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Hiking at resorts that are closed...

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Shifty540
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Do you guys ever do that? I am thinking about it but I don't want to get there and have some assholes tell me I can't because of "liabilities". Basically I wanna just go there, build a kicker and work on some rotations since there is still snow. I really don't wanna put the skis away...
May 17 2006 4:47PM
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Public_Maverick
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then do it.
May 17 2006 4:49PM
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spinverted
Posts: 323 - Karma: 11
It's illegal, they'll sue you if you go.
Seriously though, they'll bitch at you about liabilities. I don't know how lax your mountain is but the employees at mine bitch. So go there after they leave. Also try sundays, usually no one is there.
May 17 2006 4:50PM
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Shifty540
Posts: 1843 - Karma: 21
I am tempted to. There shouldnt be a problem..but thought id ask to see if others had an experience doin it.
May 17 2006 4:50PM
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CZA
Posts: 1715 - Karma: 202
when therre was snow left at mine i went like every day and no one ever talked to me they just drove by on atvs and waved but the might ttake down your jump or rails at night
May 17 2006 4:53PM
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futurespin
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your so lucky you still have snow, when you get there just make sure you hike to some place where people cant see you. then you'll be fine, usually theres no one at the mountain a week or two after it closes.
May 17 2006 4:56PM
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Shifty540
Posts: 1843 - Karma: 21
Its been closed for month...i know, damn forest service lands. So they can only stay open til the 16th of April. Here is the webcam of it...id say theres plenty of snow to get a kicker up higher on the Mtn.

http://www.stevenspass.com/webcam/
May 17 2006 5:01PM
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Dan-Man
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it's not worth it
May 17 2006 5:05PM
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CBROOKS
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that looks dope.
May 17 2006 6:45PM
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S2daJ
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well i have hiked pre season, and after the mtn closes, and they never say anything, we even used their rails that were just in a pile...
May 17 2006 7:07PM
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EClay46
Posts: 2499 - Karma: 69
wow ur resort has about as much snow mmine did the whole season
May 17 2006 7:11PM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
hike that, it looks so dope
[IMG]http://72.5.51.185/webcam/stevenspass.jpg[IMG]

if they get mad at you and tell you to leave then you leave, but at least you tried
May 17 2006 8:21PM
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spere
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Click for larger image
May 17 2006 8:21PM
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Ryno
Posts: 31125 - Karma: 336
If you do it, brake your jump when your done so they don't catch on and start watching out for you.
May 17 2006 8:25PM
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QuazBotch
Posts: 3909 - Karma: 223
that is a sick looking mountain
May 17 2006 8:33PM
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3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 134
breck doesnt care at all
May 17 2006 8:37PM
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dead
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I have done it preseason before, and have not had a problem. And my dad did it a long time ago post season, at around this time and he tells me it was really fun. No bitching on either occaision from the mountain. Then again, I live in a country that doesn't sue for just about everything, aha.
May 17 2006 8:49PM
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720laxskier
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id go do it, you've got the snow. so why not?
May 17 2006 8:54PM
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hollygrove
Posts: 7845 - Karma: 93
Of course you can! We do alot, The ski hill just puts up a sign that say that the resort is colsed and they are not responsible for anything etc, etc.
May 17 2006 9:02PM
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tahoearmada20
Posts: 972 - Karma: 357
as long as you are on forest land or any other type of public land you are welcome to hike as soon as the mountain closes, this includes before and after the lifts run during winter... the cirque at Kirkwood is sick right now!
May 17 2006 9:40PM
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hemlockjibber8
Posts: 5990 - Karma: 3,617
he speaks the truth. most mountains lease the land, from the people. so its no problem to hike when its closed
May 17 2006 10:08PM
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eastAR5
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really who gives a shit? unless your ski po enjoy working after the mountain is closed there isnt gona be a problem. They may own the resort but the dont own the actually snow and mountain . if someone bothers you tell them nicely and athen tell them to fuck off cause there is no liability involved when you dont buy a lift ticket and just hike up. Thats where thers all that shit on the back of the lift ticket about injury, rocks, death
May 17 2006 10:13PM
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tjski
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i hike my local mountain, but its aslo belongs to the forest service after the owner's lease is up, but even then the owner didn't care. the least that can happen in you get told to leave i guess.
May 17 2006 10:39PM
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skoganskier101
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if i had snow near me at a resort i would be all over it, ur really lucky, go for it!
May 17 2006 10:44PM
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samskisalot
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go for it. they might kick you out, but it's like, who cares. then go back the next day.
May 17 2006 11:55PM
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kristie
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 214
In Utah, we can because it's national forest land. In Pennsylvania, we can because we run the mountain.
May 18 2006 12:36AM
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KeegLove
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we do it all the time, dont worry about it, who in the WORLD would care, and if they tell u to leave just tell them to get fucked.
May 18 2006 12:38AM
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BobYohan
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fuckit, the worst thing that happens is they kick you out. if you dont try itl be a long time till you ski again.
May 18 2006 12:55AM
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Shifty540
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I have talked to some buddies and it sounds like they are down. So it looks like I will be getting some more turns in. God I love living in Washington.
May 18 2006 10:19AM
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Dan-Man
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skiing !!!!!!!!!
May 18 2006 10:21AM
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Shifty540
Posts: 1843 - Karma: 21
I can't get enough. People tell me im obsessed...I tell them "What's your point? I never deny that claim."
May 18 2006 10:36AM
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ski_cartel
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man when my place still had snow we went more than a few times, but the first time we got in shit, so we hiked all the way around the camp ground that they run in the summer and hiked up the north hill where they couldnt see us that well. when they did figure out we were there we just grabbed out stuff and ran
May 18 2006 10:47AM
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ejoy
Posts: 524 - Karma: 43
Give it a go.. Shouldn't be too much of a problem depending on where you go. They'll probably just warn you if they see you that it's 'at your own risk'.
May 18 2006 3:06PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
guys at stratton did it
www.putfile.com/flat9safety2
May 18 2006 3:55PM
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III
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me and my friends drove up okemo twice in the last couple months and set up rails on the big mound where the halfpipe is. Sick sessions!
May 18 2006 6:03PM
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