Offical 07-08 Big Mountain Thread.

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I don't know. If it is going to be soft, yes, but I am not hitting those jumps again until they are slushed out, which they haven't been since last Saturday.

They are fun, but the landings are bit flat and the takeoffs a bit poppy for hard days.

Mar 27 2008 1:13AM

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If you want to hit some real jibs, head to Moonlight Basin. Their park is fucking sick, its nice and long too.

Mar 27 2008 5:46PM

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Ya, at least moonlight has rails that are longer than 15ft long.

Mar 27 2008 7:40PM

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Ya, at least Big Mountain has jumps that are longer than 15ft long.

Mar 27 2008 7:57PM

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If its like last year, the pro comp will be on the big side and the am and little kids will be on the small side, and like dave said I might not do it if it icy and hard but we just got some snow so it should be kind of soft

Mar 27 2008 10:09PM

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I definitely won't be doing it, as I would like to ski with a couple of friends while I am home, and they need the afternoon to do some things for prom. Lame.

Mar 28 2008 1:18AM

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And if anyone wants to help build the step up, meet us at the bottom of 1 at 3:50ish, and bring a shovel and head lamp or flashlight.

Mar 28 2008 1:19AM

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Head lamp or flashlight? That's crazy Dave, good to hear you're keepin things rollin' at the Big.

Mar 28 2008 3:00AM

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ill be there sunday ready to rip up the moutnain

Mar 28 2008 6:21PM

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tomarrow?

Mar 28 2008 7:08PM

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So the Inspo step up is built, and Travis has already lincolned it. Kid is nuts.

And for those who don't know, there is anywhere from 1-2 feet (yes, feet) all over Big Mtn at the moment, and it is completely gnarwhals. I was choking and got the powder burps.

I saw numerous NS people up there today, word for saying hi, and nice skiing with you guys. If you come out to Hood or WA before the end of the year let me know.

And if someone wants to dig it out, the step up should still be there.

Peace dudes, and thanks for a great year of shredding.

Mar 29 2008 8:00PM

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hey whose gonna be up for gaper day tmoro? ill be here all week so if u see me tmoro in full gaper 1 piece ugly as hell say what up. otherwise i wear brown pants and white helmet and brown retro crowbars so say hey if you see me

Mar 31 2008 9:23PM

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Biggy just closed with a 130-140 inch base on top

Apr 6 2008 10:58PM

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Yesterday was a good last day up on the Big. Unfortunately they had to close, but I have a feelin there will be lots of hikin up there this spring.

Apr 7 2008 10:41AM

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I imagine that this is just a rumor, but I heard talk that chair 3 might open on weekends for the park.

Apr 8 2008 10:25AM

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This would be really sick if it is true, but I highly doubt it. On the last day they were taking down all the rails and stuff.

Apr 8 2008 11:19AM

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last day was a bitter/sweet moment

Apr 8 2008 11:18PM

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Get hiking, guys.

Apr 10 2008 2:27PM

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I'm hiking back up to your step up

Apr 10 2008 7:39PM

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hiked friday, and bighorn and blackbear were awesome. front was slushy.

talked to a-rob and i guess there is a film shoot going down on big mtn sometime this week, but ONLY the people under k2s 5 mil insurance policy are going to be allowed to hit the jump. also talked to some people that were on the big mtn park crew that i saw over the weekend at blacktail, i guess the jump is supposed to be around 75 ft. Silly Sally just called me and said he went up and checked it today and basically the pushed all the snow from everything else to were the biggest jump was and it looks pretty big and kind of sketch at this point- as in if you didnt have the right speed youre fucked. anyhow, he thought it looked like it could be done by tomorrow, so ill probly check it out in the next day or two, tj might hit it when no one is around, and ill think about it. but yeah ill try to get some pix when i go up.

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Apr 17 2008 11:51AM

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Apr 17 2008 11:54AM

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UGh fuck this https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/pictures/id/186266/

Apr 17 2008 11:54AM

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Apr 17 2008 1:33PM

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^nasty

Biolo was hitting it and he said is first hit he over shot by like 40 feet, he dident really get hurt, but he dident hit it anymore

Apr 19 2008 11:00AM

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goddamn i wouldn't have hit it again either
doug was bustin over it too.

