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Stevens Pass 2010-2011

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downhillkilla
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How are your expectations looking for the season? Lots of snow? What you want to see in the park? Whos gonna be the first one to ski/jib the new bridge?

Sep 23 2010 7:06PM
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sagesnow
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I ended up just hittin it up at snoqualmie. The park is so damn fun
Dec 21 2010 8:09PM
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Balto
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i didn't drink/smoke enough today >:(
Dec 21 2010 8:25PM
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jibnut
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Cool story.


Anyways, today was sick off of southern cross to the right. It was amazing.
Dec 21 2010 8:37PM
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SHampson
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Today and the last 2 days before have been great. Tomorrow will be my last time up there of break unless I can make it back again second half of break.
Dec 21 2010 8:47PM
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Rockhound
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tryna go up tomorrow, hopefully i'll see you guys up there
Dec 21 2010 9:55PM
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ReignMan
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i need rides sooooo bad.
Dec 22 2010 1:59AM
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Literature
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We've kicked around the idea of having jib sponsors for quite some time, but the issue lies with branding and advertising. It's been explained to me that the Forest Service (with whom we partner to run the ski area) will only allow Stevens Pass logos to represented on the jibs and such. Obviously, Hoedown Throwdown is an SPSS event, so there's some wiggle room there. Hence the massive skulls.

We're working on changing up the jibs though. The name of the game with building safe features from a risk manager's standpoint (i.e., building features that don't create and can withstand lawsuits) is consistency. So, for example, an entire park of metal rails and only one log jib would render the log jib as an inconsistency, and thus a liability risk.

There's a plus side to this, though, and that is that we can create our own consistency by building a number of the new features. Currently, we're working more log jibs, because that's a project we've started. If we make more of them, then we create a consistency profile in the park, hence minimizing our risk. We'll see how this goes, but please do know that we're working towards newer, creative, challenging stuff that we haven't seen before.

Two other IDEAS (and I stress that these are just preliminary ideas, so don't quote me on them or get mad if they don't happen for one reason or another) that we've had are building a junk jib garden (corrugated, pvc, tires, barrels, jersey barriers, and so on) or bringing in/enlisting some people that are handy with a can of spray paint to add some flavor to our jibs instead of the boring green and blue.
Dec 22 2010 3:20AM
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Rockhound
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yes please
Dec 22 2010 9:55AM
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SHampson
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I know a guy that is dirty with a can of spray paint if he could help out. His website is www.kusiiion.deviantart.com and his company he just made is www.evobaclothing.com
Dec 22 2010 11:34AM
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sagesnow
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Honestly, from skiers point of view possibly the main thing you guys in the park can do to make the park safer is just add round coping. The square coping is actually just incredibly dangerous.
Dec 22 2010 11:37AM
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j.bird
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Then everything would be perfect. Thats what I find most inconsistent and unpredictable.
Dec 22 2010 11:51AM
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Schoening
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Hoedown is actually put on by the Stevens Pass Free Ride Team. I think SPSS must donate quite a bit of the gear?

speaking of which. If any of you younger guys looking to ride park with a solid group of kids, travel to events and what not you should definitely look into joining the team.
Dec 22 2010 12:10PM
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DBAKE
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^this
Dec 22 2010 1:59PM
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TheDude
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how was it today? im hoping for enough snow tomorrow to be able to drop some ish, whats the backside like?
Dec 22 2010 6:41PM
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Balto
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i had lots of fun today, everything flowed well, and i still made some pow turns

ill be up next sometime after x-mas, but ill be riding mission too
Dec 22 2010 9:16PM
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ktollefson_1080
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whoever built that DFD outside the warehouse. measure twice cut once.
Dec 22 2010 10:40PM
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Rockhound
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Who's gonna be up there tomorrow
Dec 22 2010 10:52PM
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eheath
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Ima be up there tomorrow OH SHIT
Dec 23 2010 3:37AM
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Balto
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leaving from wenatchee? can i bum a ride? lol
Dec 23 2010 2:28PM
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PJS.
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oh shi-


eheaths inbound.


hide the stash, quickly guys
Dec 23 2010 2:30PM
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Balto
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photos from the rail jam:

http://tophotowa.wordpress.com/2010/12/24/stevens-pass-season-open-rail-jam-2010/

on a side note, here is shampson doing a rodeo 5 on water fall

Click for larger image
Dec 23 2010 7:48PM
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N.Skinner
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Party at Thomas' cabin after christmas?

