lip...knee to the nose style...ick.
But being the type of baseball fan that only goes for the beer and hotdogs, I was stoked to be doing that AND seeing my first sight of snow for the 06-07 season!
the full moon and fog were pretty rad too. :the_finge
Mad props Alkasqualik and to the rest of the riders for demanding the net.
I hope that at any future events with similar safety problems that the riders take the same stance and either have the problem fixed or walk away and ride another day.
"Are you having fun out there. Make some noise"Quote:
Originally Posted by MonkeyBear
So bad. So annoying.
Fuck that comp. Fuck the idiots that built that jump.
Icer Air 2006 Photos Videos Articles
100' high jump - 25,000 people at Icer Air 2006 at AT&T Park in San Francisco
PHOTOS (click on links to see all the photos)
San Francisco Chronicle Photos (31 photos) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object.../11/05/SKI.TMP
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FreeSkier (37 photos) http://www.freeskier.com/freeskier/n...ws_id=700&mp=1
Gap
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Background
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Heavenly Lake Tahoe girls
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TheSnowLife (80 photos) http://thesnowlife.com/snow/componen...2947&g2_page=1
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Jim Goldstein (27 photos) http://flickr.com/photos/jimgoldstei...7594363563347/
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Kaya Turski before wipeout
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Sergei Zavarin (318 photos) http://flickr.com/photos/yachtshots/...7594362431673/
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Julia Robinson (some excellent shots of competitors above the full moon) www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=5667
George Crosland (good closeups of some of the snowboard tricks) http://crosland.snowboard-revolution...ades-att-park/
Flickr photo stream (+400 photos) http://flickr.com/search/?q=icer+air+2006&z=t&page=1
2005 PHOTOS
Icer Big Air, SF bloggage.... Thread by Skier666 www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36045
San Francisco Chronicle Icer Air 2005 photos (14 photos) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object...AGUAF0D2P1.DTL
2006 VIDEOS
Icer Air 2006 videos http://www.kron.com/Global/SearchRes...sp?qu=icer+air See Icer Air 2006 Part 1 to Part 7
Icer Air 2006 Tony Hawk skate session http://www.getoutdoors.com/goblog/in...e-Session.html
2005 VIDEOS
Icer Air 2005 video clip at Fillmore St, San Francisco (good slow motion) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object.../11/05/SKI.TMP
Icer Air 2005 full videos OLN coverage www.lat34.com/icerair See Icer Air 2005 Part 5 to Part 7
ARTICLES
San Francisco Chronicle www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/05/SPGALM69AN1.DTL&hw=icer+air&sn=001&sc=1000
FreeSkier www.freeskier.com/freeskier/news.php?news_id=700
+++++ vibes for Turkski +++++
& what the hell were they thinking NOT planning to have a net??
Love those pictures. The sheer novelty of having a big air snowsports contest in the middle of SF (smack dab SOMA - we walked to the movie theater after the show) - during Indian Summer is so cool. I have to admit, I was digging the fact that I was looking at snow against that backdrop of the Bay.
Anyone know the distance of that gap?
I missed it and only saw the after math. Anyone see why the girl who ended up in the net fell short?
Alka - I had a feeling they didn't expect to be using the net. When it took them a while to even get the crane over there, I suspected they hadn't anticipated someone actually falling into it. What a tragedy it would have been had you guys not pushed for the net. good god.
I'd definitely go back next year. Fun day.
How wide does anyone think the horizontal gap between the takeoff and the landing slope was? I would guess at least 30' but I would like to hear from other folks. Without the net, it would have been a serious no fall zone IMHO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik
It was interesting to hear in the KRON video coverage (Icer Air 2006 Part 1 of 7) that Johnny Moseley said "We were always planning to have a net but we didn't get it up until later."
The kid who retrieved one of competitor's goggles off the ramp and then body surfed on his stomach in a short sleeve shirt down the ramp got some applause from the crowd.
WSD - I think I remember hearing a comment on one of the Icer Air 2006 Part 1 to 7 videos that the girl fell into the net because she was going too slow but no comment as to why she was going too slow (maybe she was too light to generate enough speed for the gap size). I think the other competitors certainly took notice of what happened to that girl because I saw other folks getting serious slingshot starts and tucking hard down the ramp.
seriously, was anyone involved with building that jump a skier or snowboarder that actually hits jumps like that? That thing was just fucking stupid.
