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Worst park in the U.S. contest

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joshc97
Posts: 193 - Karma: 106
To start things off I would like to nominate Welch Village in MN. They have 3 small beginner rail features... No jumps. They also aren't maintained very well. Who can top that?
12 years ago
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HuffPuff
Posts: 96 - Karma: 8
Mad River Glen, VT. They have 2 "natural wood" features that aren't even set up.
12 years ago
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3827 - Karma: 3,528
Seven Springs is actually kind of pathetic for early season this year, I dont understand why they are voted #1 park n pipe on the east coast because at the moment the currently have like 5 features in and they'll claim that their park crew put in such hard work. I understand its still early in the season but pads wernt pushed for rails or anything they were all just put into the snow and had a lip built up to them.
12 years ago
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Kebec
Posts: 627 - Karma: 74
THEY DID FUCKING NOT!
12 years ago
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yuck
Posts: 8384 - Karma: 2,090
Chicopee and Sir Sam's, also both in ontario, suck just as much or more than Snow Valley.

i would say sir sams is the worst one but its always super fun to ski there for some reason.
12 years ago
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nagger
Posts: 1576 - Karma: 883
I'd like to nominate cobble hills in london. which actually closed down last year because of insufficient funds but they got a new owner this year.

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Bertrand
Posts: 423 - Karma: 457
Eldora in Nederland CO. Early season was a pile of snow at the base as a drop in, then two flat boxes on the left, a picnic table to a small rainbow on the right. Couldn't get enough speed to hit both. Fun little mountain, has some really steep stuff, but the park is supreme small mountain status. Fun trees though.
12 years ago
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TroyAntipasta
Posts: 444 - Karma: 535
i know this
12 years ago
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Ezes373
Posts: 23 - Karma: 38
Before Coyote ridge got moved it wasnt bad. Definitely gotten a lot worse though since then over the past like 4 or 5 years. sucks.
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beermuscles
Posts: 1821 - Karma: 100
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stickski
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 1,529
deer valley. they have three rollers, three feet apart and call it a terrain park haha
I dont expect them to have one I just think it's funny they claim it as one
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BigDog
Posts: 714 - Karma: 818
I feel like a lot of the parks around my area have just declined so much in between the last 3-4 years when they were in their prime. Whatsup with this, I feel like it should be the opposite?
12 years ago
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malibufishnsurf
Posts: 243 - Karma: -8
Mammoth on the weekends.
12 years ago
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snowbombz
Posts: 2456 - Karma: 96
Bluewood
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iSmokeweed
Posts: 4793 - Karma: 1,370
whitetail PA.
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infuser
Posts: 1220 - Karma: 241
this. i live super close to thunder ridge but i dont even bother going anymore. i'd rather just drive further to ski something good
12 years ago
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AnthonyWalsh
Posts: 1571 - Karma: 1,302
ahah yeah, i heard they're getting a few new features, but overall it really sucks
12 years ago
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UFOsarereal
Posts: 2285 - Karma: 1,132
I laughed really hard at this
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Lick
Posts: 1927 - Karma: 518
honestly welch is the worst besides mt lacrosse.
Right now at least. They have 1 flat bar with a kicker that is 6 times too big, 1 box that somebody made in their garage, and 1 kind (fdf).
They also have shitty, sketchy jumps that are barely big enough to 3
12 years ago
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GML
Posts: 224 - Karma: 192
yup
12 years ago
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
I'll put in a vote for La Crosse. I have a race there every year. I have learned to leave my twintips at home. The only thing that they would be fun for there is bombing switch down Damnation.
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UFOsarereal
Posts: 2285 - Karma: 1,132
^ I'm seeing a lot of hate on Mount LaCrosse ... can anyone give me a more overall impression of that place? I'm headed there in the next month or so and want to know what to expect.
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roddy116
Posts: 10654 - Karma: 7,732
it is just no fun, park is not good if you're lucky there will be 5 rails, and the biggest jump is a 10 foot tabletop. and its just really really old, so crappy 2 seater chairs made out of wood and stuff.
12 years ago
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BE..
Posts: 1185 - Karma: 81
Bridger Bowl
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Lick
Posts: 1927 - Karma: 518
I would tell you to avoid it, but this year we got a new park director and 5 (a lot I know :P) new features donated from a local foundation and hopefully it will be good.
12 years ago
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Backyard.Skier
Posts: 5397 - Karma: 1,498
sunridge ski area...
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Cab3
Posts: 767 - Karma: 50
This explains a lot, but I can't complain the parks are pretty dope here, although I wish they had more between super small and massive features.

