: a U-shaped high-sided ramp or runway used especially in snowboarding, skateboarding, or in-line skating
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Alli tried freestyle, big air, half-pipe and ski jumping before landing on moguls.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
Aspen Snowmass will host the Toyota Grand Prix this week at Buttermilk and Snowmass as half-pipe and slopestyle athletes vie to qualify for the Milan Cortina Olympics, now just 30 days away.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Lastly, Grindelwald-First has about 35 miles of runs and a snow park with a 426-foot-long, 18-foot-high half-pipe—perfect for winter athletes who want to practice their tricks and jumps.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Jessie embraced his freedom, tagging graffiti, racing motocross bikes with friends, and eventually building a massive half-pipe ramp in the front yard to host skate competitions for kids from all over Lakeland.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Hawk still gets in daily shreds, whether at a custom concrete skate park at his home or on half-pipes around the world.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Young people sat on either side of a half-pipe, looking like members of a very eclectic tribunal.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
Aspen Snowmass will host the Toyota Grand Prix this week at Buttermilk and Snowmass as half-pipe and slopestyle athletes vie to qualify for the Milan Cortina Olympics, now just 30 days away.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Lastly, Grindelwald-First has about 35 miles of runs and a snow park with a 426-foot-long, 18-foot-high half-pipe—perfect for winter athletes who want to practice their tricks and jumps.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Jessie embraced his freedom, tagging graffiti, racing motocross bikes with friends, and eventually building a massive half-pipe ramp in the front yard to host skate competitions for kids from all over Lakeland.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Hawk still gets in daily shreds, whether at a custom concrete skate park at his home or on half-pipes around the world.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 5 July 2025
Young people sat on either side of a half-pipe, looking like members of a very eclectic tribunal.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
In Robert Brill’s set, the stage is shaped like a half-pipe with rungs, so that cast members scramble, pitch, tumble, and row flimsy whaleboats over massive waves.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Half-pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-pipe. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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