Kyle

Setup has not and won't change. They close Sunday at 5.

Wind is starting to die down a little. Jumps in sidewinder are perfect. Last one hits nice

Meant to say 2:30 not 1:30

Should be up there around 1:30 or so. Everyone I'm going with is ball dragging around the house

Wallet in my back pocket, keys in another pocket. If it rains I get wet, if it snow, I get wet.

I never wear a jacket.

I'll be up there from 1:30ish to whenever tomorrow. Olive pants, grey Sochi northface sweatshirt, white helmet.

I'm heading up Wednesday since I can ride for free with my pass. It's really awesome they do that and aren't money hoarding assholes like bear.

That park is gone as previously stated but the new setup on timberline is actually really fun. Has some good lines in it, plus a c to s rail.

Tom, any reason why everything was taken out of the bottom of black bear?

I'm willing to bet at least 60% of our pass holders are purely park riders. That's about the only reason most people go there

They closed spring fling weekend last year. I remember because it was the weekend my school celebrates saint Patricks day so I skipped out on it to drink all day

Yeah I believe they closed on the 8th last year? It's pretty good for them, but they could probably last a little longer into April this year. I believe the 2010/2011 season they were open until the last week of March as well.

Bears closing on the 30th apparently didn't seem like they were in bad shape Friday?

The "decline" of snowboarding and rise of freestyle skiing has been talked about on here before and the Sochi Olympics hosting slopestyle and ski half pipe as events for the first time had me thinking about how much parks and completions have progressed in the past 5 years. I've noticed that things keep getting bigger and more challenging, HUGE tricks are being thrown, and crazy setups are coming out of almost any place with access to a groomer and someone with a few screws loose in their head. Anyway one of the reasons why I started this topic is because of this article. Red bull is Definatley stepping up the level of competitions with this and if you haven't seen simon dumonts cubed pipe video or Danny Davis' peace pipe video I highly encourage you to watch them. http://snowboarding.transworld.net/news/red-bull-double-pipe-snowboarding-competition-brings-first-ever-side-side-halfpipes-life-march-19-23rd-aspen/#.Uxaj0im9Kc0 So does anyone else feel that in the next 5 years this type of stuff is going to hit a peak or is the sport just going to progress from here?

Second jump was nice tonight BUT it could use a little more of a lip. Also, you had to completely skip the first jump to even have speed to hit the second.

They're too close together. Getting speed for the second jump isn't a problem if you skip the first jump

"A double twist spin maneuver"

Come on espn, write some better articles http://m.espn.go.com/extra/olympics/story?storyId=10476873

My trip to killington was done for real cheap. $50 for gas (after the split) $90 for a 2 day ticket $0 for hotel $30 for food (gotta love hot dogs $120 in alcohol. $15 in tobacco products.

you should make that second jump a mellow step over like it was 3 weeks ago. Also, I love the use of the pill on the side of the crossover from cascade to lower Blackbear. It would be cool to see more stuff like that. IMO it would be fun if the stairs were set up on the other side of the wall ride that's in place now, although the current setup is real fun.

5-7. $3 craft drafts at the pub. Includes 60&90 minute IPA plus a few others. And $1 cheeseburgers

Late in regards to what time? 10 is pretty fair. Especially during the week. They won't get much weekend business after 10. I know I'm never there past 7 on a Friday because I want to make it back to Kutztown for happy hour. Plus, most people that would ride past 10 are pass holder, which they essentially don't make money off of and they would have to pay to keep the lift spinning. If you meant stay open late as in April then disregard the above paragraph.

" I have always considered myself a slopestyle rider, but its just that you get so much more recognition for riding the pipe." That statement right there in that interview just sums up how much of a business this is to him. Look at some of the other riders like sage and tornstein and halldor who have said in countless interviews and video parts/documentaries that they could care less if they get recognized at least they're doing what they love to do.

This.