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Ski Sundown 10/11 Season

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BWalmer
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With rail jam season starting this Saturday at Avon Day, I think it's time to start this. There are some big plans for this season in the works at Sundown, so let's discuss here (instead of last years thread...)

BTW, here's the list of the upcoming rail jams Sundown is putting on:
Avon Day - 9/25 @12pm
Suburban Sports / Meatheads - 10/2
Sun and Ski, Avon, ct - 10/9
Outdoor Sports - 11/6
Colorado Ski Shop - 11/13
Simsbury Celebrates - 11/27 @ 4pm
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hawaiiansteeze
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is the lawsuit gona affect the parks in anyway? its legit that the jury showed you guys were doin shit right, but im wondering if your insurance company is asking to cut anything back. jarrod?
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fluff
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we'll still take requests and try to make features the best we can utilizing experience and common sense with a knowledgable riders perspective. 

as far as cutting stuff back?  no.  no one has said that to me.  not that we were going after INFERNO or anything haha.  it'll be a Sundown parks plan and we're moving ahead. 

15 years ago
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adamlukowski
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Can we not have jumps like the one at 2:15? It's a little stepup ish

14 years ago
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fluff
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we can do that
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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that'd be sick!

14 years ago
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.frenchy
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woah reppin Granby hard, hahah.
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adamlukowski
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http://www.skisundown.com/worxcms_published/events_page139.shtml

Just saw this, whoe else is excited!!

14 years ago
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.frenchy
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Start making snow, Please?
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BWalmer
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temps are cold enough yet, and the 10 day isn't dropping enough + warm rain = no snow yet...soon though, a few more weeks, hopefully, as long as mother nature cooperates.
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.frenchy
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Yea, soon the good temps will come. Mt snow is blowing snow right now, jibyard open tomarrow?
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BWalmer
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Mount snow is 100+ miles north...it's colder there.

Launch pad is being open and set-up on Saturday for $10s (money goes to charity).
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.frenchy
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Oops I thought today was friday, because there is no school tomarow haha. (elections)

I know it's colder in Vermont. lol

14 years ago
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BWalmer
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Killy opens tomorrow...wish I didn't have classes, I would totally go...but I have 2 exams tomorrow unfortunately...
14 years ago
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L.U.P.E.
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that edit made me relize how sick the big dfd rail was wen it was set up as a flat up down, you should recreate that jarrod. The snowboarder tryin those so caled rodeo 5s needs to learn how to pop haha.
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adamlukowski
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I love watching old edits and getting ideas for what i'd like to see this year. Like 2 years ago opening weekend was 2 flat boxes at the top and then the Down flat down box on the left side when you look up the mountain, right where it gets wider and sort of flatter

14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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Wanted to work on editing, specifically flow and some little editing tricks to throw in...... from last season

14 years ago
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.frenchy
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If you made Toms treat similar to what Mount snow was yesterday, that would be sweet. I doubt it would actually happen though. D:
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BWalmer
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It's gotta be a little bit smaller than that, at least for the first month or so (until after new years).
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adamlukowski
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so there can be stuff like the A frame and flat down flat boxes on toms?

14 years ago
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BWalmer
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probably not the big a-frame, but there will be small to medium boxes and rails of different shapes (kinks and such) on Toms.
14 years ago
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hawaiiansteeze
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i wish there was a park on toms a couple years ago. its fun just shredding down. if there were some features on it to just play around on it, it would deffiantly be way more fun
14 years ago
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L.U.P.E.
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sooo true^
14 years ago
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BWalmer
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Yeah, the plan as of now is basically to the top of the trail (up until the split off to over easy and papoose) with lots of rollers and banks and maybe a bonk or two...it still has to be the easiest way down, and then, once the trails split of there will be smaller jibs and rails and bonks and stuff. It's gonna be just an all around fun trail now.
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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Haha sick! Rollers can be very fun, and rollers at the top flat could help to keep some speed up if we just pump em
14 years ago
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BWalmer
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exactly the point.
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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And bury all the rails and boxes so they're really short!!! They'll make them seem easier!!!!
14 years ago
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imdope
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Ski sundown or die! BITCH!

make snow soon pwease

14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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i bet you really aren't dope.

14 years ago
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BWalmer
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who is he...I'm pretty sure I can identify everyone in this thread except him...

Snow will be made when there are AT LEAST 3 nights below 30 with no rain and no high temps during the day (above 40) in a row. As always, shooting for an opening day of the day/weekend after Thanksgiving. Once those guns start though, snow will be down in a hurry, all the guns appear to be out and ready to go.
14 years ago
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fluff
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the guns are out, air compressors have been serviced, pumps are ready.  Cat's are ready, lifts are ready, lodge is almost ready.... this is the most stressful time of year for sure. 

opening day park wishes?  any sundown rail that doesn't need a lot of snow ie; Big Rainbow, man size fdf... etc. 

what's wish list for stingeR?

14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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Flat box followed by fdf box, some new places for rails this year like the s rail on a flat part of where the addition was added to stinger a few years ago, some really mellow down rails after that last up a tiny bit urban, like that flat rail at the Colorado jam. Also for simsbury celebrates can we have a flat box? I want to take it easy because it's only a few days after the doctor says I can ski
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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The down rail part is a little messedup.. Should say "mellow down rails set up a tiny bit urban like that flat rail at Colorado ski shop
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BWalmer
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How about flat bar, fdf box, turn the corner then down rail and then down box (or the other way around, doesn't matter) then at the "flat" gotta have the "hip jump" to cover the rock, I'm liking s-rail there with the cannon and maybe the 32 as a flat (options), then when the hill goes back down skinny urban down and mini dfd. If there's still room maybe squeeze in the fdf rail or the down-up rail at the end.
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adamlukowski
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Oh yeah and don't forget the 60 ft step down!
14 years ago
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geet
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my thoughts exactly
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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So how about that flat box at simsbury celebrates.. i wanna ski!
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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I got another idea for the season. how about the unbow to a step up, and then a down rail or box off of that??
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adamlukowski
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http://www.accuweather.com/us/ct/granby/06035/forecast-month.asp

thought this was worth posting... although its over a week away and can be innacurate its no higher than 40 during the day, cold enough to make snow at night, and more than 3 consecutive days!

Sorry for triple post haha

14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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Im going to quadruple post................

When you see it, bricks will be shat.

Click for larger image

14 years ago
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fluff
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what are you talkiung about?   that's hot garbage weather. 
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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November 26th+ it's in the teens at night!
14 years ago
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L.U.P.E.
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rainbow box, fdf box, down rails, a-frame box?,dfd rail,flat box? get pumped for winterr! hows it lookin to open around turkey day jarrod?
14 years ago
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ShredThePowdah.
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DEC 3RD GET PUMPED
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fluff
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i'm about to walk out the office door to help with the first "light off".  its hot.  ... as in not even close. 

we're ready.  after this, we're hanging trail signs and finishing up on rails and boxes. 

i'll try to take some pics

14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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Im gonna go out on a limb and say thats frenchy......
14 years ago
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.frenchy
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I'm gonna have to say no.. You can even check the IPs if you want..


And the weather isnt looking too nice to make snow :(
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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wow.. well they are your favorite words. so it was an edcuated guess
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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So simsbury celebrates..... flat box??
14 years ago
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adamlukowski
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Many Thanks.

14 years ago
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fluff
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yo, they need to be about 3 inches taller. 
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