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English term or phrase:
quarter-pipes
English answer:
ramp used for skateboarding, snow boarding, or other similar sports
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Heather Shaw
Aug 1, 2008 09:35
15 yrs ago
English term
quarter-pipes
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snowboarding
fun boxes, two half-pipes of up to 100 metres in length, two quarter-pipes and rails make Hemsedal an ideal playground for the thrill seeker. There is also a separate park for beginners
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A Quarter pipe is a ramp used in extreme sports which resembles a quarter of the cross section of a pipe. They are most commonly found in skateparks and a skiing/snowboarding terrain park, although the trained eye of an extreme sports fan can find them in modern day architecture. It has a progressively steepening transition, which begins at the ground, and ends at a metal rail or plastic piping called the coping. Riders/skaters may use the ramp to launch themselves into the air, landing back on the ramp transition, or to 'stall' or 'grind' on the coping.
Two quarter pipes can be placed opposite to each other to form a half pipe, or they can be placed back-to-back to form a 'spine ramp'.
Two quarter pipes can be placed opposite to each other to form a half pipe, or they can be placed back-to-back to form a 'spine ramp'.
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