Oh, there's no way you can compete in winds like these and actually land the kind of tricks they're doing now. These days, you're expected to get 35+ feet in the air and do double, triple, or quadruple spins while you're up there. You and I dwarf some of these skiers. Also, these ones were on skis instead of snowboards - in the half pipe... The wind was literally moving 'em 15'. The dude that landed on his head is gonna have some memory issues. Seriously, it was well over a minute before he started twitching. It was another couple of minutes before he was moving his hands and fiddling with his gloves for some reason. I'm not sure what was supposed to happen, but they decided to just award some medals and sent no more people down the mountain. I am not sure you understand the magnitude. The run is like 700'. The half pipe walls are 22'. The drop in height from top to bottom is like 500' in elevation. We're talking the compressed snow that's in your driveway after 3 months of cold. He fell 35' on his head - and wasn't the only one. Pretty much exactly half of 'em got fucked - three times in a row. Mother Nature was a bitch and only fucked half of 'em - and then kept fucking them. What it lacked in fairness it made up for in entertainment. I don't consider the contest fair - but damned if it wasn't awesome to witness!