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Summer Set Up Open at Ski Ward in Central MA

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SkiWardMA
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Ski Ward is home to the only summer set up in New England that's open to the public and lift-serviced. It's 250'+ long, has 4-5 changing features plus another ramp leading to a 39'x46' BigAirBag.

Tickets start at just $9/hour. Season passes are $99 through 6/21 and then $125 after that.

Check it out: https://www.skiward.com/summer/summer-activities/terrain-park/

Watch some video: https://www.youtube.com/user/SkiWardMA.

The park is open Wednesday-Sunday from 11am-9pm starting June 25 through Labor Day and then weekends from 12-6pm from Labor Day through Columbus Day.

Ski Ward is located at 1000 Main St. in Shrewsbury, MA
Jun 19 2014 12:21PM
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.squirrely.
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what features are going to be set up?
Jun 19 2014 5:01PM
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op14
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wow i didnt know there was something like this only an hour away from me. I'm definitely gonna hit this up
Jun 19 2014 5:12PM
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Miomo
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That looks really shitty.
Jun 19 2014 5:30PM
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Matthew_Denham
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You should try and set up like 3 decently long quality features instead of 4-5 shitty short features.
Jun 19 2014 8:02PM
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.FRY.
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instead of 4 really shitty 2 foot rails, you should have like 3 really nice 12 foot rails
Jun 19 2014 8:14PM
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RubberSoul
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yeah set up a tough-to-finish frankenstein rail
Jun 19 2014 8:19PM
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a_burger
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I've never been to ski ward but looking around there website I think those are the longest rails they have lol

the place would probably be pretty fun if they put a bit more effort into it, I've been meaning to go there sometime this summer.
Jun 19 2014 9:14PM
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B.Quincy
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ski ward, where two kids with passes on their ft's lap our shitty ass setup!
Jun 19 2014 9:48PM
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theabortionator
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Jesus. Everyone is so fucking negative. Honestly stoked to see another place trying to get a summer park going. That yellow rail is probably 16 feet.


Is it as sick as riding in the winter no but if you live in the area and want to ride it's $100 for 5 days a week all summer with a lift. Honestly they'll probably ass to it and make it better as time goes on. They also have a booter into an airbag open for the summer. That's pretty legit imo.

Honestly looks wayyy more fun than most peoples backyard setups.

If you don't want to hit it don't. But no need to rip on a place actually trying to give people something to shred in the summer. I wish more places were trying to do this.

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Good job skiward!
Jun 19 2014 10:52PM
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lelandsdad
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theabortionatorJesus. Everyone is so fucking negative. Honestly stoked to see another place trying to get a summer park going. That yellow rail is probably 16 feet.


Is it as sick as riding in the winter no but if you live in the area and want to ride it's $100 for 5 days a week all summer with a lift. Honestly they'll probably ass to it and make it better as time goes on. They also have a booter into an airbag open for the summer. That's pretty legit imo.

Honestly looks wayyy more fun than most peoples backyard setups.

If you don't want to hit it don't. But no need to rip on a place actually trying to give people something to shred in the summer. I wish more places were trying to do this.

/rant

Good job skiward!


Right on. The airbag's legit, the only public place to hit a jump in New England. We go there mostly for the airbag. Rail line now is box, flat bar, side by side pvc and round rail.
Jun 20 2014 8:21AM
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gotti
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i live 50 minutes away so i will definitely take the drive up there some day. the rail setup looks pretty grim but the airbag looks pretty sick theres always stuff to learn
Jun 20 2014 8:26AM
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speedin
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lelandsdadRight on. The airbag's legit, the only public place to hit a jump in New England. We go there mostly for the airbag. Rail line now is box, flat bar, side by side pvc and round rail.


any footage of the airbag?
Jun 20 2014 10:53AM
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lelandsdad
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz0WWva1Q3w
speedinany footage of the airbag?



