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Chaps gap or pyramid

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spkillah.
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I know a lot of people are gonna laugh at this just like the last thread on how to get to chaps gap. But that kid proved everyone wrong and went and hit chads and ended up getting some real sick shots on it. I'm kinda gettin itchy to go for it this year, whether it just be a straight air or trick it if I feel confident enough. Just wondering how many other people have went and hit either of these gaps.

I know that a lot of the kids on this site are going to think this thread is a troll thread, but I really do believe in my ability to atleast throw a massive mute over the gap, and I'd love to be able to claim that I've hitten the gap for the rest of my life. I got plenty of ski buddies that I know will be down, the only thing that makes me nervous is the guniea pig. If i know i'm going to clear the gap, i'll have no problem sacking up and hitting it. Anyone that's hitten it post in this thread as I'm stoked to go for it this year.
Oct 22 2010 4:52PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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Not 100 people in the world, 100 people on this site. A lot of the people I know who are good enough(smart enough) to hit it, aren't on this site, or they aren't active posters at least, they just lurk.

And there may be a lot of people as good as 2005 Tanner and 2001 Candide, but that doesn't mean they could hit chad's. It takes a lot more than skill and guts. There is a reason you don't see people hitting it all the time. It takes a ton of work to build the jump. The in-run is a bitch, and the gap is huge. Props to anyone can do it, and I'm not saying you couldn't, but judging by the BC vid you posted, I would have someone make the jump for you. (I could NOT do better than your BC jump)
Oct 22 2010 8:28PM
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Sam.Carson
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friend told me you had to go 115MPH to clear the gap so if you aint got no spedometer. prolly smart to ignore the gap like the rest of us. theres a good reason why its a pro gap and not a random kid on NS looking to make a good gap shot doing a mute grab. sorry no hate. just not really worth it.
Oct 22 2010 8:28PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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thats not even close to right...
Oct 22 2010 8:30PM
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thesheik
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very nicely done
Oct 22 2010 8:32PM
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Uncle.Badness
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Have you ever even made a sizable BC booter?
Oct 22 2010 8:42PM
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Mr.Turtle
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but wait. does he know how to get to Chad's Gap? I think someone should make sure he knows
Oct 22 2010 8:47PM
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spkillah.
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read the thread man. I've made plenty of BC booters and I'm confident that I'm good enough to hit it. I'll be honest the largest BC booters I've hit is prob 60 or so feet, and I realize this is twice what I've done, but i've also thrown dubs over big BC jumps. I'm confident in my ability to throw a massive mute over a massive gap. I'm well rounded, not just a park skier and i've dropped some pretty large cliffs as well (60 footer). To all the haters, I know I can build the jump and in run it'll just take time, the only thing I'm nervous about is the first hit. If someone had guniea pigged it for me and the jump was built right now, I'd hit the thing no questions asked.
Oct 22 2010 8:49PM
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Gorilla.Steeze
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:::posts in potential chad's gap thread:::
Oct 22 2010 8:55PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
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both gaps arn't that bad. we were out there scoping last march, pyramid not too bad, chad's a little more ballsy. i think the biggest issue is speed and confidence, along with spending the time to build the lips right. chad's is more difficult imo because the in-run is crazy and the out-run is super short
Oct 22 2010 9:00PM
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HermioneGranger
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This!
Oct 22 2010 9:07PM
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RubberSoul
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threads. have any video of your best BC jumps?
Oct 22 2010 9:24PM
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chicken
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actually skill and guts is all it takes to hit it IMO. I mean obviously there is lots more work into the jump and stuff, but that has nothing to do with actually hitting it.

The jump on my profile took us 2 hungover hours to build. If anything I would have thought you would have said, "judging by your cat out the window 360 and rodeo 9 to death, you would die if you hit chads" which would be fair, but again we were super hungover, not a great jump and centre mounted park skis so w/e we hucked ourselves a few times and called it a day.

anyone can build a jump and step out an inrun. I have seen lots of pics of chad's, given the time and manpower I think anyone could build it. I mean the inrun might be more work than a normal BC booter, but how could the jump be?
Oct 22 2010 9:55PM
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crawley
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So you guys have built and hit some 60ft gaps (if you are telling the truth) and now you think you've got a 100ft+ gap in the bag that will probably end your season/career/life if you knuckle it. Not to mention the inrun is sketchier than any inrun you've ever seen x2. Am I getting this correct?

