Best Terrain Parks in the US

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I personally ski Woodward Copper in Colorado and it is my favorite. Just looking for opinions and why you think your park stands out!
 
topic:d4colorado said:
I personally ski Woodward Copper in Colorado and it is my favorite. Just looking for opinions and why you think your park stands out!
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If I’m skiing park I’m doing it at Gunstock in Gilford, NH. Park crew is dope, there’s always good features, and the vibes are absolutely all time. Always a squad up there!
 
14242842:animator said:
If I’m skiing park I’m doing it at Gunstock in Gilford, NH. Park crew is dope, there’s always good features, and the vibes are absolutely all time. Always a squad up there!
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Shoutout gunny. Loon also has some dope parks this year
 
Eldora does not have the best park, but it’s my favorite park. Mostly because I’m bad at park and they have a really good beginner set up, no lines, easy drive, free parking, etc. if you are good tho they still got big ol features and jumps.
 
I normally hate Holidayvalleys parks but they built some decent sized jumps for our hill and stacked our rail park plus threw in some hips and volcanos and stuff. Plus both are right next to each other and it’s serviced by an express that takes maybe 2 minutes to get up because it’s like 500ft of vert. Not to mention it’s too to bottom. Honestly I just really like the convenience and the fact the rail park is stacked with features
 
You already know Sugarbush stands out pretty good.

Okemo has always been under rated, they have everything. You can lap rails, a slopestyle course, or a half pipe off a J bar? Talk about hot laps. And you may not care about pipe, but on a sunny, 45 degree spring day the Okemo pipe is the place to be.
 
14242872:ericforman said:
Eldora does not have the best park, but it’s my favorite park. Mostly because I’m bad at park and they have a really good beginner set up, no lines, easy drive, free parking, etc. if you are good tho they still got big ol features and jumps.
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This is what I need. Anyone have any recommendations in Easter, PA? (Limited options I know) Thanks!
 
Yeah that’s me too. It’s definitely not the best, but no way can I do half the shit at copper and WP

14242872:ericforman said:
Eldora does not have the best park, but it’s my favorite park. Mostly because I’m bad at park and they have a really good beginner set up, no lines, easy drive, free parking, etc. if you are good tho they still got big ol features and jumps.
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topic:d4colorado said:
I personally ski Woodward Copper in Colorado and it is my favorite. Just looking for opinions and why you think your park stands out!
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You wouldnt think so but some really small midwest hills are really fun. Like hyland and elm creek are cheap and fun. I live in MN so i dont really know about any other parks but i like the small ones here, except buck.
 
inb4

carinthia

killington

slid through pats peak in NH small mountain with big park, triple and double chair. place is slept on
 
14243012:Chrischi69 said:
You wouldnt think so but some really small midwest hills are really fun. Like hyland and elm creek are cheap and fun. I live in MN so i dont really know about any other parks but i like the small ones here, except buck.
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Tyrol basin in Wisconsin is super underrated last year they had a pipe multiple jump lines, swerve park and some sick rails plus the have put some sick local park shoots up
 
14243015:isaacwrong said:
inb4

carinthia

killington

slid through pats peak in NH small mountain with big park, triple and double chair. place is slept on
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FACTS pats always has a gas park
 
14243020:WoFlowz said:
Tyrol basin in Wisconsin is super underrated last year they had a pipe multiple jump lines, swerve park and some sick rails plus the have put some sick local park shoots up
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Wisconsin in general has fun parks for smaller feature riders IMO
 
Perfect North is favorite my favorite park in the Midwest. They have it all from a rope tow rail park to 45 foot booters with kids chucking dubs. They have a ridiculous amount of fat tube rails. I think they have more than brighton. The only park that sucks is the weather because they are only open mid December to early March. Some bigger names are coming out of that place like Jackson Karsteter and Nick Goepper obviously.
 
topic:d4colorado said:
I personally ski Woodward Copper in Colorado and it is my favorite. Just looking for opinions and why you think your park stands out!
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Copper has been very good for a long time but definitely stepped it up when woodward took over.

breck keystone and mammoth are pillars of the park scene...

park city is good but its just not a very pretty backdrop being at the bottom of the mountain.

snowmass had a great mid mountain setup yrs ago and i assume its still good.

