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Likes and dislikes about your home mountain

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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
what do you like and dislike about your home mountain? my mountain is only a 15 min drive from my house which is really good, but our terrain park is awful and a season pass is like 500 bucks
Jun 24 2009 8:19PM
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liftedresearcher
Posts: 1140 - Karma: 1,775
crowds on weekends. chair closures on weekdays
Jun 24 2009 8:21PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9215 - Karma: 5,398
Come to think of it, I don't really have a home mountain, but if you watch the traveling circus that has hunter mountain in it you can see some of the funny stuff you see at hunter sometimes.
Jun 24 2009 8:23PM
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ChipSki
Posts: 327 - Karma: 34
Sugarloaf has really good terrain outside the park, but the park itself is not that great.
Jun 24 2009 8:26PM
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monstersteeze11
Posts: 1127 - Karma: 33
my home mountain is too small.... but has some good stuff there.. good rails and a few jumps..
Jun 24 2009 8:26PM
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hawaiiansteeze
Posts: 3255 - Karma: 3,226
i ski on a small hill in CT. 30 min away. small park 300 foot vertical. so much fun. so many freeskiers and everyone is chill with everyone. you can meet up with anyone with twins and ski laps on the park with them. the park crew is dope and work there asses off to keep the park as nice as it can be in CT and they still hold events where everyone competes and they have the best vibes.
Jun 24 2009 8:29PM
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Funnel
Posts: 7815 - Karma: 1,531
My home mountain has a shit park.  We have no high speed chairs and some chairs stop every 10 fucking feet.  A lift tower on our park chair shakes.  On a bright side.  I have fucking powder.  Fuck you easterners with nice parks, I have POWDER!!!!!!!  Gnarly pillow lines, good drops, fun trees, nice and steep.  I can ski fresh ALL DAY!!!!!! 
Jun 24 2009 8:31PM
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corona
Posts: 12795 - Karma: 32,750
i hate high speed lifts. they just pump way too many people on the hill
Jun 24 2009 8:33PM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
Amazing terrain. Banned me for posting a critical comment on the interwebz.
Jun 24 2009 8:35PM
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Kayess
Posts: 357 - Karma: 11
i dislike the fact that the entire park is designed by and for snowboarders which makes things a little bit harder to hi. its a pretty dope park if everything works the way its supposed too but usually they fuck up cutting the jumps, they either make you overshoot your landing or undershoot it. they havent had a nice jump in a few years.
Jun 24 2009 8:37PM
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selkirks
Posts: 1978 - Karma: 59
I have virtually no complaints about my mountain -- except that it closed in early April with 140 inches and fresh powder on closing day this year. Other than that, just the fact that they close the best chair on the mountain midweek.

I love my mountain. No liftlines, great powder, and awesome people. And dare I say it, there are some pretty cool events up there once the bullwheel stops turning.
Jun 24 2009 8:38PM
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J-Evs
Posts: 6387 - Karma: 1,615
likes:Not Crowded
5 minutes away
Open 9am to 9am every day
woods are good(when we actually have a decent amount of snow)

Dislikes:
PARK AND GROOMING FUCKING SUCK
Jun 24 2009 8:41PM
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Static
Posts: 8553 - Karma: 4,089
I hate that my pass is no good in the summer for mountain biking. Sure it's a "season" pass, but at my old home mountain it was good for winter and summer.
Jun 24 2009 8:41PM
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THEcrotchripper
Posts: 41 - Karma: 13
there are no lines at all witch is sick but the park isnt as good as it use to be.
Jun 24 2009 8:41PM
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mistaT
Posts: 2336 - Karma: 79
This thread would be a lot better if people mentioned what mountain they were talking about.

For example;

Breckenridge

Like: Best park, knowing it top to bottom, E-Chair, Mary's Nipple, huts huts huts...tight trees and sweet rollers

Dislike: Busy, pay to park, ummmm.......not that challenging
Jun 24 2009 8:42PM
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martin.
Posts: 2115 - Karma: 34
Plattekill

Likes: the kids pretty much own the place, we can get away with doing whatever we want, as long as we're not being assholes. Great tree skiing, mountain bike jumps in the woods, and awesome cliffs.

Dislikes: Slow chairs, management doesn't seem committed to the park, shitty coverage at times.
Jun 24 2009 8:45PM
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Dylan_
Posts: 9824 - Karma: 1,403
west mountain

shit park, shit snow, shit grooming, shit trails , too small

likes- the good food
Jun 24 2009 8:49PM
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_CC_
Posts: 3890 - Karma: 747

mount snow

likes: CARINTHIA (all park face), i ski for free, veryy commited to the park skier, varied terrain, dew tour, like 3 decent chairs, best snowmaking and awesome park crew

dislikes: main base lodge is too small for all the people it usually contains, rentals is a junk show, all but 3 chairs are so goddamn slow, not so good food, my boss is a bitch, the sundance lodge and the aids it has

Jun 24 2009 8:51PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
Big Mountain(wmr)
Pros-lots of pow,no lift lines, semi decent park, theres a hotel with free hot chocolate and internet
Cons- park crew never works on stuff and if they work on jumps they make them worse,liftys are dicks, not enough night skiing
Jun 24 2009 8:52PM
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Midwestjibski
Posts: 1676 - Karma: 77

Mt. Holly  Dislikes- 45 min away, park is dece, small jumps, crowded parks at times. Likes- park is dece, tow rope and lifts super fast and short.