This is pretty much the same set up they have now
Jun 20 2014 6:58PM
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kdes6
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how can you possibly hate on this. Atleast someone on the east coast besides liberty down in VA is trying to make something like this. For how many skiers would die to ski during the summer its pretty crazy to thing the bigger mountain especially such as mount snow which is so park orientated with carinthia has not yet opened something like this. I know in my case my parents dont want me having no backyard set up in the yard so finally i have something 45 min away that i am deff going to have to check out! So probs to someone in NE finally doing something like this.
Jun 20 2014 10:58PM
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keimel
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my backyard is better than this shit
Jun 21 2014 2:25PM
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Toaster-Tony
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keimel00my backyard is better than this shit


Yeah dude.. I'm sure you have a lift and an airbag in your back yard.
Jun 21 2014 2:44PM
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uyghur
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If I was near this I would definitely be going here. I would go just for the airbag, but 4 lift accessed rails (in the summer, when there's no snow, in case you forgot) is a big plus
Jun 21 2014 2:54PM
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mattytru
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fuck yes! will be hittin this up all summa!
Jun 22 2014 10:16AM
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galardogod
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Have been wanting to hit this place for ever
Jun 22 2014 10:28AM
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esotericjive
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Couple hours from me, hoping to make it up this summer. Looks sick
Jun 23 2014 10:11AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Don't forget MTL too. I'd assume something like this could be a hit there.

Anyway, very cool. Stoked to see more mountains getting on top of some options to come ride in the summer.
Jun 24 2014 12:12PM
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SkiWardMA
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.squirrely.what features are going to be set up?


Here are some photos of this year's setup.

https://www.newschoolers.com/memberphotos/189639.0/SkiWardMA

**This post was edited on Jul 12th 2014 at 2:47:35pm
Jul 12 2014 2:19PM
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SkiWardMA
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You can check them out here, too:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152802440075101.1073741834.8240965100&type=3

Don't forget about the BigAirBag, too!
Jul 12 2014 2:26PM
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edai
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Definitely going to come through a ride at least a couple times this summer. Just getting home from Hood and having no summer setup the urge to ride is all too real. Looks sick guys, pay no mind to the negativity, I and a lot of other people are stoked on what you're doing up there, nice work guys.
Jul 12 2014 2:45PM
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Emma_Watson
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I can vouch for this park.. Super cheap for a fun day.
Jul 20 2014 12:08AM
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SlurmsMckenzie
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SkiWardMASki Ward is home to the only summer set up in New England that's open to the public and lift-serviced. It's 250'+ long, has 4-5 changing features plus another ramp leading to a 39'x46' BigAirBag.

Tickets start at just $9/hour. Season passes are $99 through 6/21 and then $125 after that.

Check it out: https://www.skiward.com/summer/summer-activities/terrain-park/

Watch some video: https://www.youtube.com/user/SkiWardMA.

The park is open Wednesday-Sunday from 11am-9pm starting June 25 through Labor Day and then weekends from 12-6pm from Labor Day through Columbus Day.

Ski Ward is located at 1000 Main St. in Shrewsbury, MA


fuck u those prices are outrageous
Jul 20 2014 12:21AM
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galardogod
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Looks dope but air bag looks scketchy and hazardess.
Jul 22 2014 9:49PM
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O.Ps-Mom
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theabortionatorJesus. Everyone is so fucking negative. Honestly stoked to see another place trying to get a summer park going. That yellow rail is probably 16 feet.


Is it as sick as riding in the winter no but if you live in the area and want to ride it's $100 for 5 days a week all summer with a lift. Honestly they'll probably ass to it and make it better as time goes on. They also have a booter into an airbag open for the summer. That's pretty legit imo.

Honestly looks wayyy more fun than most peoples backyard setups.

If you don't want to hit it don't. But no need to rip on a place actually trying to give people something to shred in the summer. I wish more places were trying to do this.

/rant

Good job skiward!


I know this is from a while back but this place is actually pretty cool. One of my friends learned k-feds and b-feds here. And it was the place where i learned to do rails. Hopefully they decide to set it up this summer and keep going. Great job Skiward!
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