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Props to Stowe...

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Jib-Life
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Not sure why anyone could hate on their park right now, other then the retarded DdD rail and the silly trap rail.

The Stowe box is SUPER nice, and the jumps are some of the nicest I have hit on the east, super poppy lips to long safe landings.

Tyro looks like it's gonna be ready for today/tomorrow, and HOLY SHIT, everyone is gonna wanna check it out.
Jan 8 2010 7:48AM
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WizyWagner
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props indeed
Mar 18 2010 12:12PM
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JsNeagle
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it seems like theres still plenty of snow in tyro to make some changes for the last few weeks (or hopefully month)
Mar 18 2010 12:15PM
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Jib-Life
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Jeff when we gonna hike the flat bar eh?
Mar 18 2010 1:11PM
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dangerdad
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the most fun thing in tyro is carving up the landing of the hip and flipping or spinning your way to winning
Mar 18 2010 1:27PM
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kristeezy
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how is it right now?? better than bush?!
Mar 19 2010 1:33AM
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dangerdad
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haha yea, but im not sure what isn't
Mar 19 2010 7:53AM
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Jib-Life
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so true, bush needs to change things up for once... Everything is at least set up nice jib wise, jumps are a joke
Mar 19 2010 8:59AM
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infedel_one
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went up to stowe today and the parks are FUCKED...they have to redo pretty much all the features if the parks are to be hittable again this season...today none of the parks were open because it was pretty much a sheet of ice, hopefully theyll be able to get out and grind stuff up
Mar 24 2010 7:35PM
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crooks
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I think they should move the big cannon rail to the hip and set it up to have a really big gap to legit landing.. that rail is so fun but it's set up so poorly, the flattest landing.
Mar 24 2010 10:53PM
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dangerdad
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the most flat
Mar 24 2010 11:32PM
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steweperks
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Withe the temps warm the snow super saturated and mushy, it's like riding a 10 speed on the beach, and now that locked up, working on thangs... just always a tough time of the season...believe me we do try to get it as good as we can... spring came waaaay to early this season!
Mar 25 2010 5:42AM
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fluff
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your telling me! 
Mar 25 2010 7:11AM
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infedel_one
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hahah yahhhh...but now with this cold its turned into a sheet of rock...
Mar 25 2010 9:47AM
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e.will
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i'll put in a suggestion again.....

1. Make north slope jumps smaller/clearable in slushy conditions, while plowing tyro down to two big jumps, one being a step-up/over, and one similar to the first jump now. But bigger than they have been all season. THe pitch of tyro makes this plausible in my eyes.

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2. Keep North Slope as is, really poppy, and plow all the features and tyro, and take every single rail you got laying around and turn it into a rail run.


The big issue for me right now is that the "medium" park contains jumps that are more poppy than tyro has been all season. I know the decks were bigger in tyro at the beginning of the season, but at this point, this is not the case. if stowe is going to have a big park, make it big.
Mar 25 2010 1:09PM
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JsNeagle
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I like your suggestions, but I think North Slope should stay how it is for as long as they can  maintain it that way.  People complain about the 2nd jump but its really fun, just can be slightly painful if you go too big.  what about plowing tyro into one big stepover and then just a bunch of rails.  Combo of your two suggestions?
Mar 25 2010 2:21PM
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e.will
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yeah that would be ill.

one big-ass stepover that fills across the whole trail where it was last year would be ill. Then rails at the top maybe?

you could probably push out a nice, floaty 50 foot stepover......jus sayin


and the only issue i have with north is being able to clear jumps when its all slushbucket out.
Mar 25 2010 4:07PM
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pb2co
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anyone know what it's going to be like this weekend have the sorted the parks out? did they get rain or snow up there this week?
Mar 25 2010 4:49PM
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infedel_one
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like i said i was up yesterday and it wasnt just icy...it was a SHEET OF ICE...unless im wrong there gonna have to rebuild the jumps anyways...i like wills first idea
Mar 25 2010 5:22PM
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JsNeagle
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They groomed everything out really well so it's pretty much back to how it was before the crap weather.  Jumps in Tyro seem to have shrunk a little more though.  It was actually perfect park riding conditions this morning
Mar 25 2010 7:17PM
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wesley.
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the flat rail sucked today
Mar 25 2010 11:14PM
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Hack.The.Pow.
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Anbody know when Stowe plans to close? I've heard rumors that they're planning to close on the 11th? Can anybody confirm that?
Mar 26 2010 12:19PM
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Jib-Life
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Last Trick FTW.

Can't wait.

