still being able to feel that sailing, mid-air sensation while blissfully daydreaming in the middle of winter about riding at Whistler...priceless.ThePriceSeliger said:A-Line... 5 feet
Clownshoes... 7-8 feet
GLC... 5-7 feet
DM drop... 4-6
Who lands at the beginning of the clown shoes landing, is that even possible? It starts right underneath the ladder.ThePriceSeliger said:Legally, from drop to begining to transition, they cant be larger than 8 feet due to liabilty. Thats why the Schley drop has a ladder. It is 12 feet. Anything large than 8 feet must have a ladder guiding it down. So nothing there is much bigger than 12 feet really. Thats why the clown shoes drop isn't any bigger than 8 feet. It would need a ladder under it. It is not 12 feet.
NateH said:Who lands at the beginning of the clown shoes landing, is that even possible? It starts right underneath the ladder.
i dont realy think it is much bigger dut i does seem like it because of the suroundings.jake133 said:Isn't A-line drop bigger then GLC ?
Kanter said:How big is;
A-line rock drop?
Clownshoes drop?
GLC drop?
Dirt Merchant rock drop?
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aline=??
cs= 7feet
glc=4feet
dm=4-5
i always bottom off the dirt merchant one though cause u come in pretty hot into that section
they are all pretty small
That is the legal aspect of the mountain. It can't be higher than 8 feet.NateH said:Who lands at the beginning of the clown shoes landing, is that even possible? It starts right underneath the ladder.
My point exactly, what type of measurements do you want, how far people are actually going or lip to ground.ThePriceSeliger said:That is the legal aspect of the mountain. It can't be higher than 8 feet.
From the lip to landing. We are taling DROPS only. The jumps can be whatever size if they are tables.NateH said:My point exactly, what type of measurements do you want, how far people are actually going or lip to ground.
Kanter said:How big is;
A-line rock drop?
Clownshoes drop?
GLC drop?
Dirt Merchant rock drop?
No pinkbike measurements or MTBR measurements. Im just curious as to what people think.
ThePriceSeliger said:That is the legal aspect of the mountain. It can't be higher than 8 feet.
No, your right. The Schleyer drop is around 12 feet. The mountain can have any size vertical drop, but if it is over 8 feet, it must have a guide down. The schleyer drop has a ladder under it allowing to be it. Same with the large side of the box. The drop off that is over 8 feet, there is a ladder down it.MOTODH said:wow i thought whistler had bigger drops
interesting
ThePriceSeliger said:No, your right. The Schleyer drop is around 12 feet. The mountain can have any size vertical drop, but if it is over 8 feet, it must have a guide down. The schleyer drop has a ladder under it allowing to be it. Same with the large side of the box. The drop off that is over 8 feet, there is a ladder down it.
The problem is that everyone lands in a different place, so lip to landing is not very accurate. Sit and watch different people hit GLC - for some it's like 4 feet and others launch closer to 8 or 9. When talking about what a specific rider did, lip-to-landing works fine but when talking about an obstacle I always just look at the measurable distance from lip to beginning of tranny, even though you can't really land there.ThePriceSeliger said:From the lip to landing.
I find that A-line, Dirt Merchant, and the GLC drops are all way smoother the faster you go, especially when you clear the ruts where lots of other people land.stinky6 said:I've done the A-line drop a few times, but I always by pass it because its so harsh when you land.
I know I turned a simple question into a legal argument. You're right in that sense. People launch some of those drops, and some don't. The final point is, nothing has a legit size. Everything is different from person to person. I can say that the big GLC is 4 feet from lip-to-tranny, but in reality, I personally have seen myself on video, and going around 8 feet to the lower area of the tranny. Speed is your friend in Whistler though. Everything is possible at any speed, and everything is smoother when you are going faster.OGRipper said:The problem is that everyone lands in a different place, so lip to landing is not very accurate. Sit and watch different people hit GLC - for some it's like 4 feet and others launch closer to 8 or 9. When talking about what a specific rider did, lip-to-landing works fine but when talking about an obstacle I always just look at the measurable distance from lip to beginning of tranny, even though you can't really land there.
I actually think you might get more than your pass pulled. you are jeperdizing the mountain if you did that. Seriosly. If something were to happen and you got hurt, you would sue the mountain, even if it was ropped off. All-in-all, your jeperdizing the mountain for everyone. That is the worst case senario also. I'm not judging your abilities either, I'm just saying.kail said:My personal opinion is that you don't go to Whistler to do drops, you go there to ride fast and hit big jumps and berms, which is what they have. I've found most of their drops to have too shallow of landings, and drops hardly allow for any hang-time, so I quit doing them. You can roll the A-line drop so I usually do that one. All of the good drops there are roped off - like the road gap for instance. I wish they'd just let people hit everything at their own discression. I was seriously thinking about hitting the road gap, but I didn't want my pass pulled. That thing looks buttery.
ThePriceSeliger said:I actually think you might get more than your pass pulled. you are jeperdizing the mountain if you did that. Seriosly. If something were to happen and you got hurt, you would sue the mountain, even if it was ropped off. All-in-all, your jeperdizing the mountain for everyone. That is the worst case senario also. I'm not judging your abilities either, I'm just saying.
Partially true there are caveats. An adult who is knowlingly partaking in something dangerous cannot sue (well, will likely not win)kail said:Are you saying that I personally would sue the mountain or are you saying people in general would? Because I can tell you right now I'd be the last person to sue someone for my own actions. Plus, I believe in Canada, if you sign a waiver, which you are basically doing by purchasing a lift ticket, you can't go back and sue. Period. It's not like the U.S. where your word means nothing. I chose not to do the gap because I've done an identical one at home, so I didn't feel a real need to do this Whistler one, especially being so far from home. And I didn't want to push their buttons. I just wish people could hold themselves responsible for their own actions. Anyone that attempts a stunt like that, especially if it's roped off, and then sues a resort when they get hurt, deserves to be paralyzed, in my opinion. That may sound harsh, but I'm sick of greedy, irresponsible people ruining it for everyone here in the U.S.
surfinguru said:(...or the more of a slower speed drop off the cornice of the big rock?)
Not you personally. I'm speaking in generalities. I understand what you mean about dumb people doing dumb things. I know about the waiver as well you sign, but you can still threaten, and insurance prices for the mountain go up.kail said:Are you saying that I personally would sue the mountain or are you saying people in general would? Because I can tell you right now I'd be the last person to sue someone for my own actions. Plus, I believe in Canada, if you sign a waiver, which you are basically doing by purchasing a lift ticket, you can't go back and sue. Period. It's not like the U.S. where your word means nothing. I chose not to do the gap because I've done an identical one at home, so I didn't feel a real need to do this Whistler one, especially being so far from home. And I didn't want to push their buttons. I just wish people could hold themselves responsible for their own actions. Anyone that attempts a stunt like that, especially if it's roped off, and then sues a resort when they get hurt, deserves to be paralyzed, in my opinion. That may sound harsh, but I'm sick of greedy, irresponsible people ruining it for everyone here in the U.S.