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Big Boulder status?

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the_unknown
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Anyone know the current setup for jumps? I see 2 medium jumps on their site but no photos or anything. How big are medium jumps anyways? 30 feet? All info is appreciated
Dec 5 2007 11:31AM
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sockem64
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Dude, I was at Boulder last weekend and they had two parks. The one on the right has two 10-15 foot jumps. Also a barrel at the top, and lots of boxes and rails. Then there is another park on the right with two 25-30 ft jumps and some more rails.
Dec 5 2007 7:17PM
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sarahskis
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I was at boulder on saturday, and just the fact that they were open made everyone happy.  everything in love park was a bit bigger, 25 ish foot jumps.  the barrel in the other park was a lot of fun, it just died later on in the day.  goin back tomorrow = ]
Dec 5 2007 11:00PM
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scratchicD7
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i was up for college night tonigt n it was pretty sick n the snow was pretty nice...its deff worth the trip if thats what ur wondering...n if u can/if ur in college go on  wed night n bring ur college id its only $10
Dec 5 2007 11:35PM
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Ruski
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sweet be up this weekend i think
Dec 6 2007 7:54PM
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papasteeze
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Looks like they are continuing to blow big boulder  Yay!!!!!!!!! - so no big jumps yet......

What that means, is that the jumps are goin to be so nice when they do build.  the more they blow the more they can shape.  they are saying they have 58-72 inch base now. wow just wow
Dec 6 2007 9:06PM
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TheManMulcahey
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The amount of snow on Boulder Park is amazing.  A couple of piles are as tall as the top of a Polecat Tower.  Unreal.
Dec 7 2007 5:05PM
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EastCoastJ
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we might come up again from ohio so we will see this weekend how things look
Dec 10 2007 2:12AM
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Joan
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sounds super sick ill be riding down there abunch in a few weeks
Dec 10 2007 8:44PM
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papasteeze
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The Big Park opens this weekend.

Dec 11 2007 12:44PM
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ohiosucks
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yo jason if you roll up their give me a ring if you have some room 
Dec 11 2007 8:55PM
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EastCoastJ
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i will let you know wood
Dec 14 2007 3:31AM
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papasteeze
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The jump line is huge in a semi step up style.  there are snow sculptures in the plaza. and yeah well, I guarantee they still have the biggest and the most stuff on the east ..
Dec 16 2007 12:37AM
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papasteeze
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Dec 16 2007 11:14AM
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the_unknown
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Damn, that loooks pretty dope, thanks for the pics, papasteeze
Dec 16 2007 11:46AM
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papasteeze
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Sorry for whoring this thread but since there are so few skiers riding there that post, I sort of feel like it is my obligation to get the word out for those who want/need a quality park in our region. The following is a quote from another message board about yesterday...




"Boulder is going off right now. I was there for the Rome rail jam and the level of riding was crazy. There were kids flipping onto the rail off the butter box and so many sick tricks. I wasnt expecting that big of a set up, it was kind of like the Trans Am, which is coming in january. Free hotdogs and redbull, and I got a ton of stuff at the product toss.

And then Boulder Park, I think thats the biggest its been ever. Correct me if i'm wrong but those jumps were bigger than anything they've had last year. Tons of skiers spinning 5's and 7's off the last jump, which is the biggest. Overall, Boulder is sick. "
Dec 16 2007 12:48PM
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the_unknown
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hey papasteeze, you got any more pictures you can post? Im curious to see how the jumps came out from up top
Dec 16 2007 9:55PM
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BennyB
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definately tryin to head up there this weekend for some much needed jumpage! 
Dec 17 2007 5:47PM
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e.will
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werdz, im feeling BB too. i just came into some money, so its gonna be gnar gnar...