Apr 19 2008 7:43PM

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was freestyle team allowed to hit it?

Apr 19 2008 8:33PM

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That thing looks like quite a lot of fun.

Apr 27 2008 1:29AM

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no
i wish

Apr 27 2008 6:39PM

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Some shots from Big Mountain in here:

https://newschoolers.com/web/content/videos/id/188983/member_id/82048/

May 4 2008 2:50PM

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I hiked up yesterday and took some pics. The first two or three hundred vertical feet are dirt, but there is SO MUCH SNOW on the back. It looks like you could ski the whole way down on 7.

Here's Emma right before departure.
May 25

Looking down once I reached the bottom of the snow. This is right at the top of Badrock.
May 25 1

Emma looking on.
May 25 2

Goin' up Tony Matt.
May 25 3

Lookin up Corkscrew, or it might be the one before Corkscrew, I get those confused sometimes.
May 25 4

looking at the face
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at the top, lookin' at 5
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East Rim

Summing

Emma enjoying the puddle
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looking down the Ant Hill
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7

lookin at 5 again
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self portrait on 5
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a little snow at the bottom
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I realized that hiking down the mountain kind of sucks with ski gear, but the hike was worth it. I didn't really have enough energy to take laps on the back, but there are many laps to take back there. Also, a security guard said at the end of the day that dogs need to be on leashes, so if anyone takes their dog up there, make sure it's on a leash at least until you're out of sight. It was a nice hike up there, and I might try to go again sometime if anyone is interested.

May 26 2008 5:42PM

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you damn emo kid.

May 28 2008 9:04PM

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If by being emo I could ski as well as Alex, that's the sound of me out the door for some black hair die, tight jeans and straight razors.

Jun 4 2008 4:45PM

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Wow i have wondered what alex does to be so good at skiing

Jun 4 2008 6:17PM

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mophead

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so who all saw those dope pics of whitefish local danner pickering in the windells session 1 and 2 coverage.

Jun 26 2008 8:19PM

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yeah i thought that was him but i was confused by the misspelling of his last name.

Jun 26 2008 11:51PM

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now mitch has a couple pictures in the whistler update, that's sweet

Jul 18 2008 9:09PM

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saw that, he's a pimp

Jul 22 2008 2:18PM

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They're cutting the Superpipe and the expert jump line next year.

http://www.offthegrind.com/cms/vivvo_general/snow/102.html

Aug 9 2008 1:57PM

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WTF?
Thats so fucking gay.
The beginner skiers have so much terrain to ski it is ridiculous. What a bunch of cheap fuckers.

Plus season passes are now 535, they keep going up. Fuck maybe I will save my money for a new snowmobile instead.

Aug 9 2008 8:34PM

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that's probably the worst thing i've ever heard.
at least it said they will still have one expert jump though..

Aug 10 2008 6:25PM

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GAH! A 40 ft. wide quater pipe! that's stupid, no one likes quater pipes

I can understand cutting the super pipe due to funding, but not armory. they finally figured out how to build good jumps last year on the big line. Bummer they have to stop.

Aug 10 2008 8:35PM

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son of a bitch, that makes me want to get the pink "D" out

Sep 24 2008 10:22PM

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Pipe I can do without. But killing the large jump line?

Last season was the best park I've ever seen at Big Mtn. They finally dialed in some fun, decently large jumps that made the ones at Snoqualmie look like they were built by third graders with avi shovels.

It wouldn't be as much of an issue if the sidecountry were better for yo-yo laps and there was a plethora of jump spots for large BC kickers, but we don't have either at Big Mtn.

I expect a lot of overshooting this year. And "big-air" comps on 20 ft tables.

But there is good news: aside from the full page ads in Freeskier and Powder, we survived the reviews completely under the radar. Which bodes well for less people. Another year of no exposure at Big Mtn. Raise your glasses to fresh tracks, my friends. *clink*

Sep 26 2008 2:58PM

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