Editing Half-pipe (section)

== Snow half-pipes ==

{{main|Half-pipe skiing}}
[[Image:Half pipe P1570.jpeg|thumb|right|Half-pipe in snow]]
Half-pipes in snow were originally done in large part by hand or with heavy machinery. Pipes were cut into snow using an apparatus similar to a [[grain auger]]. Colorado farmer [[Doug Waugh]] created the Pipe Dragon used in both the [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] and [[2002 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://snowboarding.transworld.net/2000/02/29/the-dragon-lives-on-pipe-dragon-inventor-doug-waugh-passes-away/
 |title       = The Dragon Lives On: Pipe Dragon inventor Doug Waugh passes away
 |publisher   = [[Transworld Snowboarding]]
 |date        = February 29, 2000
 |access-date  = June 13, 2011
 |url-status  = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090803092929/http://snowboarding.transworld.net/2000/02/29/the-dragon-lives-on-pipe-dragon-inventor-doug-waugh-passes-away/
 |archive-date = August 3, 2009
}}</ref> One current method of half-pipe cutting is by use of a Zaugg Pipe Monster, which uses five snow-cutting edges to create an elliptical shape that is purportedly safer and allows the rider to gain more speed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-27 |title=This Snow-Chomping Beast Cuts Half-Pipes For Breakfast |url=https://gizmodo.com/this-snow-chomping-beast-cuts-half-pipes-for-breakfast-5979292 |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref> 

In winter sports, a {{convert|22|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} halfpipe is called a [[superpipe]]. The tallest snow superpipe in the world ({{As of|2021|lc=y}}) is located near [[Laax]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Valentino Guseli sets world record in the LAAX superpipe|url=https://www.boardriding.com/news/valentino-guseli-sets-world-record-in-the-laax-superpipe|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.boardriding.com}}</ref> With a height of 6.90&nbsp;m (22.6&nbsp;ft), this halfpipe has held the world record since the 2014–2015 season, and regularly hosts the [[Laax#Ski-region of Flims, Laax and Falera|LAAX]] Open.

The current world record for highest jump in a half-pipe is held by [[Freestyle skiing|freestyle skier]] [[Joffrey Pollet-Villard]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-19|title=Joffrey Pollet-Villard breaks world record for ski superpipe high air|url=https://freeskier.com/videos/watch-joffrey-pollet-villard-breaks-world-record-ski-superpipe-high-air|access-date=2021-06-24|website=FREESKIER|language=en-US}}</ref> He set the record at the [[FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015|FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships in 2015]], when he achieved a height of 8.04 meters (26ft, 3in) above a 22-ft superpipe.