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Terrain parks progressing towards BMX-park course style?

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zylstra
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Does anybody think that more of the tightly packed, closely connected lines of bmx park courses are going to be the future of skiing comps and terrain parks. I'm talking about the jumps in skiing that are laid out across the whole hill coming together and being formed into one big multiple-take  off hit, sort of like at the candide invitational, Forthread2
or making the hits closer together so that more of a line is needed, instead of only having one or two lines of jumps and rails making up a course. I realize skiing requires a downhill approach so it wouldn't be all that close to a bmx course(flat land), but i think it'd be an interesting change to see some of that coming out in the comp scene this year.For thread1first example i could find, bmx park.

Thoughts?

Jun 27 2007 9:35PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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mmmmmmmmmm interesting concept, you'd have to land super smooth to be able to carry enough speed into the next feature so it might put more of an emphasis on style and less on spin-to-win... which is a good thing
Jun 27 2007 9:41PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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but also, style is subjective so it cant be the sole-deciding factor in a competiton
Jun 27 2007 9:42PM
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XtRemE11
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yessss they need to be more like skate parks, more small flat jibs and stuff!!
Jun 27 2007 9:49PM
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faux_real
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that seems like the way forward. i like the step-up to step-down park jumps like the one at the mt. bachelor super park a few years ago. right now a lot of the room between jumps is wasted. although if you tighten up the jumps, it seems to create speed issues (like at this years x-games).
Jun 27 2007 9:51PM
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zylstra
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exactly, it'd take the emphasis off the size of the trick a little bit, and put style and tech first and foremost.

Jun 27 2007 9:51PM
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Alkyy
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i would be pissed if parks turned into small flat jibs
Jun 27 2007 10:01PM
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Freeskier9856
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dude those dont look similar at all.
Jun 27 2007 10:06PM
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406
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my thoughts exactly
Jun 27 2007 11:03PM
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Shadows
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i think it needs to be more like a skateboard park.
Jun 27 2007 11:11PM
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zylstra
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I wasn't going for them being similar, the first was there to reference and the second ws just the first example i found for bmx park.

Jun 28 2007 12:48AM
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emopoppins
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i woulnd't mind that because 5 jumps with 3 take offs between 20 and 30 feet would be nice for consistency versus 3 50 foot tables.

idk about tightly packing rails. that could be sketch, unless its like SRJP, but that with a full size park could be fucked.

who knows.
Jun 28 2007 1:49AM
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XtRemE11
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not turn into it but add alot more small jibs and wallrides and stuff to the park thats already there.
Jun 28 2007 2:34AM
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zaser
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do you know how to fucking read?

fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck!
Jun 28 2007 3:05AM
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unchyll
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at boreal ther was a bmx track jump line type thing, bunch of little spines and shit
Jun 28 2007 3:29AM
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Download-My-Apps
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I dont see why you would want to, unlike a skate/ bike park skiing isnt limited to a small concreate, you can re-shape future everyday if you wanted to spice things up. Myself I'd rather have 3 quality hits instead of a bunch of tiny ones.
Jun 28 2007 3:39AM
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gunitdown
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those jumps from candide invitational are SICK!!!!!
Jun 28 2007 4:10AM
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Holte
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personally, I really love big jumps. I'd much rather have three 50-80 footers than ten 15-20 footers. That said, it's always fun to mess around on little kickers.
Jun 28 2007 4:15AM
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wazzucrewskier
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they need to make a rhythm section style jump set like bmx dirt jumping.  just like really lofty 15-20 footers with really steep landings so you can just float.  that would be sweet
Jun 28 2007 4:31AM
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dmc12380
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if you want that then go to killington.
Jun 28 2007 9:48AM
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zylstra
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thats where i agree...

