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chronicskier172
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i am going 2 stratton on friday will there be a good park

Dec 18 2007 6:08PM
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skiblandford
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i went to stratton 2 weeks ago and the park was skectchy at the least it was good but i think since we got all that snow they will open suntanner and will have a few more rails and jumps set up
so to awnser you question     
  yup
Dec 18 2007 6:11PM
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chronicskier172
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as long as the jumps arent sketchy

jiminy has 2 jumps and there horrible
Dec 18 2007 6:12PM
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skithedirt
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thats my last name, my dad owns it the park is okay now its a lil sketchy

nooooo just kidding b

but that really is my last name
Dec 18 2007 7:02PM
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ArmadaFreerider8
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anyone know when suntanner is going to open?
Dec 20 2007 7:21PM
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Bepo
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i was there today and the park was sick, good conditions and the jumps were really nice.  They were pushing snow and setting stuff up on suntanner, so it should be open this weekend.  Looks huge from what I saw on the chair
Dec 20 2007 11:16PM
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BCKicker540
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i was there yesterday, heres a complete setup (rail lengths are estimate):
 small park:  20' flat rail
                    30' flat box
                    10'-10' up-down
                     banked box jib

medium park: 20' down rail
                      20-25' jump with ok kick
                      20-25' jump with no kick
                      decent sized trap box

the big park was being built, should be ready by the weekend
                    
Dec 21 2007 10:34AM
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ArmadaFreerider8
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suntanner to open tommorow
Dec 21 2007 11:09PM
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ShadyHillGroup
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only skied half day today, but suntanner was finished when i left, idk if they opened it though, i left at 12, but suntanner has:
25ft jump
30ft jump
35ft jump
40ft jump
40-45ft jump
all step downs
then a choice of a d-f-d with death kinks or urban down rail
choice of up gap down box, up down rail(40ft), then a roller coaster
choise of 20ft up rail, 20ft wall ride tall box comb, f-d-f mellow kinks 30ft
the park looks so nice, biggest park in the east probably, i mean a 5 jump line before christmas 

Dec 22 2007 4:16PM
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skodeo7
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They opened Suntanner around 1pm. Its pretty nice. Last jump is pretty big, landing is somewhat odd. First 2 are really nice, the third was closed off. Rails are all set up real nice. Much better than what they had going at this time last year, myself and LD will be shooting a fair amount over the next few days and have a nice lil edit for all of you.
Dec 22 2007 6:12PM
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Bepo
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sounds sick, can't wait till I get back from florida.
Dec 22 2007 7:21PM
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ArmadaFreerider8
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I got out of work at stratton at 3 so I got to ski the last hour and it was mad fun. The dfd looks like death, didn't hit it, but the other rails were real smooth and fun. All the jumps were real goo too.
Dec 22 2007 7:48PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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lucky having all that park open
Dec 23 2007 3:57AM
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wiglaf
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how is the park after all that rain? Ice? did they srink down?

Dec 24 2007 4:46PM
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ct
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i went up today, left around 10:30 cuz they were grooming the parks and didnt feel like waitin around
the fdf rail is set up horribly in my opinion, huge gap on, im not a fan of ride ons but the way they set this up is stretchin it a little, makes it pretty hard to trick cuz you have to go somewhat fast at it
Dec 24 2007 10:47PM
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4frntSkier
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it looks to be dope
Dec 25 2007 6:48PM
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kzittle
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it survived the rain...rode it today and was fun. pretty hard and fast though. i don't suggest falling because it hurts like hell.
Dec 25 2007 10:57PM
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skodeo7
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damn shit was beautiful today, that 2nd jump is so fucking perfect. Lapping that all day long. Video to come eventually. You guys are gonna be so damn stoked when you see this shit! Downey was slaying today.
Dec 26 2007 4:42PM
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Shadows
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so, someone in my family had the brilliant idea of going to stratton this (holiday?) weekend. skiing sat, sun, and mon. from what i gather the park seems ok, but hows the crowds? i was up there Rails to riches weekend and the little park was good, apparently you needed a park pass? whats the deal with that.

Dec 27 2007 9:24PM
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skodeo7
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Ya you need the Safety Education Session pass (SES), you watch this like 10 minute video, sign a paper, you get it. Its really easy and takes no time. Its actually a damn good idea.
Dec 27 2007 9:32PM
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Shadows
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yea park passes are a good idea for sure. i was looking for more like, how do i go about getting it. and do they have special hours for when they show the video?
friday night you guys are supposed to get something like 3-7" right?
Dec 27 2007 9:35PM
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skodeo7
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Im not sure how much snow were supposed to get, Im actually going to NYC tomorrow. But, Im pretty sure they show the park video very frequently, basically all day, probably not after 2 or 3pm or something though.
Dec 27 2007 9:40PM
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Shadows
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sick, thanks a lot man.
Dec 27 2007 9:42PM
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pulser9
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im about to stop at straton one day this week to hit some of thos jumps. i havnt been there in a while. What do you have to do to get that SES park pass thing?
Dec 30 2007 4:04PM
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CLO
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ive been at stratton the past 4 days, the ses pass is easy to get, its a 5 minute video, you have to sign some shit, takes about 10 minutes depending on how many people are getting it, they do it about every 10-12 minutes, the skiing has sucked, everythings open but its all fake snow and ice and you cant get an edge in the snow, suntanner park is sick, rela nice jumpline with 4 kickers, first 2 are big, 3rd and 4th are fucken huge, launch you real high and far and are superfun cus the landings are all smooth, they have a rollercoaster box, dfd, fdf, downrail, flat down, wallride/box, up box gap to down box, and they shoudl be getten about 5 inches tonight
Dec 30 2007 6:07PM
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pmo1210
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check the edit in the vids section stratton looks crazy. By far the biggest early season jumps I have ever seen for the east.
Jan 1 2008 2:30PM
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demetri17
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suntanner is now open.  they've got some rails at the bottom and 2 big table tops
Jan 1 2008 2:48PM
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BCKicker540
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ill be up there filming for the next month and i need skiers, hit me up if interested
Jan 1 2008 3:10PM
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Shadows
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it is truly painful to hit the rails on suntanner. with the exception of the up rail and box/wall.
no landings at all and the rails are like 5 feet high at the ends. jumps were alright though.
all in all, great time. got a good amount of snow too.
Jan 1 2008 10:15PM
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ShadyHillGroup
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ahh pumped for the weekend
Jan 1 2008 10:24PM
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mel220
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me toooooo!! im stoked for this weekend, i wasnt there over christmas break so i havnt seen suntanner yet yay!
Jan 3 2008 5:10PM
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ShadyHillGroup
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does anyone know where to buy alcohol around stratton....i know this is rediculous, but yeah i lost my ID so i cant really strole into any store, so people give me some places that dont card
Jan 3 2008 7:30PM
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skodeo7
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no where. trust me. they are really strict around there cause cops always run stings on the stores with minors.
Jan 3 2008 8:24PM
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ShadyHillGroup
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oh gay, some kid was claiming the 7 11 before the acess road, im glad i asked before i made an ass out of myself, looks like ill have to stop before i come up
Jan 3 2008 9:51PM
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skodeo7
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definitely not. They are really strict there because they've lost their liquor license before.
Jan 3 2008 10:54PM
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acc
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That would be the last place to try without an id.  Shit, even with a real id they can be a bunch of asses
Jan 5 2008 4:43PM
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