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Coloradoskier03
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Hi,
Recently I have really gotten into free skiing but I noticed none of my local resorts have one, so what should I do? I live in Colorado.
Jun 22 2016 11:40PM
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Brewnt
Posts: 65 - Karma: 484
Wait like they don't have a park? Or a half pipe. Plus you life in colorado were free style skiing is huge you can just make weekend trips to like breck or something.
Jun 22 2016 11:45PM
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ndye
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I'm confused, there's a ton of good pipes in Colorado, breck, vail, copper, steamboat all have sweet pipes. Other resorts have mini pipes. If you're into Rodin halfpipe you can find one
Jun 22 2016 11:52PM
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MIHoodlum
Posts: 245 - Karma: 256
You have to wait until winter.
Jun 23 2016 2:03AM
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Holte
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MIHoodlumYou have to wait until winter.


Where do they store it in the summer?
Jun 23 2016 12:31PM
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.Rybak.
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HolteWhere do they store it in the summer?


Right next to the moguls.
Jun 23 2016 12:42PM
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Lonely
Posts: 6737 - Karma: 61,573
Build one


Not joking its not hard to build a sloppy 4 ft pipe that can be a lot of fun.

Also be proactive. Talk to your local resorts about getting one, get others skiers to back you. Sitting back and complaining about how your resort doesn't have a pipe doesn't do a whole lot of good.
Jun 23 2016 3:08PM
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KravtZ
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landers3123Build one


Not joking its not hard to build a sloppy 4 ft pipe that can be a lot of fun.

Also be proactive. Talk to your local resorts about getting one, get others skiers to back you. Sitting back and complaining about how your resort doesn't have a pipe doesn't do a whole lot of good.


They cost a shit load to build / maintain. If I ran a resort, unless I was at a major freeskiing/snowboarding mecca ex breck, mt snow, copper, etc....I would have zero interest in building it if it cut into the budget that much.

In fact thats probably why most small resorts have them...bigger ones can absorb that cost into the financials..especially at large corporate resorts like vail, intrawest, etc
Jun 23 2016 3:30PM
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Lonely
Posts: 6737 - Karma: 61,573
KravtZThey cost a shit load to build / maintain. If I ran a resort, unless I was at a major freeskiing/snowboarding mecca ex breck, mt snow, copper, etc....I would have zero interest in building it if it cut into the budget that much.

In fact thats probably why most small resorts have them...bigger ones can absorb that cost into the financials..especially at large corporate resorts like vail, intrawest, etc


I don't mean build one at a resort, I meant just wherever you have the space to with a couple of friends.

It's a pain in the ass for resorts, especially Midwest and east coast. People don't understand the amount of snow and work it takes to build a full one. My mountain had one a few years back. Took most of the portable snow making infrastructure to build it.
Jun 23 2016 3:49PM
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casey_cope
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Your username is ski A-basin... Did you not see their closing weekend jib pipe???
Jun 23 2016 5:33PM
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SkiBum.
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Pipes will be a thing of the past in another few years. They almost already are. Cost of building a pipe is over a million dollars with no return on investment. It's a waste of money
Jun 23 2016 6:25PM
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tacobellslayer
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.Rybak.Right next to the moguls.


gold star
Jun 23 2016 9:47PM
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poonis
Posts: 255 - Karma: 1,455
op probably can't handle a pipe anyway
Jun 24 2016 12:57AM
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machonacho
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We usually build a stunt ditch for closing weekends, but we're throwing around the idea to get it in earlier for next season.
Jun 24 2016 11:02AM
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HaydenWrong
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ABasinTPWe usually build a stunt ditch for closing weekends, but we're throwing around the idea to get it in earlier for next season.[/QUOTE

stunt ditch shred like lordz of dog town
Jun 24 2016 11:18AM
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.lencon
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I get it babe
Jun 24 2016 11:56AM
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MNSkiers
Posts: 1154 - Karma: 7,533
landers3123Build one


Not joking its not hard to build a sloppy 4 ft pipe that can be a lot of fun.
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You have to have friends to do that
Jun 24 2016 2:01PM
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