Literature
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Very nuts, and very heavy. I thought I was skiing Alpental for a while.
Slide danger is through the roof.
Slide danger is through the roof.
Offical 08-09 Big Mountain Thread.
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Rez4frederick
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Last two days have been epic. I cannot believe how much snow we got in such a short amount of time.
First tracks of the year down hellroaring was so damn sick yesterday. I guess Hellroaring was closed all day today, avy danger is bad Im sure. Jumphill was rad today. There is one rail in the park thats kinda fun, just a flat one and then that little barrel jib at the end can be fun too
First tracks of the year down hellroaring was so damn sick yesterday. I guess Hellroaring was closed all day today, avy danger is bad Im sure. Jumphill was rad today. There is one rail in the park thats kinda fun, just a flat one and then that little barrel jib at the end can be fun too
PhilboydStudge
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yeah it was fun today. super wet heavy snow, but it was alright when you could see. would have been super nice with light pow
Literature
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"Breakin' the law, breakin' the law......"
Literature
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Rail jam was nuts. Simply nuts. So many people throwing down really really hard.
Judging was very very wack. Results as the judges gave them:
1. Billy Marcial
2. David Steele
3. Danner Pickering
And what I would have given:
1. Alex Adams - pretzels, 450 on, switchups on the down and shark fin, some 270 variations on the flat down, and a HUGE and stomped 270 disaster 270 out on the flat down, I don't think any other skier 270 disastered it. I have come to the conclusion that Alex is a ghost, because how the judges could have missed this stuff is ridiculous. He had a bright orange hat on for gods sake!
2. Billy Marcial - typical Billy antics, interesting hand drag on the shark fin, sw 270 disaster, 270s on the down rail, balls to the wall.
3. Danner. Sw 270s on to pretzel fs switchup on the flat down, and lots of other combos.
4. Billy Biolo - Can't remember much aside from an extremely epic 450 disaster on the flat down box, completely stomped. Did I mention he was injured too?
Judging was very very wack. Results as the judges gave them:
1. Billy Marcial
2. David Steele
3. Danner Pickering
And what I would have given:
1. Alex Adams - pretzels, 450 on, switchups on the down and shark fin, some 270 variations on the flat down, and a HUGE and stomped 270 disaster 270 out on the flat down, I don't think any other skier 270 disastered it. I have come to the conclusion that Alex is a ghost, because how the judges could have missed this stuff is ridiculous. He had a bright orange hat on for gods sake!
2. Billy Marcial - typical Billy antics, interesting hand drag on the shark fin, sw 270 disaster, 270s on the down rail, balls to the wall.
3. Danner. Sw 270s on to pretzel fs switchup on the flat down, and lots of other combos.
4. Billy Biolo - Can't remember much aside from an extremely epic 450 disaster on the flat down box, completely stomped. Did I mention he was injured too?
PhilboydStudge
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what was the set up? i left the first day they were putting everything in place
Rez4frederick
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Yea I thought Alex should have won too, at least should have placed if nothing else. Typical bullshit judging......
Rail jam was a blast though, alot better setup than last year. I wish they would get a round bar rail though instead of flat bars for once.
Biollos 450 on was super sick too
Rail jam was a blast though, alot better setup than last year. I wish they would get a round bar rail though instead of flat bars for once.
Biollos 450 on was super sick too
Rez4frederick
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Sick edit put together by Spirit. Yea mostly snowboarders, but still sick. Alot of the good skier tricks are not in this edit
SteezyMcDizzle
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I just want to let you all know that Dave spent several days last season abusing boxes at a small friendly resort at Mt. Hood in Oregon called Ski Bowl.
He did unspeakable things such as body slides, one ski grinds and ski pole twirls.
Please help stop his tomfoolery.
He did unspeakable things such as body slides, one ski grinds and ski pole twirls.
Please help stop his tomfoolery.
Literature
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We clearly haven't skied together enough, otherwise you would understand that the tomfoolery never stops. Ever.
