ParkLogic

Hey everyone! Sure hope everyone is enjoying the return to winter! Just wanted to point out a few things.... Notice how the person I quoted is trashtalking an "ex employee"? Now that we establish this, check out the username and I'm sure you can figure out their true identity. FYI....this person used to trade private messages with us on this board, so we know for a fact who it is, but we'll leave it up to you to solve this riddle. very tacky. Cheers!

In professional courtesy I originally wished to remain quiet, but I refuse to have an anonymous "employee" of JFBB trashtalk us with untruths in attempt to save face at a resort that is grossly mismanaged by an incompetent, underqualified and immature mountain "manager". I explain below: Big Boulder lacks a trained Pisten Bully mechanic. period. A 'mechanic' from outside the snow industry was brougt in exactly one week before the opening date and the machine was not properly overhauled prior to the season. Collectively, Parklogic has been operating snowcats for a total of 15 years, this mechanic worked on one for only ONE WEEK. The result of this breakdown is directly a result of a machine not properly put together. Within the "tracks" is a set of wheels and cogs. One morning the 2 front wheels of this beloved machine completely FELL OFF the machine as a result of not being propertly torqued. This is the alleged breakdown that has been blamed. Its pretty lame to try and save face this way by spreading mistuths and blaming PL. This is only 1/2 true. ParkLogic did promise to have the MW Park open, but only based on the promise by the mountain "manager" that our ParkBully machine would be complete at 9AM prior to starting the build. Other machines, that are decades old, were being used to frontline groom and instead of us getting a machine at 9am as promised, we got it at 5pm leaving insufficient time to complete the build up to our standards. This is fact. Any welder? Welder's weld. Fabricators build. Then why is there nearly 2 dozen jibs behind the BB maintenance yard that are unusable and unsafe? Improper fabrication and SEVERAL jibs that were run over by snowcats is not the sign of a solid program. If true, then explain this: Upon our arrival we met several locals that admittedly enjoyed coming to BB, but would rather go to BC because of the more prominent park scene and ALL of the people we met welcomed change including park riding employees. I may be dilusional, but building moto jumps and installing 40ft long broken, warped flat rails aren't really whats 'in' these days. "If you build it, they will come". period. Thank you everyone for your support, this will be our last post for a while. In closing, to summarize all of this bantering the most simple and honest way possible, we didn't leave, we were wrongfully ousted!

For the record, the ParkLogic Crew was 100% committed to building a prominent terrain park program at Big Boulder. Since September we have worked 15 hour days, nearly 7 days per week in order to complete over 25 jibs in time for opening day. We hope everyone enjoys the fruits of our labor and we are dissappointed with this outcome. It was a pleasure working with Jesse, he is passionate about his resorts and really understands the importance of freestyle terrain. The demise of this relationship is directly a result of a lack of understanding, knowledge, expertise and display of jealousy from a key member of the BB team. Its been a pleasure meeting everyone here in PA. We tried our best and on ALL fronts we were on a quick-track to success. We wish everyone a great season and we'll back-up and running in the near future. ParkLogic Myspace

Currently Big Boulder Park is offering the following terrain features on 'Freedom Park': -16ft Flat Box -20ft Flat Box (new) -Tree Jib -20ft Down Rail -20ft Down Box -20ft Flat Box -30ft Flat Box (wide) Snowmaking!!!!! Truly amazing! While the snow is piling up, literally, we wanted to give our other park trails some time to accumulate a plentiful amount of snow. We anticipate having a few new features on 'Merry Widow' for the weekend and we'll begin a full-blown park build early next week after a few more days of snowmaking!

On behalf of the crew at Big Boulder we wanted to thank everyone for supporting our opening day! In the near future we will be adding more snow, more terrain, more jibs, more jumps and more parks. Opening day:

Thanks to our state-of-the-art snowmaking system and the dedication of the Big Boulder Park snowmaking crew, opening day is here with 4 lifts and 5 trails, including: Edelweiss (30foot 'wide' box, and some 20foot jibs TBD - updated after 1:00pm) Little Boulder Tannenbaum Merry Widow Big Boulder Hours of operation: 3:00pm - 9:00pm *more terrain and more features added in the near future Big Boulder Park

A quick snowmaking teaser for your viewing enjoyment. Big Boulder Park officially open's tomorrow (12.05.06) at 3pm. Expect to see at least 2 to 4 jibs up for opening day and more for the weekend! Big Boulder Park Chronicles IV

Mother nature has returned and we are about to unleash the fury! Snowmaking has resumed! New paint, new logos!

Registration for the 2007 East Coast Team Challenge is now live! For more information, please visit: East Coast Team Challenge Website Register Online: SHOP STAFF CATEGORY OPEN CATEGORY Space is limited! Pre-registration is strongly recommended.

Big Boulder Park Chronicles III Think Cold!

Its official! As of 8:36pm, Big Boulder Park has begun snowmaking operations for the 06/07 season! Stay tuned to www.bigboulderpark.com for updates! http://www.jfbb.com/terrain-parks/download...Item.ashx?id=35

RedBull will be hosting the only East Coast RedBull Illume Photography Workshop at Big Boulder Resort on January 8th and 9th,2007. The unique Illume Workshop will take place during the East Coast Team Challenge Snowboard Event and is an excellent opportunity for aspiring photographers to work side-by-side with two of the industrys' most prominent pro photographers. The Illume Workshop is free, open to all abilities and top digital Nikon equipment is provided! Space is limited! For more information regarding RedBull Illume please contact: catherine.nieves@mac.com Riders! Get your teams together quick! This event is building huge buzz and now is your chance to be a part of this all-mountain photo shoot and possibly win a trip to Breckenridge, CO or $1,000 cash! Registration info coming soon!

Thanks...Its designed to replicate a streestyle double, two copings with a small gap in the middle. The middle is fitted, and recessed with plastic (for safety), and the riding surface is strictly on the coping to give it a different, more 'streety' feel. Anythat that big is built modular in pieces.

A quick update from Big Boulder Park. The ParkLogic Crew had a busy week and completed the following new jibs for your sliding enjoyment. We are starting to step it up! -New 50foot Down/Flat/Down Rail (double) -New 40foot flat rail -New 37foot A-frame rail

We are proud to announce our official Big Boulder Park sponsors for the 2007 season. These cutting edge, proven companies will play an integral role supporting our program and will be very visible throughout our parks this upcoming season. Terrain Park Sponsors: Official Outerwear Sponsor: Quiksilver Official Optics Sponsor: Utopia Optics Official Accessories Sponsor: Dakine Key Park Event Sponsors: RedBull Future Snowboarding Magazine