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The author missed a very important strategy. Look for a transition. If you manage to land on a nice slope, catching the transition will vastly reduced the peak
by cjonas 5y ago
The author missed a very important strategy. Look for a transition.
If you manage to land on a nice slope, catching the transition will vastly reduced the peak force. The angle and composition of the slope will determine your outcome. Soft spring snow is probably best. Powder snow would have a much lower impact force, but most like you'll become deeply embedded and suffocate. Grass, shrubs or loose soil would be the next choice. If it's rocky or trees terrain you're probably toast
- angrais 5y agoWhat do you mean by transition? Like where the snow meets the mountain?
- TrainedMonkey 5y agoI think he means transition between vertical and sloped/horizontal surface. Targeting such a landing area would be pretty hard.
- cjonas 5y agoNo, I just mean any slope really. In action sport, you call this "catching a transition". Landing on a slope vastly reduces your impact by spreading it out of a longer period of time