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Wheres everyone from Blue Mt at?!

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karnoff
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seriously....i havnt seen any posts about Blue yet....there used to be tons of people that went to Blue years ago on here.  just wondering if anyone wants to meet up out there.....i'm only 15 minutes from the mt. and willing to go anytime. 
Dec 24 2008 12:44AM
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cct_222
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u should have made this thread earlier cause i was there 3 days ago
Dec 24 2008 11:41AM
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casual
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 Here we be!

 Myself, jonkreation, and pstatatyo all ride there a few times a week. 

 If you see a kid wearing a tan spyder CR jacket or a black and blue Volcom jacket, brown salomon pants, riding spiral graphic anthems gaping it up with no pole steeze, say "Hey Chris, you ginger bearded gaper motherfucker!" 

 I was there Thurs, Fri, Mon, and Tue.  Unfortunately, I tweaked the shit out of my knee yesterday, and at best will be riding early next week...say Mondayish.  Fuck the holiday crowds, ya heard?
Dec 24 2008 3:08PM
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skier1111
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i was up last night and ill be there on friday i believe. grey jacket and grey pants, red fujatives
Dec 24 2008 3:58PM
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barberdude
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I'm a Blue Mountain weekend warrior, I've been up several times this year already.  All brown with 08/09 invaders either riding park or riping it up on the sides of Lazy Mile.  Oh if any of you work for the Blue Park crew, you're doing an amazing job this year! 

Dec 24 2008 5:06PM
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Shadows
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i dont think i have ever heard more of a WRONG statement thus far.
ill be up at blue a few times. fresh sexy kid in all green.
Dec 24 2008 5:36PM
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MEGAZORD
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Im looking to stop by next week if the weather cooperates.  Hows the park looking
Dec 24 2008 10:02PM
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Justo8484
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sobey you lie. you're not sexy or fresh at all. you're all lanky and you pee the bed. but the park has been pretty good by blue's standards, but i think a lot of that has to do with it being so cold out that the snowmakers couldn't possibly make crappy wet snow if they wanted to.
Dec 24 2008 10:47PM
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barberdude
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My comment about the Blue Park Crew is solely based on previous experiences at Blue.  They've been out racking and keeping features up all day everytime I've been out this year  You won't find that at many mountains.  Yeah maybe the park itself is weak, but I'm only refering to the Park Crew maintaining it.
Dec 25 2008 12:40AM
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Shadows
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^in that sense, you speak truth.
'tis true as well, i pee the bed. the sexy/fresh is debatable by some but when youre talking lanky i got nothing on you justin hahaha.
Dec 25 2008 12:24PM
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T*Maki
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Sobey is right Justo. You got lanky down pat. Emaciated fits Sobey so much better.

As for the Blue crew, I've seen a bunch of people up there and chatted with some of you. I'm the kid on the Line Chronics or Elizabeths. Unfortunately Blue's park management is and always has been a shambles, and it kind of kills the scene. Blue has always had a more locals only vibe, and I'd love to change that, but unfortunately the stars that need to be aligned are not. I am taking a job locally, and am going to try to get some stuff goin. I would really love to see Big Air on falls come back, and might start working on that in the next week or two.
Dec 25 2008 12:38PM
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casual
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 Is this Trevor?  If so, I met you last Friday when it was "dumping".  I was the kid with dry as fuck anthems who had to adopt a superduperlyaggressive tuck to move. 

 In any case...hi all my Blue Mt. friends!
Dec 25 2008 1:01PM
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T*Maki
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You got it!
Dec 25 2008 2:44PM
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evaroni
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Whats the set up??? Im needing to know
Dec 31 2008 10:28PM
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t-rent
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i was up there today, such a sick mountain, butttt...... the lift lines took around 25 minutes to get on the lift, that and people there seemed like pricks, the parks were legit, such a sick mountain for PA, but the lift lines need to die down, i made 10 runs in like 4-5 hours. i want to go back but i dont want the lines to be so long, and there were like no kids in the parks at all. (except for the gapers)
Jan 2 2009 11:02PM
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casual
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Weekends tend to be busy in general, but you won't see crowds like you saw this holiday week for the rest of the year.  If you have the chance to ride blue during the week, you'll see more regulars, and ski on and off the lift. 
Jan 3 2009 12:26AM
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Justo8484
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VIP line made my life yesterday! i really didnt see anyone else in the park though, and i was there from 830 to about 2, and it was really just the crew i was with actually hitting anything yesterday. wierd. trent who'd you think was being a dick? was it our eastern block lifties?
Jan 3 2009 7:14AM
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Toast21602
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jump line was goooood today. still kinda smaller, but fun jumps for sure.

oh, and i miss Sobey.
Jan 3 2009 11:15AM
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908
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i was at blue yesterday!!! had brown pants, brown and off-white jacket, and a pink NS sticker on the back of my helmet.

the rails on sidewinder suck complete ass this year, what gives? there are like 4 less rails then there were last year! the jumps were pretty sick though, despite the long ass liftlines.

