Behind the Scenes: 120' Ski Jump in Mammoth with Level 1 Productions

[@BrokkoliSchleuder]

The bad thing about watching stuff like this on the interwebs is that you get used to it at some point. And you can easily forget how insane that actually is. You need to see such setups in real life every once in a while to realize what madness this actually is. And then imagine hitting that thing switch.... Mental breakdown

[@wydellbirchwood9146]

so true! the amount of hang time is unreal!

[@kawabungadad8945]

And to think, Candide was going this big back in 2002 on way sketchier shit.

[@karimould-hamouda6579]

and Pwhite did a zero with a blind grab, probably the scariest trick I can think of

[@p4edato567]

thats not so big. it seems really fun. i havent hitten that big jumps but i would definently hit that when i had the change.

[@Acewingman11]

Some people are more comfortable hitting it switch but yeah I get your point lol.

[@SnootchieBootchies27]

That front flip was bonkers!

[@cb1313bb]

I was there last year when this thing was set up. It looked MASSIVE from the TOP OF THE GONDOLA! Unreal.

[@sneakercollecor]

Yeah same

[@alexpalmytelsa]

this is real skiing, no one really knows how it feels to ride that. The hype and memories are unreal. They put their time and vibe somehow right through the screen back at you. They throw trick after trick without thoughts, that's the winning moment. we are watching the real skiers, we are watching the best skiers living at the peak of skiing. The joy it brings why we ski and how it brings the community and people togther. imagine for your whole life grinding for that one moment if complete peace. Imagine putting all the bruises and hits, and slams but in the end, it's effortless fun. This is the life, The great community of skiing.

[@nathandarval1]

Among many I like the straight fakie jump. So unreal

[@Muush]

The switch zero, just hanging in the air for ages backwards would be terrifying. as if the jump is scary enough.

[@aarloprod]

a switch zero would be a straight air. a zero spin is a switch straight air

[@noahstremme9183]

@@aarloprod i bet your fun at parties

[@theoutsider6191]

I would think doing it forwards as a straight air would produce the same level of adrenaline and fear in most mere mortals..... Imagine how many windows you could wind down on this thing before you land.... :-)

[@davideastman979]

The jump looks bigger in real life.I was there when they we’re building this jump. Just looking at it from a distance on a ski lift, made me scared. Respect brothers. I’m happy to finally find the footage.

[@griffinfitzgerald4968]

Imagine under shooting that.... you're heels would go through your calves.

[@olisiano8314]

im pretty sure youre not undershooting that tho i thought of that ooofff

[@ca_bauer0686]

@@olisiano8314 I had an aneurysm reading that

[@ca_bauer0686]

Dude that that would hurt like shit

[@upnorthbreaks9682]

Bro I undershot a little fn tiny baby jump and I thought my legs would die I couldn’t IMAGINE

[@theoutsider6191]

See Candide's Big Bertha knuckling for details of an even larger jump by another 10m of flat, which was also a full step-down with no rise to the knuckle.... I believe he dropped 14-15m vertical onto the knuckle after flying 44m distance.... Then he went to Grenoble hospital to cheer the Jerrys up :-)

[@bufIIk]

That zero spin was money!

[@toastysavce.1608]

Parker white is by far one of my faves

[@billbo485]

It is huge. Awesome jumps. I just cannot amagine how they jump this big jumps/

[@chiragvarde1043]

Just watching this increases my heartbeat. Only when you have tried some sort of jump, you would realize how crazy this is.

[@weirdbeard1980]

Yeah, I came down from Tahoe to ride Mammoth with some friends while they were setting this thing up. Looked insane!

[@roscoeryder]

just wow. they are literally flying.

[@despizedicon]

They had a 120 foot jump back in the late 90's at Mammoth. Kurt Wastell was the one I remember. Great to see it again.

[@chrisashby32]

That front flip was so cool

[@bearclaw5115]

Credit to the dudes that built this monster!

[@JamesStAmour]

You need to see it in person to really understand how massive that jump is…

[@gavinj1278]

To put this in perspective, this jump is roughly half a football field

[@theoutsider6191]

Thing about booters like this one is the precision required in the speed. It has got a nice long landing, but even so. I've hit an 80 foot (25m) booter which is still way less than this, but even on that one it was really difficult to know your speed was dead on. It can be way easy to end up taking a knuckling because the snow runs a bit slower one hour to the next in a day. But going long on something like that 80 footer (25m) or this 120 footer (37m) is even worse news for you.... see T Hall and Dumont examples..... Although that said, Candide's Bertha knuckle is eye watering just watching it, but that was made worse because it was an enormous step-down as well.... Imagine this jump, with another 10m flat and no step up to the knuckle.....

