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Official Park Update Thread

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SkierX
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Update it as the park grows and changes. State what's new and what is setup as of that day.

Currently-

-5' flat rail
-5' up rail
-Propane tank
-Flat box
-Rainbow box
Dec 10 2007 4:01PM
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Chucktheweasel
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As of this morning (Tues Dec. 11) they changed it up a bit. They have the box in the beginning and it's just a flat box now, not going down. It has a small jump on, or urban on from the sides. Next to it is this little round rail. Then it goes to the yellow tube thing again. Then they set up the red rail (Phatman's Rail). It has a jump on so it's like a small flat to down, then urban on from both sides. Finally they still have the rainbow box.


Dec 11 2007 6:24PM
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Colt45er
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propane tank sounds kinda dangerous........... but the park sounds ill, up rails are legit.  How much is a lift ticket, or is there a way to get a free one.
Dec 11 2007 7:32PM
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SkierX
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The tank is super fun. It's the same yellow tank from the preseason rail jam.
Dec 11 2007 7:42PM
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ISkiSwitch
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Thank god you said that. I'm going to have so much fun tomorrow, I'm going to hurt myself until I get those 270 ons and offs. hells yea.
Dec 11 2007 8:21PM
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Chucktheweasel
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Haha, only shitty thing about the box is that yeah the jump on is nice, but it's about as wide as a snowboard (at least today it was). So you're going to have to do 'em from the side, not straight on. I don't know, I really liked the box going down. Whatever, I love the rainbow box though.
Dec 11 2007 8:29PM
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SkierX
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The straight on take-off is more narrow than it was when it was a down-box?

I'm excited about the candy-cane rail. I'm hoping to learn to slide actual rails tomorrow night.
Dec 11 2007 8:44PM
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Smuffy
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aaaah. the candy cane. love that thing
Dec 11 2007 9:08PM
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Neffer
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take offs are better off to the side anyway.  straight on is laaaame.  i'm coming home soon.  maybe i will see you guys there.
Dec 11 2007 10:14PM
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conjea
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The phatman rail takeoffs from the side are really nice.I was out there on the 11th and the take off was good even wwhen it was pouring
Dec 12 2007 10:01AM
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SkierX
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Takeoffs need some loving, which is to be expected after the rain.

Rainbow lost its gap.
Candy Cane rail has too small a takeoff. It takes a ton of speed to get on properly.
The red phatman rail looked real good, and the propane tank was still decent (could use a bit more of a takeoff on the front, saw a bunch of people with good speed catch the front of their boards or skis on it)

Current setup though is..

-Flatbox (setup so it's level) or the small 15' candy-cane rail side by side
-Propane Tank
-Red Phatman rail
-Rainbow Box
Dec 13 2007 8:36AM
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SkierX
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"Park Update, 7 features now in the park, newer features include 2 beginner boxes and the "Candy Cane" rail. Come on down and check it out."

I won't be out tonite. Anyone know what the 2 "beginner boxes" are?
Dec 14 2007 4:52PM
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Smuffy
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no idea. but they werent there on thursday.
Dec 14 2007 7:55PM
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Smuffy
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basically, you can choose one of two lines now. the first ones been set up for a while. it goes straight box, set up flat. the yellow oil drum in its original place. then the phatman up-down rail with urban from the sides. and last but not least the rainbow box, also in its original place. the other line has the candy cane, which is really low to the ground with no takeoff at all. then there is the short beginner rail set up flat, and the the other beginner rail going up. just like the beginning of the year.
Dec 16 2007 6:53PM
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troublemaker3
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whats with all the wankster boarders acting tuff and being real loud just to ride straight onto the flat box and 90 out landing sideways and thinking theyre the shit. there was so many of them i couldnt count.
Dec 16 2007 7:34PM
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ISkiSwitch
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apparently that's a super sweet trick, I wish I could do that...

also that up rail on the side, the small one, has a long flat until the landing, I went pretty fast off of it for the hell of it, and still didnt make it. I snowboarder'd have to be going pretty fast straight on to clear that.
Dec 16 2007 8:39PM
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SkierX
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As of today, 12/17, the park is still the same setup.