Some photos from today:
Right over headwall:
The lip wasn't strong enough to handle the legend that is Alex Adams. In the second picture, you can see that he is actually appearing out of the powder.
Blake sends a nice rock at the bottom of Evans. Solid grab, nice steeze, straight into his bomb hole.
And then, it was amateur hour.
Some photos from today:
Right over headwall:
The lip wasn't strong enough to handle the legend that is Alex Adams. In the second picture, you can see that he is actually appearing out of the powder.
Blake sends a nice rock at the bottom of Evans. Solid grab, nice steeze, straight into his bomb hole.
And then, it was amateur hour.
TheBeardedOne
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hey big mtn, so heres the deal, i am from MN and skiing at big until thursday, if anybody wants to show me around a little or chill or whatnot i would appreciate it big time, out here with my family and they are real boring to ski with... been off on my own trying to find shit, if anybody is interested pm me for a number.
dowalibeast
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Here's a couple screen shots of Dave and one of Alex. The kids are killin it.
Literature
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I helped set up today, and tomorrow is going to be absolutely nuts. Very stoked.
Literature
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We probably got about 4 or 5 shots out of 4 hours of sessioning, and between Alex and I there were around 125-150 attempts at a double switchup on the up down up down. Sick session though, I had a great time.
We built a pow booter stump jib the other day, and I entered the Kombi contest with a shot, it's over in the trees off of the T-bar, check it out and vote:https://newschoolers.com/web/mediacontests/showentry/cid/15/id/510/
We built a pow booter stump jib the other day, and I entered the Kombi contest with a shot, it's over in the trees off of the T-bar, check it out and vote:https://newschoolers.com/web/mediacontests/showentry/cid/15/id/510/
Stan_Darsh
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^that rail was a beast
Literature
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No joke. I think we are lucky you got out alive from those pits over on radio towers, I think with all the ice buildup today there were a couple of small glaciers forming on the backside of the t-bar.
Tomorrow could be sort of sucky.
Tomorrow could be sort of sucky.
Literature
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I talked to park crew today, and they should have the jumpline up and good to go on Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Should be small, but better than the 10ft joke that currently exists.
Rez4frederick
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word.
Speaking of our park.....it could be ALOT better. I will never understand why they only setup like a few of the jibs that they have and it takes them months to build more than one jump. With the amount of jibs sitting on the side of the run, our park should be jibs galore....
Speaking of our park.....it could be ALOT better. I will never understand why they only setup like a few of the jibs that they have and it takes them months to build more than one jump. With the amount of jibs sitting on the side of the run, our park should be jibs galore....
Literature
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I'm hoping all three will be jumps, but we'll see.
4frntfisherman
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Who the hell breaks their thumb on a tree?!!
Anyways, I'll be skiing vicariously through you guys, cause I had to get surgery and the won't give me a hard cast for 2 weeks. so let me know what's happenin up there.
Anyways, I'll be skiing vicariously through you guys, cause I had to get surgery and the won't give me a hard cast for 2 weeks. so let me know what's happenin up there.
Willard
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from the fishbowl update................There are 2 new jumps in the Central Park, one is a 25 footer while the
other is a bit longer reaching 35 feet, these jumps have long landings
so you really able to push yourself. Both these jumps are in prime
condition with the Fishbowl Terrain Park crew always keeping their eyes
on the features. Jibs, jibs and more jibs; there is going to be a whole
new jib line in Central as well. We are getting ready to bring out the
SharkFinn, that premiered at the Rocking New Years Eve Rail Jam. The
Fishbowl Terrain Park as a lot of features, but we are still not done
adding to it. In the near future there will more jumps and jibs. If you
have any suggestions ,comments or want give the crew a high five, stop
by the Fishbowl and let us Know whats up...........so stoked for friday night
other is a bit longer reaching 35 feet, these jumps have long landings
so you really able to push yourself. Both these jumps are in prime
condition with the Fishbowl Terrain Park crew always keeping their eyes
on the features. Jibs, jibs and more jibs; there is going to be a whole
new jib line in Central as well. We are getting ready to bring out the
SharkFinn, that premiered at the Rocking New Years Eve Rail Jam. The
Fishbowl Terrain Park as a lot of features, but we are still not done
adding to it. In the near future there will more jumps and jibs. If you
have any suggestions ,comments or want give the crew a high five, stop
by the Fishbowl and let us Know whats up...........so stoked for friday night
Rez4frederick
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Ya the new jumps are actually pretty sick. The snow was like spring snow today, it was fun. I think the park crew was starting to move rails/boxes and getting ready to setup more shit later in the day, so hopefully I see more jibs tomorrow or saturday
4frntfisherman
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what are the jumps like? any size to them?
