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freeskier824
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anyone been to butternut lately? how are the conditions?
Dec 28 2008 12:36PM
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hedgehog
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the features are somewhat unimaginative this year...

a triple flat box just stacked on after another


and tiny step up jump

tractor tire laying on the ground

a few small boxes


the urban rail is up, as well as a down rail (flat bar)

two somewhat beat jumps at the bottom too
Dec 28 2008 9:31PM
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Snowgoner
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the park is sora gay this year i mean they have 3 boxes stacked one after the other like steps but for a shitload more room to ski on but it sucks balls. heres a video that my boarder friends made a few weeks ago at the buttered nuts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYdyVqq8lwA
oh and in my opinon butternut has like no good terrain its really flat i would either go to catamount, jiminy or bousquet.
Dec 30 2008 6:31PM
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hedgehog
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yea it seems like they like to keep stuff small for the babies
Jan 2 2009 11:22AM
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jfoley019
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Hey I am going to Butternut this weekend for a training trip for inner city kids (yeskids.org) hopefully I can get some free time in, what is the deal with their parks? I know one is pass only, is the smaller one pass only or no? I know i wont have time to get a park pass, anyone know what is up? Their site looks like it shows last years setup. Thanks for the help in advance
Feb 20 2009 4:05PM
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Snowgoner
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the park is okay by ma standards.
and butternut is really annoying with the park pass they have people standing up there checking for passes. when i went i didn't bother getting a park pass and just cut through the woods below where the guy was checking for passes, lol.
Feb 21 2009 4:12PM
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N-John360
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You don't really need a park pass. Just act ike you have one. That's what I did for the month and a half I was home and I never got caught. If you dress like your good they will presume you have one, believe me.
Feb 22 2009 10:26PM
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Loges
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haha sooo true
Feb 22 2009 11:42PM
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zues
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^lawlsacks...
by dressing good you mean looking like a G?
Feb 23 2009 10:55AM
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Snowgoner
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exactly...haha
Feb 23 2009 4:37PM
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geet
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I was up there once this year. didnt get a pass, just  tail buttered my way past the guy and he let me through everytime
Feb 24 2009 7:32PM
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hedgehog
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quite a few jumps setup there now, an attempt at a "halfpipe" as well. interesting stuff.


they now put boxes flat on the ground so the snowboarders can "ollie" onto them, a cute idea i guess but really annoying sometimes.
Feb 25 2009 11:41PM
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TPatel
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yeah, if you drop off the trail before the park and then sorta "pop" into the entrence, the buys will let u go in w/o glancing up. there really just to stop the little kids from trying to climb up the takeoffs.
parks ok right now; everythings a little icy but i think they're gonna be switching it up soon, since there's a railjam in 2 weeks. mini park is...a mini park.
however, for $20 mid week, its pretty good.
Mar 3 2009 10:59PM
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hedgehog
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i was there today. regular trails were really fun, the park sucked pretty hard though. i kinda feel like the park only gets groomed once a week. it was really icy still.
Mar 4 2009 12:24AM
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Treestman
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trails, fun, and butternut in the same sentence? flattest mountain int he berkshires, i guess with the park its alright for the value though. Id choose jiminy or catamount, or make the extra drive to mount snow.
Mar 4 2009 1:36AM
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Snowgoner
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exactly what i try to tell my friends who go there
Mar 4 2009 7:11AM
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TPatel
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Catamount's park is even icier, but it's def. worth the drive to mt. snow.
Mar 4 2009 6:30PM
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hartig
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oh jesus, please don't suggest bousquet over anything. it would have worked a couple of years ago, but not anymore. not a chance
Mar 5 2009 9:05PM
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