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Yes or no?

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*monsterskier*
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i just found out recently that my resort has a freestyle team. should i join or not? any opinions appreciated
Nov 27 2007 6:01PM
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kiwi_as
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It could be an idea. As long as its not too hard out and you can just muck around with the people on it but learn new stuff as well
Nov 27 2007 6:03PM
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ElliottP
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what resort. but either way yea, do it. you'll get better
Nov 27 2007 6:03PM
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*monsterskier*
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wintergreen
Nov 27 2007 6:05PM
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iFlip
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I say yes, unless the coach sucks.
Nov 27 2007 6:12PM
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zylstra
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how much does it cost.....i'd do it at my hill, cept their charging 315 fucking dollars
Nov 27 2007 8:06PM
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Shadows
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place sounds minty fresh.
Nov 27 2007 8:08PM
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EMK
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i'dsay no unless all your friends are doing it too. i think it's better to do your own thing

Nov 27 2007 8:10PM
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snwbrdmilf
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This season my mountain (Belleayre) decided to start a freestyle team. And I know plenty of boys that would rock that shit, the problem is they don't have the $400 to join. So if you got the money, I'd say go for it. You'll improve and have a great time.
Nov 27 2007 8:11PM
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zylstra
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Almost the exact same story.......it's too bad, i'd have done it for sure.
Nov 27 2007 8:19PM
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tjski
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if the coches are good and there are different experiance classes, or else no...
Nov 27 2007 8:33PM
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landonn
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freestyle, like the moguls and jumps, fuck that shit.
Nov 27 2007 8:36PM
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iFlip
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My bet is that Belleayre's program fails, at least this year. They have had the WORST "jumps" in the area for years. Their rails are decent, but by no means great. Their so called "halfpipe" has been a joke, and entirely pointless. In my opinion, Belleayre should have first hired some decent park crew, a good supervisor, and actually made a park. Get some rep for a good or at least decent or at least USABLE park, then the following year think about a freestyle team. The reason they are able to do what they do is because they are state owned and run, so they don't have to worry about money. That's why they take risks and blow snow early. It really doesn't matter if it melts or gets rained on and washed away.
Nov 27 2007 8:39PM
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snwbrdmilf
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^ Oh for sure. I totally agree with you. Every park crew that we have ever had, has been worthless. Last years park guy was from Mountain Creek, and we thought, 'Sweet, a dude who know's what he's doing'...not.

Belleayre's park is a joke. Their "halfpipe" is a joke. The whole freestyle feel to the mountain is a joke. It's all about the racers man. Always has been.

And I also think this team will never happen.
Nov 27 2007 8:44PM
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snwbrdmilf
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And it doesn't help that the superintendent of the mountain is 'against' freestyle.
Nov 27 2007 8:46PM
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SkierX
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I wouldn't personally.

I ski for my own personal enjoyment, not for a team.
Nov 27 2007 8:53PM
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jfoley019
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Before you join, you should look into it, talk to other people on the team, some teams are bootleg, some are legit, do your research.
Nov 27 2007 9:04PM
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iFlip
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The first few years I skied at Belleayre they had signs up that specifically said "no jumping." I got stopped several times by ski patrollers for jumping off those little kickers that were always built along the edges of the trails, and sometimes in the woods. Still, Belleayre is where I got started skiing. It's certainly not a bad mountain, just not a freestyle mountain at this point.
Nov 27 2007 9:22PM
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