Rez4frederick
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The jumps are actually pretty sick, they aren't huge by any means but good for big mtn standards. There are more jibs setup now too which is cool.
Fuck has anyone hit Waterfall/Elevators on NOrth Bowl/Moementum lately? So fuggging sick, perfect flowy rollers
Fuck has anyone hit Waterfall/Elevators on NOrth Bowl/Moementum lately? So fuggging sick, perfect flowy rollers
Literature
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Inversion, and slushy bumps in the afternoon. Great times.
Stan_Darsh
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what would you say is big mtn standards? last year i would safely say that they had the biggest/most fun table in mt
dowalibeast
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Today's image of the day.
Stan_Darsh
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^damn. that's sick!
Literature
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Rohan killing it behind the camera. Very pretty.
Literature
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Some asshole sprayed a guy hiking up today. Way classy.
Literature
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He probably deserved to be sprayed anyway.
Rez4frederick
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Alright, park crew has been blowing alot of snow lately with the cold weather. It looks like they may be adding features where the halfpipe was and maybe adding a jump hopefully by this weekend. If anybody talks to them, tell them to set it up quickly please.
Park is pretty fun, its been a bit icy though. This is what the park is right now; Two 30-35 ft tables one after the other. Then, You can then either hit the flat double barrel rail (which is sick) or the Pill Jib. Then you can either hit the flat down box or the flat down flatbar rail. Then its a flat box or the shark fin rail (which is not that great) and then a long down flatbar rail (which I think is sketchy).
Mountain has been pretty icy but I hear its starting to snow up there now so that's good.
Park is pretty fun, its been a bit icy though. This is what the park is right now; Two 30-35 ft tables one after the other. Then, You can then either hit the flat double barrel rail (which is sick) or the Pill Jib. Then you can either hit the flat down box or the flat down flatbar rail. Then its a flat box or the shark fin rail (which is not that great) and then a long down flatbar rail (which I think is sketchy).
Mountain has been pretty icy but I hear its starting to snow up there now so that's good.
Stan_Darsh
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it says on the website on the latest blog entry that they are blowing a bunch of snow trying to get the hips up and that they are building a STEP-UP!!!!
Stan_Darsh
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here:
Latest Fishbowl Blog Entry
* 23 Jan 2009 15:53
The Fishbowl has been getting hooked up. There are four guns pumping snow on the hips and the big step-up, so up here at Whitefish Mountain Resort we are trying to have are courage ready by the time the big jumps are complete. A little lower through the park we have set up a long 40 foot flat down rail, that’s super fun. In the depot we are even rocking a 20 foot spine for everyone to have a good time on. To get a little more jibby in the Depot we also set up our turtle box (rainbow box).
Latest Fishbowl Blog Entry
* 23 Jan 2009 15:53
The Fishbowl has been getting hooked up. There are four guns pumping snow on the hips and the big step-up, so up here at Whitefish Mountain Resort we are trying to have are courage ready by the time the big jumps are complete. A little lower through the park we have set up a long 40 foot flat down rail, that’s super fun. In the depot we are even rocking a 20 foot spine for everyone to have a good time on. To get a little more jibby in the Depot we also set up our turtle box (rainbow box).