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What is "pitch"?
On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:55:34 -0500, "Tom" wrote this
crap: Geez, I was satified with the very first answer; didn't know I would get all the rest. How steep do trails get? You've never that James Bond movie where he skiis off of a cliff? I do that all the time. And I do a helicopter. Chicks dig it. My name will live forever. A mighty Hungarian warrior The blood of Attila runs through me |
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What is "pitch"?
Tom wrote:
Geez, I was satified with the very first answer; didn't know I would get all the rest. How steep do trails get? Walt wrote: Nearly vertical, for short distances. For sustained distances, about 50 degrees is about the most you're going to find in-bounds. Backcountry steep-mavens are tackling 60 degree plus terrain - more than that and the skis (and snow) won't stick. See http://www.skinet.com/skiing/2001-12/how-steep-steep Or see the movie for a vivid demo: http://tinyurl.com/real-steep -- Mike Treseler |
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What is "pitch"?
Mike Treseler wrote:
Tom wrote: Geez, I was satified with the very first answer; didn't know I would get all the rest. How steep do trails get? Walt wrote: Nearly vertical, for short distances. For sustained distances, about 50 degrees is about the most you're going to find in-bounds. Backcountry steep-mavens are tackling 60 degree plus terrain - more than that and the skis (and snow) won't stick. See http://www.skinet.com/skiing/2001-12/how-steep-steep Or see the movie for a vivid demo: http://tinyurl.com/real-steep Great movie. I especially liked the part where the Hungarian guy skis the ice fall wearing cafeteria trays duct taped to his feet. Here's the trailer - it should give you a pretty good idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr7_4LrF8As //Walt |
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What is "pitch"?
Tom wrote:
Geez, I was satified with the very first answer; didn't know I would get all the rest. How steep do trails get? Get yourself an "Inclinometer" and measure some of the slopes you think are "steep" - most slopes in resorts are not very steep at all. A really difficult inbounds slope "might" approach 40-45 degrees (pitch of 100 percent) at a serious ski area, but unlikely, and certainly not for very long. If springing for a pricey inclinometer seems foolish, get a cheap 50 cent small plastic protractor, bend up a paper clip to hang from the center hole and dangle down to the percent markings, and measure away. There used to be a dozen or so mostly French guys who specialize in climbing up steep mountains just to be the first to ski down. Patrick Vallencant is famous for having skied and survived a sustained 60+ degree pitch on Yerupaja (21,400 ft) in Peru. Most of these guys are now members of the Deceased Steep Skiing Team, for obvious reasons. Really. |
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What is "pitch"?
"Walt" wrote in message ... Mike Treseler wrote: Tom wrote: Geez, I was satified with the very first answer; didn't know I would get all the rest. How steep do trails get? Walt wrote: Nearly vertical, for short distances. For sustained distances, about 50 degrees is about the most you're going to find in-bounds. Backcountry steep-mavens are tackling 60 degree plus terrain - more than that and the skis (and snow) won't stick. See http://www.skinet.com/skiing/2001-12/how-steep-steep Or see the movie for a vivid demo: http://tinyurl.com/real-steep Great movie. I especially liked the part where the Hungarian guy skis the ice fall wearing cafeteria trays duct taped to his feet. Here's the trailer - it should give you a pretty good idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr7_4LrF8As //Walt Anyone should be able to do that stuff! Just try it on ice... I was wondering how he was going to land that leap at the end though. The parachute was a good idea. |
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lal_truckee wrote:
dangle down to the percent markings degree. degree markings ... |
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What is "pitch"?
There used to be a dozen or so mostly French guys who specialize in climbing up steep mountains just to be the first to ski down. Patrick Vallencant is famous for having skied and survived a sustained 60+ degree pitch on Yerupaja (21,400 ft) in Peru. Most of these guys are now members of the Deceased Steep Skiing Team, for obvious reasons. Really. Isn't Vallencant the one that tried the "reverse bungie jump" from a crane and smashed himself to death when he hit the crane head on the way up? |
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pigo wrote:
There used to be a dozen or so mostly French guys who specialize in climbing up steep mountains just to be the first to ski down. Patrick Vallencant is famous for having skied and survived a sustained 60+ degree pitch on Yerupaja (21,400 ft) in Peru. Most of these guys are now members of the Deceased Steep Skiing Team, for obvious reasons. Really. Isn't Vallencant the one that tried the "reverse bungie jump" from a crane and smashed himself to death when he hit the crane head on the way up? Yep. |
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What is "pitch"?
lal_truckee wrote:
lal_truckee wrote: dangle down to the percent markings degree. degree markings ... You can probably get a protractor with percent markings. I have one with inches per foot markings. Actually it's called a jiffy square and the markings are to set up rafter cuts when framing a roof. The common carpenter way of expressing pitch is rise of say 6" over a run of 12". He would say it as "6 - 12 pitch" or a "6 pitch". a 6 pitch, btw, is 50% or 26.5 degrees. I find it interesting that a 100% pitch is 45 degrees but a 50% pitch is NOT 22.5 degrees. |
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What is "pitch"?
On Feb 12, 8:14*am, VtSkier wrote:
I find it interesting that a 100% pitch is 45 degrees but a 50% pitch is NOT 22.5 degrees. Trig functions are not linear. |
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