JaySkisBig

I would kick ass in any pond skimming event on these things!!!! An all around ski... snow, water... whatever!

Yeah I am a noob to PASR. After fumbling around for a decent active ski forum site based close to my area, I stumbled on this one and so far have enjoyed it. You are definately right. Take away ZeroG and Eagle and there is nothing worthy. If this is the route MC takes, then they have successfully alienated any twin-stick-er that is beyond the most basic of snowplough and stem christies. (Yes, alienated free-riders too). Even when ya try to get some speed on either Great Northern or Horizon, ya get harrassed by the self-rightous ski patrol. Do they not know that you can be in control even if you are going fast? You are right again in regard to the numbering/naming of the trails as well. How they get 46; I really don't know. It's so funny that you have to take 2, (typically) 3 or sometimes even 4 trails just to go top to bottom once! Glad to hear you rock on the board enough to nail the bumps. Although sometimes it sounds like I get down on boarders, I really do enjoy it. I love watching anybody who is good on the hill. Could be on skis, board, monoski, sitski or whatever. A few years back, I hung up the skis and picked up a board. It was fun. Totally reminded me of being a kid at Rehoboth Beach paddling to catch the next wave. After the one season, I went back to skis as it was too difficult to give up something that (not to sound too conceited), I was so good at. If only beginners whether their on a board or on skis would just either take more lessons or realize that they shouldn't be in certain areas then I think we would all be better off. But then again, that gives me something to bitch about!!! hahaha I certainly hope that MC really decides on a direction they want to go and be less reactionary to their operations of a ski area and be more progressive. It was nice having about 1000' of vert so close to home, but with their most recent changes, I can't spend another dime there. It would just be rewarding them for what the are doing and I really can't do that. As far as the other rant, glad you enjoyed it. I am sure there will be many more throughout the year. STAY TUNED..... SAME BAT-TIME, SAME BAT-CHANNEL! (yeah ok that was gay... Family Guy has Adam West on my mind) Adaaammmm Weeeeeeeeest Aaaaadam Wwwwwwwest.

Not for nothin, but I had a hard time finding the same thing. (Cool lid with good sound). After being very frustrated with the shopping experience I stopped looking for that and instead shopped for earphones that would fit inside the lid I already had. I cut away the headphone speakers from the frame and with my trusted Crazy Glue put my own together. Works great and saved a bundle. Hope this helps ya!

What is wrong with having two racing runs for people that want to challenge themselves at the Vernon side of Mountain Creek? The 'parkies' have the entire side of the mountain to do as they wish loaded with rails, boxes, hits and jumps that are designed primarily for riders and not skiers. (Yes, skiers can use the park too, but when designed were designed for boarders predominantly). Before this blows up... Skiers as opposed to boarders generally like a hit with more of a lip as opposed to the common board hit that have flat runoffs. As far as 'alienationg so many people," isn't that exactly what you are doing by complaining that 2 of the 46 total trails were used for racing? Only TWO from a total of FORTY-SIX. Cmon Method, try to share the mountain..... Ohhhhh you are soo not going to like this... If it were up to me, I'd add a hand groomed bumprun for skiers and skiers only. Boarders and skiers use the snow differently in regard to their appropriate style of getting down the hill. For the most part, boards and bumps don't mix. Boards KILL bumpruns. Since so much money and man hours at Mountain Crack are spent making the parkrats happy, how about giving back a little, just a little for those on twin-sticks?

Mountain Creek just plain BLOWS CHUNKS!!! Yes, the author of the letter penned a great response. Too bad the foresight to ski resort operations is not nearly as good as their ability to write. Why in the world would they force skiers that do not want to ride park to take that distgusting Cabriolet? Seriously, that is what it boils down to. The Cab is good for moving people in parking lots and that is EXACTLY where that THING should go. They have a parking problem and issues with getting people up the mountain in a safe manner. YES, the cab is not safe. READ AGAIN... The cab is not safe. ~For skiers in hard shell boots, the metal grid floor is very slippery. (Leading to injuries.) ~Having to walk in ski boots wears them out faster then skiing and binding-mount chewing can cause a prerelease on the mountain. (Leading to injuries.) ~The lack of rest received while standing on the cab and the additional exhertion needed to stand may be unknown to people not familiar with this style of stupid people-mover. (Leading to injuries.) Maybe it will take a lawsuit for Mountain Crack for them to see the light and get rid of the foolish thing. Why don't they use the cab to help resolve the parking issue? It only makes sense. That is what this thing was originally designed for; two rides a day. Once from your car and another to your car. We weren't to be corralled onto it all day long. I think what happened was that management was steered into this by an overzealous marketing team who thought it would be 'cool' to have the only stand-up gondola used in their marketing materials. DUMB DUMB DUMB. Since it would be too expensive of a mistake just to trash the cab, create a better base parking lot and use it to shuttle people to and from the main lodge. The main lodge... Ugh. Their temporary lodging fix is now eight years old. Eight years, unless we are talking about the creation of our solar system, sounds rather permanent to me. As far as the author of the MC response letter referring to the old lodge as a clattertrap and the bubble tents as festive; what world does he/she live on? A wood lodge is the essence of skiing compared to a tent (unless of course we are backpack skiing Tuckerman's Ravine). Should I let my mind wander in free thought or brainstorming exercises, I would think.... tent equals circus and every circus needs at least one clown. Hmmmmm. The perfect clown for the Mountain Crack Circus would be Ronald McDonald... Yes, that's it. Bring a McDonalds to the MC tent and it would almost be perfect. I am only kidding of course, but in Mountain Crack logic it is a perfect fit. Is the Mountain Crack Team kidding me? Cmon now. Using a reference to any Warren Miller film when trying to justify the issues of Mountain Crack is absurd. Yes, the 'old films' (as the MC Team put it) did have folks many a times... "walking from the car through gravel and mud, frozen or soup-like, with a shoulder full of gear..." but, as far as I know, Warren Miller never shot any scenes on this 'mountain.' Let's face it. I hike Tuckermans to ski its legendary terrain. Would I hike the same to ski a typical run at MC? NO! Let's get back to reality here. MC is a ski area of convenience or more appropriately SHOULD BE a ski area of convenience. Nobody ever talks about MC as great terrain. Nobody ever talks about MC as great stashes of pillow like pow. Nobody ever... you get the point. MC is what it is and they need to realize this. Too bad they cannot connect their own dots. They market themselves as 50 miles from NYC. What is this? Convenience!!! How convenient is their parking? It's not. How convenient is their lift system? It's not. How well-planned is their lodge? It's not. How convenient is MC on the whole? (Until they make some well needed changes) It's not. Do I ski MC? Not any more. I did and quite often. As a matter of fact, I did hold season passes for MANY years. I had season passes even after they trashed the place and put up the cabriolet, but now with their hotel taking the place of parking which only compounds their issues, I gave up on them for a season pass purchase. And now with them turning the only high-speed chairlift serviced terrain into a huge park, they won't even get my day pass dollars. SHAME ON YOU Mountain Crack.