If you are serious, as has been mentioned: when in trouble, tuck for double.
Oct 22 2010 10:31PM
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Cow_Jibber
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my threadz for potential legendary thread claim
Oct 22 2010 10:38PM
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Chompo.
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i hope you do hit it because if you did that would be sick. and i mark my post here.
Oct 22 2010 10:40PM
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Ski_Unit_19
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if you seriously believe that you can build the jump and inrun in a day that only shows that you have no idea what you are dealing with
Oct 22 2010 10:54PM
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RubberSoul
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also, film this shit so it's a win-win for us. we either see some random dude bomb chad's, or get to see some carnage. i'm down like a clown either way
Oct 22 2010 11:05PM
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.cam.
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I think you are way underestimating this. I am not doubting your ability at all but it seems like your are treating this as any old jump. There is a reason not everyone is hitting this all the time.
Oct 22 2010 11:21PM
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spkillah.
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Did you even read the last chad's gap thread? Those kids went out there and built the jump and in run in the same day and hit it.

I know that chad's gap isn't like any other jump, but maybe that's the reason I wanna hit it? Of course I'm gonna film it if it goes down. I'm not underestimating it, I know that it's gonna be really tough but I think I got it. I'll take as much time as necessary on the jump and in run, the rest of the time will just be dedicated to speed checks to approximate where i'll land which I'm usually pretty good at. Once again the first hit is my major issue, but hopefully when the time comes I'll be able to sack up and feel confident about it.

As for the in run being sketchy, I understand it's not a perfect run in, but i'm a real good skier and shred extreme shit all the time, a couple knarly dips and turns shouldn't be a problem and if I can't handle the in run then I won't hit it, but I know i'll be able to handle the in run if others have.

I know that chad's gap isn't like other BC booters but I also know that determination and the right mind set can take you a long way. Look at the last chad's gap thread, those kids hucked their meat and some even ended up shorting it and being fine, along with a lot of other professional skiers (other than tanners experience)
Oct 22 2010 11:32PM
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spkillah.
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dude of course I'm not treating this as any old jump. I'm making a thread on it in hopes to find other peoples experiences with the gap. Would I do that for any old BC booter? no.

And of course "everyone" is not hitting it all the time, it's a fuckin hundred twenty foot gap.
Oct 22 2010 11:35PM
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.cam.
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Didn't mean for it to be taken that way I am just saying that it is probably harder than you think. I recall you saying earlier in the thread that if the jump was already made and was hit successfully you would hit it and you were also saying how you expected to clear it perfect in multiple posts. I am just saying it won't be that easy and I don't want you getting hurt because a bunch of over-excited kids on the internet told you that you could do it no problem. Don't take this the wrong way. I am only saying this FOR YOUR SAFETY and not to bring you down.
Oct 22 2010 11:45PM
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spkillah.
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For sure man I'm gonna be as safe as I can about it. I've been skiing my whole life (20 years) and know if it's down right a terrible idea or not. At this point of my life I wanna do it though, and that's my plan for now.

Honestly, I am hoping my experience with skiing will lead me to hitting the tranny perfectly the first hit, I know that there's a chance that this might not happen but I like to in with the mentality that i'm gonna stick it. That's just how I am and have been with skiing my whole life. I'm trying to stay positive about hittin tranny and like I said the first hit is my main concern.
Oct 23 2010 12:01AM
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Mr.LemonPie
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Because if its off by the tiniest amount, you get hurt. Bad. Too much kick, not big enough, to little kick, the jump has to be perfect cus the stakes are so high.

The reason I didn't call you out on your tricks was cus it seems like you're probably better than that video makes it seem. And, honestly, if you just hit the sweet spot in the landing on chad's, does it really matter if you cant do tricks over it?

But seriously, OP, do pyramid first. It won't hurt anything, it'll still be really fun, and if you can do pyramid do Chads.
Oct 23 2010 12:21AM
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rickroller
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watt how do you get to chads gap?
Oct 23 2010 12:27AM
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rickroller
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watt how do you get to chads gap?
Oct 23 2010 12:29AM
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Ski_Unit_19
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i dont want to take away from what those kids did because that is truly sick but this is what is looks like to legitly build chads.

