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This is One of the Most Painful Creek Gap Fails You’ll Ever See

Mar 06, 2018 By: Katie Lozancich
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It was supposed to be a simple trick–just hit a mini kicker to clear the creek gap. Instead things didn't go quite as planned for snowboarder Mathias Eckhoff, earning him the esteemed honor of Jerry of the Day.

Catching the lip of the jump, Eckhoff full sends it by barrel rolling through the air. Thankfully he crashes into the nearby snow bank before tumbling into the less cushiony rocks below. He claims to be “Happy to walk away from this one," according to his Instagram. We say, give it one more go.

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tags: snowboarding |mathias eckhoff |jerry of the day |gap fails
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