american best value and suites here i come!
Dec 17 2007 7:30PM
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*steph*
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hmm i sure hope they gave the smaller takeoff to the last jump in the jump line some more kick... i hit that saturday morning (the day that park first opened) with normal speed. when i was in the air i knew i was gonna come up short. i landed somewhere on the deck on both feet... but according to my buddy,  the impact was so bad that i bounced back up in the air really badly and the next time i hit the ground was a ways down the landing

broke my clavicle in 2 places, out for 3 months... awesome (im really bummin about this)
Dec 17 2007 8:37PM
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*steph*
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^ oh and it wasn't just me... about 5 mins after i went into the patrol hut, another kid came in with his face all banged up. as he described what happened, i was like damn - same thing as me. luckily he didn't break anything though.
Dec 17 2007 8:40PM
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EastCoastJ
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hey papasteeze i am pretty sure heff, ryan, brad, and i are coming up this weekend. you gonna be up at bb?
Dec 17 2007 10:34PM
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papasteeze
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Nips said the first jump is the best he has ever hit.  Jumps are personal so don't hold him/me to it.  The Big Jump, the last one is not to be guinea'd, it is a serious jump,  right now the sweet spot is short, the landing is steep though. 

I am going to say, do not hit it unless you have tons of experience at that size.  It is an experts jump.  Only a few skiers were throwing down on it, based on what I was told.  Ride with a buddy doing a follow in.  I know.. bla bla bla.... :o)

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I have no idea of what this might be off to the left..  might not be anything.

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Dec 18 2007 1:11AM
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papasteeze
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There are a couple of comps this weekend. Nips said he doesn't want to do them - He wants to ride at Boulder, so yeah, looks like we will be there.
Dec 18 2007 1:12AM
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Insomniac
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Since no one else tried, I might as well. This was the entire mountain as of saturday? I think that was the last time I was there...

I'm going tonight, so this might all have changed by then..

Freedom:
Barrel Jib
Wide Down Box/ Normal Down Box
Long Down Rail/ Long Down Box
Two Small Jumps side by side
Box/ Rail
Battleship Box/ Butter Box

Love:
Down Single Barrel Street Style Rail
Medium Jump
Down Rail (Flat)
Medium Jump
Flat rail

Boulder:
Flat rail
Jump
Jump
Jump
Tube Jib/ Step-up to Down Box/ Rainbow Rail / DFD Rail



I think that was all...
Dec 18 2007 12:42PM
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EastCoastJ
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it all looks amazing
Dec 18 2007 1:53PM
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the_unknown
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Thanks for the pics Papa, it loks dope, ima have to make my way up there as soon as i get back from puerto rico
Dec 18 2007 3:23PM
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nipe
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I'm heading up tomorrow! Anyone else going for college night?
Dec 18 2007 11:30PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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How cheap is their college night??
Dec 19 2007 10:30AM
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Black-Bandanna
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That jump is so sketch. The bigger, left hand side one is fucking nice though.
Dec 19 2007 4:07PM
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papasteeze
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I got this report tonight and feel compelled to post it.






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it could be a little bigger, but hey, you can take it pretty deep so its all good. thats the first time i ever hit a jump like that and i got to say, it was pretty orgasmic haha. crazy good style of jump.

but yea freedom was getting boring and they definitely made it less boring this time. i just think they took it over board. took one run through it and gave up. its like tryin to ski through a rock concert."
Dec 19 2007 10:09PM
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Shadows
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10 bucks. and they are wayyy strict on ID's.

Dec 19 2007 11:20PM
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papasteeze
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Another report on the rebuild of the small park (freedom) I didn't write this.




The first and last feature where original, all though I don't know what the hell you would do with the last. The 3 jumps are good but are small and randomly sized. One is like a foot, one is about 5 foot, and one is like 15. They should have made them all about the same it is hard to get a rythmn. The upslope box is ok but sticky. Didn't hit the rainbow I was using the jump. Battleship box was nice as always, a random barrel bonk and then a bunch of flat rails. If you are going top to bottom it is good but if people start hiking it, it might be a shit show. It isn't as tight together as it looks, I dunno if you can ride well it shouldn't be an issue at all. If you are one of those people who can barely ride and are good at jibs, then maybe it will be hard but in general if you can ride they aren't too close together at all.