Breck is probably the most competitive tho.
 
Best is pretty subjective.

I'd say copper possibly because they have everything kind of. Good jumps, pipe, a fuck ton of rails, and decent terrain.

Then you have a place like sugarbush, that doesn't build huge jumps but always builds very creative jib setups that keep you wondering what is going on, but also frothing.

Somebody mentioned pine knob. Idk in terms of the grand scale but yeah, that's why "best" is a tough one. For midwest stuff they've gotta be up there. Been cool watching them keep posting sick builds. Park looks fire always.

I guess it all depends on where you live and what you're looking for.

Also Boreal has always been pretty sick, but they have some even more stupidly talented people there now. Mountain itself is kind of small but still plenty long enough for park hot laps. Spring vibes there are sick.

Loon got mentioned, I feel like their parks have been on point for so long it's crazy. Also some of the builds like the 32 spot check one year especially, last call in general, battle my crew, that stairset. I feel like that's an east coast stable that came out swinging hard and still hits.

Idk people should post some pictures of their favorite parks. I like feature creeping.
 
14243041:The.Fish said:
Perfect North is favorite my favorite park in the Midwest. They have it all from a rope tow rail park to 45 foot booters with kids chucking dubs. They have a ridiculous amount of fat tube rails. I think they have more than brighton. The only park that sucks is the weather because they are only open mid December to early March. Some bigger names are coming out of that place like Jackson Karsteter and Nick Goepper obviously.
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Love watching Jackson Karsteter and was following him before he got hella clout. Terrible that he’s out for 9 months
 
14243066:theabortionator said:
Best is pretty subjective.

I'd say copper possibly because they have everything kind of. Good jumps, pipe, a fuck ton of rails, and decent terrain.

Then you have a place like sugarbush, that doesn't build huge jumps but always builds very creative jib setups that keep you wondering what is going on, but also frothing.

Somebody mentioned pine knob. Idk in terms of the grand scale but yeah, that's why "best" is a tough one. For midwest stuff they've gotta be up there. Been cool watching them keep posting sick builds. Park looks fire always.

I guess it all depends on where you live and what you're looking for.

Also Boreal has always been pretty sick, but they have some even more stupidly talented people there now. Mountain itself is kind of small but still plenty long enough for park hot laps. Spring vibes there are sick.

Loon got mentioned, I feel like their parks have been on point for so long it's crazy. Also some of the builds like the 32 spot check one year especially, last call in general, battle my crew, that stairset. I feel like that's an east coast stable that came out swinging hard and still hits.

Idk people should post some pictures of their favorite parks. I like feature creeping.
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Super sick analysis and post some features!!
 
This is still one my favorite looking setups I've seen. Those guys are onto something.
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14242986:BizNasty said:
This is what I need. Anyone have any recommendations in Easter, PA? (Limited options I know) Thanks!
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if ur talkin eastern pa, big boulder has a peewee park and a rails plaza
 
14243099:SlitherySnake said:
ok I haven't actually been but I would think that bachelor is in the upper part of the list, lemme know if I'm a dipshit
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I don't know a ton about there parks but ive heard they're pretty sick. Also not sure if he's still up there and my brain just fucked out on the name game but one of their guys was a propper builder. He was showing a few of us some things well he was hanging in tahoe once.
 
NorthStar is the best I've seen for beginners and intermediates. Breck and Park City have better parks but if you arent Henrik then don't even bother showing up.

I should also mention that I've only skied one day each at Breck and PC long before the parks were complete so feel free to tell me I'm wrong.
 
^ to add on teddys comment.... Breck has little if any progression in our parks this year. If you cant slide rails park lane just ain't the place for ya.

Also I personally think the best parks have trickable features that progress you. I mean come in and be able to learn all 8 on a flat tube no real reason to go str8 into 20+ jumps and kinked rails imo.
 