Crystal Mountain  Dislikes- Biggest jump 25 feet. Likes-30 minutes away, have a dece amount of rails, Not very crowded, Cool environment and people.

Jun 24 2009 8:57PM
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cool.
Posts: 3457 - Karma: 1,724
likes: fast chairs, good grooming, decent park

dislikes: mad people, gay patrol, only snowboarder park rangers (not a big deal), short parks
Jun 24 2009 9:05PM
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ElbridgeGerry
Posts: 5902 - Karma: -27
Sir Sams- I like the fact there are never lines, even on weekends with crowds, I like the fact the park has recently got pretty good for a tiny hill. I hate the fact I got in trouble for messing with the jumps, even though it was the cat driver not me. I hate the fact the ski school guy Dave Webb hates me, because I realize he has ruined the park by trying to fix it.
Jun 24 2009 9:05PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
greek peak

good-the locals that shre there
bad-everything, the hill sucks, the managment sucks, the snow sucks
Jun 24 2009 9:13PM
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musick13
Posts: 913 - Karma: 44
Toggenburg

likes: pretty good terrain park for the size of the mountian (700 ft)
         a lot of freeskiiers 
         nice lodge (i guess)
         ummmm.... Night skiing?
         comps are never well run
        



dislikes:
         no powder whatsoever
         small size
        
Jun 24 2009 9:15PM
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onearmwanderer
Posts: 1153 - Karma: 31
Snowbird

Likes:  Amazing terrain, i could never get bored at this place.  Great snow.  Almost all the lifts are high speed except for some like Gad 2 but no worries, it makes it so no one heads over there.  Pretty big resort with a lot of variety in terrain.

Dislikes:  For the most part I have no complaints but here are a few...:  The park (if you can call it that) is pretty much non-existent and very shitty, only headed in there a couple times this last season.  Not a huge deal because there are so much natural jibs everywhere but some rails would be nice to try.  The management is starting to get uptight too this year.  I got yelled at and treated like shit from some of the ski patrol (not saying that they are all bad but there are some bad apples) for not doing anything wrong.  For example just going switch or popping off a little roller after scoping out landing and make sure no one is coming.  Its not a big deal, it just is frustrating at times when you aren't allowed to ski how you like to ski, I'm not being dangerous just let me do what I do.
Jun 24 2009 9:21PM
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steeCETzzee159
Posts: 422 - Karma: 20

sno mtn in pa is gayyyyy

hate staff.

hate gabers

hate moms that think their 3 year old kid has more right to sit on a landing than we do to hit the jump

o and i hate the staff well only ones that make up gay rules

o the park kinda blows dick

Jun 24 2009 9:21PM
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Billups
Posts: 3960 - Karma: 329
Perfect North Slopes, IN

Likes:

One of the best terrain parks in the Midwest
Love my job/boss (Park Crew)
Know pretty much everyone

Dislike:
Pretty small, but it's Indiana
Food prices (even with 50% off being an employee, it's still expensive)
The massive amount of gapers/rednecks/joeys
Jun 24 2009 9:46PM
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Hansel.
Posts: 4583 - Karma: 112
i agree 100% with this statement, our park crew rocks there all supper cool dudes
Jun 25 2009 1:37AM
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BC.
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 86
biggest top to base park in the U.S. , weekend warriors
Jun 25 2009 1:52AM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,814
They refuse to build a park and everybody who has a managerial position there is a douche bag. But the BC is steep, awesome, and gigantic.
Jun 25 2009 2:05AM
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eheath
Posts: 61602 - Karma: 123,042
Likes: dope park
Dislikes: every employee except a select few and crowds.
Jun 25 2009 2:11AM
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Dr.Dickless
Posts: 2620 - Karma: 1,392

Pros-

420" of snow a year

good large and good small parks

ok bc

Cons-

small

no medium park to try new tricks on

just to used to it, been riding the same mountain for 7 years, i know every run and have even discovered and named a few of my own

Jun 25 2009 2:13AM
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eheath
Posts: 61602 - Karma: 123,042
Forgot to add, im refering to Park City.
Jun 25 2009 2:30AM
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skihood
Posts: 903 - Karma: 154
mt hood
Likes: ski all year round cept 2 weeks (boo hoo)

Dislikes: shit weather in the winter
Jun 25 2009 2:33AM
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smooticus
Posts: 1798 - Karma: 27
Mt Hood

Skibowl- Cons- too damn small, shitty excuse for park, shitty chairs
               Pros- Awesome powder runs right under the upper bowl, pretty sick backcountry, awesome lifties

Timberline- Cons- crowded, flat as shit so theres no reason to go there on pow days
                  Pros-  Awesome park, super long regular season.