Click for larger image

like i said if you think that gets done in a day you are sadly mistaken
Oct 23 2010 1:21AM
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twin-tip-hero
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How can you hit it? I thought ski patrol blew that shit up?
Oct 23 2010 1:27AM
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LIL_WAT
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Here's some motivation for ya, courtesy of TGR
Oct 23 2010 1:32AM
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Benhamine
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This thread is nothing more then humorous. You think your going to skin up to some random gap that you personally have never seen and just start hucking throwing "massive mutes" over one of the most notorious gaps in skiing.
A. You dont even know where it is.(Not that its hard to find)
B. Getting to hit chads with good snow is extremely hard seeing as for some reason the landing on chads is the first thing that you can see brown on in the entire gulch.(Probably due to it being south facing)
C. Its south facing so your perfect snow for building will not be perfect within a day or two.
D. Youve hit a 60ft bc jump. So your just gonna walk out there and expect to double what youve already done?

I hope you either have great medical insurance or are ready to spend the rest of your life paying for medvac to heli your ass to the hospital after you break your back. 60ft to a 120 ft is an absolutely HUGE difference. If you are off balance by any little bit on the take off you will pay for it. Hopefully not with your life. But when you decide to do this gap please let everyone know. I will be sure to skin up there and watch the destruction.
Oct 23 2010 7:51AM
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KLovelace
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how do you misspell chads as chaps.. the p is nowhere near the d on the keyboard
Oct 23 2010 8:15AM
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Joonas
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My park only had 2 jumps last winter, the other1 was a 15footer and the other one was a 60 footer, so I just had to man up and hit the jump 4x bigger, than the biggest jump i've ever hit. Not saying that a park jump can be compared with a bc booter but it was only my first winter skiing.. so i'd say if this guy is comfortable with his abilities, he could easily double the size of the largest jump he has hit.
And with a 10 man crew, you could easily build a jump like that in a day.
Gl hitting it..
Oct 23 2010 8:41AM
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.cam.
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In that case I am very impressed with your courage and i wish to you the best of luck.
Oct 23 2010 9:37AM
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bakedpow
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I think you might have spelled chad's wrong(chaps). Just a thought.
Oct 23 2010 9:44AM
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Jibberino
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Nah, he's actually talking about chaps gap, it's a 15 foot gap close to pyramid, it's gonna be gnarly dude, he's gonna throw massive mutes over it!
Oct 23 2010 10:19AM
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bakedpow
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^^ oh ya that one is pretty gnarly. Fuck it huck it
Oct 23 2010 10:38AM
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spkillah.
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Yeah, i have no idea why or how I spelled it "Chaps" but the point is that I strive to push myself to new heights in skiing. Anyone that think I'm crazy just makes me laugh. I have the ability, and I wouldn't have made a thread if I wasn't confident I could hit and control a jump that large. I'm an above par good skier, that's all. I shred 100 plus days every season at resorts and about 30-40 days in the backcountry skiing lines.

To skiunit, that does look like more than a days worth, but honestly I'm not really planning on bombing into the thing switch like tanner did, or at this point tricking it at all. I just want the thrill of something new and exciting, and throwin a mute or kang (luikang of course) over 120ft gap is just that. I'm sure as hell that the last chad's gap thread had no where near a jump that was carved out for that long, but you're right it might take a little longer than I expect, that's fine.

To everyone arguing saying that you can't just go from a 60 footer BC jump to a 120ft gap, how else are you supposed to test your limits. I'm not saying the biggest air I've done is 60 feet because i've hit park booters pushing 80-100ft and tricked em rather hard (cork 9's, rodeo's, etc) I feel comfortable going big. And I know I keep mentioning this, but if the jump was already built and people were hitting it and clearing it, i'd hit the thing in a second, no second thoughts or anything. I'm not scared about the going big aspect, rather nuckling or going way too large. If i hit tranny, i'll be good.
Oct 23 2010 11:25AM
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skiierman
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so this is how NS is going to get the first skier killed... do we really need a warning for kids not to try the stuff they see at home? i mean just because someone did it doesn't mean YOU can do it. hell do you have any footage of you skiing back country jumps? have you ever HIT a back country jump before? have you even been in the back country before? you know what, fuck it. i'll give you a ride to the parking lot and point you in the right direction just as long as you film it, and leave everything you own, but won't be able to use when you're paralyzed, to me.
Oct 23 2010 11:39AM
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spkillah.
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no wonder you have so many posts. You don't even read the thread before making a comment.

