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SteezeMonkey1
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How many people actually hike the park everytime they hit something?

Or do you just hit the park and then take the lift back up?
Sep 28 2010 8:11PM
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Balto
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hiking is alot of work for my fat ass
Sep 28 2010 8:15PM
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Milksteak
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Depends. If there's a feature that I really want to get a trick on I will sometimes hike until I get the trick. if there's not a lot of people taking laps of course. Because it's kind of annoying when you're trying to take hot laps and there's just a bunch of people crowded around a down rail fuckin with your flow. Real talk
Sep 28 2010 8:16PM
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Chubz.
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my hill is reallly small but the parks are freaking huge(meaning that one park takes up two complete trails) so i usually take the lift up(about a 3 minute ride) for the bigger park.. and i hike the small jib park :)
Sep 28 2010 8:17PM
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ski2sky.
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 897
all depends on the lift lines for me
Sep 28 2010 8:17PM
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mmallender.
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depends how im feeling, if i want to learn something new, ill hike, otherwise ill just lap the chair. also it depends how busy the chairlift is
Sep 28 2010 8:19PM
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SteezeMonkey1
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for real it gets tiring
Sep 28 2010 8:21PM
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dispatchQ_main
Posts: 2619 - Karma: 629
Jumps / Everyday riding = Chair

1 rail / new trick = Lap

I really only jump tho..
Sep 28 2010 8:22PM
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WVskiing
Posts: 3007 - Karma: 1,949
i hike 1 rail at a time or 1 jump at a time but not multiple features, just take the rope tow unless if there i sa lin of gapers
Sep 28 2010 8:22PM
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AWALLRUS.
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I hike all the time cause im too cheap for a lift ticket

Sep 28 2010 8:30PM
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Blandct
Posts: 1858 - Karma: 37
Rope tows!
Sep 28 2010 8:32PM
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Bonobo
Posts: 437 - Karma: 11
normal season jumps- lap
when I really want to get a trick down on a rail - hike
late/post season rail jams - hike
Sep 28 2010 8:33PM
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Elmo.
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early season i hike all the time for rails. then comes mid december and i lap and i hike about half and half. depending on lines. then peak season i usually lap but it gets crowded so ill hike a flat box at the most crowded times cuz flat boxes r always fun. then late season/ spring i lap 95% of the time just cuz its fun that way hit jumps hit rails soft snow laughs on the chair. its always a good time
Sep 28 2010 8:36PM
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Rumi.
Posts: 1231 - Karma: 556
i do the complete opposite, i take laps early season and hike in the spring
Sep 28 2010 8:41PM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
exactly this.
Sep 28 2010 8:47PM
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Sheets-mmm
Posts: 392 - Karma: 42
hiking is always a lot of fun when im focusing on a certain trick or playing s.k.a.t.e..but theres nothing better then lapping park for hours
Sep 28 2010 8:50PM
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Pudge
Posts: 3718 - Karma: 3,117
same for me
Sep 28 2010 8:51PM
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MCNUGGETS
Posts: 699 - Karma: 85
yes
Sep 28 2010 9:13PM
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tbayjibber
Posts: 326 - Karma: 62
my home park is so small and the chair is so slow that hiking is easily 5mins faster so I hike... a lot
Sep 28 2010 9:15PM
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Sitch.
Posts: 841 - Karma: 13
it depends on how much people their is in line for the chair and how badly i want to learn the trick..
Sep 28 2010 9:19PM
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.Max.
Posts: 2930 - Karma: 701
Like every day at sugarbush?... It's still good to hike a rail if you really want to get a trick down. Jumps I refuse to hike.
Sep 28 2010 9:22PM
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A.Eberhard
Posts: 4426 - Karma: 415
Mostly depends on lift lines. I like hiking though because it keeps you concentrated on the trick and you get so stoke when you land it after so many tries. Once landed afterbang it all the way to lift.
Sep 28 2010 9:22PM
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hellomynameisjef
Posts: 5794 - Karma: 167
any normal weekend at SR - hot laps all day, maybe hike a really fun feature before it gets bombed out

