Freeride World Tour

[total_immortal]

Yikes now I'm getting wrangled into this fracas. I just find it entertaining when someone gets all worked up that their home resort isn't the best at something. Like, does it really matter if Mammoth has a FWT worthy venue? I've never skied Mammoth but it looks sick, and I have stood in the Owen's Valley awestruck by the Eastern Sierra. But the videos posted of the Mammoth venue look like the contest was held in a spot that would be one feature on a FWT face.

RA, my involvement on this forum has been pretty transient and I missed most of the Ogden Scale, so I am far from an expert and would have trouble converting. However, I think someone up-thread said that Guerlain Chicherit loved the Mammoth Venue. He is from Tignes, which has a junior comp but as far as I can tell no adult comp, so I would say Tignes is around a 0.5 mammoths (never been to Tignes, so no idea). We're all in agreement the Bec and Wildseeloder are the best Euro venues, so I would guess they would be right around 1 mammoth, Baqueira was a fun venue so I'd give it 0.8 mammoths, Arcalis this season, despite the poor conditions, was a huge face so 0.85-0.9 mammoths? Nendaz is pretty cool so maybe like 0.75 mammoths?

TahoeJ is only a few points ahead of me in the FunBet, so I really should be focusing on my Kicking Horse picks and stop being unfunny...

[toast2266]

The key to a good reoccurring joke is it’s actually supposed to be funny. But you do you and keep on beating that dead straw man.

I've got no dog in this fight, but it's pretty funny how worked up the California contingent gets about the whole thing.

[TahoeJ]

^^ Nope, don’t give a shit. Just tired of the repetition as many have pointed out. It’s not the off season and the thread cunting is lame.

[muted reborn]

It is pretty damn funny. Making jokes will never be 'thread cunting' here.

[Angle Parking]

Pollard. Good vid

https://www.freerideworldtour.com/vi...a/308849/36194

Should not have cut off his bottom air though. He did the early takeoff thing that was cool.

[toast2266]

Pollard. Good vid

https://www.freerideworldtour.com/vi...a/308849/36194

Should not have cut off his bottom air though. He did the early takeoff thing that was cool.

Love watching him ski. He really does flow - there's a lot of Tabke in his style.

On a separate note, those drone shots are still annoying. And isn't there some rule that you're not supposed to cut between camera angles that are 180° apart?

[TahoeJ]

It is pretty damn funny. Making jokes will never be 'thread cunting' here.

You must have a really really low bar for comedy…

[ill-advised strategy]

You must have a really really low bar for comedy…

[muted reborn]

That bar is so low it must be what was used to consider Mammoth as a FWT venue.

[Angle Parking]

Love watching him ski. He really does flow - there's a lot of Tabke in his style.

On a separate note, those drone shots are still annoying. And isn't there some rule that you're not supposed to cut between camera angles that are 180° apart?

The drone shots in the Pollard vid did a good job of conveying the steepness of the venue though. But overall, annoying indeed.

Liking Pollard more and more.

And on a separate note, respect to Derek (I'm pretty sure that's his name) the commentator. He has gotten steadily better, brings good stoke, and he is knowledgeable to the extent that I am learning a lot from listening to him.

[Howard1234]

I'm new here, how do I post new threads? I need to ask question on tech talk about skis?

[GoldenBC]

KH is probably running a day early on Friday. Not confirmed yet but the weather does not look friendly later.

[powdork]

I'm new here, how do I post new threads? I need to ask question on tech talk about skis?

I think you need a certain number of replies (like your one above) before you can post a new thread. I think the number is 5, but it's been a while. It may even be longer before you can post a pic, not sure.

[TahoeJ]

Don't forget to put in your Fun Bet picks for the Kicking Horse event.

[powdork]

venue check

[nortonwhis]

KH is probably running a day early on Friday. Not confirmed yet but the weather does not look friendly later.

Yeah if its anything like the big warm coming on the coast they need to go before the weekend. Is Ozone somewhat south west facing as well?

[powdork]

It seems like the face dropping to the right is more better. Is that a bad exposure?

[Clownshoe]

I’m hearing the decision will be made this afternoon about if the event will run tomorrow

[total_immortal]

I kind of hope they run it tomorrow so I can watch it live rather than watching the replay on Saturday after skiing. Between the Olympics, FWT, and Super Bowl (meh) this weekend I'm gonna be glued to the TV, good thing they just legalized recreational weed here.

[TahoeJ]

Ozone is a fun face. Got to ski it back in 2018 just a few days after they held the event there (after a slight refresh). I think that was the first year they made it officially inbounds? Way steeper than it looks and needless to say my descent was just a little slower and less rad! ;-)

Powdork - the face to the right is gnar at the top but then there wouldn't be much after that.

[TahoeJ]

Ugh. Look what the wind did. I suspect a lot of skiers / riders will have to dial it back a bit.

[robnow]

Ugh. Look what the wind did. I suspect a lot of skiers / riders will have to dial it back a bit.

This is more what I expected, not the positivity the video portrayed, considering the five week? long high pressure system with consistently high ravaging winds. Golden locals (GoldenBC, DougW), is this not the case?

[Dantheman]

That is rough AF and will separate the men from the boys for sure.

[raisingarizona13]

I'm guessing it's canceled. That's brutal looking. I know these kids a damn good but I can't see them putting together event worthy lines in that mank.

[muted reborn]

Shoulda been at Mammoth. Wind blasted terrain would have skied so much better there.

But that pic isn't telling the whole story.