I have absolutely no idea what is being discussed in this thread but let me make a few facts about West Mountain be known:
-Parks take time to build. Anyone bitching about the "legitness" (not a word) of the West Mountain Park needs to go back 10 years (I'm old) and retrace the park every year since then. Mark is doing an incredible job and I'm so stoked on what he's built so far. Patience. Plus, his set up at the bottom of the park is fun. I hiked and jibbed those barrels for at least 2-3 hours. So much fun. Thanks Park Staff!
-West Mountain has ALWAYS had a few bad apples. These are kids that have their parents drop them off at the mountain because often, the parents don't want to deal with them. They're easy to spot because they'll be the ones yelling, "fag" and "you're gay" off of the chairlift. There are two very easy ways of dealing with these types of people:
1) Ignore them
2) Confront them - I'm not condoning violence but someone that yells something off the chairlift is doing so because they're afraid to say it to the other person's face, they're bored, and self confident about their own skiing or riding.
-West Mountain has a GREAT park staff (GREAT). After meeting and shredding with these guys one night, I have full confidence in saying that if you have a legitimate concern, question, or suggestion, they're all ears. The only thing they want to do is IMPROVE the park. Constructive criticism goes a very long way.
-West Mountain is a FUN place to ski. I grew up skiing there practically every day. The staff is nice and friendly and most (keyword: MOST) of the local skiers are very happy to shred and share the mountain with you.
Please enjoy West and don't allow a few "bad apples" (Read: pathetic attention starved morons that have neglectful parents) ruin the experience.
Have a Happy New Year everyone.
-Rogge