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X-Games: Slope at Night?!?!

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FerrisBueller
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http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/winter/2012/story/_/id/7353062/winter-x-games-aspen-2012-competition-schedule-thursday-january-26

Thursday, January 26 Time Event Venue 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Men's Ski Slopestyle Elimination Slopestyle 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Women's Ski Slopestyle Final Slopestyle 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Snowboard Street Final Street venue 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Snowmobile Freestyle Final Snowmobile 7:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Men's Ski Slopestyle Final Slopestyle
What in the fuck?!?!
Dec 15 2011 10:13PM
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s.parker
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kind of a cool concept if its lighted properly
Dec 15 2011 10:15PM
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GORILLA.
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if they light it up well, then maybe people won't fall on every run like they did last year (in the finals anyway) cause the sun was already down and the landings on the jumps were infisible
Dec 15 2011 10:16PM
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division.bell
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exactly
Dec 15 2011 10:17PM
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skodeo7
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I sure hope not. Wouldn't be that sick, the course would be rock hard, more of a survival of the fittest type event.
Dec 15 2011 10:17PM
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Parks.
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Could be kinda cool...idk the time of day isn't really what I'm preoccupied with
Dec 15 2011 10:17PM
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FerrisBueller
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understood...but it will use up wayyy to much electricity...
Dec 15 2011 10:17PM
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crab_pretzel
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eh, thats true, but it wont be an outrageous amount. i mean there are plenty of fully lit mountains where i live, its kind just like lighting one long run really really well.
Dec 15 2011 10:19PM
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Bread.
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I like that idea tbh.I think stuff at night looks so much better.But they will need to have it lit properly other wise th athletes will fuck themselfs over
Dec 15 2011 10:22PM
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rareison
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I think it'll be dope.
Dec 15 2011 10:22PM
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Parks.
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I guess but thnk of like football games....way more lights=way more juice used...this will be just 1 run
Dec 15 2011 10:22PM
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MatRich
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lol you guys are all freaking out, I always ski at night its much better for some things like seeing the landing, its never flat light.
Dec 15 2011 10:34PM
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FerrisBueller
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i live here and it seems like it would be soo fucked, like daytime in the sky over buttermilk
Dec 15 2011 10:47PM
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skier_boy26
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Id rather have night slope as opposed to late afternoon, flattest bloody light imaginable slope.
Dec 15 2011 10:50PM
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BlakeG
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yeah but think about football games...there are more spectators aswell as more cash going in.
Dec 15 2011 10:53PM
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Stose
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football games probably use less lights anyways. but i bet they are doing this as an issue with the snow conditions last year because i remember bobby or someone talking about how the lighting was flat and they couldn't get speeds right and such
Dec 15 2011 11:18PM
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skier_boy26
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If it is true, I bet it has to do with the uber flat light conditions that are inevitable on sunny winter days. Also, it puts the event in PRIME TIME, which means more viewers which means more $$$$.
Dec 15 2011 11:21PM
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Malcolm
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I really hope it's not at night. Last year barely any tricks were landed because of the flat light in the afternoon
Dec 15 2011 11:22PM
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division.bell
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Having the event at night with proper lighting would solve the flat light problem.
Dec 15 2011 11:23PM
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skier_boy26
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Isn't that an indictment on the conditions of day-time competition and an endorsement to have it at night? I seldom hear even as much as a whisper about flat light conditions for superpipe.
Dec 15 2011 11:24PM
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Malcolm
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haha yeah you're right I havn't been night skiing in a while.
Dec 15 2011 11:25PM
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Download-My-Apps
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I've never skied in a 'well lit' park but I think it might be hard to spot where you are doing doubles.
Dec 15 2011 11:34PM
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weley
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ive skied park at night and hitting jumps is just weird maybe just my mountain and their lighting and yeah its really fucking cold but i dont know it could be cool
Dec 15 2011 11:35PM
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bnewbs6
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Weird.
Dec 15 2011 11:36PM
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PJS.
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I hear Torstein Horgmo is going to ejaculate on the entire course, therefore lessening the light requirement through the shine.
Dec 15 2011 11:54PM
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CoolChillGuy420
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I also heard danny davis is going to get drunk and crash a snowmobile into the generator that powers the lights thus causing the event to be postponed.
Dec 16 2011 12:02AM
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division.bell
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I heard wet dreams are something you're supposed to keep to yourself, not share in the X-Games thread. Take that shit to nsg.
Dec 16 2011 12:07AM
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thatsG
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They do the big air at night
Dec 16 2011 12:49AM
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mscinto
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They should make pipe at night, its easier to light the whole thing
Dec 16 2011 12:51AM
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beowulf
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Midwest and eastcoast kids are gonna shine. Theyve been skiing in the dark there whole lives.
Dec 16 2011 12:51AM
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BUBZ
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i hope its lit well so they can straight fist the set up and make it their bitch, canada is taking home 1 &2 in mens snowboard slope again this year. and jamieson irvine is gonna take home first for ski slope

