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I love your local hill!

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Mr.Huck
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When I'm checking out the pics and vids, I am always amazed by some of the great features that the smaller local hills are putting out. I feel like a lot of the fabricators for the big areas have lost their creativity. It's like, "I know, let's make another flat down flat, but make it bigger. Won't that be sick"! The local hills have smaller resources, but they are doing more with less. The first thing I think of when I see a lot of posted pics, is that thing looks fun as shit. Then I head up to Vail and it's kind of a let down.

Not trying to sound like an ungrateful whiner. I'm hoping that some of you will figure out who your local frabicators and park guys are and buy them a beer or at least tell them you are stoked about what they are doing.
Feb 14 2013 2:22PM
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deleted5
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Feb 14 2013 2:25PM
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first_rodeo
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(+K) for this post.

Vermont is my home-- but while im out at school in Syracuse i'm always appreciative of what my local mountain park crews can do with like 700ft vertical.

Feb 14 2013 2:27PM
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FroesenSkeeze
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You definitely won't love my local hill either. I don't think anyone really does:
http://www.skithunderhill.ca/
They completely cut their park this year -______-
Feb 14 2013 2:32PM
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Mr.Huck
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So here's an idea. Post pics of your favorite features that your local hill set up in this thread. Then maybe other local park crews can check it out. Help out the folks who have crappy or no parks.
Feb 14 2013 2:49PM
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first_rodeo
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when i came back from winter break the hill i ski while at college had absolutely nothing, i really pushed them to build park...

if you build a dope park =  THEY WILL COME


now they have 8 jumps on like a 500ft vertical :)
Feb 14 2013 5:27PM
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Mr.Huck
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That's what I'm talking about.

Here's an example of something that a small mountain in Michigan built:

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Credit to Mike Kvackay for the photo.

If enough sick features born from local hills get posted here, maybe someone can use it to inspire their local park monkeys (no hate intended to park guys).
Feb 14 2013 5:48PM
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_Garagely_
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You certainly won't like mine.
Feb 14 2013 6:06PM
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FroesenSkeeze
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Different hill, equally as bad.
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Feb 14 2013 6:52PM
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Mister.F
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thanks!
Feb 14 2013 8:27PM
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TimRiley
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It always surprises me when places like vail put 3 24" wide box features in a row as one of two options down their main line
Feb 14 2013 9:31PM
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-emile-
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my local hill is getting hyped up alot , I hate the park
Feb 14 2013 9:36PM
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will_powder
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I love small hills. Edmonton makes you appreciate dumb things on a 200 foot long run. It's the best when you go to some random hick town and they have a cool park on their hill and you're like wha?
Feb 14 2013 10:12PM
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TK.
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i wish my local hill had cool features
http://www.goremountain.com/terrain-park/
Feb 14 2013 10:15PM
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Oven450
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bails on this must be hilarious
Feb 14 2013 10:38PM
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will_powder
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that's a sick website and a dope looking park. I wish my hill did that when I rode there.
Feb 14 2013 10:39PM
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Mr.Huck
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Here's another one I like courtesy of Harrison Hardig and Hamilton Tyler:

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This f-117 cockpit thingy isn't super technical, but it looks like you could do all kinds of butter tricks on it. I could see hitting it from the side switch and no press 270ing off. Not sure if I could do it, but it would be fun to try.
Feb 14 2013 10:40PM
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FroesenSkeeze
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You're kidding, right?
Feb 14 2013 10:40PM
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elinde
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Tuxedo Ridge!!!!! I live like a half hour from there
Feb 14 2013 10:43PM
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J-C
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here's a new feature at my park
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Feb 14 2013 10:51PM
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JUP*
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I would kill for a park like that at my local hill
Feb 14 2013 10:53PM
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first_rodeo
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AGREED                GORE is a BIG FN MOUNTAIN   

threads   he must not be good enough to ski Gore Mountain

Feb 14 2013 11:23PM
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crab_pretzel
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i completely agree. when im feeling less lazy ill dig up a pic from my local hill. they do some really cool stuff
Feb 15 2013 12:49AM
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Mr.Huck
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That's pretty sick. Can you transfer from the pipe to the wall?

