Member of the Month

abjectwoe
May, 2025

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Most pro skiers build small jumps

profile picture
codizzle
Posts: 920 - Karma: 2,271
when it comes to backcountry booters, Sammy Carlson and Sean Pettit are the only pro skiers who consistently build respectably big jumps.

i think most other pros build backcountry kickers that are, on average, small and unimpressive.

compare the size of skier backcountry jumps to snowboarder backcountry jumps, and you'll see what i'm talking about. Sammy goes the distance - all other skiers' jumps are lame.
9 years ago
304 38
profile picture
-Dan
Posts: 7190 - Karma: 53,489
If that's what the people want then I'll start building bigger jumps on to these hand rails. Can't disappoint the populace.
9 years ago
46 2
profile picture
broto
Posts: 9040 - Karma: 25,673
hear that, fellas? if you're going out in the backcountry and not hitting at least 75 foot gaps, might as well stay home. no sense in having fun or anything like that
9 years ago
40 1
profile picture
SBCSkier
Posts: 96 - Karma: 1,853


Big skis, big jumps, big air. Go the distance kids.
9 years ago
48 0
profile picture
SKRockies
Posts: 606 - Karma: 1,690
youre the aids of the ski community. skiers do whats fun for them, there is very little reward for going huge, its the same with competition skiing, fuck you
9 years ago
9 10
profile picture
a_burger
Posts: 5257 - Karma: 21,143
TallxTIf that's what the people want then I'll start building bigger jumps on to these hand rails. Can't disappoint the populace.


This is the solution. What's gnarlier then a rail with no lip? One with a lip 8 feet taller then the rail!
9 years ago
7 0
profile picture
SofaKingSick
Posts: 9742 - Karma: 65,784
i think there are many exceptions, such as p white and chris logan

9 years ago
29 0
profile picture
Rennis_Deynolds
Posts: 2739 - Karma: 19,059
Delorme
9 years ago
8 2
profile picture
JichelMusten
Posts: 750 - Karma: 2,889
posted on ig 7 minutes ago

9 years ago
32 0
profile picture
Brue
Posts: 392 - Karma: 1,948
It's not the size of the jump, it's how you use it
9 years ago
23 0
profile picture
Chris.B
Posts: 466 - Karma: 700
The less time you spend building the jump higher means more time hitting it.
9 years ago
8 1
profile picture
skierman
Posts: 8604 - Karma: 9,560
Its amazing you had the time to visit every BC jump that was hit last season!

Where did you find the time?
9 years ago
15 1
profile picture
GayWolf420
Posts: 38143 - Karma: 130,251
watch out, dopesmokers. Sheriff Codizzle is layin down the law on all of you granola eating hippies in the BC.
9 years ago
2 0
profile picture
VV.XTREME
Posts: 501 - Karma: 3,063
SBCSkier


Big skis, big jumps, big air. Go the distance kids.


hahahaha full send
9 years ago
0 0
profile picture
Aharrelson358
Posts: 356 - Karma: 478
SBCSkier


Big skis, big jumps, big air. Go the distance kids.

I've always wondered what it would be like to throw a pair of FKS on those and ski them for real hahaha
9 years ago
2 2
profile picture
MomentaryMuon
Posts: 237 - Karma: 2,604
its not the size of the boat its the motion of the ocean... kinda applies
9 years ago
1 1
profile picture
californiagrown
Posts: 9794 - Karma: 2,014
I agree with this. the Line team with Leo Tallifier(sp?) was at Alpental today, and built a jump that is something on the order of what i would build for my klutzy self.

Of course Leo spun a 3 off a 40 footer into shit snow as part of his run-in, but still!
9 years ago
1 1
profile picture
ascent_studios
Posts: 2157 - Karma: 4,581
Why don't you go blast one off of a jump they build and try to do it perfect
9 years ago
0 0
profile picture
galaxia
Posts: 307 - Karma: 697
Dennis_ReynoldsDelorme


AD is different - I would hardly call the stuff he hits "jumps". Most of the time, they are hardly bumps. Doesnt stop him from flying 60 feet though. Haha guy skis so fast, such a maniac
9 years ago
8 0
profile picture
broto
Posts: 9040 - Karma: 25,673
galaxiaMost of the time, they are hardly bumps. Doesnt stop him from flying 60 feet though


Beautiful. Such an accurate description of the way Delorme skis
9 years ago
0 0
profile picture
Sngl2th
Posts: 797 - Karma: 1,770
It is true that skiers lag way way behind snowboarders in building huge backcountry hits. Never understood why.
9 years ago
1 2
profile picture
User1
Posts: 402 - Karma: 2,218
Ever heard of chads?
9 years ago
0 1
profile picture
dylhole
Posts: 2926 - Karma: 983
These jumps were built 5-10 years ago and would still make the cut for ski movies today. Snowboarders do it way better in the backcountry.
9 years ago
4 0
profile picture
hypnotoad
Posts: 26 - Karma: 52
codizzlewhen it comes to backcountry booters, Sammy Carlson and Sean Pettit are the only pro skiers who consistently build respectably big jumps.

i think most other pros build backcountry kickers that are, on average, small and unimpressive.

compare the size of skier backcountry jumps to snowboarder backcountry jumps, and you'll see what i'm talking about. Sammy goes the distance - all other skiers' jumps are lame.


jacob hyllengren builds the smallest jumps tho
9 years ago
0 0
profile picture
CrotchKiller
Posts: 9037 - Karma: 6,944
Totally agree op. Teddy bear crisis has bigger gaps then a lot of new movies.
9 years ago
2 1
profile picture
~Gotama~
Posts: 821 - Karma: 3,160
It's possible that you watch more skiing content, and are exposed to a deeper pool of what skiers are doing. This means you see the top notch stuff you want more of, but it's diluted by less impressive skiing that only reaches you because you go digging for it. Unless you're really into snowboarding, you probably only see the top notch snowboarding and not much of the average riding.
Imagine if you watched every snowboarding clip from Jeremy Jones films to backyard edits, but were only exposed to big names like Sammy Carlson and Parker White. You might think skiers go bigger than snowboarders.
9 years ago
2 0
profile picture
I_liketobutter
Posts: 2664 - Karma: 997
Agreed OP
9 years ago
0 0
profile picture
Charles_Grant
Posts: 428 - Karma: 206
Jeff Thomas
9 years ago
0 0
profile picture
theabortionator
Posts: 52633 - Karma: 174,709
Go big or go back to jerzzz
9 years ago
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4); Currently it's 3:07AM