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US Open

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BigDig
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Is Copper going to host the US Open again this year?  Having attended the last few years both when it was at Vail and at Copper, I fellt that it wasn't run very well at Copper the last couple of years.  Any thoughts?
Oct 8 2008 9:46AM
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eheath
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I believe its at copper again, they have to have a few years in the contract. Copper does blow at doing it, their ski patrol sucks, the jumps are small and the rails always blow.
Oct 8 2008 11:43AM
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BigDig
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It's too bad.  I always felt that this was one of the premier events of the year for freeskiers.  This event draws arguably the best competitors from around the world.  In watching the event the last couple of years at copper, I would agree with you that the run that was set up did not reflect the stature of this event.  I am a fan who loves watching and have a great deal of respect for the guys who throw down some outrageous tricks.  Wondering where competitors would like to see this event held.  I have heard that Breck might be the place.
Oct 8 2008 1:16PM
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cko
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The Open will indeed be at Copper again, but they've moved the dates back to the weekend of Feb 27 to March 1. I believe the goal is to completely re-work the slopestyle venue/course and take advantage of the extra light and snow that having the event later in the year will provide.

Fingers are crossed!
Oct 8 2008 1:19PM
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JTK
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fingers are crossed us open doesnt suck.  and if "rework the course" means add a rail section that doesnt suck then im all for that.
Oct 8 2008 1:25PM
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eheath
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Or jumps that go from flat to vertical in like 1ft of distance.
Oct 8 2008 2:22PM
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FJibber
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Last year lack of snow wasn't exactly de problem... more of crappy weather and snow falling all the time made for slow run in

Oct 8 2008 3:40PM
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kristie
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Isn't that the same time as the Nippon Open and a bunch of other shit?
Oct 8 2008 5:06PM
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Tex.
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haha so true.. my heat was on the day with super shitty weather and i knuckled the last jump and ate shit on both of my runs..
Oct 8 2008 5:10PM
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Willard
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i wish it was on tv
Jan 2 2009 12:02AM
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emopoppins
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i'd like to see the us open have a similar set up as when they hosted the YGO all those years ago. but of course there needs to be the flat-gap-down box like last year.
Jan 2 2009 12:09AM
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MidwestSteeze
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does anyone know when the new website is going to be up?
Jan 2 2009 12:18AM
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papasteeze
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they are running really late this year...
Jan 5 2009 10:12PM
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Billiards.
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Ive heard there won't be USO slope this year... only pipe due to lack of funding.
Jan 5 2009 10:26PM
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A.P.
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does anyone know when it is this year?
Jan 5 2009 10:32PM
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mokeefe257
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yeah what is the date for it?
Jan 5 2009 10:36PM
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eheath
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Could be very possible

http://www.skinet.com/skinetmedia/usfo/index.html

i see nothing about slopestyle there, but really what kind of half pipe comp would be 5 days long?
Jan 5 2009 10:43PM
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