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facepwned
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So this hill near me opened up an airbag this weekend, now i really want to try frontflips and corks but i'm nervous because i broke my elbow earlier this season and if i take a hard fall on it it hurts like hell (literally, hell) so my question is, if you fall on an airbag does the impact hurt?
Feb 17 2012 5:29PM
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HumanGenius
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not really unless the jump has ridiculous pop and you go super big and fall from really high up. i would be careful on the elbow though, you can never be too safe. IMO you should wait till next season if it hurts that bad...
Feb 17 2012 5:38PM
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rareison
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No it's so soft, such a nice landing. As soft as a foam pit
Feb 17 2012 5:41PM
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k-fred
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well it depends on how you land, i tried a dub flat and landed pretty bad on the airbag. just dont land on your head
Feb 17 2012 5:49PM
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kingskier
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ive never hurt myself on one despite landing upside down. unrelated story once i did a seven safety grab and landed after the highest part and skiied off.
Feb 17 2012 5:54PM
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I_Am_Mod
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i'm no expert, but the couple of times i've been on an airbag they felt pretty safe and landings/crashes never hurt either ....

Feb 17 2012 6:11PM
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kvan
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Just dont miss the airbag
Feb 17 2012 6:31PM
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jamodeo
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saw nick martini double into one and ride out it was wild but, i absolutely hate bags feel like snow is softer most of the time
Feb 17 2012 6:33PM
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NotGhood
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depends how high you're landing from and how cold it is

i bruised my elbows super bad over rotating a backflip before xmas when it was about -15...

i would be very careful and def stop if it hurts
Feb 17 2012 6:37PM
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ThundaKilla
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that what she said
Feb 17 2012 6:48PM
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saxon
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wow that sucks, the airbag you hit must have been damn shitty. i know if i was gonna land on my head, i'd much rather it be on 200 sq feet of air than on a hard landing. but generally speaking, airbags are soft, unless you land bad on top of your ski or something weird like that.
Feb 17 2012 6:56PM
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james6345789
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I also ride buck.
Feb 17 2012 7:14PM
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fnly
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same thing happened to me on a bag.   No problem landing on your head... but land on your elbows and they get messed up!
Feb 17 2012 7:54PM
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PJS.
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Feb 17 2012 7:58PM
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facepwned
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Really? cool. I've only gone to buck three times this season and i'm really looking forward to get back. i'm going on monday. love presidents day.
Feb 18 2012 12:46AM
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roddy116
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I am a buck local as well and the bag is awesome, ill pos a vid of me flatspinning off it if you want.
Feb 18 2012 12:49AM
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facepwned
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please do, i've watched a video of my friend doing his first cork 7 and landing on the bag perfect. stoked for it.
Feb 18 2012 12:51AM
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roddy116
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kk here super fun im gonna make an edit with this, ill be looking like this, talk to me if you want to be in it
Feb 18 2012 12:53AM
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HomieJon
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That was a rodeo....
Feb 18 2012 1:09AM
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roddy116
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wtv, the seem identical or basically the same.
Feb 18 2012 1:11AM
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EARL
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Airbags can hurt. If you don't land right, they hurt a lot. I just strained my MCL super bad on an airbag.
Feb 18 2012 1:12AM
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PKchu
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And getting close to an underflip
Feb 18 2012 1:18AM
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Mules
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air bags look so fun and i would love to hit them. you should be alright because many people try new tricks into them so i imagine they are pretty safe
Feb 18 2012 7:24PM
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SKIU4EA
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every airbag is different. Some you can dub onto, and some places the jump on to the bag is pathetically small.

On ours... there were a few times i kind of bounced/slid off the back of the bag onto the hard snow. shit can hurt.

I mean, what tricks are you gonna try and how big is this thing? For the most part they are just awesome, but i've gotten some painful bruises from just slapping hard onto the rubber.
Feb 18 2012 7:57PM
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Heart
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hey i hit the airbag at buck yesterday. don't worry about getting hurt, it's really soft. it's a lot like landing in a foam pit. i saw multiple kids land straight on their head and bounce right back up, and even saw a guy try a triple front on it.
Feb 18 2012 8:27PM
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Ryguy920
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gonna be hittin up the airbag at buck on monday and i got a red ns sticker on my helmet, give me a holla if u see me
Feb 18 2012 10:32PM
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B_K
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When I used an airbag at boreal over the summer I hated it.. Like every time I would double eject my goggles would fall over my face and it was a gnarly crash every time.. I don't think they did the bag right but idk I didn't like it
Feb 18 2012 10:54PM
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roddy116
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kk so the jump is very poppy, its really nice. It does not hurt to fall in because the top sheet is not like canvas or something, and you cant really get rug burn either. the top of the jump to the airbag is about 7 feet or something, and you launch up in the air about 15 ft or something. its alot of fun, i just nailed double handdrag lincoln 540's and Im gonna try to dub frontflip tommorow, more vids to come.
Feb 18 2012 11:34PM
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ALaw
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yeah man that shit was gnarly
Feb 18 2012 11:38PM
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Randy_Quench
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an aquantance of mine tried a dub into one and ate absolute shit. couldnt have landed more on his neck/head and he was fine didnt even phase him. so i wouldnt worry about it.
Feb 18 2012 11:38PM
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paprikapringles
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definatly this! figure the speed out cos I went waaay to fast the other day and landed on the last 2ft of the bag which was enough time for me to keep rotating back around to land on my head on hard snow im all stiff like a boner now, super fun!  but there genrally pretty safe.
Feb 19 2012 11:37AM
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james6345789
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Haha my friend landed pretty damn close to the edge today
Feb 19 2012 7:09PM
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facepwned
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go on monday, i'd love to see another skier there, besides speed racers and the buck hill x team... most of them embarrass buck.
Feb 19 2012 7:43PM
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rozboon
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They can slap like a mofo and still bend you into some pretty awkward shapes if you land funny (splayed or upside down)... also if you land anything other than almost perfectly square you will instantly just flop over so be ready for that.

Also my friend had a kinda awkward landing on the one we were hitting and somehow friction-burned his jacket, so maybe don't wear your favouritest outerwear.

Feb 19 2012 8:52PM
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james6345789
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I had no problems with my outerwear. But whenever I would land weird i would kinda summersault haha
Feb 19 2012 9:03PM
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Crispy.
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It depends on the airbag, when I was out at Woodward the airbag was a little bit stiffer and designed so you could ride away if you land your tricks. If you fell REALLY wrong on it, it could hurt a little bit. On the other hand, my mountain rented an airbag that was soft as a pillow, it literally felt like you were falling into a bag of feathers. On a bag like that it would be nearly impossible to get hurt, unless you perhaps landed on your head and your knees hit you in the face or something.
Feb 19 2012 9:31PM
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roddy116
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lol i tryed to dub frontflip super hard and my pants fell off.
Feb 19 2012 9:52PM
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EricaMN.
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it looked more like an overflip
Feb 19 2012 9:57PM
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TOUCHE
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OP you should talk to your physio and see what they think, if its still in the healing process i wouldn't recommend it this season.
Feb 19 2012 11:11PM
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