5:58World’s Best Snowboarders vs 100ft Jump
Stakes & Tension
- Vs makes the 100ft jump the opponent, so even the world's best might lose.
- The photo carries it alone, and the eye goes straight to the gap between two walls of snow.
- The Red Bull logo on the takeoff says this is a pro event.
'World's Best' means no excuses, since if these riders struggle the jump really is huge, and 100ft gives non-snowboarders a size they can grasp.
A red speck of a rider upside down in the sky, with a shadow far below, shows the height, but both nearly vanish on a phone screen.
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