Part 4, The Modern Era, Lift off: The Story of the Superpipe, Presented by Toyota
Shaun White, Iouri Pod, Scotty James, Ayumu Hirano, and Chloe Kim are now household names. The modern age of halfpipe riding has fully arrived. Meanwhile, Danny Davis decides to take a more creative line, leading to the creation of the Peace Park a transitionbased, lowpressure environment for riders to focus on style and creativity. With this new take on halfpipes, Peace Park became the direct influence for the firstever Modified Superpipe competition at the 2018 Winter Dew Tour. From there, we can only speculate on what the future will hold for the superpipes ongoing story. About Liftoff: Liftoff: The Story of the Superpipe, presented by Toyota, originally aired on NBC as a 43minute special and is now a fourpart web series. Watch for new episodes dropping weekly starting on April 14th on From their humble beginnings as small, handdug ditches to the massive, 22foot tall modified superpipes of today, halfpipes have undergone an incredible transformation over the years.
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