The kiddos and I are watching the x games during dinner last night. It’s the men’s snowboard super pipe and the. The men’s ski big air. 

That was the biggest pile I’ve ever seen. C says Nstar’s pipe is 18′ and that one is 22′. And many time longer. Goes on forever. And they’re throwing these insane tricks that take them 12-14′ above the lip. But it’s boarders, so it doesn’t make me cringe so much. 

Then they cut to the big air comp. it’s this huge single jump with a long steep run in. And the coaches are shoving each skier out the gate for extra speed because it’s snowing like crazy. 

After the first few jumps, I tell C it’s hard to watch thinking she’s aiming there. And she replies “don’t worry. They don’t even have this for women…yet”