im back from school till the 19th, if anyone is going monday or tues when the crowds die down let me know!
Jan 3 2009 3:48PM
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908
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also WHAT GIVES WITH THE VIP LINE, WHY WASNT THERE ONE THERE LAST YEAR
Jan 3 2009 3:52PM
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casual
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I plan on getting up monday or tuesday...depending on whether my knee is feeling better.  I'll drop you a pm.
Jan 3 2009 7:09PM
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K-Thomas
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haha sounds like the same situation i'm in. hopefully i'll be back shredding soon.
Jan 3 2009 11:31PM
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Justo8484
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sidewinder is a temp. build as of right now, they just wanted to get something open for the holiday weekend. thank god they did, come around would have gotten completely trashed on friday otherwise. they'll be putting out a ton more rails once they rebuild this week.
Jan 3 2009 11:56PM
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jonkreation
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Since we're discussing Blue Mt here. This is what i'd love to see for the rebuild:

The 3 jump line needs to be stepovers. Not all jumps need to be, but those are small-mid size jumps in a compact space and stepovers allow for optimal airtime and length of landing in a small space.

The BIG jump is in a pretty awful spot, but if we're really committed to having one there then we've gotta find another place for that hip (which is fun for hand drags and butter/stalls) because too many people are stopping right below that landing and making a very unsafe zone there.

The minipark is a 100% improvement over previous years so I'd say just keep up the good work and maintenance.

I'd also love to see a small-jib corner right where that trapezoidal cone box used to be (in the bend before the big jump). It's out of the way and just a perfect spot to go hike and have fun on some little stuff.

All in all I'd say Park Crew is setting up some nice stock stuff and getting creative with what they have. Keep it up dudes. I can't wait to see the new setup this weekend.

Team Potassium!

Jan 5 2009 11:44AM
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grilled-steeze
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I was at jfbb this week and didn't get up to blue. I'm stoked over the rebuild of sidewinder though. i thought last year's set up was ok but i do thiink they need much better jumps with a bit more air time.

But Yeah i'll be there this weekend. I'll be rocking an orange COC jacket and blue pants.

Jan 5 2009 2:21PM
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t-rent
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no, it was just the people there, they would cut you off and get in your way all the time, you know how the high speed chairs have certain lines for a certain amount of people, well we would trade spots and people behind us would be giving us attitude on how we were cutting
Jan 5 2009 3:27PM
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TeamJones
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I'm looking for people to ride with if anyone's down.  I'm looking to actually progress this year, and it's hard for me to do anything with my friends since the best they can do is spread eagles.  I'll probably be wearing my ridiculous-looking Nomis Mystery one piece (white/purple top, yellow plaid bottom) on Fridays or Saturdays, with 05-06 PEs.
Jan 5 2009 5:57PM
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barberdude
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Park Crew the 3 jump line should definately be stepovers (true tables)  these gaps jumps are cool if you want to be 20 feet in the air instantly.  You don't need to be that high to pull off quality tricks you just need enough time in the air.  Go watch the Gap Session by Blank Paper Productions, it's a snowboard flick by the same dudes who made Lame and Afterlame; then you will understand why gap jumps are stupid and dangerous.  Also, Gap jumps allow gapers to sneak in and ski under jumps and you then see them while you're in mid air.

Oh VIP line is the best thing that happend to Blue!

Jan 5 2009 7:15PM
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grilled-steeze
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oh yeah andif anyone wants to ride abit on sat and film with my and my boys just hit me up we're looking for more people to film with.
Jan 5 2009 7:47PM
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jonkreation
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On another message board a member of park crew said they just built a really long picnic table box. Which is cool to me cuz its perfect for all my favorite tricks: hoolyhoos, yam-yams, and jimmy-cracked-corns among them...but it also makes me laugh cuz this mountain just cant get over huge ass boxes that take up tons of space.

all in all i just cant wait to go have some potassium fueled fun on whatever gizmos and slippery stunt logs they concoct.
Jan 5 2009 8:33PM
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Toast21602
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mmhmm.
Jan 6 2009 12:12AM
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casual
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 You sir are a sick animal who needs to be locked in a cage on account of your sickly animalness.

On an unrelated note, I exploded my knee after performing a high risk maneuver off of a righteous side booter on Paradise.  I avoided total and complete shame by yelling to a group of twelve year old girls for help, whom promptly skied away (possibly giggling).  Not to be discouraged, I proceeded to afterbang and ride away like a thug while clinging to the mid-drift of a handsome young man on the back of a sled.

What's that you say?  Oh yes, I did book a hotel room and buy two lift tickets for the upcoming Dew Tour mere hours before my second knee injury in 2 years. Waaaaaaaah 
Jan 6 2009 1:47PM
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grilled-steeze
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not to be an asshole but what high risk manuever did u attempt on paradise of all places?
Jan 6 2009 4:37PM
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casual
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It's a joke bud.

High risk maneuver=WWF term

  And for the record, saying "not to be an asshole", does not cancel out actually being an asshole. 