And who are you to tell me my capabilities of what I can and can't do. I haven't found a limit to my ability so far and the only way to find one is to push my limits, just like every skier does to progress.
Oct 23 2010 11:41AM
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hellomynameisjef
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haters gonna hate

fucking do it
Oct 23 2010 11:48AM
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skiierman
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hahah, oh yeah? again have you ever hit a BC jump before, let alone, skied in the BC before? i mean give us some confidence that you can actually ski.
Oct 23 2010 12:00PM
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spkillah.
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how about you read the thread so I don't have to repeat myself anymore.
Oct 23 2010 12:02PM
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skiierman
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yeah because your word is DEF. the truth. if you've done all you said you'd have at least a few pics or vids. i've read some stuff you've said and so far you're just proving to the rest of us who have seen the gap that you have little idea of how stupid/crazy this gap is and what kind of preparation/knowledge it takes. just the fact that you say that many people have shorted it have been fine so you'll be fine is an insane stupid thing to say because there have been people who were seriously injured on the jump. of course you don't know about it because it wasn't in the latest ski film or ski mag.
Oct 23 2010 12:06PM
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spkillah.
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Of course I know the dangers of the hitting the jump and especially shorting it? I've mentioned that in all of my posts. I've also said that I don't intend on shorting the jump, I plan to land tranny, just like everyone else that hits it guinea pigging it. As for my skill ability, you can chose to believe me or not believe me. It's not something I'm gonna take the time to try and convince you or not. I don't have pictures or video so you can trust my word or not. And i shred backcountry with a bunch of bros who have been to chad's gap while hitting some lines in utah and have said to my face that it's crazy big, but these are also kids I know would be down to hit it with me. I think it's funny how kids are quick to call me stupid when I have more experience in skiing, the backcountry and BC booters than anyone that's hating on me. The first hit is the only thing that scares me, that's why I'm looking for people that have hit it before to give me some hints on where their in run started, etc. If I don't get any hints then I'll prob just have to give it my best thought mentally and hopefully I judge it right, if I'm not feeling comfortable enough to send err I prob won't. But like i've said, this is something I want to do bad so at this point I fully intend on doing it.
Oct 23 2010 12:16PM
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skiierman
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you have nothing to show anyone and yet you say you're going to perfectly match tranney on one of the gnarliest jumps ever made. well... what do you expect out of people? if you were hiring people for a job and a person walked in and told you they were highly qualified for the job, plenty of experience and knowledge but with no references or proof, would you hire that person? i don't see why you're not getting why people have no faith in you to go out and even get to attempting this without serious injury. at least the last people had that and was lucky enough to consult a few guys who had already hit the jump and give them very very valuable information that you do not have.
Oct 23 2010 12:21PM
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spkillah.
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that's why I made this thread man. To try and get some valuable information. You sound like you have no experience with hitting BC booters and guinea pigging jumps in general. You go in with the mentality that you're gonna land somewhere in the tranny. If you go in with a mentality other than positive chances are the results will be bad. Gotta keep the right mentality in any situation.

The other chad's gap has inspired me as well as so many other chad's gap videos.

I'll leave you with three quotes that I try hardest to live by.

"Greatness is only acheived in the absence of fear."

"It's not the mountain we conquer but ourselves"

"The will to do, the soul to dare"
Oct 23 2010 12:27PM
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skiierman
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ok the only information you're going to get is where the gap is. if you want to get REAL info. on the jump, do your homework and start asking the right people- the ones who have hit the jump. by the way you do an amazing job yourself assuming what other people have done, kid. you want to know what i think before i guinea pig something? i think of, "what's the worst that could happen" because that works for me. but i find it hysterical that you think everyone has to have the same mindset as you have to be able to hit BC jumps and test hit shit.

but in all seriousness, do you're fucking homework and make sure its from people who have hit the jump and not randos who think you need 120mph to hit the jump.
Oct 23 2010 12:36PM
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bakedpow
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Pics or it didn't happen.
Oct 23 2010 12:41PM
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spkillah.
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Here's a video recently posted on ns.

https://newschoolers.com/ns/content/viewvideo/id/379893/cat/latest/

Hitting this gap is entirely possible for randoms who are skilled and determine enough.

I also think it's comical that "what's the worst that could happen" goes through your mind before hitting guinea pigging. To me, that question is a given if you have any brains. I think that one's aptitude and mindset is so much more important.
Oct 23 2010 12:47PM
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FerrisBueller
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lolzzz
Oct 23 2010 12:48PM
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skiierman
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hey its worked for me so why you being such an over-confident douche, bro? you've never even seen the jump and you're acting like a fucking knowledge-less dick bitching about how people are rightfully assuming shit about you and yet you do the same exact thing back even though we're not the ones claiming to throw BC dubs and be skilled enough to hit a jump you've never seen in person before. god you are a joke.
Oct 23 2010 1:03PM
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