I may be heading up that way.
Dec 23 2010 8:36PM
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Balto
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ehhhhhh maybe after new years, im a bit partied out of the cabin right now
Dec 23 2010 9:35PM
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Jamie_Baril
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honestly  for the first time in a long time summits park is way doper than stevens' is right now.
Dec 23 2010 10:04PM
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SHampson
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wooooooorrrd
Dec 23 2010 11:03PM
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sagesnow
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the jumps are sooo fun at snoqualmie.
Dec 23 2010 11:32PM
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howlongcanausern
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dayyyyum
Dec 24 2010 12:56AM
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eheath
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Psht, no one said hi to me today :(
Dec 24 2010 3:18AM
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Scott29~
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Did you place your name tag on the upper right hand corner of your jacket~
Dec 24 2010 4:19AM
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jibnut
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You were behind me once in the park. I feel bad I didn't say anything now. I didn't want for you to pick on me because of my skiing...that was like my 12th day on skis ever.
Dec 24 2010 7:50AM
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-justice-
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Thomas your pic of the new DFD made me realize that many kids are going to break themselves trying that thing this year. 

Anyone skiing xmas day?
Dec 24 2010 9:43AM
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Balto
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oh, you should see this sequence i got of a kid, he had the brilliant idea of trying a disaster, landed right at the kink of the donkey dick, and exploded
Dec 24 2010 11:16AM
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howlongcanausern
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yesh my pagan-ass will be shredding...i need to meet more NSers...so ronery skiing alone :(
Dec 24 2010 1:15PM
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jibnut
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I will be up there Christmas Day after morning festivities! If anyones looking to carpool w/gas money from the west side, let me know :) I might have like 2 seats left?
Dec 24 2010 1:53PM
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ReignMan
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The last waterfall scared the living shit out of me first time through. Thought I would have to straight line it. nope. that thing pops you up with no speed.
Dec 24 2010 3:53PM
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Balto
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there is only 1 water fall...
Dec 24 2010 4:16PM
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howlongcanausern
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i think he means junks or w/e
Dec 24 2010 4:23PM
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Shifty540
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Haha yeah first time I hit it a few seasons ago I completely overshot it. Could see the entire resort, US-2, felt like I made eye contact with someone on Brooks and then thought "Now would be a good time to have a helmet" before crashing down to a yard sale and being knocked out for a few seconds. Definitely do a speedcheck or two going into that thing.
Dec 24 2010 6:40PM
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-justice-
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i'll be wearing a yellow jacket w/ green pants.  I have a few ON3P stickers on my helmet.  Feel free to say hello.
Dec 24 2010 6:46PM
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DBAKE
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haha i remember a crazy french guy 2 seasons ago thru a 1440 over the last one and over shot by alot, it was cool to watch, but he was pretty messed up.
Dec 24 2010 7:28PM
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qbehr
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JF?
Dec 24 2010 8:14PM
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Scott29~
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I think ill pass on christmas skiing this year in favor of sunday/monday...~
Dec 24 2010 11:50PM
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K.C.Deane
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Stevens has been so fun this year. Pumped to have a pass.
Dec 26 2010 1:44AM
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jibnut
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Whoever called me yesterday for a ride and I was already on my way to Stevens, sorry :( And sorry about your car.
Dec 26 2010 10:43AM
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TheDude
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Yesterday was sick, it was nice to finally ski some powder and jump off tall stuff that isn't man made. Also the park was sick even though I was just with my bro the whole time. Last hit I think I saw some NSers maybe standing atop th waterfall? Who was that? I was wearing green and pink armada
Dec 26 2010 2:58PM
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howlongcanausern
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no poles?
Dec 26 2010 3:05PM
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TheDude
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my brother had no poles, i had pink poles, yelllow tee white sweathshirt, green and pink jacket.
Dec 26 2010 3:21PM
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DBAKE
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Finaly my leg is better...i think, holla @ me black white saga.
Dec 26 2010 7:56PM
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-justice-
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no worries.  I appreciated your offer to wait though. 


Dec 27 2010 12:04AM
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Mykel
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So apparently my new Subaru came with free season passes to Stevens. I don't know the hill that well, but I plan to get up there a few times this winter. I like steep and deep (originally from Montana). So where should we ride?
Dec 27 2010 4:35AM
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