This is going to be wrong I didn't look much to the right hand side and I only did 4 runs through

-Channel gap quarterpipe with a pipe across the top. Think of the two wedges they had last year but with a pipe across the top and made out of snow.
-3 choice flat box/flat rail/barrel bonk setup
-3 choice small jump, down box, down rail
-3 choice small jump, battleship box, rainbow rail
-2 choice 15 ft jump, upslope box
-2 choice butter box, flat-down rail
-Up box gap down box setup, although the gap is filled with snow so you could ride across. The boxes are like 3 feet wide, it is really weird, I want to see what other people do with it. I just straight aired it and then rock to fakie on the first box, I'm not sure if you can spin it with plastic, when I do my spins I put my toeside edge down, I dunno.

I feel like the bottom need a quarter pipe, there is a lot of empty space.
Dec 20 2007 7:34PM
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papasteeze
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Here is a cool video of Butter Box Thingy at the Plaza.

http://blip.tv/file/547783
Dec 21 2007 12:07PM
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FK.
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I was up at Boulder yesterday and it was the sickest thing I have ever seen, the set up on Freedom and boulder was off the hook!!!! That girl who busted herself up off that first jump on boulder must not have know what she was getting herself into. Personally, that is the best jump I think I have ever hit in my life... but that 2nd and 3rd jump were still making me crap my pants!
Dec 22 2007 12:49PM
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Joan
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how big are they? Im headin up there soon im excited!!
Dec 22 2007 4:04PM
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Shadows
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35, 45, 55? something around there.

Dec 22 2007 6:39PM
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*steph*
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nono i liked the first jump... it was the last/3rd
Dec 22 2007 7:56PM
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*steph*
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^and the smaller takeoff... guess the word is the smaller takeoff was/is? sketch but the bigger is legit
Dec 22 2007 7:59PM
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Insomniac
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I went to boulder last night. The only difference on Plaza was a replacement of the rainbow rail with a long flat rail.

The new Freedom was good. The thing at the end was useless, but other than that it was interesting. The wooden wallride was fun, and the down rail was interesting too. The A-frame was nice, and like said above, the up box was a bit sticky. The jumps on the left aside from the first were pointless.

Dec 22 2007 8:50PM
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papasteeze
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A certain PC kid from cental PA was there yesterday and was amazed at what Boulder had, a group from Ohio is driving 6 hours on regular basis.  Copper just announced what was in thier park on Catalyst (US Open run) felt compelled to move it to Regionals well because ..... Sorry for all the claimage, but if you want some serious park features....   uh yeah!
Dec 23 2007 9:47AM
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heFF
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I was up at boulder this weekend....way sick

didn't sesh the 2 bigger jumps at all because the weather wasn't workin on the good side and there was a lot of flat light and it was my first time jumping this year but we seshed the first jump for awhile and it was soo dope.....a lot better than last year because you can take the jumps deeper and it feels smooth cuz the landings are a lot steeper this year...sunday it rained allll day but the thing i was most stoked on is that i still saw...in the pouring rain...guys on park crew going around making sure everything was setup perfect...in which it was, i would say love could use a lot more rails and boxes and the jumps could use steeper landings but besides that i had a blast in boulder and freedom
Dec 24 2007 8:52AM
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=Worf=
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i actually had fun with the small jumps on freedom. no need to huck yourself to clear anything and quite floaty.  so young flanigan bigger doesnt always mean better. those jumps were perfect just to dick around on.  shit was fun inspite of the rain.



oh and papasteeze i wouldnt trust anyone from park city, to much morman influance you know.
Dec 24 2007 10:42AM
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EastCoastJ
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haha for sure bb was amazing this weekend and feel compelled to say thank you again to papasteeze for the hospitality.
Dec 24 2007 11:42AM
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