I am def in agreement on plowing and rail garden
Mar 26 2010 12:58PM
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infedel_one
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wrdwrd thats what i like to hear...least it back up and running...guess i underestimated the power of cats ;)
Mar 27 2010 9:05AM
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dweezileast
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tyro jumps are getting pretty weird, North slope is still pretty on, the 2nd jump is very hard to overshoot no matter how fast you go
Mar 28 2010 3:08PM
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dangerdad
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Rain through Wednesday....then 57 Thur, 65 Fri, and 69 Sun.... its lookin like the end boys and girls
Mar 29 2010 10:17AM
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mattytru
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:( im seeing 66 thursday, 75 friday and 77 saturday
Mar 29 2010 5:47PM
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Butters...
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don't know if there's time, but one big step over and mad rails (or even the same rails, just the big cannon, rainbow and flat rail redone and put on the jump decks?) sounds like a pretty awesome way to use the snow that's left on tyro. Since the jumps are getting smaller and smaller, why not just combine the snow?
Mar 30 2010 2:37PM
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dangerdad
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We all know it is too late in the season now to make changes.
SweenSouaPork jurian
Mar 30 2010 3:59PM
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alev
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how about turn the cannon backwards and make it an ill down tube
Mar 30 2010 5:09PM
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wesley.
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that would be sick
Mar 30 2010 5:11PM
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JsNeagle
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or sideways and make it a crooked hitching post! so versatile! 


Mar 30 2010 5:32PM
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dangerdad
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Or upsideDOWN! then the gypsies would love it because they hate nonconformity!
Mar 30 2010 5:42PM
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Butters...
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ok re-adjusting my input after my dreams for rail heaven in tyro were dashed by the gypsies...

it would be SO SO SO awesome if the big cannon was moved to the deck of the first or second jump (pretty close) so that it would have plenty of room for setup and a full landing.

I know there's a ton of stuff going on right now and not much time for the park to be open but it would be magical to have that.
Mar 31 2010 7:04PM
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JsNeagle
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you my friend are going to be pleasantly surprised!!!!
Mar 31 2010 7:34PM
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dangerdad
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oh...please do tell and make my last 13 hours of library hell somewhat better
Mar 31 2010 10:51PM
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R-B-B
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this
Mar 31 2010 11:47PM
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Jib-Life
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hows the park looking these days?
Apr 1 2010 8:37AM
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JsNeagle
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Rumors are they're plowing 2 new jumps... However I skied this morning and all the had changed was the first jump is now the cannon, and the second jump no longer has a lip on it.
Apr 1 2010 10:27AM
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infedel_one
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wtf...mabe theyll do something tomorow...but thatd suck cause tomorows gonna be epic
Apr 1 2010 10:35AM
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JsNeagle
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I bet they'll do more tonight.  North Slope is on point just get there early before it turns to soup
Apr 1 2010 11:03AM
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abbazabba21
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mmmm tyro soup
Apr 1 2010 1:55PM
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alev
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north was still really sick on saturday, plenty of speed to be had for the jumps very surprisngly. heard tyro is done, bummer, but not surprised
Apr 6 2010 4:32PM
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brizz
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the 3-pack is still hitable, trails in rough shape, stashes in woods up high are still fun but semi sketchy
Apr 7 2010 2:16PM
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abbazabba21
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anybody go today? they claimed that they groomed north slope but yesterday it was roped off even though they claimed they had groomed it.  it was still hittable but pretty haggard, we shall see what they do the next two days, i duno if they can even make it to sunday
Apr 7 2010 2:54PM
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kristeezy
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yea, i went today. it was terrible....the effort it took to water-ski down to north slope was not worth it. no boxes/rails, they still have that little 3 pack up but its terrible, they all melted way too small to even have fun on and the in-runs and lips are soo shitty. stowe's done :(

now someone just needs to have a rail jam this weekend somewhere..
Apr 7 2010 3:59PM
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MurderBert
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So what's the actual date stowe's closing? I've heard rumors of it being after this weekend

Apr 7 2010 5:36PM
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dangerdad
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sunday is closing day. set in stone if they make it until then
Apr 7 2010 5:45PM
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abbazabba21
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yikes not what i wanted to hear....
Apr 7 2010 6:05PM
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dangerdad
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The first rail in this is exactly what stowe needs.

https://newschoolers.com/web/content/viewvideo/id/343168/cat/latest/
Apr 7 2010 7:04PM
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wesley.
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im bummed the seasons over for me atleast. hopefully il be skiing stowe next year
Apr 7 2010 7:11PM
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