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wintersway
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Just to get a hype train going, my friend is on the park crew there and says that Mt. Ellen will have a jump in the park when it opens Friday. Hopefully they will open up a lot more rails in there too.
Dec 14 2009 10:01AM
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VT_scratch
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where did I hear about some 65 foot jump?
Jan 10 2010 7:42PM
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LiamMcKinley
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whaaaaat?
Jan 10 2010 7:54PM
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Afeld
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It looked liked the biggest jump they were building was a 40", but that was over 24 hours ago
Jan 10 2010 8:27PM
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T-Holt
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The park looks like it's gonna be pretty dope.
"So after a tough couple of days we do have the beginnings of our big parks at Mt. Ellen.
The top half of reimergrasse is a down 24' box across from a down C Box, that feeds into a drop down loading dock and right into the three pack of jumps. The 36' Up Cannon and the 20' Vert wall should be the last things in before the reset for the Lower Rail Garden. There are also four Fun obstacles set up on Graduation( the Reach Around). We will continue through the week building and getting things ready for the Slopestyle event on Saturday."


The cannon, the wall, and the rail garden weren't up when I left at noon. The first jump is like a step over, over a spine. Then there's a decent sized jump, and the third one is pretty big. They were working on a 4th thing, but it was only a tabletop when I saw it, no jump or anything.

I saw a few guys filming today, I was in the blue Saga top and gray Saga bottoms.
Jan 10 2010 9:57PM
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wintersway
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they have a slope comp coming up on the 16th. hopefully i get a ride back that day, so i can go sunday instead of waiting til the 21st.

i cant wait to start doing some slow 3s and work on my 5s some more again.
Jan 10 2010 10:49PM
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wintersway
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heres how the park looks now. crew is still working on it and cleaning it up, but everything looks pretty sick. i dont know the measures and i am not positive on the order but it think it is like this:

down box/c box at the top
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into a "loading dock" step down (5' drop, 10' gap it looks like) should keep a few little kids away... or injured
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into the 1st step up/over jump
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into another step up
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into a final table top/step down
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Jan 11 2010 3:07PM
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wintersway
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also found on the sugarbush parks! facebook page
and sorry for the shitty pics, im guessing they were taken from his video camera or phone
Jan 11 2010 3:10PM
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LiamMcKinley
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looks like fun.
Jan 11 2010 4:40PM
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BrightonFridays
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 fuck yeah sugarbush i wish i was still in vermont
Jan 11 2010 4:58PM
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VT_scratch
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cant wait for the comp this weekend!
Jan 11 2010 5:59PM
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dunkaroos
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Looks so nice, I really need to hit some jumps. I haven't hit any this year
Jan 11 2010 6:16PM
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Milksteak
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Looks like sugarbush is stepping it up this year. Stoked to get up there again.
Jan 11 2010 7:50PM
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wintersway
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i want to learn fronts, just so i can throw them off the "loading dock" step down

looks like the took the idea from mount snow's cliff drop
Jan 11 2010 7:50PM
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VT_scratch
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yaaa thats what I was thinking. gotta flip!
Jan 11 2010 8:36PM
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Bugarshush
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i hope those true tables have a lot of POP
Jan 12 2010 12:26PM
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VT_scratch
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this
Jan 12 2010 3:56PM
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BrightonFridays
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next nigchusett thread
Jan 12 2010 4:05PM
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VT_scratch
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haha I was thinking the same thing summy


come back for the slopestyle this weekend
Jan 12 2010 4:26PM
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Milksteak
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What it this slopestyle event you are referring to? Is it the harwood one tha was on facebook?
Jan 12 2010 5:52PM
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wintersway
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actually, it was 60. the last jump was going to be this... but speed issues only allow it to be a 45-50ish. which is what it supposedly is.

and it is the harwood union slopestyle that is on facebook
Jan 12 2010 7:01PM
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VT_scratch
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oh shit so we cant compete if we're not from harwood? thats lame.
Jan 12 2010 7:43PM
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T-Holt
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You can still compete I'm pretty sure, it's just hosted by Harwood and the proceeds go to their freeride team.
Jan 12 2010 8:46PM
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T-Holt
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Ok, I just checked shit out. Everyone can enter, idk about the proceeds, it was just a guess.

I won't be going because I just started skiing park this year and am nowhere near good enough, but I'll be up at Sugarbush on Sunday, and maybe Monday and/or Tuesday. I'll bring my GL2, if anyone wants to film /be filmed (it's a two way street here)
Jan 12 2010 8:52PM
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LiamMcKinley
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id be down to film sometime.
Jan 12 2010 9:19PM
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617jibber
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from the sugarbush parks facebook-
Just rode the awesome jump line at Mt. Ellen - but then ski patrol came in and roped off the park - apparently it was too big? The Park is amazing for freestyle riders, but somehow woods skiers get to decide what is safe for us...they can't even make it through graduation. I kind of understand the whole jumping throu...gh hoops thing, but it is still ridiculously frustrating. Sugarbush - just let the park staff do what they are great at. Look b4 you leap, and remember the park is a double black diamond - treat it like one - not a bunch of whoop-D-whoops for your 7 year old. There are small parks for that right here at sugarbush. We just want one trail to ride ligit size park features adn train for competitions - remember be better here? Do you guys even see what other mountains are doing now-a-days?
Jan 13 2010 5:21PM
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VT_scratch
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the FUCK

