How do you build a good back country jump?

There are a ton of threads on this, but......

First- Scope out the area. remember you will need 3x more room than you think. Think about the transition from inrun to jump, you want to avoid too much compression. Also make sure you have adequate speed.

Second- map out the jump dimensions. Jumps always seem a lot shorter when you hit them than when you are standing beside them, A good trick is to measure your favorite park jump in ski lengths, pay attention to length. A decent jump about 5ft tall should be about at least 6 ski lengths long, this will allow you to set tricks a little easier. This of course can vary with the terrain/shape of the in-run/landing but is a decent baseline. once you've measured it out put your poles in the corners so that you stick to the dimensions

Third- Building the jump. dig deep to find the hardened blocks of snow, harvest the blocks somewhat away from your jump so that you don't compromise the base of the jump. Use the blocks to build the perimeter of the jump. I've found that building it in a curved shape is best, progressively getting steeper to the lip. Remember your favorite park jump shape, jumps appear steeper than they are, you don't wanna feel like your hitting a wall. Once the "walls" have been built you can fill the inside with all the shit thats leftover from harvesting blocks. have one guy put his skis on and pack it as you go. Once the inside is full throw some light snow on top and smooth it out. Stomp out the in-run as best as possible, usually by side stepping it with skis.

fourth- Wait................. Wait as long as possible so that it firms up, over night is best.

Good luck

Oh yeah, buy some grain shovels

as said above, so many threads. in short bring like 3 or 4 other guys and spend an entire day building the jump and a really nice in run. let it set up overnight and come back to session it in the morning.

RusticlesThere are a ton of threads on this, but......

First- Scope out the area. remember you will need 3x more room than you think. Think about the transition from inrun to jump, you want to avoid too much compression. Also make sure you have adequate speed.

Second- map out the jump dimensions. Jumps always seem a lot shorter when you hit them than when you are standing beside them, A good trick is to measure your favorite park jump in ski lengths, pay attention to length. A decent jump about 5ft tall should be about at least 6 ski lengths long, this will allow you to set tricks a little easier. This of course can vary with the terrain/shape of the in-run/landing but is a decent baseline. once you've measured it out put your poles in the corners so that you stick to the dimensions

Third- Building the jump. dig deep to find the hardened blocks of snow, harvest the blocks somewhat away from your jump so that you don't compromise the base of the jump. Use the blocks to build the perimeter of the jump. I've found that building it in a curved shape is best, progressively getting steeper to the lip. Remember your favorite park jump shape, jumps appear steeper than they are, you don't wanna feel like your hitting a wall. Once the "walls" have been built you can fill the inside with all the shit thats leftover from harvesting blocks. have one guy put his skis on and pack it as you go. Once the inside is full throw some light snow on top and smooth it out. Stomp out the in-run as best as possible, usually by side stepping it with skis.

fourth- Wait................. Wait as long as possible so that it firms up, over night is best.

Good luck

Oh yeah, buy some grain shovels

Thanks man!

Wind lips are your best friend as far as back country jumps go