Replying to Otsego Park (O Park) O-verrated
So we decided to make the trip to the Otsego Ski Club today since we have heard so many good things about the park and we wanted to get some last minute footage for a competition. To make sure our drive would be worth it we made the call the ski lodge last night and were told the jumps were nice, the pipe "was the best this side of the mississippi", and that we would not be disappointed. With that in check we we off early this morning with high hopes of getting all the banger shots we dreamed of that we could not get locally. When we arrived to the park we found that it did not open to the public till 12. As we waited for the park to open we talked to the staff and found out that the pipe was only open to the Olympic snowboarders who were training, and the quarter pipe that jumped into an air bag was also not open to the public. After we talked to a staff member about how the jumps were (that we could not see), we headed out to the park. As we ride up the lift the jumps that were supposed to be (from what we heard) a good 20ft, 30ft, and 40ft in a line, turned out to be a 4ft, 4ft, 5ft jump. Needless to say we were more than disappointed after being told we would not be. After that we asked for our money back which we were giving back no questions asked. Now the purpose of this thread isn't to bash their park, its to inform anyone who is mislead by others on how "amazing" they think it could be. The half-pipe is really awesome, and if that's what your looking for than I HIGHLY suggest going there, but if your looking for jumps and great rails I would suggest looking elsewhere. Hope this helps anyone who was thinking of going there decide if they should go or not and save some people the time that we wasted (over 7 hours).
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