[@patrickr2601]

That front flip was ridiculous…

[@jeremysmith9694]

And where are the crashes

[@masonwhite3728]

Imagine casing this jump

[@weirdbeard1980]

I ride N* almost ever day but every time i hit mammoth I'm always blown away by how big everything is

[@elecreations]

Imagine knuckling this jump!

[@spacejam5681]

Wow that jump is massive you get so much airtime on that

[@TeoAndersson]

that jump is bigger than the x games aspen big air jump

[@jacobzamer9897]

Imagine hitiing with vishnus

[@Jd-bu1cv]

3:36 that’s what she said

[@oakleyorbit]

I’ve hit the big line in black park on blackcomb and that shit is terrifying so I can only imagine how that monster is..

[@luka3532]

Do it again I didn't see it.

[@parkerrebischke]

Even though if you cases that your heels would go through your head, that lip is so massive you really can’t

[@Struggles_yt]

I think the craziest part is that if you were shave the bigger part of the knuckle theyd still clear it just fine

[@oscarkarais175]

and I'm celebrating hitting something a 1/4 of that size ;)

[@deadlybladesmith3093]

Gotta start somewhere. Cameras make you underestimate the sheer size of these jumps. I still celebrate the small jumps.

[@b3boss609]

1/4 of the size is still a huge jump

[@deadlybladesmith3093]

1/4 of 120' is still 30 feet.

[@whdrawing3863]

Bruh I get happy when I get more than five feet of air

[@olisiano8314]

STILL MASSIVE

[@BeeRiggin]

So gnarly.

[@JackHandelman]

0:57 wow he went massive

[@ogee69]

Now do it on blends

[@kevinjevin1508]

Michael Thongkong lol

[@triggeredfeminist8777]

Michael Thongkong even a perfect landing would go south

[@evanalexander9157]

Wets

[@whywhiteboy]

2:21 Look at this guy, he´s like 1.8m tall and then look that big air its over 5times taller than him

[@JackHandelman]

0:58 biggest air on a park jump

[@user-sv9nu4bu4k]

what is this song?

[@arendmelby5106]

That massive uphill knuckle is a jerry trap

[@Joardo]

Dude Will Berman was flying

[@jackmehoff6302]

Is that chair 5?

[@grasuh]

Hang times were in average around 4 seconds. Doing the math, if that were free falls, you would drop more than 260 feet!

[@bearclaw5115]

We have a physics major in here. Bought' time!

[@ricekrispy4909]

25 foot feels big, 120 nah fuck that

[@theoutsider6191]

I think you could wind down every window in the car on jump with this hang time.

[@AdioAurel]

Has anyone ever seen Mads Jonsson's 57m Jump in Hemsdal? (Snowboarding) Maybe it's the amplitude or camera angle, but his jump looks waaay bigger...

[@j.s.6080]

It's the amplitude. Here the takeoff angle is really steep and sends high up

[@noelic74170]

Switch 0 spin could be insane on this shit

[@jobagirl]

One word. Crazy. ( mother of a retired Freeski girl, ). Second word. Whew.

[@gatmack9365]

They use to rock one of those at park city

[@werekku9369]

the moment when you feel that you arent getting to landing://

[@mrbzeldy3361]

Imagine not clearing that jump and landing on the knuckle💀💀💀

[@NubaaaZen]

Imagine hitting the knuckle... you would just break everything

[@Kwkwkwkekeke]

I dont even have balls to half smaller ski jump

[@aarongould3538]

crazy

[@johneglofff]

Get kleveland and max parrot up there for quintuple corks

[@orionoryan1167]

Who's watching it two times

[@videosbyevo]

We've watched it a million, doesn't get old!

[@sosads5211]

Imagine a boarder landing that

[@j.s.6080]

Snowboarders actually hit that jump as well when it was set up for Superpark 20. And except for the switch zero (which has no equivalent in Snb) the tricks were equally nasty!

