Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Plus the learning area, tubing, a full service lodge and a uber convenient parking lot.They could build a lodge and parking area 100 yards south and still have the tubing exactly where it is. But then they wouldn't get the run out and the stat. If losing the terrain park meant fewer boarders I suppose I could endure that. Could we make upper sidewinder a ski trail too? Edited February 8, 2017 by Ski2Live Live2Ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 What's wrong with having snowboarders there? Without them the skiing industry would have krumped. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) I would want to build a lodge and parking lot on flat ground. I don't know much about construction but it seems like a lot less earth to move. I'm happy for snowboarders cause they gave us powder skis. Also if I developed a ski area I would surely have a runout at the base if feasible. Not only to pad the vertical stat a little but to make the runs last a little longer and give people a little breather at the end of the run. What's the point of getting to 40 or 50mph by the bottom of falls or Dreamweaver just to have to throw me sideways and stop...seems like a waste of energy to me... I remember the last year Blue mountain didn't allow snowboarding 1995-96. I was in the summit lodge and saw a family of 5 with 4 skiers and one snowboarder leaving first thing. It was because Blue didn't allow snowboarding..(they were one of the final holdouts) so the family of 5 was likely headed for camelback or Jack Frost. Hundreds of dollars of lost revenue and I'm sure that sort of thing happened daily. It's the same sport we just use different tools. Edited February 8, 2017 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Surely you have noticed subpar boarders deciding to descend a steep with their board perpendicular to the fall line scraping a 3 foot swath down to ice. JF is pretty boarder free thanks to the presence of "Big Boarder" nearby on the same ticket. Edited February 8, 2017 by Ski2Live Live2Ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Lots of subpar skiers slipping their way down as well. It's their right to ski or ride how they like. Everybody starts as a beginner. JF runs also only last about 23.5 seconds. Edited February 8, 2017 by GrilledSteezeSandwich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted February 8, 2017 Report Share Posted February 8, 2017 Surely you have noticed subpar boarders deciding to descend a steep with their board perpendicular to the fall line scraping a 3 foot swath down to ice. JF is pretty boarder free thanks to the presence of "Big Boarder" nearby on the same ticket. JF is far from boarder free. I skied there on a season pass for 5 yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Lots of skiers like to hit the park. It's not just boarders. And anyone can ski or ride through the park. Just stay out of the landings and off the lips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Lots of skiers like to hit the park. It's not just boarders. And anyone can ski or ride through the park. Just stay out of the landings and off the lips. You've got to practice smart style in the park remember to EasystyleIt...Look before you leap..call your drop in multiple languages, wreck yourself before you wreck yourself.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 JF is far from boarder free. I skied there on a season pass for 5 yrs. Drastically less than at Blue which is likely more Boarder infested than any place I hit other than Big Boarder (which I hit only when it is the only game in town). I do more or less skip Bear Creek and Mountain Creek entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Drastically less than at Blue which is likely more Boarder infested than any place I hit other than Big Boarder (which I hit only when it is the only game in town). I do more or less skip Bear Creek and Mountain Creek entirely.So you avoid areas with snowboarders? Who does that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) So you avoid areas with snowboarders? Who does that? Herbs and Jerrys Edited February 9, 2017 by GrilledSteezeSandwich 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarponhead Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I'm happy for snowboarders cause they gave us powder skis. Shane McConkey thank you very much 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Surely you have noticed subpar boarders deciding to descend a steep with their board perpendicular to the fall line scraping a 3 foot swath down to ice. We who ski the sides thank them for scraping off all the soft snow and pushing it there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 We who ski the sides thank them for scraping off all the soft snow and pushing it there... #GrindTheSpine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I prefer places that focus less on terrain parks and more on ski trails, as that is what I prefer to ski. I see having a higher % of skiers as a plus, but that doesn't directly impact where I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 Ski2Live you'd like Jackson hole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I prefer places that focus less on terrain parks and more on ski trails, as that is what I prefer to ski. I see having a higher % of skiers as a plus, but that doesn't directly impact where I go. Did you ever go to Big Boulder before Peak bought it? It was basically failing. Peak turning it into a big terrain park kept it going. So, next time you ski BB, like early season, thank a park rat. #homestretch_issues #boarder_problems #avoidresortswithterrainparks 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I was at Boulder in 87 once, then not again until 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I was at Boulder in 87 once, then not again until 2014 I don't think I'll ever ski at Montage or Camelback or Jack Frost again. None compare to blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprogram4 Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 lol at arguably the biggest gaper on this site talking shit about snowboarding lol. also lol at equating terrain parks with snowboarding. its 2017, half the people in the park are skiers 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 lol at arguably the biggest gaper on this site talking shit about snowboarding lol. also lol at equating terrain parks with snowboarding. its 2017, half the people in the park are skiers OMG I'm laughing so hard!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted February 9, 2017 Report Share Posted February 9, 2017 I don't know which way to comment as I actively do both So Fuck skiers and fuck snowboarders. Skiblades 4 douglyfe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2017 I don't think I'll ever ski at Montage or Camelback or Jack Frost again. None compare to blue. I find all 3 more interesting but it is nice to hit Blue as a change of pace if you can do it on a weekday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 On 2/7/2017 at 10:42 AM, Ski2Live Live2Ski said: Used the bottom lot exactly once - the time I went tubing there. I see no reason to drive up and down the mountain an extra time for the privilege of having to ride a lift before skiing. QFT…and you get Burma to yourself on the first run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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