Dec 16 2011 12:54AM
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AdrenalineGarage
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X eliminated a bunch of snowmobile events that used to take place at night, so I guess they're lighting up the slope course for more primetime entertainment. I just hope Thursday night will be broadcast live.
Dec 16 2011 2:05AM
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remster
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It was at night last year no?
Dec 16 2011 2:12AM
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mehregan15
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pipe has been at night...
Dec 16 2011 5:53AM
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dave44
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Pipe has always been at night.....
Dec 16 2011 6:04AM
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MaryO
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I guess I'll have to see how it turns out, but my first thought is  that I won't like it under the lights. It better be VERY well lit!

Dec 16 2011 8:27AM
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freeskibum82
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I'm pretty sure they know what they are doing. At night it is easier to spot the snow as its just dark above.. You cant get confused by clouds.
Dec 16 2011 8:38AM
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Mr.Bishop
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You actually can light up a course WAY better at night than dealing with flat light.

The key thing you're looking for is resolve. People need depth perception and the ability to see the nuances in all the stuff around them. Artificial light allows you to control this, and the X-games has a lighting budget bigger than Pink Floyd.

Daytime you can get hit with flat light, which is totally unbeatable. Putting dye on the landings helps a bit, but still nothing matches bathing things in pure bright sunlight.

As to the stiffness of landings, they have a super pro park crew there. Getting a solid grooming buff in before the finals would make all the landings perfectly soft and beautiful. You want firm landings, just not icy. Ever seen how the tiller on a snowcat works? It is like a gigantic rotating barrel with 6" spikes on it that drive into the snow breaking up the surface, and churning it up to be smooshed into beautiful corduroy.

TBH having finals at night is probably the best decision they could have made.

Dec 16 2011 8:54AM
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Baskilla
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Vail used to have a big ass snowboard slopestyle at night and it was brighter than day... It's not really that hard to light up one run.
Dec 16 2011 10:46AM
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steezy.stew
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pipe finals has been at night for acouple years now retart
Dec 16 2011 11:04AM
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Mr.Bishop
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I'll keep repeating it until people read my post.

Its not about brightness its about resolve.

Night lights do a much better job of detail in the snow regardless of conditions than the sun can. The sun can be hidden by clouds.


Dec 16 2011 11:08AM
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Bonzalo
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That will give skiing the hype it needs.
Dec 16 2011 11:19AM
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SNOWPARKCHlLE
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so sick
Dec 16 2011 11:40AM
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OCM
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i loled. quality post

Dec 16 2011 11:42AM
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walcott
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agreed

Dec 16 2011 1:37PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Bigtime. Its science!


Dec 16 2011 1:39PM
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T.L.
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We've don't a lot of light adjustments in out parks the last few years.  It can definitely be done if you have the resources to do it and the X Games sure as hell do.  This was last year during our big air comp.   I'd prefer more downward light on the landing but our poles aren't that tall...Click for larger image

Dec 16 2011 2:11PM
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Joonas
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Whats the problem here? If they can drive and F1 competition at night, it shouldnt be a big deal to light up a small slopecourse + i only get to ski in daylight for like the last month or 2 of the season cause i work the weekends and our hill opens at 4pm and its already longdark by then..
Dec 16 2011 2:14PM
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williams
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thats actually pretty damn smart of them. It always looks absolutely miserable flat light every year. 4pm is literally the worst time of day to ski, and slope finals always are at this time every year. super bright takeoffs to super dark landings. Terrible contrast.

im in support of this
Dec 16 2011 3:14PM
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Stumpa
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The key is lighting the landings well and NOT blinding the skier on the take off.
Dec 16 2011 3:25PM
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S.Xue
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to be fair the course is pretty much always rock hard (not icy though) no matter night or day except last years euro x. the night course will be. and ligting shouldnt be a problem. they already do it for pipe and big air too anyways
Dec 16 2011 5:54PM
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