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Icerair Comp: bad planning?

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rachael575
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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/23/BAGDKEBPA11.DTL

Looks like they shoulda planned this a while ago

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Aug 23 2005 8:45PM
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duhamelski
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its not gonna get shut down

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Aug 23 2005 8:48PM
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anon.ymous
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the way ive heard from people involved, its more of an angry neighborhood not wanting to be "bothered" by a one day event.

leave it to the non-ski/board community to take a run at shutting down a fun event


Aug 23 2005 8:53PM
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waynewong
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what tourism??
its a one day event that few hundred people will attend...more of a novelty than anything else


that said the concept is awsome and i wish the competors nothing but the best

Aug 23 2005 11:50PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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"what are they gonna do with the snow"
geeeeeeeez its gonna melt.

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Aug 24 2005 12:07AM
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skrchiq
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i live in the bay area and there was an article in one of the newspapers the other day about it and it was talking about the main reason being this monastery is on fillmore street and they have this huge like meditation thing going on the same day and the monks are all pissed off cause they think it's gonna be distracting.

i doubt if it gets canceled though, they don't have that much time.

Aug 24 2005 12:16AM
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WONTON
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somebody has a wedding in a building by that street the same day too

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Aug 24 2005 12:27AM
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waynewong
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i would be stoked if it were my wedding...but for most it would be annoying as all fuck...

imagine all your family and guests dealing with a bunch of rich kids pretending to be thugs



Aug 24 2005 12:29AM
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soup
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haha shit. it kinda felt like they just announced the event, phoned a bunch of skiers and boarders to come, then realized oh fuck we gotta build this shit and make snow and tell the mayor. not too organnized

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Aug 24 2005 12:52AM
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mattwalker
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yea that shit goes down saturday, its wednesday... they have to start building that shit early friday... that means the process is already happening, all the celebrities, filmers, helpers, athletes are in SF or will be there tommorrow... if they do cancel, it has to be tommorrow before shit gets built... and i dont think they could... money has already been spent... mosely did a good job of stalling everybody, saying everything is alright and taken care of....

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Aug 24 2005 1:55AM
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anon.ymous
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exactly ^, although in the grand scheme of things we wont bring in a TON of money..hotel accomodations in SF arent cheap, so they already have me for 400, not counting the taxi's/meals/shit ill pay for while there

but, im sure it will still go off..or i hope

Aug 24 2005 10:39AM
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waynewong
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^^ hate to say but have u guys been to SF lately...they are not exactly hurting for money...especially the fremont street area

the vendors and restraurants will likely lose money during this even as their normal crowd will be far far away...how many newschool thugs are gonna throw down 100 bucks for a two person dinner???

no denny's or McD's nearby...just high end fancy SF bistros and cafes




Aug 24 2005 10:53AM
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skrchiq
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have you ever been to san francisco buddy? there's plenty of cheap food.

Aug 24 2005 11:20AM
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RastaSkier9
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So when is it supposed to happen, and if MTV airs it then that would be good publicity for the sport and a channel thats watched by a lot of people


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Aug 24 2005 11:50AM
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Lax_Bro40
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i was thinking the same thing

Aug 24 2005 12:16PM
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twix_182
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monks shouldnt get pissed off, they're monks. hypocrites they are, they deserve to be put throught the noise

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Aug 24 2005 12:28PM
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miss_hevern87
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my question is...why SF? wouldn't it make more sense to do it in a more competition oriented location so that people wouldn't freak? mosely i think made a bad choice with having it there. and as for the monks, well, theyr'e monks, who cares what they say.

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Aug 24 2005 12:43PM
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Ski_Punx
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Well ..this event has been in the works for a while now. We are one of the sponsors of the event. And we are still going up there. I cannot believe that the city of SF could give approval for the comp. And then at the last minute threaten to pull the plug because of some residents who are affraid of damage from the crowds.
As a sponsor...I already have alot of money put into this thing. I am really hoping they can pull this shit off. If not some sponsores are going to be pretty bitter...
Bottom line the city of SF should not have givien the permit in the first place if they were not set with their fears and concerns of this event.
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Aug 24 2005 12:47PM
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Ya they better not fucking pull it. That would suck so much ass

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Aug 24 2005 12:49PM
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wannabegangster
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and the idea for the event came up when mosely was ahvign diner on that very street did it not??? so to me it seems liek the perfect place to hold the event. that is if im not mistake abotu the mosely dinenr thing.




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Aug 24 2005 3:28PM
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alisly
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im pretty sure its cancelled

Aug 24 2005 4:09PM
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kendrick
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what, exactly, are you basing that comment on?

Aug 24 2005 4:22PM
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ozee
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well, I thought it was built in SF because it gives a cool urban look to the whole thing, it's more original. And why SF? because it's already a huge slope, well thats what I was thinking I dont know exactly what the setup is like

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Aug 24 2005 4:28PM
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kendrick
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actually, you're right. It's cancelled as of 2pm today, wednesday

Aug 24 2005 5:19PM
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kendrick
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/baycitynews/archive/2005/08/24/skijump24.DTL

Aug 24 2005 5:21PM
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skrchiq
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yah this sucks ass. i'm hella pissed it got canceled.

but it was SF for all the reasons everyone gave.. plus moseley lives in the bay area and it was planned for his birthday so i think that made him want to do it at home.

this is such bullshit its canceled and gavin newsome sucks.

Aug 25 2005 12:24PM
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skrchiq
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oh just kidding, it's postponed. i feel better now.

Aug 25 2005 12:27PM
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