Anyway, my biggest beef with Loon is the lift that accesses the park is a triple and the slowest on the mountain. I've never experienced a 'hot lap' in my life because of it. They really need a dedicated lift or tow or something. Pretty hard to get stoked when you have to wait 20-30 minutes between runs. I'm no park rat but still its ridiculous.
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nellyyy
Posts: 1676 - Karma: 3,270
Go ride the Kank. I can't think of anything more fun in the world than hot laps in the spring on the quad. Loon has the best park in the east.
12 years ago
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skibeest
Posts: 419 - Karma: 103
Butternut preseason. No lips to any features and they use teneighty plastic jumps
12 years ago
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Rossberger
Posts: 768 - Karma: 168
Definitely not the worst park. Campgaw has really stepped it up the past season.
12 years ago
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histonskiah
Posts: 467 - Karma: 1,834
Ive been to Welch Vilage. It sucks.
12 years ago
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FullStack
Posts: 288 - Karma: 274
This just sounds horrible..
12 years ago
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Mike.Records
Posts: 1311 - Karma: 756
How has no one mentioned Loveland?
12 years ago
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markc
Posts: 367 - Karma: 540
Ummm... guyzz... whats a park?....
12 years ago
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skibeest
Posts: 419 - Karma: 103
It's where babies come from
12 years ago
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curtisSnow710
Posts: 26 - Karma: 19
this
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JakeBarrett
Posts: 1237 - Karma: 1,844
Bogus Basin, In Boise, Idaho. Last year they literally made a mound of snow and called it a "jump", just because some moron put tracks into it. Also, One of their rails broke under my feet while sliding it.
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J-T
Posts: 269 - Karma: 697

I'm with you on this one.

12 years ago
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BigBlue
Posts: 8 - Karma: 13
sooooo true
12 years ago
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Bread_Fish
Posts: 760 - Karma: 71
I was thinking welch before I even went into the thread.
12 years ago
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JUP*
Posts: 728 - Karma: 200
Hermon mountain, ME We have on tube that is PVC and is only 10 ft long and a box that is made out of composite wood. We can't even use the box this year cause the retard that made it used nails and those nails are pulling up.
12 years ago
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manutdsaol
Posts: 906 - Karma: 56
Yeah I don't know if welch can be topped, like 3 or four years ago it was ok, but when they moved to two sections it got horrible. The lip onto one of their "rails" was this steep / I shit you not.
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Guard_Puma
Posts: 344 - Karma: 82
I just came here to post Welch Village, good job OP. Buck hill is nowhere near as bad as Welch, at least they have more than 3 features set up by a halfway competent human.
12 years ago
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steezywannabeezy
Posts: 990 - Karma: 690
Alta is the Mitt Romney of resorts. Don't ask for an explanation.
12 years ago
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ColinB
Posts: 1452 - Karma: 2,236
Dartmouth Skiway. or Quechee Lakes ski hill. hands down
12 years ago
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SteezyLaxer
Posts: 59 - Karma: 24
ik its not that bad. its the worst ive been to at least two years ago it was.
12 years ago
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The-RZA-Of-Ski
Posts: 252 - Karma: 397
Have you seen Saint-Bruno? The park keeps getting sicker every year. they added a staircase aswell.
Such a small mountain but pretty cool to me as i live 5 minutes from there, stoked.
And yeah, bromont is now shitty
12 years ago
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HPforfree
Posts: 17 - Karma: -15
the U.P. above wisconsin has nothing for parks at ski resorts. It's urban or build your own setup
12 years ago
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roddy116
Posts: 10654 - Karma: 7,732
buck was fucking sweet today.
12 years ago
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Dibs
Posts: 496 - Karma: 86
this thread makes me feel better about my shitty park
12 years ago
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