Shaun White's Secret Super Pipe
Posted On
Feb 24 2009, 06:00 PM
by
encomintor
This one has been circulating for a while, but it seems that photo evidence has surfaced. The rumour mill has been a buzz over a secret pipe that Red Bull, with some help from Oakley, had built exclusively for Shaun White, at a rumoured cost of $500k. It seems that it's been found around Silverton Mountain. Only accessible by heli and sled, at 12,300 feet, this is the highest pipe in the world.
If you trust Wikipedia, this was added to Shaun's entry:
"During February of 2009, Red Bull started to build Shaun White a halfpipe in the back country of Colorado on the backside of Silverton Mountain. Red Bull brought in Snow Cats, and Pipe Augers to build the half pipe completely out of natural snow on one of the back country trails at Silverton. The project is completely visible from the ski area and the heavy machinery can be heard through the National Forest."
The photo comes from the Denver Post, via Transworld Business, where you can find more on the story. ESPN also has a different photo. There's also another photo on a Silverton site.
This is either the next level in training facilities, or one well-orchestrated hoax.
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