Will my drop in work?

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Tobyhans123

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I made a 3D model/blueprint of a dry slope set up that I could maybe build during this summer(Australia) but I'm not sure if it would work. It is about 5'3 tall with a 40˚ steep ramp I think with a tranny that's 3 ft long. I am hoping to fit in a 10' rail.
 
I’ve found more success with a steeper rounded drop that you can really get a good pull for drop in sped in that continues into the lip but I also ran something similar to your design and did the job for sure. I’m too lazy to Link the the summer setup thread
 
so do I make a smoother transition and make it less steep? I don't have much space in my backyard and parents don't like something so tall.
 
I found that a ladder style drop in has less friction and I might be able to get a small box of mSnow if I have Money left in the budget
 
Second one looks way better. The transitions on the first were too aggressive.

You also don’t need such a large up section at the end. You can make that more mellow to improve the transition and even make it shorter by not dipping down and back up so much.
 
14559171:JAHn said:
Second one looks way better. The transitions on the first were too aggressive.

You also don’t need such a large up section at the end. You can make that more mellow to improve the transition and even make it shorter by not dipping down and back up so much.
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What I mean is add 6-12 inches of height to the flat section to reduce the aggressive up at the end.
 
14559171:JAHn said:
You also don’t need such a large up section at the end. You can make that more mellow to improve the transition and even make it shorter by not dipping down and back up so much.
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this. My old backyard setup was pretty eh because the "lip" was too steep and I had a harder time getting onto the rails without losing speed. Make it more mellow and raise the bottom so it's still easy to get on to without issues.
 
Ok I made a smoother transition and elevated it for a less harsh jump does this work or do I have to extend the tranny? I don't have too much working space.
 
14559243:Tobyhans123 said:
Ok I made a smoother transition and elevated it for a less harsh jump does this work or do I have to extend the tranny? I don't have too much working space.
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Was literally about to tell you to do just this. My setup was kinda mid until I changed it and didn’t let the tranny go all the way to the grass, instead just keeping it barely lower than the lip. Saves you so much speed. I would also recommend putting some 2by4s on the ramp side of the top, kinda like a goalpost, so you can push yourself and give yourself more speed. Your arms can generate more power than you think, shit helps immensely in any aspect of skiing, especially stuff like this.
 
14559243:Tobyhans123 said:
Ok I made a smoother transition and elevated it for a less harsh jump does this work or do I have to extend the tranny? I don't have too much working space.
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Also, you’ll kinda learn how to ride a dropin efficiently. Kinda staying low at the top and pumping real hard on your downslope into the tranny, and kind of absorbing the lip. Gives you way more speed instead of just falling right down it without using your legs.
 
14559243:Tobyhans123 said:
Ok I made a smoother transition and elevated it for a less harsh jump does this work or do I have to extend the tranny? I don't have too much working space.
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Exactly! This looks pretty good to me. I had a very similar one that was 5ft tall, slightly less steep, and turf and it worked decent. A little more speed would have been good, but I think your set with the steeper ramp. I agree with the drop in handles/posts at the top if you find that you need more speed. Post some updates if you build it!
 
14559243:Tobyhans123 said:
Ok I made a smoother transition and elevated it for a less harsh jump does this work or do I have to extend the tranny? I don't have too much working space.
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bingo man, that's perfect!!! keep us posted!
 
im trying to do the same thing right now! agree with the others the third design looks best but why did you take out the support in the middle of the slope? also.... where on earth are you buying your dryslope material from i cant find anything anywhere.
 
14559287:Frombrumtobrazil said:
im trying to do the same thing right now! agree with the others the third design looks best but why did you take out the support in the middle of the slope? also.... where on earth are you buying your dryslope material from i cant find anything anywhere.
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Oh it was just a rough idea so I don't waste my time if people said it was not going to work, I will put them back in the final print. For the material you can buy wood from somewhere like Home Depot or something like that. You can use fake turf, plastic lattice fencing or orange snow fence which and if you have the budget you can get something mSnow which you can buy online here https://msnow.ski/

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Without reading other comments I say it should be taller and less steep. Make it 60" tall and maybe aim for 45 deg. drop in angle.
 
14559433:STEEZUS_CHRI5T said:
Without reading other comments I say it should be taller and less steep. Make it 60" tall and maybe aim for 45 deg. drop in angle.
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So would this work

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14559434:Tobyhans123 said:
So would this work

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Yea that has a shot, am interested in seeing how it looks completed. Not sure about the floating drop in part tho
 
14559433:STEEZUS_CHRI5T said:
Without reading other comments I say it should be taller and less steep. Make it 60" tall and maybe aim for 45 deg. drop in angle.
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His design is 5’3 (63 inches) and 40 degrees so he’s pretty much right on the money.
 
For reference, here is my original setup which was 5ft tall and ~30degrees. It worked but was a little slow and required a lot of soap and water.

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Eventually I changed it to closer to your current design by raising the low point of the transition and shortening the up section. I don’t have a great side photo but I snapped a couple from an old video to give you an idea.

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The new design worked a little better but still needed a lot of soap and water. Lattice fence helped with speed but avoid it if you can because the transition from lattice to turf is awkward if your skis aren’t perfectly straight. This design could slide 14-18ft rails without much problem.

Since it sounds like you are space constrained, you could go as simple as this one that Karsteter used. At this low height though you would probably need msnow or drop in handles, and it looks like he may have been on a bit of a hill.

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I’m pretty confident your design will work fine based on how similar it is to mine plus 10 degrees steeper. If you need to cut out some length to fit in your yard then you could drop the height a hair. It wont take much speed if you only have room for a 10ft rail.
 

Ok thanks, I made some adjustments to my design. The drop in is now 4'-11 in height and 11'-7 in length, I kept the top ramp angle at 45˚ and bottom at 20˚. The transition is elevated 10" high and 3'-7 long so I made the jump less steep to make it smoother.
 
14559108:Tobyhans123 said:
so do I make a smoother transition and make it less steep? I don't have much space in my backyard and parents don't like something so tall.
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Don’t have parents, run away to the west coast and ski pow
 
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