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Ski Ward dry slope

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bweld123
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Hey Newschoolers, if you guys have ever been to ski ward in shrewsbury, MA, then you have gotta check out their dry slope. they have it set up during the summer with like 6 or 7 features. its like this plastic stuff, rides just like snow. just thought i should inform the skiing community.
Mar 22 2012 5:37PM
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d00d
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I was going to make a ski ward dry slope thread but you beat me to it haha... anyways I'll be going to it a couple of times this summer, should be fun
Mar 22 2012 6:01PM
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cwillygood
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they set up isnt very skier oriented, my friend went said it wasnt like snow at all haha
Mar 22 2012 7:43PM
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bweld123
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i mean it didn't ski exactly like snow, but it was pretty damn close. and they did have a few snowboard oriented features but also had two nice boxes
Mar 22 2012 7:48PM
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cwillygood
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yeah i kno dave (squirelly) goes alot, i might check it out sometime
Mar 22 2012 8:00PM
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.squirrely.
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look a shitty edit from ward


its really fun though i hope they switch up the features this year the only good one was the long box and that got a little boring. ill be there a ton this summer cause i have like a billion kajillion dollhairs in gift cards there
Mar 22 2012 8:37PM
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.ZT.
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I went last year and it sucked. I might go again this summer but I have to drive 45 min. BTW anyone know the dates this summer for Whalback Railjams and stuff because those are better than Ski Ward.
Mar 23 2012 7:05AM
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kbrando
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not trying to thread jack but whaleback jams are usually around the first saturday or every month, we are working on a new setup so we have not decided on the dates for the jams yet
Mar 23 2012 10:24AM
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.ZT.
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post pics or list of new features i have to get someone to drive me 2 1/2 hrs to get there so i want to know what is up. :)
Mar 23 2012 4:01PM
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CANBUS
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their website says $17 for a day ticket. how long is the day ticket for?
Apr 9 2012 4:24PM
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ForeverYung
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Might go up there a couple times
Apr 9 2012 9:46PM
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.squirrely.
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all day but if its not busy you can just buy a one hour ticket and go for as long as you want theyre pretty chill about it or at least last year they were.

and they need to build a different setup this year because the long flat box was the only good feature last summer. the up down rail could be good but they need to dig a hole for it cause its a good 4 or 5 feet tall and the "jump" they had was stupid and the flat box and rail were too short. definetly has potential to be a awesome setup and im sure since last summer was the first year they were just testing it out so this year should be better. i have so many gift cards for there so ill be there a bunch
Apr 10 2012 3:21PM
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CANBUS
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thanks, sounds pretty fun.
Apr 10 2012 3:42PM
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.squirrely.
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el oh el just realized i already posted this earlier in the thread
Apr 10 2012 7:49PM
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ForeverYung
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When does it open?
Apr 10 2012 9:34PM
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.ZT.
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may 26
Apr 11 2012 7:50AM
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ForeverYung
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How bad would it fuck up my bases, because I just got new skis so I don't if I would bring those or my old skis
Apr 11 2012 11:05PM
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.squirrely.
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the actual surface is fine for your skis but unless they built something new around the slope there is tons of mud so your boots/ skis/ everything gets dirty from walking up and hiking the rails
Apr 12 2012 3:22PM
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.ZT.
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not really. You can hike on the fake snow and it won't touch your skis

Apr 12 2012 3:43PM
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asapCferg
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i definitely gotta go!
Apr 13 2012 12:15PM
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CANBUS
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def coming up a few times.
Apr 13 2012 4:32PM
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cwillygood
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ill probably head up a few times if theres a crew
Apr 13 2012 9:36PM
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ForeverYung
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We should orginize a NS party there one day, who's down?
Apr 22 2012 11:02PM
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.squirrely.
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im down
Apr 23 2012 4:36PM
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.bo.
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also down
Apr 23 2012 7:37PM
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.ZT.
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Es possible.
Apr 23 2012 7:41PM
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ForeverYung
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So when should we do this?
Apr 23 2012 8:34PM
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bweld123
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opening day? that would be rad
Apr 25 2012 5:43PM
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kbrando
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anyone know if the setup will be changed around at all for this summer?
Apr 25 2012 5:50PM
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.ZT.
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God I hope so! The set up sucked last year. But i still went a bunch because it is better than nothing and i don't have a summer set up.
Apr 26 2012 4:27PM
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ForeverYung
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lets do it!


Apr 26 2012 6:30PM
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.squirrely.
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haha i cant make it that day and i bet it would be packed on the day it opens and if there are more than like 10 kids seshing it gets crowded. how bout a weekday during vacation where it would be less busy?
Apr 26 2012 8:27PM
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bweld123
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well why do we have to limit the ns days to one? lets do like 10 or something
Apr 26 2012 9:04PM
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CANBUS
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did anyone go last weekend?
May 30 2012 6:33PM
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.ZT.
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did they change the set up? to anyone who went/goes I would LOVE to know
May 30 2012 8:11PM
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.bo.
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went on facebook to see if they have posted pictures of the setup... looks like they have a short box (the short one from last year) a new rail (looks kinda short and low off the ground) the pvc pipe from last year, and the picnic table thing from last year... apparently it is lift serviced
May 30 2012 8:19PM
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.ZT.
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could you link it! That sounds sick! A lift!
May 30 2012 9:58PM
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lelandsdad
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http://www.facebook.com/skiwardma
May 30 2012 11:29PM
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.ZT.
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lift sounds cool. The only good features are the rail and the picnic table, MAYBE the box. That PVC needs a jump, otherwise it just sucks.
May 31 2012 4:33PM
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.bo.
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i heard that the box is wiked short so im not so sure how its gonna be... the rail looks pretty sick though

May 31 2012 6:20PM
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.squirrely.
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the box kinda sucked last year its only like 8 feet long. picnic table blowz, rail was pretty fun last year and the pvc pipe needs a jump. they should put in the long flat box instead of the picnic table. lift access seems cool though
May 31 2012 6:24PM
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.ZT.
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bump. anyone been here yet? I may go next week...
Jun 12 2012 5:09PM
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d00d
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I went on Saturday it was actually better than i thought ( i hadn't gone before ). The guy in charge of it said that they were going to put in the long box sometime this week and should be ready by the weekend. Also the set up is 2 squares wide not three apparently like last year so you get quite a bit of speed going down, and it's nice that there is a magic carpet to bring you back up. The guy in charge said that he really wanted to change that green pipe out with something else so idk if he will do that soon. It was fun though.
Jun 12 2012 5:29PM
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.ZT.
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thanks man! sounds sick! I'll be there soon!
Jun 12 2012 5:40PM
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.squirrely.
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someone said there was a rail jam saturday, was that true mr. ram-z?
Jun 13 2012 2:51PM
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d00d
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Mr. Baird there wasn't, but there were a few riders and skiers there that's why they made a video on Facebook. Sadly it was before I got there
Jun 13 2012 4:11PM
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.squirrely.
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i see
Jun 13 2012 9:07PM
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.ZT.
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I am going on Wednesday with my friend so stoked to get back on skis.
Jun 15 2012 8:30PM
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.squirrely.
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they put in the long box and took out the short box

ill be there next week not sure which day though. probably not wednesday
Jun 15 2012 10:15PM
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.ZT.
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"probably not wednesday" LOL. Also stoked on the new box. I'll go up a bunch this summer.
Jun 15 2012 11:43PM
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ForeverYung
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I will also probably be going sometime next week
Jun 15 2012 11:45PM
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