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Ron

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reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« on: March 11, 2010, 09:23:08 am »
just thought I would throw this? up. its a pic of my friend rachel about to drop a chute in Utah last week.? (keep in mind 5 degrees is a big delta between 40-45%)

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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 01:30:42 pm »
Great terrain....love it.....and there's a great reason to have a good short turn in your ski tool bag with excellent speed control.

Nice!

Now find me a tool that measures pitch for skiers.....My wife has an inclinator on her road bike.....not adaptable to skiing.

Very nice shot Ron....thanks,
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 02:01:04 pm »
I think TC took that shot.? You dont need no stinkin' inclimeter, if it's steep, you'll know!?

"speed control"- being able to ski in control with speed! >:D
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 02:27:29 pm »
Hope this works,
If so, this is her perspective as she dropped this.
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 02:41:17 pm »
And here is the view of that chute from the deck of the Snowbasin lodge
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2010, 02:50:07 pm »
nice! 

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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2010, 02:57:43 pm »
doesn't get groomed I guess ???

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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2010, 03:46:59 am »
doesn't get groomed I guess ???
Please tell me that this post was in jest... ::)
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2010, 08:16:43 am »
As a point of reference,
This is a groomer  ;D
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2010, 09:17:06 am »
Ron's picture and Snowhot's picture illustrate well the difference in perspective that the camera brings to the incline. 

What is also really interesting to me is that since Ron had been there, his brain automatically captured the steepness, it was obvious to him.  I have to say that for me, it looked steep but I would have never put a 40% on it.  I just had to trust that Ron knew what he was talking about.  (I think that point has been adequately established here  >:D

Snowhot's picture from above with the tips jutting over the edge and you still can't see the very first couple of feet............... ........makes the heart pump and establishes the 40%. 

A pretty cool study in slope side photography.  Thanks ;D

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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2010, 09:46:11 am »
 I didn't take the picture but I have skied and looked up 40 plus lines.

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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2010, 02:49:52 pm »
Ron,
Have you ever seen such elegant lodges as those at Snowbasin?  It feels weird clunking into the bathroom with you ski boots on.

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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2010, 04:44:50 pm »
I hear the skiing is pretty good ???

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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2010, 07:09:10 pm »
Ron strikes again with his laser like focus............so rry to get off topic. ::)

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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2010, 08:42:27 pm »
The bathrooms at Snowbasin are a magnificent landscape that should be embraced
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2010, 10:32:02 pm »
Ron strikes again with his laser like focus............so rry to get off topic. ::)
Perry:  I think I missed the segue from SnowBird to SnowBasin, and I think I completely missed the connection between skiing the chute and the bathroom.  At least one little mind is a bit confused.   ;D ???
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2010, 05:13:18 am »
Connection=
Needles Cirque and the Bathrooms are two things you don't want to miss when you hit Snowbasin  ;D
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Re: reference picture of 40-45 degrees
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2010, 07:14:16 am »
Any time you start a run with the tips hanging out over the edge, the pucker factor increases big time. Nice pics! Rachel skied with us at Jackson Hole this year and is just a real solid, smooth skier. Goes anywhere and handles the terrain with ease. When I grow up, I wanna ski just like her ;D.

At Killington this week, their steepest runs are 30 degrees (Outer Limits) and really present no problems, other than gnarlly bumps. I will say that snow conditions make the runs ski much more difficult than the slope would indicate. In soft spring snow, just go anywhere as fast as you want. However, in early morning, just a simple traverse across a 30 degree pitch can be close to impossible without ice skates. On a few runs down double diamonds the center of the trail was so hard and icy, all I could do is slide following each turn. Not fun! That's why we fly west.

Something I wonder about. Looking at the pic, it seems the edge has a kicker. Once the initial drop is done and your into it, it's steep but should be manageable by a competent skier assuming decent snow. And for sure, photography distorts reality. When a good skier claims it's real steep, shut up and just believe!

Go Rachel - She rocks!