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The North Face Masters: Part 3 - Finals
Posted by Ride Utah on April 14, 2012It was an hour before dropping and I had to stomp three cliffs and a hip jump before calling it a day. I reminded myself it’s just another day riding. It just happens to be a day filled with pros, cameras and huge cliffs.
The North Face Masters: Part 2 - Qualifiers
Posted by Ride Utah on April 13, 2012The North Face Masters started five years ago to allow the sport of big mountain riding a wider audience with a spectator-friendly vibe, while also allowing riders the ability to free-ride the mountain as snowboarders always have.
The North Face Masters: Part 3 - Disqualification
Posted by Ride Utah on February 16, 2012"The most important thing to dropping cliffs is knowing that the snow is good. It needs to be soft and the cliff should have a steep landing with no rocks in it. Jumping a big cliff with a flat landing means that you're most likely going to feel some pain and you're an idiot. You don't need much speed for most cliffs, so make sure you don't overshoot it. Landing is the most difficult part, and I mostly ride pow boards with a short tail so I can have my body weight centered almost forward. Lastly, don't lean back."
The North Face Masters: Part 2 - Inspection
Posted by Ride Utah on February 15, 2012Ride Utah staffer, Josh Scheuerman, prepares for the North Face Masters series at age 33. Armed with a huge beard and ambition to give it his best, here's to wishing Josh success at the Masters. Josh weights in on the approaching comp.
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