Jun 28 2007 7:22PM
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HeathR
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i have always wanted something like that. Only problem is that parks are so crowded that you cant make things that are meant to be hit in a line. Plus if you have to stop cuz a retard is in the way u miss ur whole line not just 1 jump.
Jun 28 2007 7:24PM
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timmi
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who doesnt love a spread out wide park?
Jun 29 2007 10:31AM
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skodeo7
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I would love to see more rhythm sections in comps, also, would like to see more table to table transfers (side by side tables). So sicky.
Jun 29 2007 10:51AM
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406
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if the park is more crowded you wont be able to hit all the features because you wont have enough speed
Jun 29 2007 12:22PM
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ryano
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i'm from minnesota so the parks here are more tightly packed with more lines than a spread out park out west. but the parks out west are still way nicer than the ones here.
Jun 29 2007 3:36PM
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jack.whelan
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i enjoyed the "speed issues". meant that the runs had to be uber smooth. if you put a had down or anything, that was basically the end of you. it played into the hands of the guys who were solid at airs and rails. i thought it worked. skate park style snowparks would be sweet. if you watch the street event in the globe world tour etc. you see some of the really creative lines that people come up with, which is impossible with a standard jump. it'll be interestin to see which way parks develop.
Jun 29 2007 5:51PM
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theoz
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that would be off the hook.... ive seen it in this one snowboard movie and one skier hit the line it was sick
Jun 29 2007 7:34PM
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durkin.
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loon had a bmx jump line type setup at battle my crew this year. the jumps were small but it was really fun
Jun 29 2007 8:34PM
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tjski
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ya i can see where you are coming from. especially in some of the comps these days.
Jun 29 2007 8:40PM
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bemmis
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no, because then if you wanted to hit just like 1 thing it would be much harder. i think the reason why skateparks are closely packed is because they're indoors. after all, there aren't really any advantages of having it closely packed.
Jun 29 2007 10:17PM
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Pirruccio
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i like how they are progressing
Jun 30 2007 2:29PM
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ry.will
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correct, that shit was so baller, i tried to find a pic of just the rhythm section but no luck.
Jun 30 2007 2:49PM
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S2daJ
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the idea of having lots of options like a bmx park is sick. i hate having a jump and saying okay you have to hit this jump going a certain speed and direction, i wish more choices.
Jun 30 2007 4:50PM
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TheButterHashira
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i want to slide rails bigger than my wang not those little 10 foot flat bars
Jun 30 2007 4:53PM
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BMskier
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sounds like a good theory
Jun 30 2007 4:59PM
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MadSteezin
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naw
Jun 30 2007 5:11PM
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Hairmetaler
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parks do at times but i mean that picture doesnt look at all similar
Jun 30 2007 6:41PM
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Grimace.
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no, i think bmx is going to become more like ski terrain parks. just check out whistlers new dirt bmx trail.
Jun 30 2007 7:37PM
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papasteeze
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word..  nips said they were so much fun, once he got the speed dialed in.  We took tape back to our hill and are pushing hard for something like that next season.
Jun 30 2007 11:30PM
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Ryanvdonk
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i don't think the candide step up is what you're talking about, those are all just different sizes, and there's not really any flow with that, just a huge ass inrun for the one hit.
Jun 30 2007 11:33PM
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skodeo7
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this pic would support this thread title
Jul 1 2007 6:36PM
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squibble
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bmx park in jiblife is a must
Jul 1 2007 7:29PM
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PeteyG
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agreed would be sick
Jul 2 2007 12:53AM
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SirFryanator
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I think that would be so tight.
Cork 5's to cork 5 line in less than 10 seconds...so ballin.
Jul 2 2007 12:55AM
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Scolson
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I think we should progress to bmx style bails
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YxF_EY4wW2U
Jul 8 2007 1:09PM
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S2daJ
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oh my god those doooods got woooorked.
Jul 8 2007 4:51PM
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juanborlando
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yeah this kinda gives you and idea of what it was like. it had a couple of these and then ended with a sideways wallride which could be slid on top like a rail or on the slide like a wallride, and then also a barrel jib
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Jul 8 2007 6:39PM
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