Gee`s Tignes Crash
Hi guys... Just got back from Tignes it was rad, got some good skiing in. Not sure if everyone has seen the crash but Tony has put it here for you all to view...
http://www.winterandsummer.com/gee.mov
Why did you I do it?
We were going to spend the whole afternoon doin a photoshoot on the jump as we could have got some really nice shots.
Did anyone else try it?
Dan was at the top all ready to go but i had done a practice run so i shot gunned the first jump. He wanted to try it after I had crashed but the official guys from the ski resort wouldn`t let him.
It surely has to be the longest un-assisted jump ?
Im not sure about this, but if we setup a bigger jump with a better landing we could easily get this far, I was just free-wheeling at that one.
How did you get up to the start?
There was a guy giving us uplifts on a snow mobile
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What did it feel like?
When i was in the air I knew I was in for a bit of a beating. I just thought "you c***, how can you over jump something by 40ft"... then it all went blank!
Did you think you would go that far?
No, i was just cruising and was going to back side on the double, but because there was nothing for me to judge my speed against it was hard to tell if i was going too fast or too slow, there were no trees or rocks going past to help gauge my speed, it was just white, plain snow..
Could you slow down?
I slowed down when my wheels collapsed and my face dug into the ice...
Gee