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400 inches of annual snowfall. 3,812 acres of skiable terrain, 5,512 acres when combined with Moonlight Basin. 80 miles of named runs. 4350 feet of vertical. A terrain park on one mountain. A half-pipe on the other.
Half-pipe skiing is the sport of riding snow skis on a half-pipe. Competitors perform a series of tricks while going down the pipe. The current world record for highest jump in a half-pipe is held by Joffrey Pollet-Villard, with 26 feet 3 inches (8.00 metres).[1] The sport is considered to be dangerous compared to other sports, and helmets are required to be worn during competitions. Half-pipe skiing has been part of the Winter X Games since 2002, and made its Olympic debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. David Wise of the United States of America became the first Olympic champion in this discipline with a total of 92.00 points.[2][3]
In the early days of snowboarding, ski resorts were very reluctant to allow snowboarders on the mountain. Two Lake Tahoe locals, Bob Klein and Mark Anolik, were hiking around Tahoe City in 1979, looking for places to practice snowboarding as all resorts in the area still didn't allow snowboarding. They found land owned by the Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Company and started using its natural half-pipe. News of the half-pipe quickly spread throughout the Lake Tahoe community and the spot became a popular destination for snowboard and enthusiasts. It was known in the area as the Tahoe City Pipe. The spot also became popular for skateboarders.
Four years after the discovery of the world's first half-pipe, Tom Sims organized the first World Championships at Soda Springs, California where the first man-made half-pipe was constructed. The first half-pipe championships experienced difficulties constructing a perfect half-pipe, as it had never been done before. Eventually, Sims moved it towards the bottom of the resort to make it less steep and more ride able for snowboarders controlling their speed. In 1986, the World Championship moved to Breckenridge, Colorado. Again, they were met with trouble constructing the half-pipe, as the employees in Breckenridge had never constructed and few had ever seen a half-pipe. After the competition the half-pipe remained for use, becoming the first permanent pipe at a resort and began spreading the awareness of half-pipes. By 1988, half-pipes had become media magnets. From all over the world, magazines, television shows, and newspapers wanted to do stories on the perceived, insane snowboarders riding the half-pipe.
In 1991, Doug Waugh, a machinery mechanic came out with a machine, the Pipe Dragon, that could groom the slopes on a curve and was instrumental in making half-pipes constructible. The Pipe Dragon was used at all major resorts across Colorado and the West Coast and led to the mainstream culture of half-pipes.[4] Now most every major ski resort in the nation and the world has a half-pipe at some part of the season, if not for the entire season. Many of these resorts also hold local competitions on these half-pipes. Though the half-pipe was mainly seen as a snowboarding activity it grew more popular amongst skiers as the X Games became more popular in the 2000s. In 2014, at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the skiing half-pipe competition debuted.[5]
Half-pipe skiing was formally endorsed by the International Ski Federation in June 2010,[6] and was approved by the International Olympic Committee in April 2011 to be an official sport 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.[7] It has been a part of the Winter Dew Tour,[8] the World Skiing Invitational,[9][10] and the inaugural 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.[11] The current world record for the highest half-pipe ski jump was set in 2015, and is held by Joffrey Pollet-Villard with 26 feet and 3 inches (8.00 metres).[1]
Superpipe skiing is an alternate form of half-pipe skiing that utilizes a superpipe (large halfpipe used in extreme sports), instead of a half-pipe. It has been a part of the Winter X Games since 2002.[12] The 2012 Winter X Games champion was David Wise[13] with a high score of 93.00.[14]
Half-pipe skiing is considered to be a dangerous sport compared to other forms of skiing.[15] In January 2012, Sarah Burke died due to injuries suffered during a training accident.[16][17] Helmets are required during competition, and there are airbags on the sides of pipes during practice runs.[17] Colorado governor Bill Owens signed a law which protected ski-resorts from injury-related lawsuits.[18]
As the halfpipe in both skiing and snowboarding has begun more popular, the tricks and maneuvers have become more complicated leading to higher risk of injuries. In addition, improved technique, equipment and training have improved the aerodynamics of the users flying abilities. This has led to faster and higher elevation tricks which has also increased the amount of injuries.[19]
Big Sky, in the United States (Montana State), is a large resort with 38 lifts (inc 24 chair lifts and 12 surface lifts) that offers skiers an incredible 1326 metres (4350 feet) of vertical descent. Big Sky has 5800 acres of terrain over 300 trails with a total length of 136 kilometers (85 miles). Big Sky is best suited to advanced skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for beginners and intermediate skiers. We have no information about the existence of any cross country ski trails at Big Sky. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park and a half pipe. A small proportion of the trails at Big Sky are covered by snowmaking. The closest airport is at Bozeman but the transfer time is 1.5 hours. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Big Sky.
