Powder Booters, How do you build them?

mikee

mikee

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Me and my friend are probably going up to Kicking Horse this March for a week. We're from the east so we don't get any powder very often and we want to take advantage of it. We're planning on building a booter in some isolated powder area so it wont get wrecked. We are practicing building booters and we got the hang of it with the wet snow we got over in the east. The thing is, I'm not sure if it's the same in the west... How do you stick thesnow together? Also, does anyone know how to find a good spot to make one? Nothing massive like the wind lip, just a nice thing to try some flips off. Is there anywhere you can make one, or are the resorts too crowded? If you know kicking horse speifically that's even better. Thanks guys.

 
You just have to pack the snow more so it keeps its shape and stays stable. And build it some where were its like a little steep before you jump so you can get speed, then just angle your jump proper to your hill, then after the jump you want it a little steep too to make your landing easier on your legs.

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Pack it alot with your skis, dont build the whole thing in one go, build a bit, pack it, then a bit more, then pack it and so on until you have the size you want.

 
I am from the east too and we just built three jumps but we ran into that problem with the fine grain snow that doesn't stick easily. What we did is put a board down and pack it really hard and smoothed it out. Then we left to let it freeze over night and went back the next day and it was great.

 
there are 2 way to build powderkickers. Either dig out a side hill slope in to a smooth kick, but if you are build not on side hill, stick your skis and boards stright up in the snow where you want the front edge to be and around the side alittle. Then just start throwing snow in that area and it will build up and not get skinnier as it grows in height. Every once and while, get some one to jump on the snow to make a better base and keep on doing this until you have the size you want so you will have a solid jump.

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It's best to cut out big chunks of snow ('you build buildings out of brick, not sand'), build the jump with those and fill in the gaps with lighter snow as the jump gets bigger, and then pack it all down. This usually results in a firmer take off and an all-round better jump.

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spit on it a lot

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all of the above comments are good. use chunks of snowbanks for base if available. bring a camelback to wet the snow for packing every couple minutes. take breaks to let the snow settle and don't forget your dope to help pass the time...

*all hail to the mighty gods of snow*

 
to find a good spot, just look for a nice semi-steep powder stash where no dumbasses will hit it. Set the jump up where you think you will have enough speed to go big. Bring shovels (I wear a backpack with a Life-Link IIID Shovel). Just get huge chunks and pile them. Be constantly packing them down. Put a very strong lip on it, so it really kicks you up. Hit it a couple times, then wait for a couple days. then it is the best.

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