RCRs reply to their parks this year

FUCK that shit man give us her e-mail im gonna tell that bitch straight, fuck....
like in a year or 2 rcr parks would blow up wiht the snowboard super park and shit.. man there soo gay..

Someone who has some brains and good writting skills (not me), someone like JD May should write to them about why they should keep their parks big. Im sure there are great reasons and good statistics somewhere to convince them to stay open. In the mean time i guess the best we can do for park is COP.

basically what rcr is trying to say is

"we had a beginer park last year, as well as intermediate and pro lines at louise. even though our guests that did not have the confidence to hit our pro line had two other choices, we have decided to save money because we dont want to have our cats spend time on a pro line, and we will increase our lift tickets because we are cock suckers

Yours Truly,
Ilikemoney"

fuck, thats what begginer parks are for. whats the email?

ya no kidding they have small parks they're just cheap like transworld

every body e mail Christine Madill at cmadill@skircr.com

what will she do for us?

If they get enough negative feedback, next year, or maybe later this year, they will make bigger stuff.

whats her e-mail i want to entice them to change thy minds

whats her e-mail i want to entice them to change thy minds

(Y)

HOLLA^

hahahaha

I emailed them and this is there response:

Dear Spencer,

Thank you for contacting us here at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, we
appreciate your feedback and interest. We have recently received some
inquiries about our Terrain Parks. An in-depth assessment of our terrain
parks with respect to usage and safety was undertaken prior to opening this
season. Based on our findings and substantial feedback from our guests, we
concluded that our Terrain Parks, while popular with a number of our guests,
were to advanced for the majority of our guest and thus limiting in terms of
usage. As you can appreciate, the building, operation and ongoing
maintenance of a Terrain Park requires considerable investment. This
investment becomes difficult to justify is the majority of our guests don't
use it. In an effort to appeal to a wider audience, we have reduced the
size of our features. Going forward the future of the terrain park program
is under continual review. We value and welcome your comments as part of
this process. Thank you again for taking the time to write us.

Regards,

Cali Sammel
Guest Relations Supervisor
Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc.
1505 17th Avenue SW
Ph: 403-209-3303
csammel@skircr.com

I thought I would jump on the bandwagon. I will post the response as soon as i recieve it.

Hi, I am emailing you about the response you have given to Ben earlier this week. I can quote this line out of your response "An in-depth assessment of our terrain parks with respect to usage and safety was undertaken prior to opening this season. Based on our findings and substantial feedback from our guests, we concluded that our Terrain Parks, whilst popular with a number of our guests, were too advanced for the majority of our guests and thus limiting in terms of usage".

Now, I am VERY disappointed with the response you gave. At Louise, there was 3 lines made.. A Beginner, Intermediate, and a Pro line. Now, if a guest felt that the proline was "too advanced" they could move to the intermediate line. If the intermediate line was "too advanced" they could have easily moved to the beginner line, a great place to catch your first airs, and do your first tricks as guest new to the park scene.

Based on what findings? You can realize that on a local skiing site, newschoolers.com there is a forum for Alberta riders. Now, I would say of the 60 riders that constantly visit the site, all of them agree that is very unfair, and have used alot of colourful language to illustrate their displeasure with RCR's decision.

My own opinion? As far as I can see it, RCR is just trying new ways to save money by not spending extra cat hours to make the park to its full potential, and I for one, think this is bullshit. Excuse me for my language, but thats how I feel and how the skier community feels in Alberta.

As a host to superpark 2 years in a row, many kids and up-and-comers were stoked because with superpark, we as a comminity of riders felt that Louise and RCR were talking the right direction with their parks, and could soon have a park to compete with Blackcomb's park and other resorts with awesome park facilities. As far as I'm concerned, RCR has taken a BIG step back with their parks, and you will find that alot more park oriented riders will stay at C.O.P and go to other resorts this year that have a dedication towards their park.

Excuse me for my spelling mistakes, as I do not have spellcheck on my computer.



Sincerely,
Mark Drebit

Although, I should probably be spending my time writing to RCR instead, I feel I need to comment on your letter. That and the fact that not having a pro line, for me personally, no longer matters, but I would still like to see it built.

You did make some good points, but I think the problem was that your letter was done in the mind of a skier. You need to write it in the mind of a business man. Afterall, LL is but a business at the end of the day, and don't overly care whether you want this and that jump. I would go at it from more of a "long term investment", "look into the future" sort of thing. To me, it makes perfect business sense to not build something that is not economical. I would avoid using "bullshit" in here as well. They dont like that, though you and I do. So the problem I see is that they built these parks (proline) the last 3/4 years (cant fully remember), but they still advertise themselves as such a family place. They dont, at all make use of the fact that they have a decent park. I mean, have you seen their ads...?
What I was saying before is that they have to look into the future as a business. Although families will always come first, what a family neccessarily wants wont stay the same. The kids are going to want to go off of jumps. The kids are going to want to see bigger kids go off of bigger jumps etc. Lake Louise still seems to market heavily toward Europe, where a more traditional way of skiing is still predominant. That is however, slowly changing as well and the Lake should start to realize this. Almost everyone that starts on the slopes nowadays, starts on either a snowboard or on skis, with the intention of hitting a jump of at least one size or another. So in twenty years, if LL isnt known for their jumps/park, why would as many people be going there. Also, if they arent known for it, then people might be under the assumption that they dont really know how to make jumps in the first place, thus, deeming them to be relatively unsafe.

