building jumps!! - Snowboarding Forum

malkinfleury · 02-13-2010, 07:57 AM

ok guys, i know some of you have setups in your backyards...i was just wondering how you build your jumps and drop in's and stuff. normally i just pile a ton of snow on and form it how i want it...but when i try packing it, it just falls apart... how do you guys go about doing it? or do you build ramps and put snow on top of them? thanks...

nitroboarder22 · 02-13-2010, 12:34 PM

i do it the same way you do
you have to be persistent or if its really powdery you can pour water on it

SMDSkata · 02-13-2010, 12:56 PM

Take about 2.5 feet of snow. Lightly shape it. ride over it. Lightly Shape. Ride over it. Repeat till perfect.

The friction of the board and snow make a thin layer of ice.

malkinfleury · 02-13-2010, 01:38 PM

Dang...alrighty. Whenever I go over it each time i end up taking out the top half of he jump but whaever...I guess I'll just do that. Thanks

little devil · 02-13-2010, 01:38 PM

Build it, pack it, water it, pack again, let freeze a bit.

Hell I bring out a watering can and water the jump like flowers, works perfect though.

malkinfleury · 02-13-2010, 01:44 PM

Haha alright I'll try that then. Generally if I let it go withoub ridin it for a while it will start to harden up some but that's not always very convenient...

SB4L · 02-13-2010, 06:56 PM

finding a small hill is the way to go - build the jump 1-2ft back from the hill/transition, or whatever distance you feel you can cover, and your set, assuming you have some sort of run-in behind said hill.

as for the snow staying set, best thing is to leave it for 30m-1hr (longer the better) for the snow to set, add water in even amounts if you have the means to. pack it down with boards/ shovels enough first.

02-13-2010, 07:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
malkinfleury Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 54	building jumps!! ok guys, i know some of you have setups in your backyards...i was just wondering how you build your jumps and drop in's and stuff. normally i just pile a ton of snow on and form it how i want it...but when i try packing it, it just falls apart... how do you guys go about doing it? or do you build ramps and put snow on top of them? thanks...

02-13-2010, 12:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
SMDSkata Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Mitten Posts: 301	Take about 2.5 feet of snow. Lightly shape it. ride over it. Lightly Shape. Ride over it. Repeat till perfect. The friction of the board and snow make a thin layer of ice. __________________

02-13-2010, 01:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
little devil Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 417	Build it, pack it, water it, pack again, let freeze a bit. Hell I bring out a watering can and water the jump like flowers, works perfect though. __________________ "It's so hood to participate in a sport that costs thousands of dollars a year and the TechNine crew is just here to remind us of that" - Bakesale

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02-13-2010, 12:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
nitroboarder22 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 438	i do it the same way you do you have to be persistent or if its really powdery you can pour water on it

02-13-2010, 01:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
malkinfleury Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 54	Dang...alrighty. Whenever I go over it each time i end up taking out the top half of he jump but whaever...I guess I'll just do that. Thanks

02-13-2010, 01:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
malkinfleury Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 54	Haha alright I'll try that then. Generally if I let it go withoub ridin it for a while it will start to harden up some but that's not always very convenient...

02-13-2010, 06:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
SB4L Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Onterrible, Canada Posts: 329	finding a small hill is the way to go - build the jump 1-2ft back from the hill/transition, or whatever distance you feel you can cover, and your set, assuming you have some sort of run-in behind said hill. as for the snow staying set, best thing is to leave it for 30m-1hr (longer the better) for the snow to set, add water in even amounts if you have the means to. pack it down with boards/ shovels enough first.