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A Basin

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fuller
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I'll be going to A Basin for the first time. Anybody have any useful information about the place? Also the first time I've been out west, so of course I'll be looking for a good time.
Apr 5 2009 10:27AM
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T-Holt
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A-Basin is sick.  I went for the first time yesterday.  It gets tracked out super quick though.  The Montezuma Bowl is pretty fun, but I really liked the Pallavicini Lift,  the trees in there are so nice.  The Treeline Park is pretty small, but good if your starting out.  They have a bunch of good rails though.  The East Wall is really good if you get there before it's super tracked up.  Talk to the ski patrol when you get there, they know what's good on any given day.

Here's a trail map

http://www.arapahoebasin.com/ABasin/image-library/inline-landscape/trail-map-front_orig.jpg
Apr 5 2009 8:02PM
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mistaT
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They have quality bloody marys.......
Apr 7 2009 10:06AM
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fuller
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thanks but im not old enough to drink...hahahah
Apr 8 2009 7:23PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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once breck closes, i'm gonna be skiing a bay every weekend since they'll be the only mountain open on my pass. i hope their park is fun.........

anyone know?
Apr 9 2009 5:08PM
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Rbamf
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i skied shit for brains saturday

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Apr 13 2009 10:56AM
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Madhavok
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A bay is alright as I was there today. Two jumps and one stepdown which are kinda fun. I mean it's no Breck, but if you need your jump on, you can. Jib line starts off with a DFD to flat box that's sorta step upish, or to a C -box. If you like, you can skip both of those and stay skier's right and either hit a double barrel down or down log to stall or stop sign jib. Let's see, if you stay with the small step up box, you can go to a A frame, field goal post, or a up log. Off to the right there is a flat double barrel to a steap flat down to a rainbow. Oh yeah, the up box stall is there as well.

Not too shabby. It'll get fun..eventually.
Apr 20 2009 8:54PM
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joelle+cowbell
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^sounds fun!

i heard that they take some of keystone's features and set them up post season at A Basin... any truth to this?
Apr 21 2009 12:02PM
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Madhavok
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I don't think so. I've been there for a few years now and it's basically green and while features that are the Basin's. I WISH they took some of keystone's features and set 'em up.
Apr 21 2009 8:56PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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that sounds so fun!!!
Apr 22 2009 6:29PM
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mackinnon
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sounds like they have enough set up to keep people entertained late season
Apr 22 2009 7:18PM
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Madhavok
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Yeah it's a good time. I kinda wish they had more features to cluter up the area a bit more, but it's super fun. My only .02 is I hope the crew reshapes the tranny to the sideways stall box by the stop sign. It's getting a lil haggard and on more than one occasion have thought I was gonna catch under the coping.

all in all tho, it's a blast !
Apr 22 2009 8:37PM
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ghosfacekilla
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I heard they have a 60in base and that almost everything is open, enjoy! I havnt been this early but I went in june last year a bunch and there are some fun rail setups
Apr 22 2009 9:52PM
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cashdebt
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i'm going saturday. Stoked to check it out
Apr 22 2009 11:12PM
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Gnarshred
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I saw Russ Follett there, and damnit if the park is good enough for him, its good enough for you!!
Apr 24 2009 1:14PM
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mackinnon
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omg i think i saw him there today!!!

but seriously, pretty decent set up right now. i'm stoked they have a DFD hahah
Apr 24 2009 9:04PM
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Shpadoinkle
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Dayumm!
Apr 24 2009 11:09PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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I'll be up at a-basin tomorrow.
anybody else?
Apr 24 2009 11:42PM
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Reed.
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here's from the other day

