Henrik Harlaut starts competing in Big Mountain!

12991285:b-kul said:
out of curiosity who are the park skiers that have become successful big mountain skiers?

all i can think of is tanner, sammy, and jacob but to me those guys are more film skiers skiing perfect pow and trees rather than nasty exposed faces.
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dane?
 
12991285:b-kul said:
out of curiosity who are the park skiers that have become successful big mountain skiers?

all i can think of is tanner, sammy, and jacob but to me those guys are more film skiers skiing perfect pow and trees rather than nasty exposed faces.
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ummmm
 
12991285:b-kul said:
out of curiosity who are the park skiers that have become successful big mountain skiers?

all i can think of is tanner, sammy, and jacob but to me those guys are more film skiers skiing perfect pow and trees rather than nasty exposed faces.
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Abma, Wiley, Hoji, Parker, Permin, Delorme, Rainville, Bibby just to name a few
 
Henny had a good line going for him today, but crashed on a massive nosebud cork sev from a windlip. Everyone sent it so hard today. Waiting to see a reply of those 2

massive backflips!
 
12990635:Ryanvdonk said:
to be honest those conditions looked pretty average for big mountain comps. there was like 120 competitors in the men's field, that's HUGE.
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The conditions really were pretty fucked, partially due to there being 200 competitors all over the face for the 2 days leading up to the comp. It was flat light on icy refrozen crud.

The first run of finals were sick today though, bummed I backslapped yesterday and got cut.

Sick comp though, will be back next year.
 
12991343:itod910 said:
Abma, Wiley, Hoji, Parker, Permin, Delorme, Rainville, Bibby just to name a few
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didn't realize those guys started out in the park.

forgot all about candide somehow.
 
12991285:b-kul said:
out of curiosity who are the park skiers that have become successful big mountain skiers?

all i can think of is tanner, sammy, and jacob but to me those guys are more film skiers skiing perfect pow and trees rather than nasty exposed faces.
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Hoji, Abma, P White, Permin, Durtschi, JP Auclair, Petit?

These guys all send it pretty damn hard
 
12991285:b-kul said:
out of curiosity who are the park skiers that have become successful big mountain skiers?

all i can think of is tanner, sammy, and jacob but to me those guys are more film skiers skiing perfect pow and trees rather than nasty exposed faces.
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12990522:kakmonstret said:
http://www.freeride.se/video/49745/

you dont think it is gnarly enough?? (vid from today)
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Honestly? no, I don't think that's gnarly enough for a real freeride comp.

I ski kirkwood, we host a FWT stop, or did ;( anywho, we also host Twisted sisters, another freeride comp, which is held inside the resort, Twisted sisters looks as gnarly as anything on this venue.

The FWT stop is held on the cirque, which is permanently closed to the public.

No, I still think this freeride comp is pretty tame, even in the shit fuck conditions. Try skiing those conditions on the cirque, that will separate the men from the boys.
 
12991926:Karma_Police said:
Honestly? no, I don't think that's gnarly enough for a real freeride comp.

I ski kirkwood, we host a FWT stop, or did ;( anywho, we also host Twisted sisters, another freeride comp, which is held inside the resort, Twisted sisters looks as gnarly as anything on this venue.

The FWT stop is held on the cirque, which is permanently closed to the public.

No, I still think this freeride comp is pretty tame, even in the shit fuck conditions. Try skiing those conditions on the cirque, that will separate the men from the boys.
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Haha, so unless it's the FWT it's not a 'real' freeride comp? How about having a bunch of FWT athletes competing, and being one of the longest running comps in freeskiing.

You're clearly way too hardcore to care about that stuff though.
 
12991285:b-kul said:
out of curiosity who are the park skiers that have become successful big mountain skiers?

all i can think of is tanner, sammy, and jacob but to me those guys are more film skiers skiing perfect pow and trees rather than nasty exposed faces.
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Dane tudor

Pep Fujas

Mark Abma

Rory Bushfield

Mike Douglas

Eric Hijorlifson

Markus Eder

Richard Permin

Candide Thovex

CR Johnson

Josh Bibby

Wiley Miller

Parker White

and theres probably more
 
12992018:GrahamGould said:
Dane tudor

Pep Fujas

Mark Abma

Rory Bushfield

Mike Douglas

Eric Hijorlifson

Markus Eder

Richard Permin

Candide Thovex

CR Johnson

Josh Bibby

Wiley Miller

Parker White

and theres probably more
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Dane's actually the complete opposite haha.
 
