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Rail Jam in Downtown Toronto

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Spinoza
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Mountain Dew is hosting it?  anyone going?
http://www.facebook.com/MountainDewCanada?sk=app_298945786833494

Theyre setting up rails at Yonge&Dundas Square and holding a rail jam!
Its free to enter and theres a $6000 prize!

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wait to move to regionals until after it gets noticed enough plz






Feb 21 2012 5:05PM
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Blindsurfer
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REACHING
Feb 21 2012 6:07PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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too dope, ill be there. lets get more skiiers to show up than boarders!
Feb 21 2012 6:12PM
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Blindsurfer
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i texted him, dude im so down
Feb 21 2012 6:32PM
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Blindsurfer
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i texted him, dude im so down
Feb 21 2012 6:32PM
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whoa-dere
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fucking canadian slang

im going tho!
Feb 21 2012 6:38PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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gunna be a huge crowd, i actually cant wait this'll be sick!
Feb 21 2012 6:46PM
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whoa-dere
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i'm just playin!


Feb 21 2012 6:48PM
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kevin_k
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Right on. I'll try to make it.
Feb 21 2012 7:09PM
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Blindsurfer
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hahaa dude its not nearly that warm
Feb 21 2012 7:11PM
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Spinoza
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i think high was 7 today.   still way too warm,  especially since im gonna be skiing thursday-sunday and wasnt some snow!
Feb 21 2012 7:45PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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same! and yea, rails are gunna be sooo sticky
Feb 21 2012 8:13PM
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Spinoza
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ill be at mslm thursday with my bro, then friday saturday at blueMtn.     orange n black say hi
Feb 21 2012 8:17PM
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Dr.Gonzo
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if your in outback thursday i defanatly will
Feb 21 2012 8:18PM
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smeeze
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sounds sick
Feb 21 2012 8:31PM
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Spinoza
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for those of you who dont know what yonge&dundas square is,  its the heart of downtown Toronto.
Its one of the last places you would imagine people skiing


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Feb 21 2012 8:35PM
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kevin_k
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I love that I'll be skiing like, 10 minutes walk from my place. Totally wouldn't have ever thought it would happen when I moved here.
Feb 21 2012 8:40PM
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Spinoza
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wow you must have a pretty sick place.    student,  or rich?
Feb 21 2012 8:43PM
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kevin_k
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Grad student, on a scholarship/working my ass off, living with my girlfriend. Also found a super good deal on kijiji. I think most places in my building rent $100-$200 more than what we're paying. Also helps to rent out our parking space knocking off a bit more from our monthly.

Of course, that means relatively few ski days. Less than 10 this year. Not that I've been missing much weather wise I guess.
Feb 21 2012 8:49PM
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Maximumsushi
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Moss park is a 10 minute walk from Yonge & Dundas. I live across the street from government housing and I'm a 10 minute walk east from the square.

But yeah... I will go and ski!
Feb 21 2012 8:54PM
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hollygrove
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ill be there! 2 minutes from where i live!
Feb 21 2012 9:09PM
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McWatters
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I'll try and drop by to take some photos.
Feb 21 2012 9:14PM
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kootenayklaus
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I'm going to enter, I'm taking it as anyone can ski the setup? That's what they're making it sound like.
Feb 21 2012 9:17PM
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Spinoza
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yeah but i just figured a skier living dt would most likely be either rich or a student of UofT or Ryerson living in student houses 
Feb 21 2012 9:46PM
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dbchili
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definitely going!
Feb 22 2012 4:19PM
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Newschooleri.
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what does ride and learn open mean from 12pm-3pm

Feb 23 2012 7:53AM
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Ryno
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Sweet!
Feb 23 2012 10:46AM
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kevin_k
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I'm assuming that the Burton gear demos will be going then, might be open to people with their own gear too. I'm not sure.
Feb 23 2012 5:10PM
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kevin_k
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According to the thing on facebook, Friday @ 5:30 is the amateur qualifying jam, finals are 9-10pm. Saturday there's an open rail jam, 3:30-5.
Feb 23 2012 5:38PM
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Spinoza
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i wont be entering the comp but ill be there,   hopefully beer in hand if its allowed.

bar after????   :D
Feb 23 2012 8:55PM
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kevin_k
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Haha, I'd be down for a drink or two after.
Feb 25 2012 7:55PM
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Brock.
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yea uhh, no :(

Word is that it's invite only if you are riding.
Feb 25 2012 9:22PM
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Maximumsushi
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Why is it "open"?
Feb 26 2012 2:39AM
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Brock.
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for snowboarders, not skiers. Look at the event sponsors and details on the facebook page.
Feb 26 2012 2:44PM
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kevin_k
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The waiver that's available on the facebook page has language for both skiers and boarders -- but I don't know if they have that only for the invite portion of the contest or not. Anyways, I'm right down there, so I'll check in Friday at noon and update with details on this thread.
Feb 26 2012 3:24PM
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kevin_k
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I don't know about Burton and Mountain Dew personally, but about 5-6 years back a lot of local events in my hometown were done by a snowboarding shop, and they were usually pretty good at having a skier segment in the mix, though the prizes were usually more snowboarding/skateboarding oriented. I still have a circa trucker hat from one slopestyle/big air combo.
Feb 26 2012 7:09PM
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Maximumsushi
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The event details say "Ski & Snowboard", nothing specific to snowboard.
Feb 26 2012 7:59PM
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Brock.
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ahhhhh fuck sorry, I am thinking of an entirely different event... One that is taking place in toronto and is invite only. So yea I was completely wrong I guess it is open
Feb 26 2012 10:41PM
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Poikenz
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Skiing Friday, so I am going to miss the finals, but I hope to make it on Saturday to watch the open event.
Feb 26 2012 11:09PM
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whoa-dere
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what other event is there?
Feb 27 2012 12:13AM
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