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joshua
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So I'm from Ontario and I'll be driving down to Denver, Colorado with my dad to pick up a seadoo, and I'm just wondering if there going to be any mountains open near Denver still then, or if there are water ramps or something nearby. +K for help.
May 6 2011 4:31PM
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Ski.Ballet
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A Basin will be open till early June
May 6 2011 4:32PM
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casual
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Woodward at Copper. Also, I'm hearing A bay will be open..indefinitely. Their snow pack is incredible...and, it's gorgeous. I have the absurd sunburn to prove it.
May 6 2011 4:36PM
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joshua
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What about water ramps? I really want to try them those out, and also this is mostly just a drive there, stay a few hours and then drive back kind of thing, so I would like to hit up some water ramps if possible.
May 6 2011 4:43PM
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casual
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Woodward has dryslope into foam pit, dude.
May 6 2011 4:44PM
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joshua
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Oh and isn't there like a training course thing you have to do before you can ride at woodward? I only have like less than a day of skiing to do so I don't want to waste time you know?
May 6 2011 4:44PM
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casual
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One hit wonder. But, there's ways around it....
May 6 2011 4:45PM
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joshua
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Google tells me there are water ramps near steamboat, but I can't find any info for them, any locals know whats up?
May 6 2011 4:56PM
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skiingpimp
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steamboat has water ramps but that is a 3+ hour drive from denver. Plus u need to be in a club there or know someone to hit those last time i hit them which was 6 years ago. GO to Arapahoe basin. there should be jumps and rails, and pond skimming. There aren't any water ramps in denver. A basin is a hour and a half from denver. Enjoy
May 6 2011 6:24PM
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leba2
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Woodward is closed until June 3rd and Steamboat ramps are pretty far for a day trip, plus its still going to be really cold up there.
A bay is only an hour from denver
May 6 2011 6:33PM
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joshua
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Alright thanks for the info guys, and were actually going to Fay Myers now not Denver, so only like an hour drive to abasin according to google maps.
May 6 2011 6:34PM
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joshua
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Okay I got one more question, its says on the abasin website that there is a rail jam on the saturday of may long weekend, does this mean that the park will be closed or anything like that?
May 6 2011 10:48PM
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Get.Kronk
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If you have backcountry gear, hit up berthoud pass. thats where im going tomorrow. but stay below treeline
May 6 2011 11:13PM
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Static
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must be one hell of a jet ski sale to drive from Ontario to Denver
May 7 2011 11:47AM
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Funnel
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No kidding. You'd end up spending enough on gas to make it cheaper to buy a more expensive jetski in Ontario. I doubt it's a sale though.
May 7 2011 2:28PM
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.nasty
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a basin. pali chair. what up
May 7 2011 2:42PM
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Ty_G
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Yeah the park at abasin will be closed till 2ish prob but the mini park is open....is so sick up there right now went on weds
May 7 2011 2:52PM
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joshua
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So how is abasin out of the park? Will there be lots of runs open still? I'm getting stoked, Ive never skied anywhere other than Ontario and Minnesota so I'm pumping to finally go west.
May 7 2011 2:55PM
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joshua
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^pumped
May 7 2011 2:56PM
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.nasty
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as i said, pali chair.
May 7 2011 2:57PM
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DADDYlongLEGS
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It will be slush I'm sure but there is a ton of snow left and I think the whole mountain is still open
May 7 2011 3:03PM
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JStrathern
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Just out of curiosity why would you ever drive that far to get a jet ski? Is it free or something?
May 7 2011 3:13PM
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Piste.Off
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pali has arguably the best in bounds terrain in summit county imo
May 7 2011 3:24PM
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joshua
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My dad always makes big purchases in the states, quite a bit easier to find something cheap if your willing to drive that far. It really isn't all that long of a drive, if we take turns driving/sleeping well get there in good time.
May 7 2011 6:05PM
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Z-Juice
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yea when it's not a mogul shitfest
May 7 2011 9:48PM
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joshua
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Their website says the lifts run from 9-3:30, isn't that kind of a short day? My home hill is even open later than that.
May 7 2011 10:28PM
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Static
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that's 3:30am, the slush really sets up nice around dusk
May 7 2011 10:37PM
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AWALLRUS.
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sounds like fun
May 7 2011 10:51PM
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joshua
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Yeah, still not totally sure if the trip is a go yet though, my dad only has a few days off work so it'll be pushing it to squeeze in a day of skiing.
May 7 2011 10:53PM
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Big_Willy
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Abay is open until June. Loveland is only a 1/1.5hr drive from Denver, open til May 8th. Unless you are totally stoked on park Abay isn't that great from what I saw, few good rails but the jumps are pretty small. However the skiing outside the park is amazing right now. Aaaand the Steamboat ramps are situated on a lake, so no go on that until mid June or something http://www.sswsc.org/
May 8 2011 8:50AM
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