12992018:GrahamGould said:
Dane tudor

Pep Fujas

Mark Abma

Rory Bushfield

Mike Douglas

Eric Hijorlifson

Markus Eder

Richard Permin

Candide Thovex

CR Johnson

Josh Bibby

Wiley Miller

Parker White

and theres probably more
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What is interesting to note is that just about all of those guys came from big mountains. A guy like CR, for instance, got to ski Squaw from the time he could crawl, so is it really fair to call him a park guy? Many might get recognition for their park stuff first, even though they were always skiing the mountain on a day to day basis.
 
12989570:powder_mafia said:
Big mountain is judged on 5 things.

1. Line Choice

2. Technique

3. Control

4. Fluidity

5. Style and Energy

The head judge awards the riders line score, and then all three judges give their scores for the other four categories. The scores in these four categories aren't allowed to be more than 3 points above the line score. This being said, Henrik obviously has the style and energy category locked down, and I don't think the line score will be too much of an issue for him. I doubt his technique score will be very good at all, but if he can be fluid and stay in control throughout his run, he might still have a chance.
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This is the judging criteria for ifsa events. Fwt and other independent events use a much different system. Not rue what they use at the sbmc but I assume it is closer to fwt criteria than anything
 
12988674:Link. said:
My prediction is that his incredibly baggy outerwear will act as a wing suit, effectively allowing him to drop the first cliff and soar elegantly to the bottom.
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omg imagine, I think he will do okay
 
12992018:GrahamGould said:
Dane tudor

Pep Fujas

Mark Abma

Rory Bushfield

Mike Douglas

Eric Hijorlifson

Markus Eder

Richard Permin

Candide Thovex

CR Johnson

Josh Bibby

Wiley Miller

Parker White

and theres probably more
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you forgot Henrik Windstedt.

he got Top 5 in an X Games slopestyle in the early 2000s.

then he went on to win the Freeride World Tour.
 
12992018:GrahamGould said:
Dane tudor

Pep Fujas

Mark Abma

Rory Bushfield

Mike Douglas

Eric Hijorlifson

Markus Eder

Richard Permin

Candide Thovex

CR Johnson

Josh Bibby

Wiley Miller

Parker White

and theres probably more
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NIMBUS crew started from park but took it to the BC
 
I just want to add that I've learned some really interesting things in trying to check out those results articles on freeride.se and not speaking Swedish... Mostly that 'slutspurt' and 'turbofart' are words in Swedish... Hehe...
 
12992018:GrahamGould said:
Dane tudor

Pep Fujas

Mark Abma

Rory Bushfield

Mike Douglas

Eric Hijorlifson

Markus Eder

Richard Permin

Candide Thovex

CR Johnson

Josh Bibby

Wiley Miller

Parker White

and theres probably more
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yep loic collomb-patton who just won the FWT for his first year doing it like candide
 
Don't know why full tilt didn't give him a pair of seth pros to compete in rather than having him compete with B&E's.
 
12991926:Karma_Police said:
Honestly? no, I don't think that's gnarly enough for a real freeride comp.

I ski kirkwood, we host a FWT stop, or did ;( anywho, we also host Twisted sisters, another freeride comp, which is held inside the resort, Twisted sisters looks as gnarly as anything on this venue.

The FWT stop is held on the cirque, which is permanently closed to the public.

No, I still think this freeride comp is pretty tame, even in the shit fuck conditions. Try skiing those conditions on the cirque, that will separate the men from the boys.
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I think its hard to say anything about any venues unless you have rode it. Videos lie i found out.

Speaking as someone who have done both those venues plus about 50 others, Riksgränsen is really gnarly, not so much for the exposure (that depends on the year, this year it was extremely filled in). Its much steeper than other comps i have done, especially the finals. Its hard to tell from videos but if you fall up there there is no stopping. Thats why you see people falling the way they do, multiple tomahawks.

And "permanently closed" arias do not exist in Scandinavia. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything? Here no resort or other can close terrain. It is alway open for anyone at their own risk.

The cirque in my opinion is gnarly for one reason, the volcanic rocks, sharp as hell and they will chew you up. But the terrain is pretty mellow, lots of room and flatter arias to get your speed down. Difficult venue never the less with a lot of fat to flats but i find Riksgränsen more challenging in terms of handling your speed and orientation (its completely convex) Ad to that some nasty snow and high speed drops that makes your fillings fly out of your teeth. Last time i rode the Cique is was in their word "bullet proof" I found it quite OK, I'm sure it can be much worse but even the east cost has "better" snow then Scandinavia i think.

The Scandinavian big mountain championships is the longest running freeride competition in the world and have seen a lot of big names on it. But most of all, its a really good time up there.

You guys should try it, Henrik was stoked.

//Reine
 
anyone have the results ? would like to see where he ended up in the results. good for henrik tho, pumped he making an effort to better himself as a skiier in all aspects of the sport. ha and that was cool watching him drop in switch ha, good ol henrik. and damn those conditions didnt look to fun....
 