+++++++++++Turxski+++++++++++++Quote:
Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik
Keep us posted Alka --
BTW, things with Kaya sound positive. Sounds like surgery might not have to happen. Hopefully nothing goes wrong and she won't have to get any surgery done.
The girls were having a hard time clearing it because of their lack of weight, but with that instance the female snowboarder got bucked in the two extremely abrupt transitions before the kicker. She got thrown by the first aprupt transition to the flat and then a little off balance hit the second transition to the up-slope thereby completely putting here on her ass where she then went sliding off the edge of the jump and into the net.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skis4Fun
The jump went 45 degrees to dead flat in a matter of about two to three feet. It was hard for even a guy like me, being tall and strong to absorb the compression. For a girl on a snowboard it seemed downright impossible, i'm suprised one or two cleared it before that lady went into the net.
and as far as kaya goes, I got word not to long ago about her status and I posted this at ns.com
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The word is that Kaya has some serious internal injuries including an almost completely torn pancreas and intestinal bruising. They were questioning whether or not to do surgery but as of now it's looking like they're going to let her body heal itself and skip any sort of surgery. (although there is still a slight chance of an operation) The outlook for a full recovery is very positive but in the meantime keep your thoughts and prayers with her and her family.
Cody
I always thought a football stadium would be a great venue for something like thatwith cliff gaps where the teirs come down and thne a big kicker and table at the 50 yard line
That jump looks like a rediculous waste of steel and wood...
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Good vibes and prayers go out to Kaya
Since the event was sponsored by an insurance company I'm guessing the liability release is iron clad.
So will you be hitting it next year knowing how horribly designed it is, Alka?
++ Turkski ++
So does anyone know who designed it then?
I was kinda sketched out even watching the event...I just felt like any moment someone would get hurt. How difficult can it be to have smooth transitions on the in-run? Did the designer thing "oh, we can just have 30 degree angles in there, the snow will even it out"?
It's a shame that something with the potential of being so awesome was so poorly planned and designed. I also thought it was odd that they were making the athletes climb up 100 feet of scaffolding stairs to get to the top, wouldn't it be better to keep them from hiking up metal stairs in ski boots? In construction projects they have elevators, why not for this?
On a positive note, I still had a great time there, and props to the skiers for sending it...totally ballsy...
I'm glad Moseley hit the jump, maybe if he was sketched out by it he'll make sure it's constructed better next year...get a designer who can factor in snow speed, transition angles, etc. Maybe have two ramps (one for lighter athletes...smaller gap) similar to Danny Way's skateboard big air comps.
I'd love to see this be an annual event...just make it safe!
+++vibes for kaya+++
wow that shit is sketchy. Its looks as if it could been alot worse.
vibes for turxski.
Fwiw: Turxski went biggest of all the women. She took it pretty far down the slope and tried to save the landing then veered off course.
Wait, Kaya = the female 1/2 of Turkski??? Oh fuck! ++vibes++
As for Icer Air, it was just ok in my book. It was cool to see some snow in SOMA and to see like minded people get stoked about the up coming season, but other than that, the event was pretty weak. The jump was super sketchy....I can't believe they were going to hold that without a net! It was sure death if someone fell through that gap. Also, IMHO, I thought the event was poorly planned in regards to time management. It seemed like there was a ton of waiting to see someone actually jump. J5 was cool. The announcers SUCKED, and the fact that they shut off beer sales, forcing people to buy Sparks around the main event time was weak.
The athletes, when it was finally time, were really good. It just seemed like all day before we finally saw some action. Other sick skiers like CR Johnson and Ingrid Backstrom were there signing posters, etc which was cool, but overall, I was kind of dissapointed.
Was cool hanging out with the 666 clan though. Always a good time.
edit: Snowtigress, you were there? I thought I saw you but wasn't sure if it was you. I think it was you walking up from the field in the lower seats section by the sound stage. I was sitting in the seats with my brother there just before J5 started. I think you were looking at me also.
turkski does not equal turxski.
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+++vibes+++ for kaya anyway
I for one hated hanging out with seanyob...he's boring.
The event was definitly fun. My main complaint was they said they were 'out' of beer and were only selling $6 Sparks. So brutal. That shit is horrible.
J5 was pretty cool as was seeing tony hawk. There is also something novel about standing at home plate and looking up at a giant ski jump.