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50 years old, 50 ft cliff

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snomaster
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I've seen a couple threads about getting old lately. STFU.
Guy Jones is my new ski buddy and I'm kinda sad he just went back to Spokane. He also shreds harder than you on two wheels.



stompy (8 beers deep)
May 17 2010 10:59AM
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chickenwang
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shit yea that was sweet
May 17 2010 11:00AM
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lanks
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pfft, looks like 25 years old to me.
May 17 2010 11:03AM
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Ski_The_East10
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stomped...that was badass
May 17 2010 11:04AM
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nick_GAPER
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that guy is my inspiration to ski until i drop
May 17 2010 11:17AM
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pello
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I want to be like he!!
yeahh
May 17 2010 11:22AM
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snomaster
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May 17 2010 11:23AM
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smuggs
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fuck yea guy.
May 17 2010 11:56AM
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yellav
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yah man!
May 17 2010 12:02PM
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JKill
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Sick. Hope Im that bad ass at 50.
May 17 2010 12:08PM
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1337
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awesome
May 17 2010 12:11PM
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Bar_Down
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he stomped that shit
May 17 2010 12:15PM
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Maximumsushi
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That was definitely stomped, but I don't think it was anywhere near 50 ft.
May 17 2010 12:57PM
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Maximumsushi
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That was definitely stomped, but I don't think it was anywhere near 50 ft.
May 17 2010 12:57PM
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Dr.Brown
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Heavy head!!

just kiddin'

STOMP
May 17 2010 1:06PM
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onearmwanderer
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haha ya... still sick though.
May 17 2010 1:43PM
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ike.
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hell yeah that was sick!!
May 17 2010 1:45PM
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ski2sky.
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... so sick
May 17 2010 1:50PM
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Triple_Strum
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people are mistaken. It is not age necessarily that is the #1 factor, it is age combined with body type. For example, I have a build like a wrestler, not a twig gymnast like most of you. When I was younger I did the same dumb things and had horrible bails that hurt, but I would walk away fine. Now I am 29 but have put on some weight and even bails on small 15 ft tables hurt really bad and can put me out for a day. The guy who dropped that cliff may be 50, but he is built like gumby.

That being said, I am really impressed. I hope I can still run a mile when I am 50, much less drop cliffs.
May 17 2010 1:55PM
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ectreeskier11
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that's in the amphitheater at snowbird. it may not quite be 50 but it's not to far off, definitely 40+. look up oakley white-allen's run that got him third place in the comp this year, stomped pretty much the same hit.
May 17 2010 2:19PM
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ectreeskier11
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<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10337947&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10337947&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/10337947">Top 3 Men from the 2010 Subaru Freeskiing World Championships</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/fwt">Subaru Freeskiing World Tour</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

not lettin me embed but the first run in that video has the same last air. i've hit a lookers left variation that was probly mid 30's, shit's real sketchy in there with all the branches and shit popping up.
May 17 2010 2:30PM
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snomaster
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1:45

Top 3 Men from the 2010 Subaru Freeskiing World Championships from Subaru Freeskiing World Tour on Vimeo.



and that shit is 50' from takeoff to landing, not rock face.
May 17 2010 2:48PM
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Bangzilla
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That cliff is 25 feet tall, not 50

Still awesome to see an old guy stomp it so hard.
May 17 2010 2:49PM
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snomaster
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you are wrong^
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8 x ~6' skier = ~48'
May 17 2010 3:28PM
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WVskiing
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hahahaha
May 17 2010 3:31PM
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eheath
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hes not standing up straight, id give it 5ft max and you measured to his landing not the cliff and you measured from above his takeoff.

so 5-6 skiers x 5' = 25-30ft cliff that he took about 35-40ft. 50 ft is definitely pushing it
May 17 2010 3:34PM
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gbalkman
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^--I agree. that's really sick though
May 17 2010 3:40PM
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snomaster
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haha. you think you've got me but you don't.
first, look where he took off again (pretty sure I nailed the frame).
yeah he's not perfectly straight, but notice that the skier measurement has just a tick of room above and below him to account for this. it's ~6'.













Guy stomped this earlier in the season when he had to take it bigger anyhow.
May 17 2010 3:43PM
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teleak
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Fucking stomped
May 17 2010 9:01PM
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jason...
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Shooting stuff from below always makes it look smaller I find, especially with a straight on angle like this. The cliff is definitely around 40-50 feet, but no real way to tell without a tape measure. Either way this guy is a champ.
May 17 2010 9:05PM
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nekBeard
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love the aggressive 4 pt stomp! props for that! i plugged it into my official cliff meter gauge though and it measures

11.276 meters, or 37 feet.

May 17 2010 9:08PM
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*TURBONERD*
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there's an actual program for this?
and that was soooo stomped
May 17 2010 9:13PM
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JahJahBinks
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Mad props to this guy. Fucking killing it at 50.
May 17 2010 9:18PM
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RickAstley
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When I grow up I wanna be just like him
May 17 2010 9:19PM
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Sitch.
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shit yeahh!!
May 17 2010 9:20PM
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Zump.
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I want to by that guy at the local resort who is just there killing it everyday. I know a guy who is 76 still going pretty solid on moguls. Then theres another guy thats in his late 50's that we see dropping decent sized cliffs in the back woods.

Definately a huge inspiration for my didication to the sport of skiing

May 17 2010 9:27PM
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hue.
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i hope i can do this when im 50
May 17 2010 9:43PM
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Zump.
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fuck me, spell fail. not by, be*
May 17 2010 9:47PM
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Skibumsmith
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looked like 25'-30'
May 17 2010 10:28PM
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oldschoolskier
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Thats Awesome Possum but wasn't 50 feet more like 30

May 17 2010 10:32PM
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Myfirstname.
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Old dudes who kill it are sick. It TOTALLY destroys the question "Oh yeah? Well what are you going to do when you're 50?!"

The answer is, Kill shit.

Also, we have a 40 year old who can drop 30 footers, and he seems to get better every year haha.
May 17 2010 11:12PM
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TheUngroomed
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my grandpa is 79 and still skiing 100 days a year... lucky bastard
May 17 2010 11:14PM
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dompuch
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thats sick
but im callin bullshit on "hes 50" he like 48
May 17 2010 11:15PM
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es94
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50 feet or not i hope im skiing that hard when im that old
May 17 2010 11:28PM
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JahJahBinks
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I wish I had relatives like yours.
May 18 2010 12:00AM
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jeremy.g
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sick dude. i really hope i shred that hard when im that old
May 18 2010 12:06AM
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harmoon
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im waiting 10 years for the 60 year old stomping a 60ftr
May 18 2010 1:08AM
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fouldsys
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no freekin way. thats fucking awesome. and i dont think its 50' more like 35'.
May 18 2010 9:38AM
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clandemush
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who gives a shit if it was exactly 50 feet or not.. its still fuckign sick
May 18 2010 10:13AM
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TheButterHashira
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May 18 2010 4:40PM
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mr.green
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yeeeeeaaaaa!!!!!! sending!
May 18 2010 6:17PM
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