But together they make the best combo ever with a really cheap season pass. Although it sucks to have to choose between the two, and t line road sucks; makes the drive a lot longer especially when the roads arent plowed well.
Jun 25 2009 2:40AM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
Mt. Shasta

Likes:

Small mountain.  slow lifts.  crowded few weekends out of the year.  Janky park.

Dislikes:

Small mountain.  slow lifts.  crowded few weekends out of the year.  Janky park

The same thing that make it great, make it horrible. 

I also don't like the lack of snowfall last year.
Jun 25 2009 2:44AM
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BC.
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 86
ooops bear mountain So cal
Jun 25 2009 2:57AM
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californiagrown
Posts: 9794 - Karma: 2,014
Schweitzer:

Likes- Really fun terrain, 300+ inches a year, decent park, being able to use ARG's on a semi regular basis

Dislikes: HORRIBLE weather, 3 and 1/2 hours away...atleast,  Net cost of trip is expensive, dangerous icy roads in ID.



Jun 25 2009 3:15AM
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Ethan.G
Posts: 1166 - Karma: 465
mountain: wouldn't even consider that in any way.

dislikes: everything from the baby eating manager guy to stupid gapers who try to go in what already is a lame park. I don't even know why I go there it is so brutal but I don't get out to the mountains often

likes: ...
Jun 25 2009 3:20AM
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Totes_Magotes
Posts: 2259 - Karma: 870

park city

like : fun park, west coast (powder)

dislike : park city has aids (duh)

Jun 25 2009 3:28AM
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VPP
Posts: 250 - Karma: 15
+Close to me (10min drive)
+Very empty at monday-friday, park usually in good shape

-Small park
-At weekends it turns to a gaper fest, looong lift lines and park in shit shape
-The park crew doesnt do its job sometimes very well
Jun 25 2009 4:43AM
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B-runge
Posts: 16558 - Karma: 361
really?
wow thats great.
didnt know it was possible,
add that to the pro side.
Jun 25 2009 5:12AM
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Vinci
Posts: 701 - Karma: 1,472
likes:
- own lift for the park
- very few people (in the park and the BC)
- extremely motivated and friendly shapers
- big jump since last season (https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/pictures/id/244099/member_id/83063/)
- very sick terrain (https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/pictures/id/270031/member_id/83063/ https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/pictures/id/233817/member_id/83063/)

dislikes:
- usually not THAT much snow (guess still a lot compared to the eastcoast, but lot less than the french or swiss alps)
- park is always icy
- park stands only from end december - end march
Jun 25 2009 6:03AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14486 - Karma: 10,635
Mount Southington

Likes:
decent park for a tiny mountain
ski for free

Dislikes:
most rangers
ski patrol
crowds on weekends midseason
get yelled at for going in the woods
only 2 or 3 out of like 6 or 7 comps that allow skiers
Jun 25 2009 8:14AM
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h_bar
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 506
Pros:
Good builder, he builds smooth and safe features.
Amazingly good 60 foot single standing roll over right by the lodge
great divercity in terrain

Cons:
45 min by car
we dont have a jump line
the lift are only 3000 feets longs.
Jun 25 2009 8:15AM
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Relish_man
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 551
Bromont:

Like:
-Park Rangers are sweet
-Park is pretty good for a small mountain
-Night skiing (biggest illuminated ski surface in the world?)
-NUIT BLANCHES (parties organized by Bud Light every few weeks)
-Nice locals (good attitude and vibes)
-Occasionnal glade powder (but you have to know where to look)
-Non-crowded Park
-UB Crowned (huge-ass comp full of freebies)
-I'M THERE! that's a +

Dislike:
-Gets icy sometimes
-RACERS (OH DEAR GOD!)
-Gets a bit crowded at the lift
-Gets pretty cold and windy at the top (-27 was the worst ive been through)
-Snowbladers
-My d-bag friends are there :)
Jun 25 2009 8:42AM
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shocker611
Posts: 2599 - Karma: 423
switched to mad river last year just cause its closer and for more rail/jib choices and you dont realize how much the gaper/redneck level goes up
Jun 25 2009 8:48AM
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nick_GAPER
Posts: 1033 - Karma: 7,747
likes: sick ass park crew and killer park
Dislikes: only 300 vertical feet
Jun 25 2009 9:18AM
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FreshCoast
Posts: 5602 - Karma: 34
likes: lots of snow, easy bc access, sick terrain everywhere, its rarely crowded

dislike: way too much attitude, Jerry Blann, the no snowball policy, rediculous pass prices
Jun 25 2009 1:01PM
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GreenHorn
Posts: 4896 - Karma: 1,209
IF im talking about bogus basin

Likes: Good food

Dislikes: Terrible park, Hardly snows, Rediculous lift lines, Usually icy,  i'll stop there
Jun 25 2009 1:06PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
mt. spokane

likes: good snow, close, no lines, decent backcountry

dislikes: poor park, small mountain, pretty mellow for the most part
Jun 25 2009 1:10PM
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