Courtesy of Newschoolers.com

Apr 25 2009 1:29AM
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YT.SKEEZE
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Dope....I might have to drive down there 1 day. Does anyone know how long they keep jumps for usually?
Apr 25 2009 7:32PM
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cashdebt
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until closing day
Apr 25 2009 9:13PM
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jsaya_SagStraps
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Me!
Apr 26 2009 1:14AM
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mackinnon
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well i should be there right now.....
Apr 26 2009 1:46PM
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-PowAir-
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I went to Aspen Highlands yesterday Instead of A-bay....should have gone to A-bay.
Apr 26 2009 3:57PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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yeah.....the vibe at a basin is million times better
Apr 26 2009 6:57PM
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-PowAir-
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^ for sure, I love Abay but $19 to ski aspen sounded pretty cool...haha
Apr 26 2009 7:09PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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jesus!! that is quite the deal
Apr 26 2009 11:15PM
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youngmuneyblood
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so legit

Apr 28 2009 2:58AM
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PattyFow
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the park is sick! (for abasin standards) so much fun. im stoked to ski there until june. hopefully the crew stays on top of shit though and adds and changes things.
Apr 30 2009 10:23PM
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steezerampage
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What condition will things be in this weekend?

May 5 2009 11:25PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Good condition. Their park crew has really been on top of shit. About 2 or 3 jumps should be open and a bunch of mega fun rails/boxes/jibs. Just go. You'll have a blast
May 6 2009 8:40PM
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dirtylion27
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when does A bay close cuz me and a bunch of friends wanna head up after our last final on may 28th
May 7 2009 1:13AM
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mackinnon
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holy shit 68 degrees tomorrow! jeaa!
May 7 2009 3:14AM
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3mania
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today (wed) was pretty sweet. Lots of snow and the park is still in good shape.
May 7 2009 3:17AM
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-PowAir-
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good to know. I'll be hittin up the basin one last time this season this weekend. Anyone know of some campgrounds that are OPEN near by?
May 7 2009 10:37AM
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bfnradford
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i think you can park in their uppermost parking lot. if not, no.

May 7 2009 12:23PM
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3mania
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weathers supposed to be pretty good tomorrow... anybody hitting up the Basin?
May 26 2009 9:07PM
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skiingonskis
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^ill be down there next week joe!
May 27 2009 2:18AM
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3mania
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nice jonas, glad ur back in the saddle... 
May 27 2009 2:54AM
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3mania
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the Basin did not suck today
May 27 2009 7:07PM
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Ryanvdonk
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june 7th
May 28 2009 4:58AM
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mackinnon
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how is the park now? i know they started taking stuff down a week or so ago...
May 28 2009 11:26AM
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stylefree
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Whats the park setup now?  And does anybody know what the setup will be through closing day. 
May 29 2009 3:57PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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park is sick.
from the top you can go:

skier's left to hit a nice jump, to the up-down box, to the field goal jib, to the weird up box.

or

skier's right to the dfd box, to the flat box, or the c box, or the down rail. after the downrail there is a fun little triple barrel rail, and another downrail
May 30 2009 6:54PM
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Reed.
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the park is shrinking in features, but still fun.  Hit the jump, do a backflip, then cut hard right, tap the end of the wide flat box, and then hit 2 flat bars.  Thats the route most people take.
May 30 2009 6:59PM
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Reed.
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oh yeah the pond skim rules

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May 30 2009 7:01PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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indeed it does. so many racers get their shit pwn'd in there
May 30 2009 9:32PM
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k.perkins
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a bay is dope. go. have fun.
Jun 1 2009 4:25PM
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traylortrash
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haha i do believe i saw you yesterday... but yeah closing day is sunday, last weekend. dope park for this late in the season, great vibe, fun little pond skim... its sick. and as of sunday they still have the jump up top, aframe, stall, steep up box, dfd box, wide flat box, c box, down rail, a fun little flat triplebarrel, a weird little battleship, and a flat doublebarrel
Jun 1 2009 11:36PM
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cashdebt
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they have the top jump jump still up but they never opened it today, too bad
Jun 2 2009 9:15PM
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stylefree
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Was anyone at Abay today?  How was it and is the jump up?
Jun 3 2009 4:25PM
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