Echo Mountain?

[Lemuel]

Anyone been this year? Saw some pics of some rails early on, wondering how it is right now. I'd love to head over there if it is somewhat decent.

 

[Mr.Bishop]

Anyone been this year? Saw some pics of some rails early on, wondering how it is right now. I'd love to head over there if it is somewhat decent.

I had a blast there a bunch of years ago. Like 2007 when they were pitching being a park only mountain. We did a hostile takeover and it was tight.

Would love to hear what it's like these days.

 

[Lemuel]

I had a blast there a bunch of years ago. Like 2007 when they were pitching being a park only mountain. We did a hostile takeover and it was tight.

Would love to hear what it's like these days.

I remember seeing the updates and photos! Looked so sweet.

Btw we should get some shredding in together Doug, it's been a while

 

[Mr.Bishop]

I remember seeing the updates and photos! Looked so sweet.

Btw we should get some shredding in together Doug, it's been a while

One of these days!

 

[theabortionator]

So what are the deetz exactly?

Went under, lady bought it, sold all the rails, made it a race mtn, went bankrupt nd nw they have a park again?

 

[T.L.]

So what are the deetz exactly?

Went under, lady bought it, sold all the rails, made it a race mtn, went bankrupt nd nw they have a park again?

Basically. They reached out to the community fall of 2015 to see what type of interest there would be in a park. It was part of their last effort to open to the public and bail on the private race thing. I actually made up a whole proposal for ~15 or so features and volunteered to make them all. She seemed interested but didn't really seem to take it too seriously. I think she figured that running a park program would be some sort of 'turn-key' operation (it's not). Not familiar at all with what's going on down there now. Was going to reach out to the new guy a while back but just ended up with too much on my plate this past fall.

 

[TrickyDick470]

I went a few weeks back to check it out and they had a few features in. Since then it looks like they made some new stuff such as a donkey dick rail and they said they have a small park and a medium-large park. I can't imagine there are more than 6 or 7 features total though.

 

[theabortionator]

Basically. They reached out to the community fall of 2015 to see what type of interest there would be in a park. It was part of their last effort to open to the public and bail on the private race thing. I actually made up a whole proposal for ~15 or so features and volunteered to make them all. She seemed interested but didn't really seem to take it too seriously. I think she figured that running a park program would be some sort of 'turn-key' operation (it's not). Not familiar at all with what's going on down there now. Was going to reach out to the new guy a while back but just ended up with too much on my plate this past fall.

What do you mean? I always thought you just built some rails in the and the summer. Set them in the snow in the fall and that was it.

 

[kdoubleeye]

So I went to a panel where the new owners talked about their plans for the 2017/2018 season. They want to make it a place for beginner skiers and park skiers. They are marketing themselves as the resort you'd go to after you get off work for a few runs and as the place you'd go if you want to learn to ski without investing in hefty lift tickets and long commute.

 

[TrickyDick470]

So I went to a panel where the new owners talked about their plans for the 2017/2018 season. They want to make it a place for beginner skiers and park skiers. They are marketing themselves as the resort you'd go to after you get off work for a few runs and as the place you'd go if you want to learn to ski without investing in hefty lift tickets and long commute.

The marketing sounds solid but I am curious to see what they actually deliver. The premise is great, but we need to see the results. I went to Echo a few times last year for some night shred and it is promising, but they definitely need some input from the community (you guys).

 

[kdoubleeye]

The marketing sounds solid but I am curious to see what they actually deliver. The premise is great, but we need to see the results. I went to Echo a few times last year for some night shred and it is promising, but they definitely need some input from the community (you guys).

I think they are looking for input for the park setup/people to come build and ride it.

 

[Z-Juice]

Anyone go there last season? I heard they have a park setup but it's not much, as long as they put up 1 or 2 rail features I'd go there a lot for night skiing.

 

[Done_and_done]

I got a pow day at echo last season. It was really fun for like 3 hours. Every feature was buried but the hill was too small to lap for very long.