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By , About.com GuideSeptember 23, 2008

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BASE jumping off the Silver Legacy, Reno, Nevada.
How ski jumpers do it Reno.
Photo © Stan White

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    September 24, 2008 at 4:45 am
    (1) CK Go Places :

    Nice shot. Happy WW! :)

    September 24, 2008 at 7:23 am
    (2) NSGill :

    That looks so dangerous: skiing and parachuting.

    September 24, 2008 at 8:03 am
    (3) Nancy :

    This is one sport I guarantee I will never try, in Reno or anywhere else. Wow.

    September 24, 2008 at 5:36 pm
    (4) Susan Adcox :

    I can’t quite figure out the purpose of the skis. . . but they look really cool.

    September 24, 2008 at 9:37 pm
    (5) renotahoe :

    He is wearing skis because the jump was a promo stunt for a ski show and movie. They built a mini ski jump on top of the Silver Legacy from which the parachutists launched.

    September 25, 2008 at 10:08 am
    (6) Deb :

    Oh wow! Nice stunt. What I want to know is whether or not he landed where he was supposed to. Major ouch, if not.

    September 25, 2008 at 12:26 pm
    (7) renotahoe :

    The guy in the picture landed okay. Another jumper, however, got a ski tangled in the ropes to where he couldn’t steer and landed in the street, just missing a building. He walked away, a lucky fellow. Maybe he should have gone right into one of the casinos before the streak ended.

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