Here's another one I came across awhile ago:

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Credit Chris Marks and Sage Vogt for the photo. This is at Okemo.
Feb 15 2013 10:32AM
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lgbskier
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gore looks sick, i live in a country with no snow and the features are look well built and fun!
Feb 15 2013 10:48AM
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blindside
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Glad I'm not the only one, so sick of Avila's shit. 10 year anniversary and the original park was better than this year's.
Feb 15 2013 10:57AM
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Wilsooon
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At cannonsburg ski area in MI they've been recreating popular urban rails from the area. The burton rail on the right is a replica of the rail at lakeside elementary and the one on the left is a replica of a rail at aberdeen elementary.
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Feb 15 2013 10:59AM
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coolflash8
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lol. my mountain has two rails...... so fucking boring and retarted because like 5 years ago they had the illest park. martini used to shred there
Feb 15 2013 11:29AM
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gudelo.
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Not my local mountain, have never skiied the place, but this jib look fun. Click for larger image
Also remember for a couple of years back when are had this piano jib (yes it is grindable on the top) Click for larger image
Feb 15 2013 12:47PM
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Mr.Huck
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I want to jib a bus and a piano. Those are ridiculous. I also would love to jib this:

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Courtesy of Tino Scherer and Lukas Reinhard at Laax. Think of the possibilities.
Feb 15 2013 1:37PM
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gudelo.
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that one looks fun as hell! I heard someone said Are is going to place an airplane in the part, don`t know if it`s true, but that would been sick as fuck. For a couple of years ago Are had placed an boat in the park so you could grind on the bottom part, can`t find any pics.
Feb 15 2013 1:49PM
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Mr.Huck
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Friends of mine had a couple of fibreglass canoes that we were going to set up and jib, but the snow melted before we could get around to it. I think something like a cap sized boat would be so fun.
Feb 15 2013 2:13PM
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grown-ninja
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no love for T Ridge?
Feb 15 2013 2:34PM
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MaxBerkowitz
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That was a t whistler too.
I love whistler park, but being at sere chevalier in france has broadened my horizons. its not a huge park but it has some dope lines! 6-8 features and a dediacated park tbar
Feb 15 2013 3:17PM
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Mr.Huck
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I also like the fat kink pipe:

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Courtesy of Mike Yoshida and Jamie Baril at Summit At Snoqualmie
Feb 16 2013 10:41PM
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JakeBarrett
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Little Ski Hill outside of McCall Idaho always comes up with sick ass shit for their rail jams. This year they had a flat up box to a flat rail, it was so gnarly.
Feb 16 2013 10:54PM
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Mr.Huck
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Please post pics of said object.
Feb 16 2013 11:08PM
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J-T
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Afton Alps in MN has an overturned boat, it was in a Traveling Circus episode.
Feb 16 2013 11:16PM
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james6345789
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park geniuses over at buck hill
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not srs
Feb 16 2013 11:19PM
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FuckAllOfYou
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That first pole jam looks just awesome for skiers
Feb 16 2013 11:40PM
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james6345789
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Oh, it was.


Also, the 2nd pole jam is a log...
Feb 16 2013 11:42PM
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Chubz.
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next week i'll get around to posting a couple laps through my parks, i'll post it in this thread!

My hill does work!
Feb 17 2013 12:17AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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this was the early season park on the bunny hill. it's ridiculous how many laps you could get in with this

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and this was last year (funnest shit ever)
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R3AL.media throws down in this
Feb 17 2013 12:38AM
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crab_pretzel
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hey i was there earlier this night. i fell on it like 3 times on the exact same spot on my hip haha
Feb 17 2013 12:41AM
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roddy116
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last year
Feb 17 2013 12:59AM
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FuckAllOfYou
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#snowboardfeaturezzz
Feb 17 2013 1:03AM
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Mr.Huck
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That looks sick, especially last years. Video not working for me.
Feb 17 2013 10:13AM
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SwagasaurusRex
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At Afton Alps MN, a boat cannon rail/wallride

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sorry if embed fails...
Feb 17 2013 1:12PM
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BagOTricks
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Holiday Valley just set up a sick rail park for a Breast Cancer event. Such good flow, a lot of tranny, and really cool features. Their main park is also really sick this year.
Feb 17 2013 1:41PM
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SteezySanders
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Powder Ridge MN and Elm Creek MN are sick!!!
Feb 17 2013 1:44PM
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Mr.Huck
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Facebook has issues a lot. Try tinypic . In the mean time:

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Courtesy of Calvin Lyons at Carinthia Mountsnow

This looks like you can stand inside of it. How sick would it be to ski up to a feature and have a choice between jibbing it or walking inside it and having a cold beer or hot beverage.
Feb 17 2013 3:25PM
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