Furthermore, if you want to make another business point, that might slap em in the face a little more, mention intrawest. This company seems to be able to balance everything. In fact, Wolf Creek (quite sure that is the name) is fairly well known almost only because of its park. I do believe that RCR once owned more resorts than intrawest, but they just kept losing money on em, while intrawest just kept aquiring- even some of RCRs loses (Panorama). It could probably be said, that in North America or let's at least say Canada, Intrawest is their biggest competitor- and they're getting their ass kicked [RCR].

These are things I might mention. I'm not meaning to offend you or your letter, but that is the angle I would take. However, since you gave em this sites address, it might even be read by someone over there. I also dont know if my facts are 100 percent, because I just did it off the top of my head, so one would have to maybe look into that.

One more reccomendation, not to be a dick, but spelling is good in such a letter, spellcheck or no.

I hope RCR figures it out, for their sake and ours.

And for everyone, feel free to turn this into another flame thread...

i got owned.

just remember THAT the next time you decide to take action!

sarcasim. props for writing back to them.

sim you should write back to them

i wouldnt mind if intrawest bought louise but they probbably never will because they wont be able to build a massive property housing complex

this is an email i sent them:

Hi Christine,

My name is Mike Riddle and I am a member of the Alberta Freestyle Ski Team. My team and I have been coming to Lake Louise for several years for your "pro" line jumps and all around great park! We were so excited last year as you turned out one of the best parks in Canada. Recently, I have been away in Europe and the States competing and as such have been unable to get to Louise since the early December. When I heard that Lake Louise was eliminating their "pro-line" features I was devastated! I can see no real legitimate reason for this as the park last year had features to cater to every skill level. Lake Louise was starting to build a reputation in the newschool community as a resort with not only great skiing but an exceptional park and that is a reputation that if lost will not be easilly rebuilt. As the host mountain of the snowboarding Superpark competition, Lake Louise was starting to attract big names in snowboarding as well as skiing. I think it would be a huge loss if the "pro-features" were not reintroduced. I know that my team along with many others will have no real reason to come to Louise without a proper park and will be forced to train at either Whistler or COP.

I really hope that Lake Louise reconsiders this decision as it will have a dramatic effect on the number of kids attending Louise. With competing resorts still offering full parks it will not be a hard decision for many. The number of kids hitting "pro-features" is on the rise and younger kids look up to the older kids to learn how to perform tricks.

I hope reading this has helped you realize why removing parts of your park (even for economical reasons) will have a detrimental effect on the teeneage demographic that you are trying to attract. If the kids don't want to attend a resort, likely the entire family won't go.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts regaurding this e-mail.

Sincerely,
Mike Riddle
Alberta Freestyle Ski Team

thanks to that letter they may reconsider this shit^

Nice letter Mr. Riddle. Well thought out. Will it make a difference? No. Bottom line is parks don't make louise a great deal of money nor is it their target audience. Am I disappointed? Yes. Does Lake Louise care? No.
Do the back bowls of Lake Louise care if there is no pro-line? (I really like it back there)
All you guys can do is support the hills that support us. If you are happy with the park at COP go in and thank someone. Fill out customer comment forms and say how rad the park is and how much it means to you. The only message Lake Louise will understand is people not showing up. Don't email them and swear(Dreb) that just proves their case that you are all a bunch of skids with no money.
Reply intellegently and remind them you will not be coming.
Better yet get your parents to email and say the whole family is going somewhere else because of a lack of great park features.
Maybe someone can add to this but I heard Kimberly is stepping it up this year so maybe one day the pro features will be there.
Keep emailing RCR though it can't hurt. Just don't act like a bunch of 16 year old thugs.... (oh right you are thugs)!!!

YO DUDE IIM A SKID

OH shit is that chris peel? HAHA please be chris peel

This is the letter i sent them

Yo Bitch,

This is the letter i sent them

Yo Bitch,
Me and my skiing crew think ur changes R way fuckt. Change da park 2 make em pro by next weak oar u die slut!


nah jk i didnt write that HA but some one should if they dont do anything

Tour taking a pretty negative view on the situation man. I under stand that our e-mails may not do shit but discouraging people from writting them is kinda stupid.. even though i think your right.

he is just a man with no penis^

I didn't say not to email... just to clean it up a bit. And I don't think I was negative at all. That wasn't my intent.
If you would re-read my post slowly maybe it would make sense.
And then you say I'm right. I don't get it.