14243145:AcidKneeDrop said:
^ to add on teddys comment.... Breck has little if any progression in our parks this year. If you cant slide rails park lane just ain't the place for ya.

Also I personally think the best parks have trickable features that progress you. I mean come in and be able to learn all 8 on a flat tube no real reason to go str8 into 20+ jumps and kinked rails imo.
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Progression is key for me. PC bugged me cuz the Bunny Hill was on the opposite side of the mountain from the main park. I mean ya if I was actually good I would hate having the rookies poaching my lines all day but I need to be able to cut across into the big stuff when my confidence is up.
 
Ah haven't skid PC in a couple years but i will say when i did i thought they did a great job at keeping things trickable.... Like a pro can have just as much fun as someone who is starting to slide rails. Man if your worried about that just ride a51 a couple times............... a51 cruising should be most newschoolers goal if they cant. Shits hairy no doubt your getting trained into everything.
 
A couple thoughts:

One of my favorite parks is over at Brighton. They usually got big enough jumps and their rails are sick. With that said Brighton can be a little bit or miss lately.

if Sunday river had more/better rail setups they could be competitive.

Woodward is cool but the vibe there never sticks. I’ve only been to ww pc tho

I want to go to Loon so damn bad. Like tomorrow maybe ?. Loon and Killi and carinthia are kings of the east.
 
14243165:skierman_jack said:
A couple thoughts:

One of my favorite parks is over at Brighton. They usually got big enough jumps and their rails are sick. With that said Brighton can be a little bit or miss lately.

if Sunday river had more/better rail setups they could be competitive.

Woodward is cool but the vibe there never sticks. I’ve only been to ww pc tho

I want to go to Loon so damn bad. Like tomorrow maybe ?. Loon and Killi and carinthia are kings of the east.
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What do you mean by the vibe never sticks at Woodward?
 
14242980:Lemuel said:
You already know Sugarbush stands out pretty good.

Okemo has always been under rated, they have everything. You can lap rails, a slopestyle course, or a half pipe off a J bar? Talk about hot laps. And you may not care about pipe, but on a sunny, 45 degree spring day the Okemo pipe is the place to be.
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Agreed, they were way better in like 2015, 2016 tho
 
Killington has done a bangup job with the parks this year. They were pretty late getting their main park as open but they kept pumping out fire rebuilds to the “early season park” on mouse. Dream maker, stash, and peace park are much improved from last season and there’s an abundance of homies.
 
14243165:skierman_jack said:
I want to go to Loon so damn bad. Like tomorrow maybe ?. Loon and Killi and carinthia are kings of the east.
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Probs going to get some hate but skied carinthia a season ago and idk if it's just me but feel like it's just so stale..think it just has to do with the terrain all the parks are setup up on for me. I fuqed with prospector to farm to junkyard lap tho
 
Trollhaugen is on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is pretty small but the terrain park is insane, not to mention the skiers there are cracked.
 
Elm creek, Hyland and Trollhaugen are the holy trinity of MN skiing (even tho troll is just over the border of WI- only 50 minutes northeast of the twin cities)

shout out to spirit mountain duluth- their big park, jump line and halfpipe are always a hoot but it’s very far from me.

buck hill has the worst park I’ve ever ridden and they had me arrested on my 17th birthday so fuck them.
 
14243262:Young_patty said:
Elm creek, Hyland and Trollhaugen are the holy trinity of MN skiing (even tho troll is just over the border of WI- only 50 minutes northeast of the twin cities)

shout out to spirit mountain duluth- their big park, jump line and halfpipe are always a hoot but it’s very far from me.

buck hill has the worst park I’ve ever ridden and they had me arrested on my 17th birthday so fuck them.
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I've never been to any of them but they're probably the top three that look the most fun. Why did you get arrested
 
was gunna make a new thread but figured I’d ask here instead. I’m moving from CDA ID to somerset PA. What are the best parks within an hour of there. Obviously 7 springs would be my first choice but it’s 5 hours away.
 
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