12994993:Reine said:
I think its hard to say anything about any venues unless you have rode it. Videos lie i found out.

Speaking as someone who have done both those venues plus about 50 others, Riksgränsen is really gnarly, not so much for the exposure (that depends on the year, this year it was extremely filled in). Its much steeper than other comps i have done, especially the finals. Its hard to tell from videos but if you fall up there there is no stopping. Thats why you see people falling the way they do, multiple tomahawks.

And "permanently closed" arias do not exist in Scandinavia. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything? Here no resort or other can close terrain. It is alway open for anyone at their own risk.

The cirque in my opinion is gnarly for one reason, the volcanic rocks, sharp as hell and they will chew you up. But the terrain is pretty mellow, lots of room and flatter arias to get your speed down. Difficult venue never the less with a lot of fat to flats but i find Riksgränsen more challenging in terms of handling your speed and orientation (its completely convex) Ad to that some nasty snow and high speed drops that makes your fillings fly out of your teeth. Last time i rode the Cique is was in their word "bullet proof" I found it quite OK, I'm sure it can be much worse but even the east cost has "better" snow then Scandinavia i think.

The Scandinavian big mountain championships is the longest running freeride competition in the world and have seen a lot of big names on it. But most of all, its a really good time up there.

You guys should try it, Henrik was stoked.

//Reine
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Are you THE Reine Barkered? In that case, so awesome!
 
12994993:Reine said:
I think its hard to say anything about any venues unless you have rode it. Videos lie i found out.

Speaking as someone who have done both those venues plus about 50 others, Riksgränsen is really gnarly, not so much for the exposure (that depends on the year, this year it was extremely filled in). Its much steeper than other comps i have done, especially the finals. Its hard to tell from videos but if you fall up there there is no stopping. Thats why you see people falling the way they do, multiple tomahawks.

And "permanently closed" arias do not exist in Scandinavia. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything? Here no resort or other can close terrain. It is alway open for anyone at their own risk.

The cirque in my opinion is gnarly for one reason, the volcanic rocks, sharp as hell and they will chew you up. But the terrain is pretty mellow, lots of room and flatter arias to get your speed down. Difficult venue never the less with a lot of fat to flats but i find Riksgränsen more challenging in terms of handling your speed and orientation (its completely convex) Ad to that some nasty snow and high speed drops that makes your fillings fly out of your teeth. Last time i rode the Cique is was in their word "bullet proof" I found it quite OK, I'm sure it can be much worse but even the east cost has "better" snow then Scandinavia i think.

The Scandinavian big mountain championships is the longest running freeride competition in the world and have seen a lot of big names on it. But most of all, its a really good time up there.

You guys should try it, Henrik was stoked.

//Reine
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Thanks for weighing in!
 
Haha, amazing! Couple kids arguing about what is and isn't legit about respective comp venues, likely both don't know much about the other venue, and then out of nowhere one of the discipline's all time MVPs just signs up and lays it out!

I don't check NS as much as I once did, but so epic that it allows this kind of exchange still, and epic that the people at the top of the sport(s) still care enough about it that they're happy to throw in their 2 cents with the rest of us! Welcome Reine!

12994993:Reine said:
I think its hard to say anything about any venues unless you have rode it. Videos lie i found out.

Speaking as someone who have done both those venues plus about 50 others, Riksgränsen is really gnarly, not so much for the exposure (that depends on the year, this year it was extremely filled in). Its much steeper than other comps i have done, especially the finals. Its hard to tell from videos but if you fall up there there is no stopping. Thats why you see people falling the way they do, multiple tomahawks.

And "permanently closed" arias do not exist in Scandinavia. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything? Here no resort or other can close terrain. It is alway open for anyone at their own risk.

The cirque in my opinion is gnarly for one reason, the volcanic rocks, sharp as hell and they will chew you up. But the terrain is pretty mellow, lots of room and flatter arias to get your speed down. Difficult venue never the less with a lot of fat to flats but i find Riksgränsen more challenging in terms of handling your speed and orientation (its completely convex) Ad to that some nasty snow and high speed drops that makes your fillings fly out of your teeth. Last time i rode the Cique is was in their word "bullet proof" I found it quite OK, I'm sure it can be much worse but even the east cost has "better" snow then Scandinavia i think.

The Scandinavian big mountain championships is the longest running freeride competition in the world and have seen a lot of big names on it. But most of all, its a really good time up there.

You guys should try it, Henrik was stoked.

//Reine
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12993464:prophet said:
I just want to add that I've learned some really interesting things in trying to check out those results articles on freeride.se and not speaking Swedish... Mostly that 'slutspurt' and 'turbofart' are words in Swedish... Hehe...
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glad that you enjoyed my writing :)

in case you wondered "slutspurt" sort of means racing towards the finish and "turbofart" is turbo speed or something like that.
 