how is it too big? look at carinthia god damn!
Jan 13 2010 6:18PM
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LiamMcKinley
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yeah thats such bullshit. wish i could just go to mt snow errrday.
Jan 13 2010 6:44PM
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Bugarshush
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my guess (and hope) is that that was a joke because the park staff wouldnt build anything if no one could ride it. i also imagine that the park isnt open yet because it says that harwood is the first chance to ride the park. so hopefully thats all a joke because while the jumps look nice, they arent 60 ft true table gap jumps or anything
Jan 13 2010 8:11PM
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jamers
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stoked for this comp
whose down to get some buds flowin
and how much is registration?
Jan 13 2010 8:48PM
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wintersway
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season pass holders pay $20, non pass holders pay $30
and that is rediculous about the "too large"

other mountains have parks with 60-70 foot tables in the large park. the largest one here is like 45-50... and everything is clearable

the only problem i see is little kids going over the step down and faceplanting because they dont know it drops on the other side. a simple warning sign near by would help that.
Jan 13 2010 9:44PM
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BrightonFridays
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Thats fucked up
I rode sugarbush for a while and just moved out west this year and the big park at pc has a step down that is maybe a 50 foot gap but the kicker to the jump is probably 20 feet tall it is fucking massive and sugarbush is complain about a 5 foot drop

im sorry
Jan 13 2010 10:18PM
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wintersway
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i should be there sunday. trying to get my grabs locked on my threes... and possibly fives if i get overly confident.
Jan 14 2010 12:01AM
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dirtylion27
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ill be there saturday and sunday. i go to boarding school and am from colorado. havent skied the east since i was five. what should i expect? ill be in a ecto saga jacket and hybrid pants. my friend doesnt like the park that much. but im really hoping to spend sometime in it
Jan 14 2010 9:33AM
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617jibber
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im going up tomorrow, let you guys know how it is for sure.
Jan 14 2010 6:13PM
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VT_scratch
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worrrrrd.

If you could get pics thatd be huge, if not its all good. You should go up saturday to, big campatishion!
Jan 14 2010 7:54PM
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Milksteak
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Does anyone know if the little rail run on gradution(I think that's it, the one next to riemergasse) will be open during the slopestyle thing?
Jan 14 2010 9:31PM
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VT_scratch
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is that the skate park thing?
Jan 14 2010 10:04PM
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wintersway
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i dont know the trail to say if it connects with reimergasse or not (looking at the map online), but if there is a way back to the lift without touching the comp area, i would think it would be open.
Jan 14 2010 10:13PM
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Milksteak
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No, it's the long flat box, down rail and small flat box I think.
Jan 14 2010 10:34PM
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McSlay
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usually the comp is only the top jump line so my guess is the small rail line will be open during the comp
Jan 15 2010 12:13PM
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Milksteak
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Word.
Jan 15 2010 3:31PM
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VT_scratch
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whos gonna be competing tomorrow? i'll be there.
Jan 15 2010 10:50PM
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jamers
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ill be competing
we should take some laps before it starts
ill be wearing a dark purple jacket, dark blue pants, yellow tall t, white A frames with iridium lens, riding wolf anthems with griffons
stoked for it!!
Jan 15 2010 10:58PM
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VT_scratch
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worrd il look for ya! I'll be on afterbangs, purple jacket, white and purp pants, smith I/Os. Il be riding with my friend. in the afternoon stick around and we're gonna film a bit. (hmc150 and goproHD!)
Jan 15 2010 11:02PM
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Bugarshush
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how was the comp? how is the park riding? photos or videos?
Jan 16 2010 11:55AM
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VT_scratch
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im not gonna lie I was pretty disappointed.

the jumps were mostly mad skecthy so they moved the comp to the mini rail park and kept the same format - 2 judged runs. some kids payed $20 and non passholders paid $30 to have two runs through the semi-shitty rails. My friend got second in the comp and he didn't even get a prize. Not the best day... but I had fun.
Jan 16 2010 4:48PM
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Milksteak
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Word. I would have thought they would have been a little bit more prepared. It wasn't really slopestyle, it was more of a rail jam.

Jan 16 2010 5:26PM
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Commonwealth
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Meh, that's debatable. The jumps on Inferno at MS are about 50', and the Dew Tour is only a couple of weeks away.

I'd be surprised to find a 60-70' jump out here, especially at this time.
Jan 16 2010 5:35PM
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Bugarshush
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that is a shame. sugarbush always does this, builds up our hopes for the park then doesnt deliver
Jan 16 2010 10:21PM
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wintersway
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ill be up tomorrow

i might just be in tshirts if the weather is like today, and yellow or grey pants

orange ns logo, white nordica, purple oakley, red small old ns, and white ec headwear stickers on my helmet

Jan 16 2010 10:33PM
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