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MN Water Ramp

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4thElement
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There's an opportunity to build a snowboard/newschool ski summer training facility in Minneapolis, MN -- but the city needs to know there is demand.

Water ramps let you practice real freestyle tricks off real jumps with real skis/snowboards on, but instead of an icy landing, you'll land in water. Try the trick you've always wanted without worrying about hurting yourself. A snowboard/newschool specific water ramp would be the first of its kind in the nation.

You shouldn't have to fall 20 times on an icy jump to learn a 540. We've got to prove that there is a need. Please help us build a snowboard water ramp in Minnesota giving us your feedback. Forward it to your friends. Rally together and get this built! Thanks!
Jun 29 2006 11:18AM
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RRP-llc
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An indoor park is an order of magnitude more expensive than water ramps. Why don't we be realistic.

--rick
Jun 29 2006 1:06PM
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aaron.ebner
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i think water ramps would be sick.
Jun 29 2006 2:15PM
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Pinewskis
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I would rather have an indoor park. It wouldn't necessarily have to be huge, just an indoor jib park. Nice...
Jun 29 2006 3:33PM
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4thElement
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Indoor park would be fun, I guess...but you'd still have to land on icy jumps. So you still can't progress as fast. And no one would use it in the winter. We're not in Japan. I'd rather just go to Mt. Hood for summer riding -- and judging by the price to build an indoor park, a trip to Hood would cost about the same as the indoor lift ticket.
Jun 29 2006 4:03PM
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noodle
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so who do we contact about this to rally it up? phone numbers? email address? if you want somthing like this done you usually need to hassel people about it, so who do we hassel? spreading the word only gets you so far!
Jun 29 2006 6:23PM
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mnjib
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just what i wanted to know.
Jun 29 2006 8:24PM
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mnjib
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steve...i love you but......you are a dumbass. i would take something that COULD possibly happen vs. something rather far fetched(though they have talked about putting a ski dome thing at that viking complex in blane if that ever gets approved)
Jun 29 2006 10:27PM
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aaron.ebner
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i heard about that.....
it would be sweet.
Jun 29 2006 10:40PM
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aaron.ebner
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she's probably implying that japanese people are into all the tech shit and would probably rather use a indoor place then drive really far to go to a mountain.

sounds crazy to me.
i would rather be able to jump then rail. i already do that enough.
Jun 29 2006 11:19PM
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aaron.ebner
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yea true.
Jun 30 2006 12:20AM
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mnjib
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reality of an indoor ski area here. bunny hill and one shit rail. but damn i hope thats not what will happen.
Jun 30 2006 1:56AM
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aaron.ebner
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rainbow rail would be cooler then box
Jun 30 2006 10:00AM
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4thElement
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Here's some indoor ski resorts:

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/53F8D9E9-E3EA-4BFC-BDE1-7F867DFFD92C.htm

http://www.indoorsnow.com/english/worldindoor-new-e.htm

http://www.abc-of-skiing.com/indoor-skiing/snow-domes.asp

http://www.snowflex.com/news-view.php?SelectItem=35&PHPSESSID=cfc9b70002b23a358cde962cb9fd3a60

I don't know how good a park will be when it overlooks a Gucci botique.
Jun 30 2006 10:56AM
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mnjib
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where are you getting your info from steve? where did you hear that if we get the snowdome that its going to be all park? i am looking at the offical planes and they dont even list the snowdome any more.

http://www.anokacounty.us/EconomicDevelopment/stadium/drawings/stadium-aer-view-hi-res.jpg

no ski dome listed(which sucks cuz i want one)
Jun 30 2006 12:49PM
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4thElement
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right you are. A while ago, didn't they said it'd be a bunnyhill, one intermediate run and a small park. Probably with little stuff for beginners. But it looks like they've killed the indoor ski hill for whatever reason.
Jun 30 2006 12:54PM
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4thElement
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Right you are. I forgot to paste this link with my first post. Sorry bout that. I got emailed this link and description last week.

http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB225FBNXGE6W
Jun 30 2006 12:58PM
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murphski
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^ thank you drew for raising the average intelligence of this thread.

An indoor park would suck, we wouldnt be the only ones using it, and it sure as hell wouldnt be made just for jibbing. 90% of the genaral public cannot freestyle ski or snowboard. They would most likely build two runs, a really long one for everyone, and one that's about half as long as hyland. and we have all been to hyland on a sunny 40 degree saturday. it's fucking nuts, now imagine that inside.
why would the MOA want to invest money in something that is going to bomb? your ultimate respinse is "it won't bomb, i'll go everyday!" well im sorry but the MOA is not going to invest millions of dollars to supply 30+ kids who claim they will go everyday.

a water ramp is cheaper, easier to run, and less of an insurance risk.

im not trying to be a dick, but people need to open their eyes, and look at things from a bussiness/financial aspect.

in summation, i agree a water ramp would be sick. I will also spread the word.
Jun 30 2006 3:01PM
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mnjib
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thank you mr. drew steve i still love you lets stay on topic i am sorry.
Jun 30 2006 3:56PM
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theORANGEshovel
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For sure a water ramp would be way better than an indoor hill cause it would be packed and gay as hell and it cost 375 million dollars just to build. Think what it would cost but ill go for ramps anyday so ill spread the word for sure
Jun 30 2006 5:54PM
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theORANGEshovel
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^ha that stuff doesnt help you learn just makes you fall really hard but it would be sweet
Jun 30 2006 10:01PM
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awsomecoolguy
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this has me all excited and i filled out the survey but i know it will never happen
Jun 30 2006 10:16PM
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mnjib
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thats because we are the most amzing people ever.(drew and myself that is)
Jul 1 2006 1:42AM
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D-40
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amazingly gay
Jul 9 2006 1:23AM
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mnjib
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baseball? football? smokin and drinking and hanging out with hookers?
Jul 9 2006 10:12AM
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D-40
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that was right too
Jul 9 2006 2:27PM
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D-40
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yeah i have been meaning to get them too you, i am calling my dad too see if he has them in his car because they were still in my van when i went to canada. i am almost positive that he is bringing them back though
Jul 9 2006 2:29PM
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