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| name = Chad's Gap |
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| photo = Chad's Gap - Candide Thovex.jpg |
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| photo_caption = [[Candide Thovex]] clearing Chad's Gap,<br>January 1999 |
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| location = Grizzly Gulch,<br>[[Little Cottonwood Canyon]],<br>[[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]], [[Utah]]<br>[[United States]] |
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| range = [[Wasatch Range]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|40.596029|-111.621132|type:pass_region:US-UT|display=inline,title}} |
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'''Chad's Gap''' is a {{convert|120|ft|m|adj=on}} backcountry [[gap (landform)|gap]] located in the [[Wasatch Range|Wasatch Mountains]], approximately {{convert|0.6|mi|km}} northeast of [[Alta Ski Area]], in northern [[Utah]], [[United States]]. One version of the structure's discovery has it that Chad Zurinskas, a local Utah resident after whom the gap was purportedly named, discovered it as a gap between two piles of [[mine tailings]] in 1999 and arranged with filmmaker [[Kris Ostness]] to make the first successful jump. The first successful jump was done by [[Candide Thovex]]. [[Tanner Hall (skier)|Tanner Hall]] aka 'Ski Boss' blew both his ankles to pieces by coming up short on the gap. He recalled it to feel like someone had loaded his ski boots with dynamite. His quote "my ankles are broken, my ankles are broke" has become famous in the snow sports world. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://freeskier.com/stories/how-chads-gap-became-skiings-most-iconic-jump-spot|title=How Chad's Gap became skiing's most iconic jump spot|last=Rozendaal|first=Steve|website=freeskier.com|date=20 Jun 2012|accessdate=3 Dec 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mpora.com/skiing/14-year-old-skier-jumps-chads-gap-120-feet|title=14 year old skier jumps Chad's Gap – 120 feet|website=mpora.com|date=4 Jan 2016|accessdate=3 Dec 2016}}</ref> |
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'''Chad's Gap''' is a 120 foot (around 36 meters) backcountry [[gap (landform)|gap]] located in the [[Wasatch Mountains]], near Alta Ski Area, in [[Utah]], United States. Chad's Gap is a part of [[extreme skiing]] lore and facts about its exact location and the circumstances around its discovery have been reported but have not been fully substantiated.<ref name=AdlerHodsonPowderMag>{{cite news |author=Jill Adler |author2=Rachael Hodson |
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{{stack|[[File:Chad's Gap in summer.jpg|thumb|right|Chad's Gap in summer]]}} |
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|title=CHAD'S GAP: The gap no one can shut up about |url=http://www.powdermag.com/features/onlineexclusive/chads-gap/ |
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|format=on-line only |work=Powdermag.com |publisher=Source Interlink Media |accessdate=2008-08-10 |
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|quote=Every ski magazine has written something about Chad’s Gap.... }}</ref> One version of the structure's discovery has it that Chad Zurinskas, a local Utah cook after whom the gap was purportedly named, discovered it as a gap between two piles of [[mine tailings]] in 1999 and arranged with filmmaker [[Kris Ostness]] to make the first successful jump.<ref name=AdlerHodsonPowderMag/> The first successful jump was done by [[Candide Thovex]]. Unfortunately due to the risks involved, the Alta Ski Patrol blew up Chad's Gap. |
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* {{commons category-inline|Chad's Gap}} |
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* {{youtube|id=kfU5Ne6jVKM|title=Candide Thovex Sessions Chad's Gap}} |
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 29 January 2023
| Chad's Gap | |
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 Candide Thovex clearing Chad's Gap, January 1999 | |
| Location | Grizzly Gulch, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah United States |
| Range | Wasatch Range |
| Coordinates | 40°35′46″N 111°37′16″W / 40.596029°N 111.621132°W |
Chad's Gap is a 120-foot (37 m) backcountry gap located in the Wasatch Mountains, approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) northeast of Alta Ski Area, in northern Utah, United States. One version of the structure's discovery has it that Chad Zurinskas, a local Utah resident after whom the gap was purportedly named, discovered it as a gap between two piles of mine tailings in 1999 and arranged with filmmaker Kris Ostness to make the first successful jump. The first successful jump was done by Candide Thovex. Tanner Hall aka 'Ski Boss' blew both his ankles to pieces by coming up short on the gap. He recalled it to feel like someone had loaded his ski boots with dynamite. His quote "my ankles are broken, my ankles are broke" has become famous in the snow sports world. [1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rozendaal, Steve (20 Jun 2012). "How Chad's Gap became skiing's most iconic jump spot". freeskier.com. Retrieved 3 Dec 2016.
- ^ "14 year old skier jumps Chad's Gap – 120 feet". mpora.com. 4 Jan 2016. Retrieved 3 Dec 2016.
External links
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Media related to Chad's Gap at Wikimedia Commons- Candide Thovex Sessions Chad's Gap on YouTube
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