Either candy cane rail or flat box
2 short rails
Tank jib
Red down rail
Rainbow box

The piles are huge along the left side of the park, and there is a lot of snow. The takeoff for the candycane rail got larger and appears good.

They opened Twister today, which is nice, but cover is thin on it, so I expect with any warmer weather, it will need to reclose. Holly is looking pretty set to open.

The powder over on Blackjack was VERY nice this afternoon. :)
Dec 17 2007 6:34PM
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troublemaker3
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roughly how many inches on black jack?

Dec 17 2007 7:21PM
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SkierX
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6-8 inches of blower powder on top of 4-5 icnhes of crust.

Very nice for ripping.
Dec 17 2007 8:04PM
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troublemaker3
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damn, wish i would have went today. hope its still there tomorrow night
Dec 17 2007 8:20PM
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SkierX
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Eh, by tomorrow night it'll be thick mank as it'll be warmer tomorrow.
Dec 17 2007 8:51PM
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Moses
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the kb site said something about an "intermediate table top"
Dec 18 2007 10:13PM
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ISkiSwitch
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yea, it was pretty nice today. If I could pull three's easy, it's a good jump, landing and lip... it might be destroyed tomorrow though... and it requires a good bit of speed, since it's the longest distance for the first hit ever there I think. I like it though.
Dec 18 2007 10:53PM
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Moses
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why would they destroy it?    it the jump  set up on the first knoll on the left?
Dec 18 2007 11:24PM
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SkierX
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Ugh, it'd be awesome if it was in the same place/size as the jump when the park first moved over to that area a bunch of years back.
Dec 19 2007 9:07AM
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SkierX
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Park chair will be running today.

I'll post a detailed park report tonite after I get home.
Dec 19 2007 11:58AM
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ISkiSwitch
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not the park crew taking it down, just the constant boarders going over it and lack of maintenance... and yea, first knoll to the left.
Dec 19 2007 12:05PM
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SkierX
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Alright, as of last night...

All jib features were the same, no changes to anything.

Next to the flat box on the left side of the chair, there is a table. It's not too bad, 15-20 footer with a nice, wide, smooth takeoff. It's not big by any means, but for the first jump, on December 19th, I'm certainly not going to complain as it's plenty big enough to play around on.
Dec 20 2007 8:19AM
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Smuffy
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yeah. that jumps pretty sick. i did a misty over it so its not to shabby. =)

they also added a little sewer pipe thingy below the rainbow box. its that weird stuff with ridges.
Dec 20 2007 8:41PM
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ISkiSwitch
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I want to try it, but meh... has anyone else done this and lived here? what do I need to do?
Dec 20 2007 10:55PM
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HVskier
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I've slid one of those pipes before and its not as bad as it looks.  They look like certain death but no problems.

anybody skiing kb tomorrow night?  debating between hv during the day or kb at night.
Dec 21 2007 6:02PM
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ISkiSwitch
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I'll def be at KB tomorrow night.
Dec 21 2007 6:19PM
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ISkiSwitch
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My brother just got back from KB, he says that the set up is now as follows.

-Flat Box
-Barrel Jib
-Candy Cane
-Small Flat Rail
-Small Up rail
-Rainbow Box
-15-20' Kicker
-Urban Rail
-Pipeline Jib (new) after Rainbow
-2 C-boxes (new) -one after Rainbow - one next to Urban Rail

To people going tomorrow... just look for the kid in the green coat and gray pants with no poles acing like a nut and doing too many butters. Drop in and say hey.


Dec 21 2007 10:56PM
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HVskier
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cool, I will most likely be there tomorrow night.

Most likely I'll  be on original style troublemakers or maybe couple year old PE's.  Brown Pinstripe pants, olive and tannish jacket, black helmet.
Dec 22 2007 12:37AM
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SkierX
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Yeah, the setup is as nick stated.


