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Castleford Snowdome (UK)

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tequila
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What a load of rubbish.
I've never been before - I tend to stick to actual mountains and the odd trip to the local dryslope.
That is in no way snow. Its frozen icing sugar I'm sure. It doesn't feel or sound like snow.
The slope is tiny. I swear the dryslope at Kendal is bigger.
I went during the day today because Thursday and Friday nights are freestyle nights and they leave some rails and stuff out. The kickers were ridiculous and the rails were fenced off.
Plus the place was absolutely crawling with snowploughers (good on them learning and everything but I'd like to be able to pick up a bit of speed...)
Oh, and only one lift was open and the queue was huge.
Grrrrrrr. It cost far too much for that.
I'd rather ski on plastic (at least there's plenty to play on at Kendal)
Nov 23 2007 2:45PM
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MrScruff
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Been to the new one in Manchester, would be great for a beginner (though extortionate prices) but I'm sticking to snowflex til they make the freestyle stuff worthwhile
Nov 23 2007 2:49PM
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followCam
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BRAEHEAD > ALL OTHER SNOWDOMES.

and i love getting it for free :)
Nov 23 2007 2:55PM
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tequila
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Haha you're on Natives and Darksummer :D
Nov 23 2007 2:56PM
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iJib
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I was there today teachin skiing all day, and it was my last shift yey cali, but another stopry,


It was fresh snow ontop, so always is slow for a day,

The lifts were busy cuz the second lift was having its annual service, unfortunatley it has to happen at some point,

The lil tiny jump was open

And the rails are closed because newbs nail themselves all frikken day on them. And i saw nobody all day who looked like they could ride rails, and i even saw one guy land on his head from a 3 foot jump.

in your face, in a typical newschoolers way.

Muchos love really.

ermm was you rocking headphones sat on a bench,
Nov 23 2007 4:21PM
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tequila
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Headphones? Yar that was me.
I was meant to be helping my mum n her boyfriend learn to ski snow, but we weren't there long.
Nov 23 2007 4:27PM
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iJib
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Complain get some free time, the park is gash this week anywya, all the effert went into the hull street session.
Nov 23 2007 4:30PM
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tequila
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I'm not too bothered really. Just a bit disappointed.
I'm off to St Anton in a week anyway :P
Nov 23 2007 4:34PM
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iJib
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fair play in abiittt
Nov 23 2007 4:36PM
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tequila
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On the plus side one of the liftie guys was rather hot :D
Nov 23 2007 4:45PM
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iJib
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There all retards, its all about instructors haha just playing,
Nov 23 2007 5:28PM
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TechnoPotamus
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any pictures availible?   i'm in the U.S.
Nov 23 2007 5:30PM
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tequila
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Haha.
So if you saw me, did I see you? Which one were you?
Nov 23 2007 5:30PM
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iJib
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tut i was riding old elizabeths, and had a blue tall hat, like a faggot.
Nov 23 2007 5:44PM
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tequila
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Meh...no strong recollection. Did you have people on the beginner slope after 1?
Nov 23 2007 5:49PM
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iJib
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yeaaah, boring times,
Nov 23 2007 5:50PM
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tequila
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yeah I saw you then.
Fun stuff haha.
Nov 23 2007 5:52PM
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iJib
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i think we should end this now,

Nov 23 2007 5:54PM
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tequila
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Yeah......

ciao
Nov 23 2007 5:54PM
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gingerski
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i ski at cas every thursday and friday n so what if it does not feel like real snow its great 4 freestyle and also keeping up my tricks inbetween holidays plus i learnt many gring tricks there ( 270 on pretsil 270 off) and when they have the up box out its great i learnet a 540 off it which helped me on the bigger rails on holiday so shut up about indoor its great 4 keeping my skill level up.
Nov 24 2007 4:21PM
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tequila
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Yeah I didn't really mean to have such a rant...was just tired n stuff (took 3 hours to get there, damn traffic)
If I lived nearby I'd probably live in there haha.
Nov 24 2007 6:12PM
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