Huck_Norris
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Yes, I think an all day handle tow park pass is $29 iirc. Magic just dropped a pretty nice drone edit on fb, once I get some desk time I will post it here
Night Park in So. VT... Need your input!
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Huck_Norris
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So we had our first rail jam last Saturday, any NSers attend?
Crust_Station
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13899802:Huck_Norris said:
I was there, didnt win anything but definitely had some fun swerving around the park, was just throwing worm turns on the rainbow and cossacked over the last box
Huck_Norris
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13899815:Crust_Station said:
Glad you had fun! The park has been a huge hit this year and we are planning on running more rail jams like that later in the spring. We’ve even discussed running the park after the rest of the mountain is closed since it’s so easy to turn on and service.
Should have said hey tho, I am there every day and love to get familiar with neighbors.
skiP.E.I.
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Oh, I didn't look at the date. My bad.
This idea is a must for sure.
In terms of features, a flow-y jib line with a good variety would be ideal. A wide box, a flat bar, a small rainbow box, a small flat-down box or rail, a fat round tube (somewhere between snow maker pipe and lift tower in diameter), and some sort of round wood, metal or plastic barrel jib are the kind of features I would consider. These will be good as progression features, while keeping more experienced riders entertained; and are relatively easy to install. An urban style round or shotgun down rail is also a great feature. Having a few short T boxes is good, as they can be arranged in various combinations to change up the park.
-Keeping take-offs wide on each side of features is quite important, as it allows riders to approach features at many angles using their edges(more variety of possible tricks), whilst inspiring confidence in the approach. It also allows the inevitable side-jumpers to do their thing leaving the area nearest the feature unscathed.
-Building features with a gentle downhill transition for the landing and a slight downhill on the sides will mitigate the development of bomb-holes in the landing and lessen impact for riders falling off of features.
-Hand-tooling features should happen daily near closing, so the freshly raked features will set up overnight and be ready for opening the next day.
-I have found that green dye for marking features is the most noticeable under lights.
If I lived in the area, I would buy a season pass to such a park. If passing through or staying a couple of nights, I would pay $10-$15 for a night pass, or more if it was bundled with a meal/drink. I would stay at the park until it closed. At my home hill, we are open until 9:30 and the crowd tends to thin out around 8:30-9:00
**This post was edited on Mar 6th 2018 at 10:18:01am
This idea is a must for sure.
In terms of features, a flow-y jib line with a good variety would be ideal. A wide box, a flat bar, a small rainbow box, a small flat-down box or rail, a fat round tube (somewhere between snow maker pipe and lift tower in diameter), and some sort of round wood, metal or plastic barrel jib are the kind of features I would consider. These will be good as progression features, while keeping more experienced riders entertained; and are relatively easy to install. An urban style round or shotgun down rail is also a great feature. Having a few short T boxes is good, as they can be arranged in various combinations to change up the park.
-Keeping take-offs wide on each side of features is quite important, as it allows riders to approach features at many angles using their edges(more variety of possible tricks), whilst inspiring confidence in the approach. It also allows the inevitable side-jumpers to do their thing leaving the area nearest the feature unscathed.
-Building features with a gentle downhill transition for the landing and a slight downhill on the sides will mitigate the development of bomb-holes in the landing and lessen impact for riders falling off of features.
-Hand-tooling features should happen daily near closing, so the freshly raked features will set up overnight and be ready for opening the next day.
-I have found that green dye for marking features is the most noticeable under lights.
If I lived in the area, I would buy a season pass to such a park. If passing through or staying a couple of nights, I would pay $10-$15 for a night pass, or more if it was bundled with a meal/drink. I would stay at the park until it closed. At my home hill, we are open until 9:30 and the crowd tends to thin out around 8:30-9:00
**This post was edited on Mar 6th 2018 at 10:18:01am
bedin
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I went to a rail jam you guys put on and it was tons of fun. My only problem with it was that the advertised price was $10, but when everyone arrived they also got charged with a $29 lift ticket, making a total expense of $39. Kind of ridiculous to charge $39 for 1 hour on a rope tow and prizes only being t shirts and kids size socks.