The intention is to drop in via the humongous roll in and launch yourself off the ridiculous kicker onto the ginormous landing ramp and up and out and back into the tsunami of a quarter pipe. These monstrosities are custom built, big air giants. There are numerous styles including kinked handrail (as shown).Ī curved rail that comes out of the ground at both ends allowing skaters to grind over the top. Rails normally are parallel to the ground and often 1-2ft in height.Īn angled metal pole running down a set of stairs. Commonly used to throw yourself off in all sorts of aerial manoeuvres.Ī flat (or cylindrical) metal pole used for slides and grinds. If fixed in place it is referred to as a ledge.Īn angled ledge that commonly runs down a set of stairs. Usually skated up the ramp with speed to launch over the gap.Ī small raised box for doing manoeuvres on and off.Ī box with coping for doing grind and slide manoeuvres. We’ve nicknamed this one after the Loch Ness monster.Ī wedge ramp with a flat section and a step up to the deck. It usually has flat sides but sometimes has a transition.Ī cylindrical cone with a flat top (sometimes has a rounded top).Ī smooth curvaceous rolling ramp with a kicker at the end for jumping. Fun boxes come in a multitude of different sizes and designs.Ī four-sided ramp with a flat section at the peak. These can come in banked form (flat surface) or curved with a transition (like a quarter pipe).Ī combination of banks, flats, ledges, and rails. Enables inverted and over-vert manoeuvres.Īny two transitions that meet to create a protruding corner. The best ones have a flat bottom and coping (or pool tiles) just like a half pipe.Ī spherical over-vert extension commonly found in bowls. They come in many shapes and sizes (such as kidney and clover). Bowls are now found in concrete and wooden forms in most skate parks. Originally emptied in-ground swimming pools. These can vary in size and angle.Ī large rolling quarter pipe with no coping, used for gaining speed. These are often transportable and can be moved around skate parks and street spots.Īny flat, slanted surface that allows for riding. They are literally an extension in height on one section of a ramp.Ī small ramp used for launching off. Not tall enough for the transition to go vert.Īt least 8ft tall with transitions that go to vert.Įxtensions can be found on half pipes. This is basically two-quarter pipes opposite each other, with a calculated amount of flat bottom connecting them. This can consist of any angle and size, all the way from mini to vert. This gives skaters the chance to go over-vert.Ī single transition ramp (quarter of a full pipe). This is the original and least common of all pipes. The flat landing at the top of quarter pipes and half pipes. This comes in many forms: the round bar-style coping you find mostly on ramps pool-style tiling found in bowls and right-angled flashing on box sections. This describes any transition that reaches vertical. The name given to the curved vertical surface of the ramp. §303.4 Ramps and curb ramps are required along accessible routes to span changes in level greater than ½. Photo: Lake Cunningham Regional Skatepark, San Jose, CA.
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