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I was just thinking about this and wondering about how other people feel about their home mountain. I live near Mt. Lacrosse (midwest) and they actually came up with a pretty good set up this season. But the past week or so I've been getting a little bored with it. So yeah just i guess just what are your general thoughts about your mountain and how could they improve their park.
I have no real home mountain but I live about 30 minutes away from a little hill that claims to have a park. I have gone up there on three weekdays in January and February to find the park closed for absolutely no reason. I ducked the rope one run to check it out and the rails were rusty and the one box had a nail sticking out and the plastic collapsed into the frame. If it is still open next season. Don't go to thunder ridge NY
The one I live closest to is shit and I hate it, they don't put any money into it ever. And the park crew is literally never out doing anything. And it pisses me off so much. The other mountain that's like 30min farther is dope and I love it. They put like 3 million into it every year and the park is on point.
That being said I'm saving my money and buying a seasons to the better one (holiday valley) for those of you who live in western NY the shitty one is (kissing bridge) I'm sure if you go there you can agree with me.
6 miles from the mt hood resorts. And couldn't be happier with it. We've been lacking snow but march should be plentiful. Surprisingly meadows and timberline have been doing good with their parks and I give massive props to the grooming crew that's pulling snow from thin air It seems like. Just got to remember if you ride more than 30-40 days a year you're more privileged than alot of folks.
Coming from the guy with a home mountain that has an elevation gain of 300 vertical ft.
Skiing is what you make it... Just like in life, perception becomes reality. If you set your mind on having a great time every time you clip in; I find it very hard to believe, that you'll have a bad time.
Lines on the weekends for a 30 seccond run and normally a 2-3 min chair up (with no stops) usually can be up to 10-20 mins. The chair stops and slows for every lesson on that specific chair because they put the smallest of the small lesson kids on the same lift as the park and they get nothing but disrespect from the riders. The park is good, they really have an active park crew raking and shoveling the rails and jumps about once an hour.... Every thursday they will modify everything and take the less popular features and replace them with something new. The jumps were 38 & 41 when they were first put in now they're 30 & 35 which is annoying cause they can build bigger... Everyone in the park is good probably 60% Snowboarders and 40% skiiers. We all get along. Park passes are needed which actually helps cause it keeps the true gapers out of the park and some little kids who have no idea what proper park etiquette is... (some still have no clue)
PCMR is where I spend a lot of time. Awesome park and some decent terrain up top to play around on. Snowbird is my most favorite place to ski, though. Not a whole lot to say about the place, really. Awesome terrain and bottomless snow on some days. Still hard to believe I grew up skiing shitty hills in the metro-Detroit area.
jlens05The one I live closest to is shit and I hate it, they don't put any money into it ever. And the park crew is literally never out doing anything. And it pisses me off so much.
[/url]All marketing type stuff aside I love that place, it's had a terrible snow year this year but I've had so many firsts here. Getting a little misty-eyed thinking about moving next year.... haha
mantoast6 miles from the mt hood resorts. And couldn't be happier with it. We've been lacking snow but march should be plentiful. Surprisingly meadows and timberline have been doing good with their parks and I give massive props to the grooming crew that's pulling snow from thin air It seems like. Just got to remember if you ride more than 30-40 days a year you're more privileged than alot of folks.
Man I would kill for even 5+ days at a place like hood. Being in college I barley get to ski, and even though it is in Ohio I still love it everytime.
Come out late march catch a job in the lodge and shred for a summer my man! I honestly would recommend spending at least a season on hood. It was enough to keep me here with just 1 season and that was 4 years ago haha. I dont see myself leaving except for maybe whistler
I go to Mission Ridge its a great mountain they have good quality snow but bad quantity, the park has good features but every single feature is a 1 1/2 foot Ollie on and the park crew rakes the lips hardly ever they smoke more weed than they do work, and the park caters to snowboarders for example- we have a rone tow park and its a shitty old rope that stretches really easy, so they say to space out while getting on the rope which is a good thing but if we skiers don't space out far enough even if its a foot then they chew us out, but if a snowboarder doesnt even space out they don't say a word. And once my friend was being filmed while skiing down to do a 4 on to this down rail and a snowboarder that was filming other boarders decided to climb over the rail while my friend was coming down and my friend almost decapitated him, and he started chewing us out saying that this is their park (they were filming for the park) and we need to watch out. It kinda grinds my gears.
Thom4sI have no real home mountain but I live about 30 minutes away from a little hill that claims to have a park. I have gone up there on three weekdays in January and February to find the park closed for absolutely no reason. I ducked the rope one run to check it out and the rails were rusty and the one box had a nail sticking out and the plastic collapsed into the frame. If it is still open next season. Don't go to thunder ridge NY
This is true we went together and it sucks massive balls there half pipe is made of dirt with little snow on top of it
I love my home mountain. Great vibe and awesome parks. People are stoked about everything. It could be a 45 degree day, pouring down rain, and there is only a flatbox, and everyone would still be stoked.