[@meady200]

1:43

[@luvair6765]

45 footers are scary

[@luvair6765]

X3

[@maxlandon6509]

Imagine knuckling

[@videosbyevo]

...ouch

[@talcarman7498]

I just want to say one thing. I'm from Slovenia and a lot of people here are ski jumpers. Thex hit a 120ft jump at the age of 8 and I'm jumping on a 300 footer sometimes even on a 400 footer. The world record is around 800ft.

[@talcarman7498]

Oh yeah and another thing: when you jump 750ft you're in the air for around 9 seconds

[@JakefromStateFarm292]

Tal Čarman this is park, not ski jumping

[@talcarman7498]

I know that, its a diferent thing but its still way more scary and way more dangerous to jump a 400 footer than to straight jump this thing. When we're talking about tricks, that's another story

[@csedan7916]

Apples and oranges @@talcarman7498

[@findlowfindy]

Tal Čarman our hero

[@jakobraap733]

can anyone explain to me why they dont wear helmets?

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Because these guys don't have anything in their heads worth saving in the event of a crash.

[@jakobraap733]

@@the6ig6adwolf now thats a proper excuse!

[@TheWoeggil]

Some argue with lower whiplash. Also they are very routined. Still effing stupid to potentially risk your career for the above

[@skivolution6001]

How tf are they not wearing helmets

[@j.s.6080]

Ever wondered why the guys who defuse those ww2 bombs that could blow up the whole block don't wear those fancy juggernaut suits that they do when defusing IEDs? Because it would not change a thing if they mess up and the whole block is in pieces. Same with jumps that size, either you make the landing and get a rather soft touchdown, or you land somewhere else which will get you bagged, regardless of your hat choice

[@tuckerorman6202]

@@j.s.6080 A helmet would totally help! Somewhat of a false equivalency.

[@Veveve1]

why ukulele music? eeefff

[@earlgrey2130]

Now do it with a snowboard so it gets some style

[@jimboslice9472]

o geez! these dudes r pretty much burnt up,, sad : (

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

I didn't even know people still ski.

[@Sealed_Chamber]

People have been skiing for thousands of years. You must not be very bright.

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

@@Sealed_Chamber I never said anything about the origins of skiing or the duration there in. Read the statement. Dullard.

[@Sealed_Chamber]

@@ThePerpetualStudent It was heavily implied.

[@Sealed_Chamber]

@@ThePerpetualStudent And when I say heavily, I mean *heavily.* As in, heavier than what might usually be _expected._ You pickin' up what I'm putting down, *homeslice?*

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

@@Sealed_Chamber Well, your comment was quite funny. Gave me a good laugh and that is crucial during this time. All the best.

[@CarReis28]

I don’t think having ski sticks is so smart on jumps like that if you fail the stick will go in you and hurt

[@collinschultz7251]

Mustafa Kirman Their poles and they help you balance. Have you even skied before?

[@CarReis28]

Brown CRPT I'm actually a pretty expert skier I know they help you balance but if they mess up there dead

[@zmann4373]

Mustafa Kirman An expert skier would know that it’s a pole, not a ski stick.

[@collinschultz7251]

Mustafa Kirman Not really. When you crash, your poles go into the ground. And then come down on your side/back or you just let go.

[@collinschultz7251]

Mustafa Kirman No expert skier would ever say that. I highly doubt you ski according to your videos.

[@grantnovak1737]

I remember hitting a 110 when oi was 14 and the wind carried me off to the left and I cracked my boeri helmet I. half on the ice

[@frederick97]

Great vid, but that Laurent dude needs some serious speech therapy.

[@walther2273]

Lol why

[@grantnovak1737]

I remember hitting a 110 when oi was 14 and the wind carried me off to the left and I cracked my boeri helmet I. half on the ice

[@oz-1037]

I hit a 200 footer when I was 6 years old. Herpa derp!!! Lil lieing bitch

[@JakefromStateFarm292]

Grant Novak you’ve commented the same thing 4 times, get lost

[@grantnovak1737]

I remember hitting a 110 when oi was 14 and the wind carried me off to the left and I cracked my boeri helmet I. half on the ice

[@Sealed_Chamber]

lol

[@grantnovak1737]

Don’t believe me this is right after Snowbasin Olympics yeah I hit those fucking jumps Bitch the only difference is they had snow in between the lip and the landing

[@grantnovak1737]

Mika‘l Lafrance and what happened was the wind was so much it blew me off the landing to the left and was on boiler plate ice of the build up of the landing.. slipped out landed on my shoulder