Here is Terje Haakonsen’s winning halfpipe run from the 1992 US Open at Stratton VT. This stuff was pretty extreme for the beginning of snowboarding. He even looks extreme-to-the-max with the backwards hat (that falls off on the hip into the pipe) and cyclist sunglasses. It’s amazing to see what snowboarding has become since 1992. Below is Shaun White’s perfect run at the 2012 Winter X-Games (if you haven’t already seen it then you live under a rock).
The most notable improvement from 1992 is probably the pipe itself. the 1992 pipe looks like it was dug by hand and is disproportionately wide. Otherwise, I guess Shaun White’s outfit is kina similar to Terje’s in 1992, so maybe that part of the sport is coming full circle.
It’s pretty fun to compare videos like this in every extreme sport.
Haha that halfpipe is sooo ghetto in 92. Terje kills it though
Soda springs hosted the first “World Championship of Snowboarding”!!!
You wanna see a funny halfpipe/event check that footage out.
sadly I had a board like that and can recall hucking in those early pipes… lately Ive been avoiding the superpipe… are there any mini-pipes around in Tahoe this year? You know, something for us mortals to hit.
I love the claim after hit #3. Also, Kirkwood’s pipe is usually pretty small…..if they get enough snow to build one this winter.
that pipe terje rode looked twice as fun as that goliath at northstar..lets go back i still got my shades and hat
I think the coolest part is that there were methods thrown in both runs.