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05-03-2004, 09:31 PM #1
Dropping In Parallel: a "how-to" guide (starring the Kirkwood crew)
And now, a special educational presentation from the Kirkwood crew..."Dropping In Parallel!"
We are live from the top of Once Is Enough, and I know a lot of you are wondering: "When is it appropriate to drop in parallel?"
It is definitely appropriate to drop in parallel when you are late for your afternoon shift. Hardrider demonstrates:
There is also the question of form. "How wide should my stance be when dropping in parallel?" A good rule of thumb is: your stance width should be proportional to the size of your eyebrows. Arty50 demonstrates:
The advanced skier can carry on a conversation while dropping in parallel. Superstar Punani: "Hey, have any of you guys seen my keeeeeeeeeeeeeeys..."
Finally, the most important part of dropping in parallel: hiding your fear. Keep your weight forward, and step off like there's a buffet table at the bottom of the chute instead of big rocks. Spats demonstrates:
This concludes our special magnion presentation of "Dropping In Parallel". Thank you for joining us, and good night!
Credits: Jim, Arty50, hardrider, Punani, Spats.
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05-03-2004, 09:36 PM #2
Very cool. I'd like to see some pics of where you went after you dropped in! I can't believe the snow has melted so fast.
I want a 6" travel 20lb MTB. I found the 20lb MTB, but only good for riders under 87 pounds.
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05-03-2004, 09:39 PM #3
Very nice. Next year.....
"if the city is visibly one of humankind's greatest achievements, its uncontrolled evolution also can lead to desecration of both nature and the human spirit."
-- Melvin G. Marcus 1979
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05-03-2004, 09:41 PM #4Mackerel
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That's coolassshit there. How long before that line fans out?
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05-03-2004, 09:45 PM #5Originally posted by GT40
Very cool. I'd like to see some pics of where you went after you dropped in! I can't believe the snow has melted so fast.
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showt...&postid=138632
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05-03-2004, 09:46 PM #6
One of the coolest set of pics I've seen on here in a while. Nice Spats.
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05-03-2004, 09:46 PM #7Registered User
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Arty's eyebrows ===> so hot righ... eh you know the rest.
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05-03-2004, 09:53 PM #8maggot
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fackin sweet pics dude!!!
way to git after it allya'll
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05-03-2004, 10:01 PM #9glocal
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Great angle, great shots!!!
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05-03-2004, 10:02 PM #10
AWESOME Big Thumbs UP to that
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05-03-2004, 10:02 PM #11
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05-03-2004, 10:04 PM #12
POTD easy.
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05-03-2004, 10:04 PM #13Originally posted by Schmear
Arty's eyebrows ===> so hot righ... eh you know the rest.
And Chewbacca steeze with the brows.
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05-03-2004, 10:07 PM #14
Really like the pic with Pun in it, it's cool to see the guy on the rock above and then look at the angle P's at, definitely gets POTD vote in my book.
Skiing, where my mind is even if my body isn't.
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05-03-2004, 10:13 PM #15features a sintered base
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I love those shots.
Looks a little different from the February day with 20" of fresh when I was with you guys up there.
edit: here it is the way I remember it looking--shot by roo.
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05-03-2004, 10:18 PM #16
Great shots! Also key the DIP is not hitting the golf ball into the tree.
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05-03-2004, 10:20 PM #17Registered User
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Re: Dropping In Parallel: a "how-to" guide (starring the Kirkwood crew)
Originally posted by Spats
Credits: Jim, Arty50, hardrider, Punani, Spats.
So are you guys the A-Team, or the Queer-Eye Fab Five?
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05-03-2004, 11:04 PM #18
Rad photos and tr!
I've gotta ask, does anyone know the actual slope of that chute? The view from the top (in the other thread) makes it look mellow and in these shots it seems practically vertical.
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05-04-2004, 12:57 AM #19
What would you say if... nevermind.
Great shots Spats. The feeling of acceleration you get dropping Once is just incredible. Must be the proximity to the rock walls. That and the fact that the top is nearly vertical...
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05-04-2004, 01:46 AM #20
Excellent pics Spats! Many thanks for cataloguing the last couple of days.
Originally posted by Alex P. Keaton
Forget the gorilla steeze- that's some Darth Vader steeze with that fullie.
And Chewbacca steeze with the brows.
Funny that you mention Chewie also. One of my old friends created an alternate take on my nickname: Artukachewbacca. Rowwwrrrrr!!!
Oh and before I forget...
BASTARDS!!!!"I knew in an instant that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste."
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05-04-2004, 05:45 AM #21Originally posted by bad_roo
What would you say if... nevermind.
I wonder if anyone's going to do Skywalker this year. Better get after it.
Aaah, I'm getting hungry to ski some fascinating lines. Second Notch yesterday was a little tease. Fun to scramble around.
Oh yeah, awesome post!Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
Henry David Thoreau
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05-04-2004, 06:31 AM #22
Holy crap! That's a bit of a drop. I was wondering what OIE looked like, thanks for posting pics.
I think the K-wood crew should produce more of these "how-to's!" I likey!
Sprite"I call it reveling in natures finest element. Water in its pristine form. Straight from the heavens. We bathe in it, rejoicing in the fullest." --BZ
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05-04-2004, 09:18 AM #23
Wow....those are cool pix.
but I can't believe no one dropped in while chugging a beer?
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05-04-2004, 10:14 AM #24
como se dice...burly?
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05-04-2004, 10:17 AM #25
Cojones!
Sprite"I call it reveling in natures finest element. Water in its pristine form. Straight from the heavens. We bathe in it, rejoicing in the fullest." --BZ
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