holidays - hike your fucking ass off or wait in a 30 minute lift line.
Sep 28 2010 9:26PM
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Milksteak
Posts: 9948 - Karma: 833
All those kids hiked everyday at bush. I did too...but I had the common courtesy of getting out of the way when someone is trying to lap the park.
Sep 28 2010 9:29PM
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Burrrlapz
Posts: 371 - Karma: 6,788
i usually dont take off my skis when hiking rails, i just side step or something
Sep 28 2010 9:29PM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
Why hike when I have a chairlift to hang out on?
Sep 28 2010 9:32PM
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TOAST.
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Depends on lift line.
Sep 28 2010 9:34PM
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Blurst
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Seeing as the lift I take only services the park, I do that.
Sep 28 2010 9:36PM
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EC-Skier
Posts: 3899 - Karma: 668
i hike when the lines are long, or if i want to keep hitting a feature or two and learn alot of tricks on it
Sep 28 2010 9:37PM
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.jesus.
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oh yes there is
Sep 28 2010 9:38PM
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Broseph_Stalin
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well you might end up doing too much chilling, thats not chill, i want to ski more, so i say about 70% of the time i take the lift
Sep 28 2010 9:42PM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
I just ride the chairlift up and down the hill...
Sep 28 2010 9:45PM
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bob_ham
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weird thread??

Hot laps ftw
Sep 28 2010 9:53PM
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ted.d
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i'll hike rails, but not jumps, just too far to hike
Sep 28 2010 9:58PM
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Shlogan
Posts: 4942 - Karma: 430
hiking in our park sucks because its too steep a run for a park anyway. but i enjoy hiking the features that are on the flatter spot or the wall ride at the bottom is a blast to session. last day of last year i hiked a super wide flat down box for a few hours after it closed with like 20 kids, a filmer, and lots o drank and that was better than any hot laps i had done all year. but for everyday skiing i usually want to hike and get something on lock but usual just take the chair or go ski natural shit.
Sep 28 2010 9:59PM
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p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
mix it up. depends on the vibe. if im really working on something on rails i will hike a bit. but mostly hot laps to keep the flow going. best park ive ever hot lapped was the second public park at timberline this summer. such great laps...
Sep 28 2010 10:00PM
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Chompo.
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I like to start a day off with hot laps then switch over to hiking/learning new tricks once lunch time comes...
Sep 28 2010 10:01PM
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Broseph_Stalin
Posts: 3745 - Karma: 178
ah i see
Sep 28 2010 10:03PM
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RAWLAN
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ill hike a rail anytime but unless im filming with some people i will never hike a jump
Sep 28 2010 10:22PM
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thelizards
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midwest rope tows ftw baby
Sep 28 2010 10:26PM
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dialation
Posts: 66 - Karma: 11
Yeah prolly hike 50/50 but our park is mad small with the slowest lift ever.
Sep 28 2010 10:40PM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
down flat rail at sugarbush. every. saturday.
Sep 28 2010 10:45PM
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Uncle.Badness
Posts: 2545 - Karma: 55
Unless I'm really flowing with the park run I usually hike.
Sep 28 2010 10:47PM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
this.
Sep 28 2010 10:47PM
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Shlogan
Posts: 4942 - Karma: 430
oh forgot to mention,early season the only boxes set up are on the side of one of the beginner runs. on the other side of a few trees is the most beginner run, so just dip through the trees and ride the magic carpet up switch or work on the butters, then at the top dip back into the side of the run with the boxes. its like hiking cept funner but the same distance. ahhh need snow
Sep 28 2010 10:47PM
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rozboon
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 868
My 'local' hill has a reasonably quick and quite short quad chair right by the park so I just lap that. Since it's short people generally don't ski the trails around it very much so there's hardly ever a queue.
Sep 28 2010 11:49PM
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T.MARTIN
Posts: 1333 - Karma: 62
Let me settle this for you, no.
Sep 28 2010 11:53PM
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Where-am-I
Posts: 1635 - Karma: 281
sometimes, but usually i only hike in the spring
Sep 29 2010 1:25AM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
I only hike when im trying to get a new trick, or when its super super cold and im tryin to stay warm any way possible.
Sep 29 2010 1:37AM
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TOUCHE
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 162
Precisely this.
Sep 29 2010 3:49AM
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bakedpow
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depends if i wanna work of the bacon i ate that morning
Sep 29 2010 4:30AM
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