here's the deal:
I drove 5.5 hours down to Perfects with my dad, before I could drive, in the beginning of this season for their first rail jam. It was also the night of an all night ski. SO i got down there at like 11 after school on a friday, skiied till 3am by myself, got comfortable with some of the rails. It was pretty cool, I like skiing alone. I met a liftie and another guy or 2, but that's it.
The next morning I show up with like 3 hours of sleep (I slept in a hotel about....i don't remember how far, maybe 30 minutes away?)
I go to the comp, and people somehow know me. it was cool, everyone was super nice, not really any uncomfortablness...well...a little.
I competed with people starting to learn who I was. Everyone was real real nice, the vibe is real cool.
(by the way, not complaining, just another point- there was definitely some favoritism with the judging, i guess it's just because all of the little kids running around with FP32 sweatshirts, haha. i'm trying to figure out how to say this without coming off as a dickhead, which I don't intend to be at all. I guess all i can say then is that I was talking with some other non-fp people, and the judging was obviously like ANY rider judged or locally judged competition-biased slightly. just letting everyone know, it's no different in that aspect, maybe even a little bit more, than other local comps.
They had some cool prizes they gave out. The comp went well considering the rain and everything. I met some people that were very nie to me, and we rode the rest of the day. mostly sessioning the S-rail.
I'd say it's definietely a good place to ride. I'm not sure about the 5 and a half hour drive every weekend, but I'd definitly make the drive 2 or 3 times a season for competitions. if anything, to get out of my hell hole of my ohio hill. i mean, maybe the vibe is like that everywhere...i don't really know ...but it was cool. i'm not used to a bunch of good people that all ride together and are nice together.
one more thing: there was virtually no jumps there when I was there, but I know for a fact that they get some good ones.
there you go, unbiased, unpunctuated critique.
Brody
i wont drop out of high school for skiing, mom