Olympic boardercross racer and Nitro Circus alum, Trevor Jacob, describes the time when he was sixteen and poached a private terrain park session and transferred from a quarterpipe to “literally holding on for dear life” from a chairlift 70ft off the ground. This is extremely dangerous for anyone on the lift and potentially criminal. Take Trevor’s advice and do not attempt this under any circumstances.

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