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Stowe early season

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brizz
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Never been out here early season... What are the first runs open/snowmaking is focused on 1st at Stowe. Snow up top this morning and forcasted next couple nights, I'm thinking sunrise hike up there but won't have time to roll all over.
Nov 4 2009 1:54PM
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pb2co
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i'd like a reply on this too... what kind of park do they have up on opening day??
Nov 6 2009 7:24PM
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steweperks
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I'll have a bunch of rails and boxes, depends on how much snow I have to play with, know more the week leading up to the 21st.
Nov 6 2009 10:45PM
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dangerdad
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PLEASSSSEEEEEEEE make a jump, just a little one even. PLLEEEASSE
Nov 7 2009 11:01AM
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mattytru
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haha theres no way theyll have enough snow for a jump

but yess please do set up a bunch of rails and boxes
Nov 7 2009 3:49PM
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TipsyHussle
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Yeah LOTS of rails and boxes, and is the 21st the opening day?
Nov 9 2009 10:55AM
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dangerdad
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yea if this fucking 60degree weather goes away. fuck
Nov 9 2009 6:23PM
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JCsteezy
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shut up it will
Nov 9 2009 7:38PM
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Jib-Life
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Kurt will hook it up legit, he always does.
Nov 10 2009 11:51AM
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e.will
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yeah you grimey gypsy, shut up.
Nov 10 2009 1:05PM
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clipsdmiles
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i dont know if legit is the right word. there definitely will be boxes and rails on opening day, but stowe is clueless on how to properly set them up. backie jumps onto down rails is never to fun. bush for parks, stowe for mountain and riding
Nov 10 2009 5:46PM
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Lemuel
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I can't wait.  The weather looks like ti is about to cool back down in a couple days.
Nov 10 2009 10:34PM
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brizz
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turns were had last week and pretty obvious where snow is/was. for now it's nice out viva la mtb season!
Nov 11 2009 1:05PM
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dangerdad
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sugerbush has by far the most terrible jumps on the face of the earth. Trust me I grew up skiing there. They have some of the most legit rails, but fuck their jumps are terrible.

Stowe's down rail was actually set up pretty well as well as the rails at the bottom of north. The first and third tryo jumps were actually not to bad a number of days last year and the north slope jumps were pimp early season
Nov 11 2009 2:14PM
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clipsdmiles
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idk man there is no way in hell you can tell me that down rail was set up properly. instead of having hand picked lips that go right up to the rail, stowe would rather set them up back behind the rail so they can just come through and hit them with the cat. sure that saves time for the park crew to eat more sandwiches but it dosent equal fun for me. and as far as sugarbush goes. yea their jumps definitely shit the bed last year but except some improvements. i was talking to tony who is head of parks over there and he will even admit the jumps sucked but they are trying to switch up cat drivers and step the jumps up for this year. those guys have been working there asses off over the summer. new 28 foot single barrell down bar, 24 foot dfd rail, new c box, new wallride, and some cool ollie barrier. like i said earlier I love stowe, but not for park. all the rails are always set up terribly, its hard to lap and the jumps can be very inconsistent from day to day.
Nov 11 2009 3:21PM
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dangerdad
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ah yes, you are a snowboarder... you would want ride ons. Also I have two buddies working park crew this winter at stowe. They will definitely kick the place up a notch or two. Most people from UVM know them and can vouch for the fact that they are very legit skiers
Nov 12 2009 10:03AM
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JsNeagle
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Ryan's a legit skier?  huh....
















Jokes.
Nov 12 2009 11:52AM
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JsNeagle
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kid slays
Nov 12 2009 11:53AM
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Jib-Life
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um what???

you must have your mountains confused, the down rail at Stowe for the past two years has been the nicest urban set up I have seen in a park on the east (when it's properly groomed).

Bush had a sick down rail too, but it had a JOI jump onto it which put you down at the last 4th of the rail.

You should def check out Stowe because you have clearly NOT been there in the past few years.
Nov 12 2009 1:40PM
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R-B-B
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not true,  loon knows how to set up down rails, and id say they are far above stowe with regards to a park set up. the down rail at stowe was hardly ever properly groomed.  LMP looks better every fuckin year.  you should def check out Loon because you have clearly NOT been there in the past few years.
Nov 12 2009 3:04PM
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clipsdmiles
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haha you guys are hilarious. anyone who thinks stowe's down bar was set up properly is probably a joey.the lip was 5 feet behind the rail and was poop. i dont want ride one's at all. i would like a down rail set up as if it was a handrail in the streets. and as far as sugarbush. every rail there was set up perfectly last year and was maintained daily by one of the top park crews on the east. check our video from sugarbush last year and tell me those rails dont look fun. and to the comment of not riding at stowe. i rode stowe over 50 times last year and tried to spend the majority of my time in the woods instead of hitting their backflip booter down rails.
http://vimeo.com/6173280
Nov 12 2009 6:42PM
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infedel_one
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wow you seem to know your shit man...you must be fuckin bomb at rails then

check your sarcasm meter
Nov 12 2009 7:25PM
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dangerdad
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well we all know seth levin is a dirty gypsy so ...... that pretty much voids your video


Nov 12 2009 8:09PM
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Lemuel
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I have a feeling stowe may be able to pull it off.  Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights all in the teens. Most likely colder and for more nights at the top...I hope
Nov 15 2009 6:53PM
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omIV
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cross fingers...itd be sick to have some decent coverage to spread out the opening day crowds
Nov 15 2009 10:35PM
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dangerdad
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fuck i hope so man, im nervous for sure. i need my skiing noowwwwww, as in two weeks ago
Nov 16 2009 1:10AM
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Jwenz
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if stowe opens with a jump count me in
Nov 16 2009 2:16PM
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R-B-B
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doubt it
Nov 16 2009 3:16PM
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dangerdad
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hopefully they will be open at all at this point
Nov 16 2009 8:27PM
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Jacob.
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its not looking good is it? :(
Nov 16 2009 9:32PM
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Line0777
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i think your talking about smuggs is clueless, thats a for sure
Nov 18 2009 1:00AM
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e.will
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apparently, saturday is a no go, possibly thanksgiving. fuck.
Nov 18 2009 9:27AM
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Jwenz
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to sunday river i go!
Nov 18 2009 11:43AM
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