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Jump line turned out nice. Last jump was a lot different than when i commented on earlier... bigger kicker and a little shorter gap. landings were actually pretty good. Snow was getting soft and wet when i left. love the down rails. urban setups were great. last down rail lip could be wider, just to give the gapers more room to jump. a lot of ruts near to the rail made that a little rough to hit. that flat to kicker box will be causing some injuries for sure, especially when sidewinder starts to harden up. at least one kid got a sled ride from ski patrol this morning. VIP line continues to be the best idea blue has ever had. only once was it back to the end of the ropes, every other time there were less then 6 people in it. fun morning for sure

They only ever checked me once, They just remembered and waved me on by every time after that....

Well the reason that the kicker is off center is because there are 2 kickers at different distances. So they could possibly vary the amount of vert/floatiness between the two.the longer kicker is also right next to the trees on the left side of sidewinder, which could be dangerous for anyone spinning left. Just to clarify, maybe i misunderstand the terminology but I would think of a mellow vs poppy lip as being the last few feet of a kicker, depending on the size... not necessarily the pitch of takeoff? In which case i am always a fan of mellow lips. long smooth transitions ftw.

Rode from 930 to 2 today. Mostly rode come around to chute to main st down to the lower park. snow was a little sugary with some fresh man made here and there. Chute was all cookies, difficult to turn hard without bouncing all over the place and losing my edge, but i kept riding it because of the fun little lip at the top. Park crew kept the park lips nice all day. Liftline people were enforcing in the VIP line, that helped a lot.. I never waited more than 3 minutes. As for crowds actually on the trails, it wasn't bad at all until my final run, when there were gapers all up and down main street and probably 60 people standing around at the top of the lower park. As for the in-progress sidewinder grooming, not sure how excited i am about the jump line. actually it is difficult to tell much except for the last jump, but definitely not a fan of that so far. they have a relatively small, non vert kicker, off center, with a pretty long gap for the size of the kicker. I just prefer jumps that throw you up more than out, this looks like a boardercross jump or something.

i'm at pitt if anyone is out here trying to go to springs this week hit me up...

I agree that a lock is a good investment, for a small price you can give your gear a decent level of protection. my guess is, however, that it is only a deterrent, causing a thief to just find another board or skis to steal unless yours is very expensive. ever see the nyc bike thief video on youtube? other than mountain security who wont always be watching the non-check racks, i dont think many people would worry about or take the time to intervene in an obvious theft unless it is their or a friends gear. i personally dont spend any time in the lodge, keep my board, phone and money with me all the time, and i lock everything else, covered up or hidden, in my car.

glad so many people took advantage of it. just in case people didnt get enough of a fix, or didnt feel like buying four pairs... they have now lowered the price of every pair to $10 so you dont have to buy 4, and it is still free shipping. the glasses deal is also true, i am eyeing up a few pairs. (no pun intended, really). we'll see what happens.

landing matters too..

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just watched the trailer on blue's website.. the shot of that kid with his leg twisted the wrong way, NASTY.

they bringing their own crew to hit that line? cause otherwise im thinkin they are going to be pretty lonely "showcasing" those

as title says, Smith Super Method, Chocolate Brown Frame, Brown Photocromic Lenses (Lens gets darker when in the sun). I wore them once so they are in perfect shape, I don't really like the Photochromic lens thing. Retail is around $140. They will come with leather semi-hard case, and a lifetime warranty. $65 pickup or you pay shipping, which by my guess would only be a few dollars. Attached is a stock picture of them. If you want pictures specifically from me, I can have them up sometime next week.

hahaha, sounds like its time for a staged accident aftermath... i can see it now. wear some old ripped up gear, maybe an old broken board.. climb a few feet off the trail, into the trees... spray ketchup all over your face & on the ground.. then when they get the camera there, jump up and yell, youve been punk'd...that would at least be fun to do to ski patrol, even if they never put it on the show. but im sure you could get in trouble for doing that, too..

word... loooks like a fun setup

snowboarding is a fashion show for wayyy too many people. i dont care what i get, i prefer no plaid, but i considered camo pants this year, heck, because they were pretty nice holden pants and on clearance. my stuff isnt matched, who cares, i have good gear and i spent less than 300 on new boots pants and jacket this year worth over 800 together so screw the trade show, if i get any of that, it will be 3 years down the road when its the last one in the shop for $50. its also nice, noone else ever has the same thing as me they already got rid of theirs from last year haha

How is the park holding up? i havent been up for a week now, contemplating heading up tomorrow and/or friday, and probably saturday.. just wonder if it will be decent for a few hours, so i wont get up there and want to leave right away??

snowboard park tycoon new and improved circus edition

so true, i forgot to mention that.

fence would be a great idea there. i have seen it in videos, and i have talked about it with other riders before, more mt's should be using it. also for the stepdown after thewall. overall, for the jumps i would like them a little longer and a little more vert, but still long smooth transitions. agreed that the stepdown after the wall should be moved downhilll.

in the afternoon the right wall softened up a little in the sun, but the left stayed a solid sheet of ice. unfortunately the right is my heelside wall, which im not so good at hitting, so after a few runs i gave up.

downrail lip was nice but the rail needs to be steeper. i'm liking the last stepdown more every time i go. just would be much much better if moved downhill more so you dont have to turn so much dropping in to it.

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true, last year the swingset was on a spine so there was a transition to break your fall, but now its just on a flat. no matter what, the bus is def a complete waste of space. i say the put it at the top of sidewinder and use it as a hot drink stand.

would be great for the reason method suggested

well my bro said the instructions for his burton bindings said that, but i've never heard it anywhere else... and who reads instructions anyways... i do usually fold mine down though.