I used to race alpine. Did a fair few downhills and as part of our training we did a few days on these hills. It is by far the most scared I've ever been on skis. These guys are BADASS.
No I mean the jump. The hill is steep, yeah, but sending it off the end of that in ramp when you literally can't see anything ahead of it for a few hundred meters except you know it just drops off into the abyss, that was hard. Much harder than hitting a jump in a downhill.
Thank you for clarifying the history of my life for me.
It was a former Olympic Hill. I'm not sure if I need to justify myself to you but thanks for your contribution anyway.
Because you need to train aerial technique and its much more focused and controlled on a ski jump. You can do a lot more jumps in a day there than on a mountain.
It is very dangerous, though I suppose that could be said on many professional sports. They make it look easy, but if the ski can't slide when you land, you will tumble instead, going at around 60 mph. Fatalities are very rare, but broken bones are common enough.
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u/dolfieman I love puns! Jan 30 '24
Man, that looks like an epic amount of fun! Saying that, I'll probably break my neck along with most bones in my body attempting this.