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boozewald t1_jd3qwa4 wrote

Reply to comment by travelers-live in 2 Illinois teens on spring break killed in a sledding accident at Colorado's Copper Mountain | CNN by Lampwickhu

They basically shot a ramp to a 30-40 foot drop to a completely flat landing. That's without getting any air.

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DoctFaustus t1_jd4gbt5 wrote

I think it's even further. Dunno, I've skied passed it many times, just never with a tape measure. But here's a picture that illustrates it.

https://imgur.com/a/zDf4rT1

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btbrian t1_jd4x5gz wrote

This shows what it looks like from the top. Not an ideal sledding location.

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/copper-mountain-resort-opens-superpipe-to-public/

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My_G_Alt t1_jd5x5qy wrote

I’m don’t want to speak ill of the dead, but holy shit, what the fuck did they think was going to happen? Why didn’t they bail?

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floridbored t1_jd6d0kr wrote

Some believe they did or had to bail (fell off sled on way down), but they continued to slide down the hill on their own. Super sad.

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dammitOtto t1_jd4kie3 wrote

What's the wood ramp at the bottom of the picture at the end of the red arrow?

Are you supposed to jump the ramp at the end of the pipe?

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DoctFaustus t1_jd4l5z4 wrote

That's actually not on the snow. It's part of the roof of the building that the photo was taken from.

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