After an untimely fall in the first round of qualifying, the most-successful halfpipe rider in history turned the drama up to 11 on Wednesday, coming through huge in a land-or-go-home run that put him into the medal round at his fifth and final Olympics.
Half-Pipe AttackHalf-Pipe Attack in SASUKE 19G4 NameHalfpipe AttackSASUKE CompetitionsStageFirst StageFirstSASUKE 19LastSASUKE 27Total8 CompetitionsFirst AttemptSASUKE 19, Iwata KazumaFirst ClearSASUKE 19, Iwata Kazuma
Competitors must run across a plank to a half-pipe, then make a leap from the half-pipe about halfway through to reach a rope that swings them onto a narrow landing pad. They had to throw the right amount of momentum to the rope as if it was too little, they won't be able to make it to the landing platform, while if it was too much, they will over-shot the landing platform, meaning they had to go back to the half-pipe and tried to swing again to the landing platform. With Jumping Spider, it made a feared duo during their appearances in First Stage.
In SASUKE 20, the design of the wall was modified, now painted in plain brown. Due to Jumping Spider being toned down in this tournament, more competitors were able to attempt this obstacle and it got to show its true potential, causing major problems as many of them failed to make the dismount to the landing pad properly. Some of them even made the mistake of reaching the platform but failing to land, then having to swing back to the half-pipe for a second go, and in Yamamoto Shingo and Kanno Hitoshi's runs in SASUKE 24, a third go, wasting valuable time.
Brown, the youngest professional skateboarder in the world, hopes to qualify for the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Even though the Olympics were delayed by a year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the half-pipe prodigy is trying to stay positive and see the glass as half full. Competing in Japan would carry special meaning to Brown, who was born there and lives there part-time.
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A half-pipe[1][2] (also known as a halfpipe-style boost ramp)[3] is a structure signaled by vertical dash panels[4] (also known as half-pipe boost pads)[5] that appears in the Mario Kart series, first appearing in Mario Kart Wii. It allows players to jump off the side of a course and perform a Jump Boost to gain a speed boost upon landing. Its panels are cyan, blue, and purple with scrolling white arrows on them and stripes across them, resembling those of a Glide Ramp, and despite the half-pipes' former North American name, they have only a signaling function, not giving any speed boost when touched. Said speed boost rather happens when the player lands after the jump, regardless of whether the vehicle landed on the half-pipe or not. Half-pipes may sometimes cause the player to be sent backwards.
Although they are referred to as \"half-pipes\", most of them are technically quarter-pipes as they only appear on one side of the track. A true half-pipe would be two ramps on opposite sides of the track, like on DK Summit or Waluigi Stadium.
Half-pipes are introduced in Mario Kart Wii, in which they are known in North America as halfpipe-style boost ramps.[3] When a player jumps off of one of these ramps, it is possible to perform a trick to receive a longer speed boost. The trick performed is the same one that is performed when the player jumps off a Dash Panel.
After being absent from Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8, half-pipes return in Mario Kart Tour, first appearing on Wii Maple Treeway. In this game, their mechanics are slightly altered in that the Jump Boost is automatically performed as soon as the vertical jump starts, but if the jump is high enough, a second trick, named a special trick, is performed. When this happens, the speed boost received upon landing is longer.
A different type of half-pipe, known as a super half-pipe, is introduced in this game and appears only in Merry Mountain. It visually differs from a regular half-pipe with its magenta color. Compared to a regular half-pipe, a super half-pipe leads to a longer boost upon landing without the need of a special trick, which cannot be performed when a player jumps from a super half-pipe. The super half-pipe also has a unique sound effect. 59ce067264