I sprained my knee two weeks ago, tried to ski Tuesday, failed, tried again yesterday, and succeeded right up until the part where I hit a little baby side jump and landed left leg heavy and heard my knee go kaboom.
Jan 6 2009 4:47PM
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grilled-steeze
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that sucks. especially when its just sumthin while dickin around
Jan 6 2009 5:28PM
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SanMatteo
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I'm gonna try to get up there on Tuesday.  Went about 2 weeks ago, and the everything was lookin' pretty legit.

Look for me during the week! Black and white candy-striped poles.
Jan 7 2009 4:46PM
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908
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they ever redo upper sidewinder this past weekend like they said? how much snow they get? headed up tomorrow!!
Jan 11 2009 5:26PM
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T*Maki
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Plan as of this afternoon was to close Sidewinder at 8pm and start taking out rails. Then the trail will be closed for snowmaking for the next few days...
Jan 11 2009 9:30PM
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908
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when is the park set to reopen? i was there today because this was when it was originally supposed to be open but it wasnt!!! the jumps are looking sick though!!

Jan 15 2009 7:12PM
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jonkreation
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Just got back from Blue. The jump line is finished and park crew was testing it out. They're definitely step downs and from what I could see from the lift they are in size order. The 3rd is pretty damn big with a long flat deck and a pretty long landing. Nothing else was set up except for the wide roller coaster box which is right after the left hand turn after the 3rd jump. That seems like a strange placement since people will gather to hit that box right in the run out for a pretty damn big jump. But hey, what's Blue without some treacherous shit?

Their reluctance to build stepovers confuses me, but the jumps are photo quality as far as nice square lips and all. Saturday should be a good day.
Jan 15 2009 7:36PM
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908
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headed up tomorrow, ready to slay some upper sidewinder...going super early, not so stoked for the massive crowds that will be there though haha
Jan 16 2009 8:59PM
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TeamJones
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I was up there today. Pretty much empty, probably because of how cold it was. The jump line is finished and looks amazing, but Sidewinder itself needed to be groomed so it was roped off. The rest of the mountain actually had some decent snow.

Too bad it was freezing.
Jan 16 2009 9:16PM
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K-Thomas
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The jumps look waaaay different from the lift compared to up close. I was there with park crew on the decks of them, and they're much more table/stepover style than they look from the lift. They're great. They're pretty big, and the landings are pretty long. This is the best set of jumps blue has ever seen, hands down. In order from first to last, 30/35, 40/45, 50++ feet. I havent seen the rail setups yet, but the jumpline is prime. It looks like blue is finally living up to its potential. They've got the longest park in PA and it's serviced by a high speed 6 pack and finally have photo/video worthy big jumps. Can't ask for much more than that.
Jan 16 2009 10:57PM
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908
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was there today, jumps were SICK, the third i cased the first few times and i was too much of a pussy to spin it haha. you the one in the green suit?
Jan 17 2009 9:25PM
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K-Thomas
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Nope, olive green? that's a ryan...good friend of mine who you'd probably see me riding with a bit. I've got a white/gray orage suit. should be there tomorrow and if my knee's up to it hopefully hitting some jumps. i'm kevin, say hey.
Jan 17 2009 10:14PM
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Justo8484
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i saw a crew of three kids today, one with anthems, one with invaders, one with mik d's, riding with a snowboarder. you guys on here? seems like blue almost has a scene again. it's about time.
Jan 17 2009 11:06PM
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908
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word, saw these kids as well, what was you ridin? i took my younger bro i was wearing brown/white sessions suit ridin ghetto's
Jan 17 2009 11:40PM
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Justo8484
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white with blue stripe coat, brown pants, black helmet and disorderlys.
Jan 18 2009 7:52AM
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MEGAZORD
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Hows the park looking.  I might stop by tonight after work
Jan 18 2009 11:25AM
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jonkreation
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I'm on the Anthems, my buddy motherships82 is on the invaders and the other two dudes aren't on here. We're weekend warriors so you're likely to see us most saturdays and sundays.

I think Blue does have a bit of a scene, but its tough to pick people out in the chaotic overcrowding that is Blue on a weekend.

Yesterday I tried to ollie the rope instead of climbing up those damn stairs, my one ski made it but my other one got all kinds of hung up. So I'd like to take credit for the wall of ice chunks that park crew built to keep dopes like me from trying.

Jan 18 2009 11:39AM
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Mastroz
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Hey, whats up? I was at blue mountain yesterday and had tons of fun! it was my first time sking and I think it did all the beginner and intermediate slopes.  I think I was doing a pretty good job.  It's a nice ski place and everything.  I'm sure ytou guys are pros or something.  I'll get there eventually thou.  I'm near the reading area.  I have Atomic Drive 7 skis (blue), boots and poles.  Are these decent skis? Let me know what you thing?  They seems to work pretty damn good for me, considering it was my first time.  I just bought the skis and everything.  I loved it all yesterday.  Went from 8-1230 time.
Jan 18 2009 3:57PM
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