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Stowe park+ conditions

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T_orageskiier
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hows the park and conditions at stowe? i'm going next week for march break and just wondering what to expect. I know thev'e gotten some rain and stuff but is the park nice? and how are the conditions everywhere else on the mountain?

Mar 10 2009 7:49PM
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brizz
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update later if head up for lunch but rain in town and a crazy layer of ice up higher
Mar 11 2009 10:55AM
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T_orageskiier
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anyone been up lately?
Mar 12 2009 9:09PM
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dangerdad
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word i would like to know as well, i haven't been in a few days
Mar 12 2009 9:51PM
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brizz
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Didn't roll thru the park but conditions were fairly hard and icey after the rain/ice then cold, and sharp edges were my friends. Hopefully the sun and warmer air moving in will soften things up a bit.
Mar 13 2009 11:06AM
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T_orageskiier
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i was expecting that still lots of snow tho? like on natural snow trails?
Mar 13 2009 1:36PM
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abbazabba21
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stoweparks where you at? the website says ur reshaping.... any chance you'll get those jibs back into a run on the side of the medium/smaller jumps in north slope??  that was wayy doper that way, because ideally we want as many jibs in a line as possible i would say, i would rather have the option to hit three jumps and no jibs, or no jumps and four jibs instead of three jumps one jib
Mar 18 2009 12:26AM
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Snowgoner
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I'll be there first weekend in april
Mar 18 2009 9:39AM
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super_steezyy
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how big is their biggest jump?
Mar 20 2009 6:30PM
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dangerdad
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their biggest jump has got to be number 2 in tyro which i a step down that you can take really deep but its real scary. biggest is maybe 45', send er 50'
Mar 21 2009 2:04AM
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pho[tog]rapher
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I'd love to know what's up. I haven't been in agesssss due to midterms, trips, and spring break. Hope someone can give some imput... I really hope we can make it to that 4/20 closing date like we did last year-- that was epic.
Mar 21 2009 2:21AM
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abbazabba21
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went yesterday, pretty much same old set up, now a  flat box next to the jumps on north slope with the tall box flat rail and now a cannon tube thing for your options after the small jumps on north slope, tyro is the same.  yea i really hope we can make it to 4/20 but its not looking so good, snow is going faaast
Mar 21 2009 12:05PM
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dangerdad
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the first jump in tyro is super lippy now and kinda whack. the re-did north slope and their landings are kinda whack too. really steep to flat and too short.
Mar 22 2009 3:05PM
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RMillz
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ill be there next weekend hopefully throw my first misty 5 on north slope left jump.
ill prolly pussy out tho
are jumps good? rails?
Mar 23 2009 6:56PM
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sklermang
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Mar 25 2009 5:24PM
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abbazabba21
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sick spring day today, still plenty of snow, icy in parts under the lift and shit but park was sick and such a nice day, pray for no rain this weekend but today was way fun
Mar 25 2009 9:32PM
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sklermang
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how is their park setup looking?
Mar 26 2009 8:56PM
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super_steezyy
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I was just there and the jumps were nice and the landings are soft...maybe a little too soft becuse you cant land switch and tick it clean enough to hit the next jump easily because there is about 6 inches of slush. They stopped grooming. Its good conditions to learn though becaue you can fall and it doesn't hurt. I tried rodeo 7 and landed on my back and got right back up
Mar 29 2009 5:12PM
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steweperks
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We're still grooming, just not when it rains, the cat has a tough enough time getting around in this slop, might have to sacrifice a thing or two but gonna keep some stuff going to the end.
Mar 30 2009 8:05AM
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Commonwealth
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Keep the first jump in tyro - its been money all year

In fact, if you can, make it bigger!
Mar 30 2009 12:38PM
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e.will
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i would say take out two, and push it into three, make it more stepoverish and wider, and about 15 feet more deck!

that is in tyro btw.
Mar 30 2009 1:11PM
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dangerdad
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word, the second jump is not the best, that bottom jump in tryo could be so sick, sort of like the jump at windells in turbo. a step over. could be so sick, there is the speed there and everything.
Mar 31 2009 5:23PM
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skeeze
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I second that...
Mar 31 2009 5:36PM
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dangerdad
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haha i went yesterday and it was rough. a few inches of new slush on top of rain shrunken jumps. first jump in tyro might be smaller than the last in north. Both rails in tyro melted and fell over part way and the speed was brutal. it kinda sucked.
Apr 1 2009 9:28AM
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steweperks
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The 2 rails at the top of Tyro were leaning bad so I pulled 'em. The rest of the jumps will stay, As for making stuff bigger, It's a time thing keeping up with all the rest of the parks and cuttin pipe, hence taking out some rails so we can try to keep other stuff up. But at this point time keeps us from taking a whole night to push up 1 jump with all the other stuff to keep up with.
Apr 1 2009 9:38AM
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dangerdad
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looks like you need some more grooming help. maybe the evil corporation of stowe mountain resort should focus a little more money on the MOUNTAIN and a little less on the resort.

big ups for trying to do it all yourself.
Apr 1 2009 1:43PM
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Grimace.
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is there going to be an end of the year rail jam like last year? that was a bomb event.
Apr 1 2009 8:28PM
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infedel_one
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duuudddeee fersureee...last year was dooooppeeee...there should be one again unless they leave it too late and there is no snow...that happened two years ago i think
Apr 1 2009 9:09PM
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steweperks
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There's only so much that can be done when it's 50's-60's and sunny or 40's and raining and not going to get below freezing at night.

Yea we plan on holding the Memorial day "Last Trick" on Sat May 23rd, most likely at the 1/2 pipe. Always snow left there.

Apr 2 2009 11:40AM
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infedel_one
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hopefully its as bombb as last yearr...make that shit epic yeaaaa
Apr 2 2009 2:55PM
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abbazabba21
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anybody go up this week? hows it lookin up there
Apr 8 2009 1:49PM
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infedel_one
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perty shittay last weekend...no attempt made to groom on saturday at all...duno bout now
Apr 8 2009 2:21PM
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e.will
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tyro is done. which is rediculous. there was plenty of snow and speed to hit those jumps. i know it is very difficult to maintain all the parks when it is as soft as it is right now, but now all we have are north's tiny 3 pack.
Apr 9 2009 7:13PM
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Lemuel
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i'm gonna be up there next weekend and that whole week. i was hoping that I could ski during the week, but it looks like sunday the 19th is your guys last day? will there be anything still setup because I haven't skied in like 3 or 4 weeks and I was really looking forward to hitting some more park. will there at least be a couple rails or something set up?
Apr 9 2009 7:21PM
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dangerdad
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yea whats the deal with that?!? No more tryo and a tiny north slope

PLEASSSEEEE Build a jump where the step over in tyro used to be. There is plenty of snow, with the perfect in run. It could be so sick!!!! or even just turn all the little north slope jumps into one pbig one. With all the warm weather and surplus of snow, it could make for some awesome sessions.

UVM FST will even help build and maintain it.

PLEAAASSSEEE
Apr 10 2009 10:44AM
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andrew.
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is there still a park?  i was gonna head up tomorrow and friday, buw idk if i will if theres no park set up.
Apr 15 2009 5:20PM
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TerminatorX
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i went on the 11th for my first time and the park above the halfpipe was closed, but was open beneath and they also had the mid sized park that you can see from the lift open, but it was wicked slow.
Apr 15 2009 7:53PM
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