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Just idle speculation, what happens when 30 follow-me drones are on the slopes at the same time? Will they all be able to avoid each other?

by snomad 11y ago

semi-extrinsic 11y ago
The minute drones like these start shipping they'll be banned from all ski resort faster than you can say pow. Also, with a top speed of 40 km/h this isn't able to keep up with anyone who's past the rookie stage skiing/snowboarding. So their marketing is very misleading, either by intention or because these guys don't know shit about skiing.
- grecy 11y ago
  Anyone going faster than about 40km/h isn't really doing anything worth filming anyway, other than ski racers. All the interesting stuff for filming on the slopes happens at relatively low speeds - park, moguls, jumps, butters, etc.
  - semi-extrinsic 11y ago
    If you're going any slower than 40 km/h the only thing you'll be doing in a terrain park is falling on your face. This [1] cable-driven terrain park "for children and adults" pulls you at 40 km/h. If you're looking at landing anything bigger than a 360 you'll need to be going closer to 60 km/h. Ski racers are not happy until they're going (a lot) faster than 90. [1] http://www.al.no/en/html/aktiviteter/vinter/ski_snowboard_cable_park/ http://www.al.no/en/html/aktiviteter/vinter/ski_snowboard_ca...
    - grecy 11y ago
      I'm a level 3 snowboard instructor in Canada, and I would say I infrequently go over 40km/h. It's only when I stand still on a groomer and "go fast", or for the run-in for the L/XL jumps.
      - semi-extrinsic 11y ago
        Have you actually measured your speed though? Because the difference in speed sensation between a snowboard and a car (or bicycle) is just unbelievable if you haven't measured it. The pull rope I linked above is for kids with small/medium jumps, and that's 40 km/h.
        grecy 11y ago
        Yep, sometimes we race with GPS to see how fast we can go. 80 km/h on a snowboard is fast.
        semi-extrinsic 11y ago
        That's interesting. Way back when I was a ski racing kid (about 14) we once did a speed test where we closed off 400m of one of the children's slopes and put a photocell at the bottom, and we would hit 90+ km/h on that thing. Mind you, this was in racing gear with racing skis, but that was a flat-ass slope. The fastest we ever clocked in a race was around 120, when I was 18, in the worldcup downhill course in Åre.
        grecy 11y ago
        Yep, having two planks and two edges on the ground is a huge advantage.

Just idle speculation, what happens when 30 follow-me drones are on the slopes at the same time? Will they all be able to avoid each other?

by snomad 11y ago

Just idle speculation, what happens when 30 follow-me drones are on the slopes at the same time? Will they all be able to avoid each other?

semi-extrinsic 11y ago

The minute drones like these start shipping they'll be banned from all ski resort faster than you can say pow. Also, with a top speed of 40 km/h this isn't able to keep up with anyone who's past the rookie stage skiing/snowboarding. So their marketing is very misleading, either by intention or because these guys don't know shit about skiing.

grecy 11y ago
Anyone going faster than about 40km/h isn't really doing anything worth filming anyway, other than ski racers. All the interesting stuff for filming on the slopes happens at relatively low speeds - park, moguls, jumps, butters, etc.
- semi-extrinsic 11y ago
  If you're going any slower than 40 km/h the only thing you'll be doing in a terrain park is falling on your face. This [1] cable-driven terrain park "for children and adults" pulls you at 40 km/h. If you're looking at landing anything bigger than a 360 you'll need to be going closer to 60 km/h. Ski racers are not happy until they're going (a lot) faster than 90. [1] http://www.al.no/en/html/aktiviteter/vinter/ski_snowboard_cable_park/ http://www.al.no/en/html/aktiviteter/vinter/ski_snowboard_ca...
  - grecy 11y ago
    I'm a level 3 snowboard instructor in Canada, and I would say I infrequently go over 40km/h. It's only when I stand still on a groomer and "go fast", or for the run-in for the L/XL jumps.
    - semi-extrinsic 11y ago
      Have you actually measured your speed though? Because the difference in speed sensation between a snowboard and a car (or bicycle) is just unbelievable if you haven't measured it. The pull rope I linked above is for kids with small/medium jumps, and that's 40 km/h.
      - grecy 11y ago
        Yep, sometimes we race with GPS to see how fast we can go. 80 km/h on a snowboard is fast.
        semi-extrinsic 11y ago
        That's interesting. Way back when I was a ski racing kid (about 14) we once did a speed test where we closed off 400m of one of the children's slopes and put a photocell at the bottom, and we would hit 90+ km/h on that thing. Mind you, this was in racing gear with racing skis, but that was a flat-ass slope. The fastest we ever clocked in a race was around 120, when I was 18, in the worldcup downhill course in Åre.
        grecy 11y ago
        Yep, having two planks and two edges on the ground is a huge advantage.