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mski
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I have to say, I really wish this was a permanent feature on the mtn.I got to ride it closing day and it was one of the raddest features I've ever had the chance to ride. I'm really digging the influence of skateparks thats been getting introduced to skiing/boarding terrain parks lately. This and the B & E Invite are exactly where I think skiing needs to go.

Whaddya think? Are we going to see a shift in how parks are constructed/planned out? Or will the classic jump and rail line still rule the park skiing world?
Apr 22 2014 4:37PM
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p-fo
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I think we're gonna see both because both have their place. I love being able to blast a big jump line, hit some creative rail features and trannyfind all in the same run. That setup in your pic looks soooo ill though. Damn...
Apr 22 2014 4:56PM
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mski
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For sure, but I feel like mtn's that get a low amount of base coverage could just move dirt around to make a semi permanent blueprint to groom over. Could be an advantage for east coast resorts.
Apr 22 2014 5:26PM
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Brown_Bag
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Steamboat had one of the illest pumptrack/skate stlye set ups at the end of the year this season.
Apr 22 2014 5:42PM
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Jahoe_Stuyve
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End of the season boreal was pretty much skate style, although it was nothing like holy bowly it still had tons of flow. I love when parks separate from the traditional slope format of having multiple rails in a row. I see bachy doing this type of park in the near future.
Apr 22 2014 5:45PM
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juanborlando
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holy bowly was the most fun thing i skied all year, start adding these to parks instead of halfpipes that are icy and barely get used
Apr 22 2014 6:05PM
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*JDBP*
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Is speed an issue with this though? I feel like you would scrub a speed repeatedly going into features.
Apr 22 2014 6:12PM
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~Gotama~
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This could bring a whole new level of fun to skiing. Looks awesome.
Apr 22 2014 6:14PM
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tdollo
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looks pretty gnarly
Apr 22 2014 6:31PM
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TOAST.
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They look really hard to maintain and groom. That will keep them from becoming popular.
Apr 22 2014 6:34PM
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BROBRO
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there are definitely some skate oriented parks in wisconsin and in skate oriented i mean smaller handrail features that don't require much skill, everything is built smaller and tighter so you can get real crazy with fisheye on an hvx for an edit. But I think parks getting creative with transitions is going to happen alot more
Apr 22 2014 6:46PM
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CART.__.
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that feature is like a dream...
Apr 22 2014 7:33PM
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HeathR
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TOAST.They look really hard to maintain and groom. That will keep them from becoming popular.


This. Plus is takes a lot of snow, room, and mellow terrain.
Apr 22 2014 7:36PM
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a_burger
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Wachusett had a double bowl that was really fun at the bottom, they threw lots of rails all over it and stuff, and it was all hand shaped too. Ski patrol got kinda pissed though when they realized they couldn't get a sled out of the bottom though so they had to take down one side
Apr 22 2014 7:46PM
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fredyferl
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I'm definitely tired of riding parks that are really linear, which is pretty much every park here in Quebec. I really like the way Sugarbush is thinking, with a park packed with features were you can really get creative with your lines.
Apr 22 2014 8:06PM
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theabortionator
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WskierWachusett had a double bowl that was really fun at the bottom, they threw lots of rails all over it and stuff, and it was all hand shaped too. Ski patrol got kinda pissed though when they realized they couldn't get a sled out of the bottom though so they had to take down one side


That was kind of a poor strategy if they couldn't even get through with a sled.

As far as the thread holy bowly looked sick as fuck. I think we'll see an increase of features like this but not to this extreme outside of comps.

The old park lines of jumps and rails are far from dead and will always be around. More creative lines in park design is what's more significant in my opinion. Parks are created with much more flow and creativity these days. Will keep seeing longer rails lower to the ground, more complicated rails and complex rail setups.

To people complaining that pipes are too icy, it would be a pain in the balls to keep a setup like that in good shape and free from ice. Especially the ones that have rail features mixed in all over

I guess if you made it less technical so there was little hand shaping requires and repushed this and that with the cat in the tight spots and just groomer the rest it's doable.
Apr 22 2014 8:17PM
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TomDavies
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this is east coast hardcore real stuff at its finest
Apr 22 2014 11:49PM
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orangepeelz
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Seems like it's almost shifting from creativity of skiers to creativity of park builders... now don't get me wrong, skiers are defiantly innovating creativity... It's just that it looks like there has been a suden push for a variety of features.

ps on Mobil so idk how my grammar is.
Apr 23 2014 1:40AM
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jackborlandholy bowly was the most fun thing i skied all year, start adding these to parks instead of halfpipes that are icy and barely get used


you lucky dog
Apr 23 2014 8:28AM
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whackhouse
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I want to see something like the snake run at woodward east, i think people could get really creative on something like that
Apr 24 2014 11:32AM
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Ali_Dibden
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jackborlandholy bowly was the most fun thing i skied all year, start adding these to parks instead of halfpipes that are icy and barely get used


Although i agree here, that would mean the death of halfpipe skiing i am sure. Its a receding aspect of the sport as its so expensive
Apr 24 2014 1:56PM
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I_Am_Mod
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mskiFor sure, but I feel like mtn's that get a low amount of base coverage could just move dirt around to make a semi permanent blueprint to groom over. Could be an advantage for east coast resorts.


having dirt beneath it isnt gonna make it any easier to groom,
still needs a lot of manual labor while normal parks are mostly cat work

sure its gonna help to get the big lines done, then again, that can also be done by a cat
Apr 24 2014 2:10PM
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GayWolf420
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ya i agree. i love them, that holy bowly setup was too much fun. endless ways to attack the feature for sure. skate-style rail setups are fun, too. honestly, it annoys me whenever I hear a skier in the park piss and moan about some skate-style feature. "wahhh theres like no lip". you're a skier, find a creative way to hit it. thats what makes this shit awesome.
Apr 24 2014 3:09PM
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