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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 |
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| location = Grizzly Gultch,<br>[[Little Cottonwood Canyon]] |
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| range = [[Wasatch Range]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|40.596029|-111.621132|type:pass_region_code=US-UT|display=inline,title}} |
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'''Chad's Gap''' is a 120 |
'''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]].<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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[[File:Chad's Gap in summer.jpg|thumb|Chad's Gap in summer]] |
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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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[[Category:Mountain passes of Utah]] |
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[[Category:Wasatch Range]] |
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[[Category:Ski jumping in the United States]] |
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Revision as of 23:37, 3 December 2016
| Chad's Gap | |
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 Candide Thovex clearing Chad's Gap | |
| Location | Grizzly Gultch, Little Cottonwood Canyon |
| 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.[1][2]
References
- ^ 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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