12994993:Reine said:
I think its hard to say anything about any venues unless you have rode it. Videos lie i found out.

Speaking as someone who have done both those venues plus about 50 others, Riksgränsen is really gnarly, not so much for the exposure (that depends on the year, this year it was extremely filled in). Its much steeper than other comps i have done, especially the finals. Its hard to tell from videos but if you fall up there there is no stopping. Thats why you see people falling the way they do, multiple tomahawks.

And "permanently closed" arias do not exist in Scandinavia. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything? Here no resort or other can close terrain. It is alway open for anyone at their own risk.

The cirque in my opinion is gnarly for one reason, the volcanic rocks, sharp as hell and they will chew you up. But the terrain is pretty mellow, lots of room and flatter arias to get your speed down. Difficult venue never the less with a lot of fat to flats but i find Riksgränsen more challenging in terms of handling your speed and orientation (its completely convex) Ad to that some nasty snow and high speed drops that makes your fillings fly out of your teeth. Last time i rode the Cique is was in their word "bullet proof" I found it quite OK, I'm sure it can be much worse but even the east cost has "better" snow then Scandinavia i think.

The Scandinavian big mountain championships is the longest running freeride competition in the world and have seen a lot of big names on it. But most of all, its a really good time up there.

You guys should try it, Henrik was stoked.

//Reine
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I was commenting on a video as I've never skied Scandaniva.

You're right, videos do lie and I'm glad someone with real experience on both faces weighed in.

You should post here more often.
 
12997177:Karma_Police said:
I was commenting on a video as I've never skied Scandaniva.

You're right, videos do lie and I'm glad someone with real experience on both faces weighed in.

You should post here more often.
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Nicely backed down ;)
 
12996790:Rastafarider said:
Haha, amazing! Couple kids arguing about what is and isn't legit about respective comp venues, likely both don't know much about the other venue, and then out of nowhere one of the discipline's all time MVPs just signs up and lays it out!

I don't check NS as much as I once did, but so epic that it allows this kind of exchange still, and epic that the people at the top of the sport(s) still care enough about it that they're happy to throw in their 2 cents with the rest of us! Welcome Reine!
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Thank you. Nice to hear that you think so.

12997177:Karma_Police said:
I was commenting on a video as I've never skied Scandaniva.

You're right, videos do lie and I'm glad someone with real experience on both faces weighed in.

You should post here more often.
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And again, thanks. I wasn't expecting this kind of feedback. Happy to do it. I will stick around.

//Reine
 
12996790:Rastafarider said:
Haha, amazing! Couple kids arguing about what is and isn't legit about respective comp venues, likely both don't know much about the other venue, and then out of nowhere one of the discipline's all time MVPs just signs up and lays it out!

I don't check NS as much as I once did, but so epic that it allows this kind of exchange still, and epic that the people at the top of the sport(s) still care enough about it that they're happy to throw in their 2 cents with the rest of us! Welcome Reine!
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Agreed on all fronts.

Reine is THE MAN! Kinda blown away that he has an account haha gotta love it. NS at it's finest!
 
12994993:Reine said:
I think its hard to say anything about any venues unless you have rode it. Videos lie i found out.

Speaking as someone who have done both those venues plus about 50 others, Riksgränsen is really gnarly, not so much for the exposure (that depends on the year, this year it was extremely filled in). Its much steeper than other comps i have done, especially the finals. Its hard to tell from videos but if you fall up there there is no stopping. Thats why you see people falling the way they do, multiple tomahawks.

And "permanently closed" arias do not exist in Scandinavia. I'm not sure what that has to do with anything? Here no resort or other can close terrain. It is alway open for anyone at their own risk.

The cirque in my opinion is gnarly for one reason, the volcanic rocks, sharp as hell and they will chew you up. But the terrain is pretty mellow, lots of room and flatter arias to get your speed down. Difficult venue never the less with a lot of fat to flats but i find Riksgränsen more challenging in terms of handling your speed and orientation (its completely convex) Ad to that some nasty snow and high speed drops that makes your fillings fly out of your teeth. Last time i rode the Cique is was in their word "bullet proof" I found it quite OK, I'm sure it can be much worse but even the east cost has "better" snow then Scandinavia i think.

The Scandinavian big mountain championships is the longest running freeride competition in the world and have seen a lot of big names on it. But most of all, its a really good time up there.

You guys should try it, Henrik was stoked.

//Reine
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I fucking agree with you about the cirque. I skied it after the lifts closed (hiked out) and I'm not sure why its closed. Yea, the rocks are super gnarly though. I talked to patrol about it the next day and they were all scared shitless over it.
 
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