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Airbag at Liberty Snowflex

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TopherRitz
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Not official yet but i was talking to one of the camp directors today and he said that theyre hetting an airbag pretty soon, as in by this summer.

Yay VA.
Apr 17 2014 8:28PM
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cornholio
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tits
Apr 17 2014 8:34PM
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Mingg
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We have one where I ski. They're fucking awesome haha
Apr 17 2014 8:57PM
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theabortionator
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I wonder how that will work. Hopefully they can pull it off because it's be sick but working with snowflex seems like it'd be a pain in the balls.

They all generally seem to be set on a flat pitch. Seems like it would be pretty hard to make it work on that booter.


The best bet seems that if they put it in another place like the bottom in the flats and then built another kicker to land in it. Maybe that's what they're doing?

Like I said would be sick. Glad to here that places is doing such good business these days. I really gotta make it back down there one of these days. I always say that but 5 years is too long.
Apr 17 2014 9:20PM
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TopherRitz
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theabortionatorI wonder how that will work. Hopefully they can pull it off because it's be sick but working with snowflex seems like it'd be a pain in the balls.

They all generally seem to be set on a flat pitch. Seems like it would be pretty hard to make it work on that booter.


The best bet seems that if they put it in another place like the bottom in the flats and then built another kicker to land in it. Maybe that's what they're doing?

Like I said would be sick. Glad to here that places is doing such good business these days. I really gotta make it back down there one of these days. I always say that but 5 years is too long.


Yes, sorry i meant to put this on there. Theyre going to put it on the section of the slope that used to be for tubing. Its just an empty spot of to the side right now. Theyll definitely have to build a steeper drop in tho.
Apr 17 2014 10:40PM
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special-J
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TopherRitzYes, sorry i meant to put this on there. Theyre going to put it on the section of the slope that used to be for tubing. Its just an empty spot of to the side right now. Theyll definitely have to build a steeper drop in tho.


nah, as long as they actually did the jump right and made it steep enough you would have plenty of speed from the top of the tubing magic carpet.

If it happens though it'll make a christian college in Virginia one of the most progressive places in the US for summer skiing.
Apr 17 2014 10:51PM
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-snochainz-
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RUMOR CONFIRMED. I spoke with the camp director yesterday. They're building a drop in and putting up an airbag. It will only be available to campers this summer, or at least that's the current thinking.
Apr 19 2014 11:11AM
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TopherRitz
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-snochainz-RUMOR CONFIRMED. I spoke with the camp director yesterday. They're building a drop in and putting up an airbag. It will only be available to campers this summer, or at least that's the current thinking.


Damn! Was hoping i could hit that up on the weekends before camp when nobodys there.
Apr 19 2014 12:33PM
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-snochainz-
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It might be open to the public when school starts back in the fall, since they actually bout the bag instead of renting it. They don't really have a plan for that yet.
Apr 19 2014 2:38PM
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Heart
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Gahh why can't more places like Liberty exist!? Clearly it was good business decision, so why aren't similar facilities being build?
Apr 19 2014 3:21PM
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nutz.
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ObeseBunnyGahh why can't more places like Liberty exist!? Clearly it was good business decision, so why aren't similar facilities being build?


It's easy to say that,but it costs a whole shitload of money... they wanted to build one in the sf bay area but didn't reach their funding by far
Apr 19 2014 3:27PM
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cornholio
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ObeseBunnyGahh why can't more places like Liberty exist!? Clearly it was good business decision, so why aren't similar facilities being build?


tbh i don't really know how they make money, i always assumed they got funding elsewhere (school, state, other?) to keep it going. now this was prob 2 years ago, but everytime ive been up there it was $5 max (after coupons/discounts), and if you had a season pass from somewhere it was free. so if we rolled up with a group of 6 maybe two of us paid $5, the rest went free and we were nearly half the people on the slope during that 4 hour period. maybe we just went non-peak times but it just didn't seem like a sustainable business model
Apr 19 2014 3:57PM
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-snochainz-
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Want to know the secret? THEY DONT. Snowflex basically operates at a loss every day from normal business transactions. Snowflex's funding comes from Liberty University's student affairs budget. (this includes all university recreation facilities) This money comes from the tuition of students. Also, and I'm not 100% sure on this, but usually with these kind of things, the money you pay to get in when you're not a student doesn't go into the facility itself, but rather back into the master student affairs account. Weird huh? BUT IT WORKS.
Apr 19 2014 5:07PM
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whackhouse
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cool
Apr 19 2014 5:57PM
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Mingg
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As if I wasn't already stoked for this camp! This is gonna be epic
Apr 19 2014 8:34PM
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cornholio
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-snochainz-Want to know the secret? THEY DONT. Snowflex basically operates at a loss every day from normal business transactions. Snowflex's funding comes from Liberty University's student affairs budget. (this includes all university recreation facilities) This money comes from the tuition of students. Also, and I'm not 100% sure on this, but usually with these kind of things, the money you pay to get in when you're not a student doesn't go into the facility itself, but rather back into the master student affairs account. Weird huh? BUT IT WORKS.


pretty much what i expected but i've got no issues with that. it's badass they don't try and gouge you for lift.
Apr 19 2014 8:59PM
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TopherRitz
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cornholiopretty much what i expected but i've got no issues with that. it's badass they don't try and gouge you for lift.


True, as long as they dont shut it down for not making money, which i dont think will happen.

I feel like liberty has snowflex there as something that makes them stand out, not to make money.
Apr 20 2014 9:55AM
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TheClap.
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If anyone hits up liberty feel free to hmu I'll be around
Apr 20 2014 6:19PM
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johnnyBuz
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Clap I'm coming down this Summer will hit you up. Injuries are starting to stockpile I gotta take better care of meself though
Apr 21 2014 11:51AM
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NoTalent
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They don't make money on snowflex. They lose a shit ton of money keeping it open. However, Liberty has a massive amount of students who take courses online, so they have a ton of tuition money that doesn't go towards accommodating actual physical students. Which means that they get to have cool shit like snowflex.
Apr 21 2014 12:05PM
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TheClap.
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johnnyBuzClap I'm coming down this Summer will hit you up. Injuries are starting to stockpile I gotta take better care of meself though


Perfect place to learn new shit, as long as it skin is covered you're good, it's pretty soft.
Apr 21 2014 2:11PM
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