Chad's Gap Gallery/Retrospective

FRZ03 · 2009-11-05 14:30:11

Pretty rad blog post/photo gallery from Symms ... http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/4624805

Kevski

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Crazy Fool

That was pretty cool. The legacy of Chad's... Has anyone hit it since Tanner?

Nov 5 2009 2:40PM

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FJibber

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Insane

This was actually worth it!

Nov 5 2009 2:43PM

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DedicatedPicturs

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Loner

DAMN, ski patrole DID blow it up!

Nov 5 2009 2:45PM

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Atypical

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Insane

Nov 5 2009 2:48PM

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rockjumper

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"Salt Lake City photographer Brent Benson has been shooting skiers on Chad's Gap since it was first built. In that time, he's amassed a portfolio from the gap that includes such illustrious names as Candide Thovex, Jon Olsson, and Tanner Hall. And here I am, still wondering how you get to it from the base of Alta."

i thought the last sentence in the intro was pretty funny.

Nov 5 2009 2:54PM

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flexpattern

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Insane

thats crazy! how come you never see those teddy bears in the film?

Nov 5 2009 2:57PM

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Craig114

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Ridiculous

Wow. that was a good find thanks man

Nov 5 2009 3:13PM

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R.Fahey

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Crazy Fool

There are in a ton of shots in TBC.

Chad's is so scary. I can't even comprehend it. There is no run out.. it's just a wall.

Nov 5 2009 3:14PM

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Drew.C

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Insane

why wont it let me switch photos in the gallery

Nov 5 2009 3:52PM

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thelizards

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damn that was cool. What they should do is put pictures of like line of school buses or and big stuff like that in the gap to show how huge it is

Nov 5 2009 4:35PM

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Rogge

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Nice work Symms!!!

Nov 5 2009 4:46PM

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LAME.

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noob questuon: is chads gap the same as pyrimid gap?

and that jump would take forever to make. lol it didnt blow up.

Nov 5 2009 4:53PM

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Billek

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Pyrimid is in a similar location, but it is 80 feet. I might be wrong on the size though.

Nov 5 2009 4:57PM

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StowePassHolder

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It the thing it said they tried to blow it up but it didnt work

Nov 5 2009 6:16PM

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JOHNishi

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Pro

Wow ski patrol failed at blowing it up! lol good stuff though

Nov 5 2009 6:31PM

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p-fo

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Crazy Fool

hahaha. they sure tried to blow it up. but they faled

Nov 5 2009 6:45PM

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bananas

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snap crackle and pop calll the a camel riding sand monkey!

Nov 5 2009 6:50PM

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unamused.

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Loner

but failed?

Nov 5 2009 6:55PM

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invader7

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No Life

so dope

Nov 5 2009 6:57PM

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Rockhound

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Nov 5 2009 7:14PM

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Aton.Jones

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Loner

that was a nice compilation, i liked it.

Nov 5 2009 7:18PM

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chicken

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yeah Ben Murphey

Nov 5 2009 7:29PM

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Bodeau.

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Insane

lookin sick!

Nov 5 2009 7:35PM

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FUUUCK

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Post Whore

pyramid gap is less of a step down and 80-90 feet.

It's just a bit further up than chad's.

Nov 5 2009 7:46PM

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J.W.

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that shot of jon when there was hardly any snow is sweet, no snow below would make it scary as hell.

Nov 5 2009 7:51PM

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J-Evs

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pretty sick.

they should pics of those kids on NS that owned everyone by actually hitting it when everyone doubted them

and the truth comes out:

we all knew that ski patrol blew up the jump....

yet they FAILED

Nov 5 2009 7:55PM

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Mr.Bob_Dobalina

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take a few seconds to read the captions next time

Nov 5 2009 8:00PM

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skodeo7

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Crazy Fool

Very cool photo collection! Well done Symms. That shot with Jon is crazy, I definitely haven't seen that before. Kinda surprised Symms didn't mention that snowboarderdouche that salted the landing so others couldn't hit it.

Nov 5 2009 8:19PM

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gr4

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Insane

when i was in slc a couple of weeks ago i went and hiked grizzly gulch to chad's. that gap is ridiculous. you can clearly see pyramid from the top of the mine pilings. and yes i know how to get there from the bottom of alta now.

Nov 5 2009 8:22PM

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zylstra

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QUALITY

Nov 5 2009 8:27PM

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Mr.Huck

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Such complete epic shots.

Nov 5 2009 8:33PM

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Che~

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thats sweet

Nov 5 2009 8:44PM

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TheWiseOne

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Insane

Chad shall live forever

Nov 5 2009 8:55PM

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LjayCinema

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Loner

yeah, was it MFM?

Nov 5 2009 9:05PM

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skodeo7

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Crazy Fool

Pretty sure it was MFM. Also I'm pretty sure its true, there was a huge spot in the landing that never filled in with snow (you could see it in pics).

Nov 5 2009 11:43PM

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mackcamp

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I set the sequence of Tanner's crash as my background. haha

Nov 6 2009 12:11AM

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Mr.SoloDolo

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Insane

haha thats so crazy.all the shit about mfm being a hardass and all the controvesy...so sick.

Nov 6 2009 12:13AM

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BWalmer

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Crazy Fool

That was a nice history lesson of one of the most famous gaps of all time. Awesome pictures (I love the one of Jon when all the surrounding snow has melted).

Nov 6 2009 12:22AM

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