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RIP last East Coast halfpipe

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hb_laz
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sad news out of Okemo. no more half pipe. i know most of you don't really care, but this is a bigger deal than you probably think it is. i believe that it was the last halfpipe on the East Coast. so now no more East Coast skiers or snowboarders will have the ability to learn and practice halfpipe. so many great skiers and snowboarders came from this pipe. fuck you vail for ruining skiing. genuinely, Okemo has been subject to so much change from vail. its really sad to see my home mountain go to shit.
Jan 17 2025 12:57PM
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dshiland
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Vail blows
Jan 17 2025 1:40PM
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Farmville420
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This is actually tragic, that T bar was absolutely elite. Are they removing the slope course and rail line too?
Jan 17 2025 1:43PM
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hb_laz
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Farmville420This is actually tragic, that T bar was absolutely elite. Are they removing the slope course and rail line too?


Thankfully the t bar and slope course is still up. The zone (the park around the half pipe) is also still up. Just the half pipe that’s closing. Still so sad.
Jan 17 2025 1:54PM
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jfp
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Killington no longer has a halfpipe ?
Jan 17 2025 2:24PM
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Raf.Diaz.
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Stoneham Qc usally have one
Jan 17 2025 2:28PM
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SofaKingSick
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haven't been to loon in ages, do they not make one anymore?

i mean i get it because pipes are expensive and people really don't use them (much/very well). but i agree, it's a sad milestone if there aren't any left in the area
Jan 17 2025 2:31PM
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SeaUrchin123
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jfpKillington no longer has a halfpipe ?

They have a smallish one as part of the new Timberline build

Jan 17 2025 2:46PM
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treebeard
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Man I remember back when 7 Springs marketed the hell out of their "20ft superpipe", like it was a big enough selling point to the random gaper tourist that they made it a focal point of the resort.

Not that anyone ever used it, other than to pizza down the middle. Hard to justify the cost of a pipe cutter + upkeep, I can see why they barely exist anymore
Jan 17 2025 3:16PM
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jfp
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Carinthia mount snow ?
Jan 17 2025 3:21PM
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hb_laz
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jfpCarinthia mount snow ?


Don’t make it anymore
Jan 17 2025 3:26PM
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sethoscope
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Loon makes one
Jan 17 2025 5:50PM
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BlueVillain
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Raf.Diaz.Stoneham Qc usally have one

This year it's taking forever. We'll be lucky to ski it for 6 weeks
Jan 17 2025 6:25PM
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Raf.Diaz.
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BlueVillainThis year it's taking forever. We'll be lucky to ski it for 6 weeks


Faudrait un reel redbull dedans ça accélèrerait les affaires
Jan 17 2025 8:04PM
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TOAST.
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Was it a full snow one or did they have it it carved out of dirt?
Remember back in 2006ish even my home mountain in PA had a 16', was claimed to be the longest super pipe in the East. Only opened like 2 years before winters got too warm to get it open.
Jan 17 2025 8:06PM
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WilliamHenrikg
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Vail just seems like the most horrible fucking company in the world, feel bad for you USA skiers :(
Jan 17 2025 8:11PM
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Brule.
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Killington has a mini pipe as of today. Not sure if they intend on bringing back the bigger half pipe at the bottom of Dream Maker with the kparks resurrection, but it costs a shitload of money to build and maintain anything bigger than a mini pipe so it’s totally understandable if they stick with just the Timberline mini pipe. Also mini pipes are way more fun in general and way more accessible to the average skier/snowboarder than a world-cup level 22’ wall superpipe.
Jan 17 2025 8:28PM
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Lemuel
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Lame. I miss ripping the t bar and lapping pipe on spring days at Okemo.

mountains should really bring mini pipes into the mix. Way more fun than large pipes. Vail blows, old news. RIP. Are they going to doze the dirt down or just not utilize that space?
Jan 17 2025 8:36PM
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