Top to Bottom
-15-20' jump
-flat box
-candy cane rail
-propane tank
-short flat rail
-short up rail
-C-box corving left
-Down Rail
-Rainbow box
-C-Box curving right
-Culvert tubing

I will be at KB this afternoon for a bit, not sure how late I'll be staying. Maybe 'til 6-ish. We'll see.
Dec 22 2007 8:12AM
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SkierX
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And my killer typo made KB's Daily Update... Wooo!

WTF is corving anyways?
Dec 22 2007 1:12PM
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Moses
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you forgot to include an extra thick layer of ice in your update
Dec 22 2007 3:07PM
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ISkiSwitch
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ahaha, that's fantastic! Thanks to OldSchool for that. You're famous now Steve, for shitty spelling.
Dec 22 2007 3:08PM
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SkierX
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Hahahaha, not spelling, shitty typing.

BIG difference.
Dec 22 2007 3:41PM
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HVskier
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fun night until I walked out of the cafeteria after taking my boots off and my skis were gone.  Why would anybody want a beater pair of troublemakers?

I guess they've had a lot of boards stolen this season but no skis yet, lock your gear up.

If anybody sees an old pair of troublemakers ( black/green,175cm with a few stickers) around with beat up, center mounted salomon s810 bindings be sure to give them a beating for me.
Dec 23 2007 12:24AM
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ISkiSwitch
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aww man. That's super gay, right at the end of the day too. I'm going to need to buy an small lock it looks like. I just complimented you on the old schoolness of the skis tonight, what a bummer. I could give off my invaders for cheap if I want to sell them later. If you can't find anything...
Dec 23 2007 3:16AM
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xcjamie
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yea im def locking mine up from now on

did the rain like kill all the features today?
Dec 23 2007 10:30PM
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ISkiSwitch
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apparently they closed down early, at noon. even though it doesn't matter too much, I guess there was lightning and heavy winds and rain. There's no snow at my house except for the backyard kicker, not too destroyed. Plus they have alot of manmade snow, and alot of salt, which freezes the snow into ice ontop of the take offs. So I suppose the snow will be in decent conditions along with the 2"+ they got tonight. As long as it's all put back together next thursday night...
Dec 24 2007 1:30AM
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SkierX
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I rode Xmas eve. Park was still in great shape, everthing was hitable and not smaller in size at all, even the jump was the same.

It was awesome, there was very few people and I could run non-stop park laps and full runs.

Merry Christmas to all!

And Garick, super lame, those hinders are worth more than those old beat TM's and that's not saying much as they're Solly binders. :) People suck. I'm never leaving my skis unattended anymore.
Dec 25 2007 10:12AM
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SkierX
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Today- 12/31

Candy Cane Rail
Flat box
tiny table
c-box
down rail
rainbow box
2 propane tanks
jump
and the 2 tiny rails

I'm out for a bit due to shoulder dislocation on the rainbow box earlier today.
Dec 31 2007 8:14PM
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HVskier
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I heard about your shoulder, that sucks. were you doing anything different or just sliding normally? 
Jan 1 2008 8:12PM
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SkierX
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Eh, just normal. It was ride-on, and I didn't pop enough, and m lead ski tip got underneath.
Jan 2 2008 12:56PM
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Moses
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kb has a new jib, a big tower of tires, i cant say that i am a fan....yet
Jan 3 2008 12:33AM
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HVskier
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I have no idea what could be done with that tower of tires.  Holy Snowmaking piles on eagle, also making lots of snow for the jumps.  I'd guess there is a good possibility of new tables for this weekend.
Jan 3 2008 11:43PM
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Moses
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i would be so happy if they had jumps this weekend, but with the upcoming high temps id imagine that they would leave the snow in those massive piles since they hold up surprisingly well to rain.
Jan 4 2008 9:25AM
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SkierX
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Agreed with Moses.

I might be at KB tomorrow afternoon with a photo camera, anyone going to be there to be a subject?
Jan 4 2008 10:21AM
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