Snowboard and/or ski jumping structure and method of making said structure

A jump slope comprising:

• a first jumping structure comprising:
• a first ramp made with snow and comprising a first transition zone, and a first take-off zone defined by a first take-off angle at a first take-off point of the first take-off zone;
• and
• a first landing zone associated with the first ramp and made with snow, the first landing zone comprising a first zone and a second zone, wherein:
• the first zone defines a first plurality of variable slopes along a first riding direction,
• the first zone comprises a plurality of segments aligned along the riding direction, each segment extending a length along a dimension, wherein the length along the dimension of each segment is at least one of different from the length along the dimension of a previous segment relative to the riding direction and different from the length along the dimension of a following segment relative to the riding direction, and
• the plurality of segments comprise:
• a first group of segments, wherein the length along the dimension of each segment of the first group of segments is at least one of:
• smaller than the length along the dimension of the previous segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• greater than the length along the dimension of the following segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• a second group of segments, wherein the length along the dimension of each segment of the second group of segments is at least one of:
• greater than the length along the dimension of the previous segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• smaller than the length along the dimension of the following segment relative to that segment along the riding direction;
• and
• a second jumping structure comprising:
• a second ramp made with snow and comprising a second transition zone, and a second take-off zone defined by a second take-off angle at a second take-off point of the second take-off zone;
• and
• a second landing zone associated with the second ramp and made with snow, the second landing zone comprising a third zone and a fourth zone, wherein the third zone defines a second plurality of variable slopes along a second riding direction,
• wherein a difference in altitudes between a starting point of the first zone of the first jumping structure and the second take-off point of the second jumping structure is within a range of 10 meters to 40 meters.

A method of making a jumping structure comprising:

• shaping snow with a snow working tool of a snow groomer vehicle to form:
• a ramp comprising a transition zone, and a take-off zone defined by a take-off angle at a take-off point of the take-off zone, and
• a landing zone associated with the ramp and comprising a first zone and a second zone, wherein:
• the first zone defines a plurality of variable slopes along a riding direction,
• the first zone comprises a plurality of segments aligned along the riding direction, each segment extending a length along a dimension, wherein the length along the dimension of each segment is at least one of different from the length along the dimension of a previous segment relative to the riding direction and different from the length along the dimension of a following segment relative to the riding direction, and
• the plurality of segments comprise:
• a first group of segments, wherein the length along the dimension of each segment of the first group of segments is at least one of:
• smaller than the length along the dimension of the previous segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• greater than the length along the dimension of the following segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• a second group of segments, wherein the length along the dimension of each segment is at least one of:
• greater than the length along the dimension of the previous segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• smaller than the length along the dimension of the following segment relative to that segment along the riding direction.

A method of making a jump structure configured to be ridden along a riding direction, the method comprising:

• making a ramp comprising a transition zone, and a take-off zone defined by a take-off angle at a take-off point of the take-off zone;
• and
• making a landing zone associated with the ramp and comprising a first zone and a second zone, wherein:
• the first zone defines a plurality of variable slopes along the riding direction,
• the first zone comprises a plurality of segments aligned along the riding direction, each segment extending a length along a dimension, wherein the length along the dimension of each segment is at least one of different from the length along the dimension of at least one of a previous segment relative to the riding direction and different from the length along the dimension of a following segment relative to the riding direction, and
• the plurality of segments comprise:
• a first group of segments, wherein each segment of the first group of segments is at least one of:
• smaller than the length along the dimension of the previous segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• greater than the length along the dimension of the following segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• a second group of segments, each segment of the second group of segments is at least one of:
• greater than the length along the dimension of the previous segment relative to that segment along the riding direction, and
• smaller than the length along the dimension of the following segment relative to that segment along the riding direction.