Building the perfect Booter (continued)
(how to build a good jump)

From Part 1 on building the perfect booter

Jump/ Landing/ Run way maintenance
    The first couple times you hit the jump you probably want to throw something easy like a grab or a small spin, something where you can ride out of it no problem. This will allow you to get the feeling of the jump and landing and know how much speed you will be getting on the runway. By not hucking your meat your first couple hits you are not going to bomb out the landing, that will happen soon enough anyway.

    Try and keep your buddies from speed checking too much on their way to the jump. Each time someone does a sharp speed check they will dig ruts in the runway, which could throw off your set up for the big stuff you want to throw. Making a couple turns is sometimes a good way to get yourself psyched to hit the jump but make sure you do them much higher up and not right before the jump.

    The more times people land in the same spot the more likely the spot will become a disaster especially if people are flailing and butt checking or bombing the spot. The quick fix is to just shovel some loose snow from a surrounding area that no one is hitting to provide some fluff to the bombed out spot. Another fix is to start hitting the jump at a slight angle and shooting off for an un hit or at least not totally bombed out area. However the best way to avoid the bad spot is to just go bigger and avoid the spot all together. It will only make you better and might shut up that friend of yours that is still talking smack.

 Safety
    Make sure that only one person hits the jump at a time, it sucks getting landed on. After you have hit the jump and landed, even if it wasn't perfect, ride out to one side of the other before starting to hike up. Of course it is easier if everyone uses the same trail back up. As soon as you are completely out the way you can unstrap and start making your way back up to throw down again. When you are out of the way you can let out a loud "clear." It is of course good and proper for the next person ready to huck to wait to hear that "clear" to make sure that they get all the attention for the hit.

     Hucking in a fresh powder field is definitely one way to learn harder tricks and even inverse tricks but use common sense, landing on your head hurts no matter what. Wearing a helmet is never a bad idea. Don't be dumb but definitely have fun.

Did we miss something? Do you have any suggestions for others?