Live 10 minutes from wachusett, absolutely love the place met so many friends there and had so many awesome times over the past 4 years. Know every inch of the mountain inside and out and have probably spent more time there the past few seasons than at my own house. This is my last season skiing there and as cliche as it sounds closing day is going to be very bittersweet, gonna really miss it next year.
.squirrely.Live 10 minutes from wachusett, absolutely love the place met so many friends there and had so many awesome times over the past 4 years. Know every inch of the mountain inside and out and have probably spent more time there the past few seasons than at my own house. This is my last season skiing there and as cliche as it sounds closing day is going to be very bittersweet, gonna really miss it next year.
Wachusett might be small but their park is decent and god damn, the amount of snow they have gotten... it's East Coast heaven
I'm from the little speed bump they call buck hill In Minnesota. They don't keep up very well on park stuff but when it's new its absolutely beautiful. And add on that, this year Windells park crew has taken over and has been coming out to make new rails, boxes, ect.. So Yea pretty much my park has been bomb as fuck this year.
My home mountain (blue mountain, ON) was good when I first started riding park like 5 years ago but now that i'm actually starting to progress it has been shit I wish the park crew would step it up
UltimateSkiBro22I'm from the little speed bump they call buck hill In Minnesota. They don't keep up very well on park stuff but when it's new its absolutely beautiful. And add on that, this year Windells park crew has taken over and has been coming out to make new rails, boxes, ect.. So Yea pretty much my park has been bomb as fuck this year.
buckhills idea of a feature: dfd to c rail to rainbow to closeout
kylemcleanMy home mountain (blue mountain, ON) was good when I first started riding park like 5 years ago but now that i'm actually starting to progress it has been shit I wish the park crew would step it up
Lol if its good enough for Axe Kill and Cole Im sure it's good enough for you.. Get a little creative.
mantoast6 miles from the mt hood resorts. And couldn't be happier with it. We've been lacking snow but march should be plentiful. Surprisingly meadows and timberline have been doing good with their parks and I give massive props to the grooming crew that's pulling snow from thin air It seems like. Just got to remember if you ride more than 30-40 days a year you're more privileged than alot of folks.
This! I love Mt. Hood as when there is plenty of snow it's the best. From Timberline's amazing park to Meadow's insane terrain there is nothing to dislike. Also summer skiing is a plus and when Skibowl has snow it is a good time. The biggest thing I love about Timberline is that we have a pretty good community of skiers that all know each other. Pray for snow!
Our unbelievably reliable conditions (kinda ) make up for the lack of steep gnar terrain. Park is decent, and there are some fun lines in the trees. I've racked up over 3000 days on my home mountain so I guess you could say I like alright.
Brundage is my home mountain. Yes we do get some incredible powder, but the lack of a decent park (if you could even call what they have a park) really sucks.
My original home mountain was stuck in the 1960's hated, park skiing, so I hated it. Went bankrupt 3 years after I called they would and are now under new ownership. Haven't been in a few years but it's my understanding they're trying their darnedest to drag themselves out of the hole the previous owners got into, and I wish them well.
Other than May-July Mt. Hood is basically horrible... We get the shitty wet snow that is always heavy/sticky, park crew has the combined intelligence of a dairy cow.... They get a kick out of building the most untrickable sketchy and injury prone "creative features" that no one ever likes because they always have a terrible build... Not to mention the biggest jump at Tline right now is a whole 10ft. Basically if it is not west coast sessions or summer you are in the wrong place for skiing. What is sad is both meadows and tline could build relatively good terrain parks even with the low snow this year but the park crew is straight clueless and lazy to
epapageorgesOther than May-July Mt. Hood is basically horrible... We get the shitty wet snow that is always heavy/sticky, park crew has the combined intelligence of a dairy cow.... They get a kick out of building the most untrickable sketchy and injury prone "creative features" that no one ever likes because they always have a terrible build... Not to mention the biggest jump at Tline right now is a whole 10ft. Basically if it is not west coast sessions or summer you are in the wrong place for skiing. What is sad is both meadows and tline could build relatively good terrain parks even with the low snow this year but the park crew is straight clueless and lazy to
We are a small little hill in New Mexico but we get unbelievable powder days..... I wouldn't change it for anything. I love our shitty little lifts and crappy facilities.
My homemountain is a half an hour drive form my hometown in Germany. Its small but it has a pretty sick jib setup including rails, tubes, boxes and a wallride. Its cheap aswell: for 40 rides I pay about 15 bucks plus you get to know the owner quickly which means bonus rides :D It just sucks we only have snow from like november/december to february most of the seasons...
I Love my home mountain of cannon mountain. It may be an east coast mountain but It is one of the gnarliest mountains I've ever ridden. I have skied here my whole life and almost every weekend I'm skiing something new, that's amazing considering I ski everyday after school and on the weekends. I have seen the most beautiful views of my life here and have been the most scared I've ever been skiing here. There is some fun ass "back country" and hidden trails. They also have a ridiculously fun park set up. They have what I think of as the Funnest Jump line in the east and they set up features u can get ridiculously creative on. From propane tanks in every direction and dimesion on hips to ridiculous tube wall ride things and rainbow rails made out of birch trees. I love my mountain and could ski here the rest of my life.
