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Rails to riches?

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jksl
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anyone know anything about this event? couldn't find it on the killington site. maybe i'm just dumb.
but yea, any information would be grand.
Oct 11 2009 10:11PM
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mattyb.
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http://www.killington.com/winter/the_mountain/Mountain%20Events/Rail_2_Riches/index.html
Oct 11 2009 10:27PM
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jksl
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damn it...i was looking through the summer site.

sooo anyone know when you can sign up? limited information on the site.
Oct 11 2009 10:32PM
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Jib-Life
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they will announce it, and no joke, passes for it literally sell out within the first day, if not within the hour that they announce it.

Best of luck, it's def a legit comp.
Oct 12 2009 12:13AM
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JsNeagle
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Yeah JibLife is right... they'll announce when you can register, and it generally does fill up insanely quickly.  Super sick comp tho, did it last year, gonna do it again this year.
Oct 12 2009 10:00AM
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jksl
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sick thanks for the info guys...i've heard about how quick it fills up. always looks like a sick event. are there about 50 spots or something?
Oct 12 2009 10:20AM
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KillingtonEvents
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Rails 2 Riches is going down on 12/5/09. It's gonna be sooo sick this year! We made some sweet improvements that I think the competitors will really enjoy. Pre-registration will open up mid-november and there will be a link on the website. More deatils about the event will go up on the R2R event page once the website switches on October 16!

Oct 12 2009 10:36AM
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RobotTom
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are there pro and am categories or is it just open?
Oct 12 2009 12:35PM
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KillingtonEvents
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Just open. There are no prizes only money and LOTS of it ($15,000)! At killington, we don't mess around with that check stuff- the winners walk away from the event with cash in their pockets...

Oct 12 2009 1:40PM
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dangerdad
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tess you must have had to trick yourself out real hard to make 15gs, but i guess there arn't alot of sharons in killington
Oct 12 2009 1:46PM
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Capurnicus
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gonna be sick!!! can't wait to watch it go down for casshh!!
Oct 12 2009 3:14PM
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thisandthatfilms
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ill go to film haha. no way i can even match up against the people who are riding
Oct 15 2009 2:27PM
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meggers
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what kinda improvements?
Nov 18 2009 8:12PM
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CBROOKS
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That filled up fast. I got in at 802 a friend got denied at like 807
Nov 18 2009 8:24PM
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rj.
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its already filled up? fuck
Nov 18 2009 8:41PM
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yellav
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i know a kid who got denied at 8:04
Nov 18 2009 11:42PM
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danbrown
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Guess what I know a kid who got denied at 8:03:40...what do you have to say about that
Nov 19 2009 1:00AM
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williams
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stoked!
Nov 19 2009 1:11AM
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gingersteeze270
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i got denied around 802 or sumthin i think. registration opened 5 mins befor 8
Nov 19 2009 10:54AM
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yellav
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OMGWAHT
Nov 19 2009 11:40AM
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patrickcowan
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not true.  i tried at 7 58 and it wouldnt let me.  but i got in at 7 59.  it is like this every year.
Nov 19 2009 12:41PM
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meggers
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did any other girl skiers get in???
Nov 19 2009 3:24PM
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kristeezy
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i did :)
Nov 19 2009 4:05PM
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WWKillington
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-No more paper bibs. I order big jerseys for everyone
-You aren't required to purchase a lift ticket anymore to be in the comp
-We are gonna feed you lunch after skier qualifiers before finals
-Switched up the cash purse so it's more evenly distributed
Nov 19 2009 7:02PM
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leone
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way to hold it down tess, big things for killy this year!
Nov 19 2009 7:33PM
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ssk
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got denied at 804
Nov 19 2009 8:07PM
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jksl
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doin work! so stoked for this.
Nov 19 2009 9:48PM
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kristeezy
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helll yeaaa tess.....thats dope. cant wait
Nov 20 2009 2:50AM
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CBROOKS
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pumped
Nov 20 2009 7:33AM
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meggers
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sounds good to me!!!! way to be on top of stuff tess!!!!
Nov 20 2009 1:50PM
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meggers
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sick =)
Nov 20 2009 1:53PM
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LiamMcKinley
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so pumped. its going OFF. ill be there filming
Nov 20 2009 8:56PM
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eazyeasternrider
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Yeaaaaaaaahhhhhhh christeezy
Nov 23 2009 10:10AM
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danbrown
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I'll be there....drinking

Good luck to everyone though
Nov 23 2009 11:49AM
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sugarloaf
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I'd be right there with you D.brown....except my brother's getting married that day. hold it down for me

Good luck everyone competing!!

Nov 24 2009 12:21PM
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danbrown
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aw coll, tell him to reschedule. he'll understand
Nov 24 2009 2:07PM
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WWKillington
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Rails 2 Riches Party at Outback Pizza

The official Rails 2 Riches party (Dec. 5th) will be held at Outback Pizza located on the Killington Access Road. Rails 2 Riches COMPETITORS will recieve FREE PIZZA, RED BULL, and ADMISSION into the party. The party starts at 8:30 p.m. with a DJ and is 18+. TVs will be playing footage from R2R finals. Drink specials all night.

Be there, we will!!

Nov 24 2009 4:25PM
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WWKillington
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RAILS 2 RICHES COMPETITOR LIST AND CONTEST- PICK WHO WILL WIN....

https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/501658



Nov 24 2009 4:26PM
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eazyeasternrider
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me too.
Nov 25 2009 1:49PM
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jksl
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any word on the set up? ooorrr if there's even going to be snow to have a set up?
Nov 30 2009 7:35PM
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kirsten
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There will be some snow! They got a over a foot over the weekend and maybe another 5ish inches this week, on top of them making snow all week long. It should be alright, snow wise.

No idea on the set up, though. Super secrettttz I suppose.
Nov 30 2009 9:26PM
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JsNeagle
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ugh.... postponed a week.  lamesauce. 
Dec 1 2009 1:46PM
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jksl
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smart..
Dec 1 2009 2:11PM
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Capurnicus
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I can never go to rails of riches because I always have an exam that day or the next. I was so stoked this year that it was earlier so I could actually go watch, but I have an exam on the 12th, haha, I'll never make it there!
Dec 1 2009 2:36PM
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kirsten
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Nice comment.
I said that before they announced it was postponed.


Killington does have some snow and they are opening tomorrow. I don't really understand why they are postponing it. So many people are flying out for this and are going to get screwed over. Not really fair for them.
Dec 1 2009 3:42PM
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VT_scratch
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and if anyone is getting screwed over and would like to make back some $, PM me about selling me your spot!
Dec 1 2009 4:26PM
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kristeezy
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on a saturday?!
Dec 1 2009 4:37PM
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danbrown
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yup, day before finals week. fuck this sucks so bad
Dec 1 2009 5:23PM
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kristeezy
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hey! i got finals starting the 14th also! but i'm still going! come on guys! haha
Dec 1 2009 5:57PM
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SkierX
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They are postponing because they are barely going to be open (if open at all) this weekend after a massive rain event on Wednesday night and Thursday.

They have nowhere NEAR enough snow to pull this off succesfully this weekend.
Dec 1 2009 7:44PM
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danbrown
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Yeah my first test is tuesday morning, I'll see what I can do
Dec 1 2009 7:51PM
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