The Most Fun You Might Have On Skis
Its a bold statement but quite possibly true. Campman and some friends headed up to Park City to try out the Freestyle Water Ramps to work on some tricks for the up coming season. We went with the Utah Freeski Society. A local ski group with roots at the University of Utah. So we got a sweet hook up for a nice discount.
Anyways once you get there you get dialed in with all the gear you need. You can bring your own but they don’t suggest using your own skis. I guess you can break them pretty easy when hitting the water. You start by jumping on a minitramp into the pool. The pool water is freezing cold even with the wetsuit they give you. Then you show you can ski down a ramp. Finally you get into the good stuff and they let you take the trip down the mini jump.
Once you show you can handle that they have you show that you can start sideways on the small jump in preparation for the larger jump. If you can ski none of these processes are difficult. After you dial that in you are ready for the big time. If you aren’t ready quick yet to step up your game you can stay on the smaller jump as long as you want.
Coaches were on hand to dish out hints for how to pull different tricks. From 360’s to flips they could help you figure out what you need to do to pull them off. I myself was working on backflips for the day. After a few headers on the small jump I pulled it off and decided to join the big boys.
I’d say the big jump is about 10+ above the water and you’re about 15-20 ft high above the pool when starting for the lower staring point. So you’re getting way air than you’re used to unless you are a park rat or hitting big backcountry kickers. You have plenty of air to do just about anything you want to do.
The whole experience has me pumped for the on coming winter. I can’t wait to get a nice backcountry powder day and try out my new arsenal of tricks.
freestyle skiing, Outdoor Activities, park city water ramps
Written by on October 9th, 2008 with
no comments.
Read more articles on Uncategorized and Outdoor Activities.
- [+] Digg: Feature this article
- [+] Del.icio.us: Bookmark this article
- [+] Furl: Bookmark this article