Hey buddy, I lost my weiner in a tragic rainbow rail accident. Way to make me feel like an ass!
Doctors say when they find me a proper "organ" donar I can have a pecker again!

I wouldnt say that those emails do shit... but there needs to be enough of them and there needs to be some effort put in them. I'm sorry, but even Riddle's was only just a start.

I'm talking put down a page or two. Put some real thought into it and even give them some ideas. Talk about how Whistler, for example, implements their High level park pass, maybe LL could do the same. Be creative, even if it really might not at all work.

Lake Louise obviously knows that there will be a select few that are going to be, and are not upset and pissed off, and might not be a customer in the future, so the problem with simply writing a letter about how you like big jumps and now they are gone, is writing them something they already know and have thought about. Again, I must reiterate, although I'm not saying the letters that I have seen so far are worthless, write these letters as though as if you want to see them make money.

Pretend right now, that you arent a skier, and you are in charge of finances and running a ski area, basically. As in look at it from LLs point of view. Lets do some quick numbers even. Ok so proline park: (Keeping in mind I am just throwing out hypothetical numbers/situations and dont know exactly how it is, but just to give an idea.)

2 hrs grooming: $80/hr easily- probably more like 100/hr. So maybe 100 times a season. Equals 200000.

Snowmaking: (no idea really but I could see this, easily being another hefty sum)

Insurance: also probably more than what your house is worth

Man hours outside of cat: 4-5 park employess fulltime at say 8-10/hr for 4 months at least. Equals maybe $30000.

So I can see at least a half a mil here. Now there is probably another half a mil in other less seen costs, such as wear and tear on cats, extra snowguns and hoses, rental equipment damage resulted from park, lawsuit settlements (possibly), extra skipatrol staff, less attention payed to other parts of the mountain that pisses off other types of skiers, resulting in a loss of a repeat visits. The fact that lots of the riders that want to ride that kind of terrain also have ins or ways to not pay for a ticket to begin with. Etc etc.

Also, the superpipe was not even included in that.

So think about these things, and you might actually see why it might have made perfect sense why they got rid of it.

So, like said, give them new suggestions. Why not get a corporate sponsor of the park. Think Big White, Whis (again). Ideas, suggestions. Show em how it will hurt in the future. Something to do with money in any case. The problem is, they few season and day passes they are losing from not making a pro line, doesnt amount to what they were losing making it.

Dont mean to sound like a preacher or anything, but that is how I would go about it I guess. I'm not now, because like I said earlier, I no longer have a need for a Pro line, so it really isnt something I want to take the time to well. I would like to see it though, at the same time. Anyway, good luck.

I meant I wouldnt say that those emails dont do shit.

Whoa, wrote that too fast. Sorry for some of the parts that dont make sense.

First line, 3rd paragraph should be:

Lake Louise obviously knows that there will be a select few that are going to be upset and pissed off,

Small mistakes...

Second last paragraph. They should be the.

Last paragarph.
Should be....
so it really isnt something I want to take the time to write out well.

Sorry.

Maybe another point could be that. The park at Louise was such a good showcase that they had. I mean, the first thing people see when they drive up to mountains is the biggest, most white, and most accented area of the resort. Take say, Fernie for example: the first thing most people will see is Lizard/Easter Bowl (huge showcase) it's where most people go when they have never been to Fernie. It is large, very white, very picturesque (Sp?) and accented heavily by the looming cliffs that fringe the top of the bowl.

My point is that, for many, the Terrain Park is what the showcase attraction was for Louise. It covers a large area, the different terrain definatly attracts a lot of attention, and the colors in the park definatly give it a more impressive look. From what I remember from my trips to Louise, I couldn't see much past the park (truth be told, the last 4 years I've gone to Louise I've never ridden anything but the park).

It definatly attracts a lot of people though and gives it a better look and shows other people what skiers and snowshredders alike can do. One thing I have definatly noticed when I have been to Louise because of contest and just to ride, I always see people watching from the outside behind the ropes, trying to see who can have the biggest crash, do the most gnar double backflip, or just some mom having a heart attack watching her child do the "big kid" jumps for the first time. Whatever the case, it attracts a lot of attention, and if they were to market it, jeepers creepers more awards, more recognition, more money, and more people.

I don't know if any of that could be used, but I though of it myself and I think it was half decent. Sims I put some thought into it Big Time. hahaha. Hope it is good.

also rcr could just focus on having one really good park, say at nakiksa, instead of pathetic parks everywhere, like talke alot of the nice rails that were at louise and add them to amazing jump line at nakiska (previous to this year) and u have a top quality park

nakiskas park is rotten asshole too

this is my letter to RCR:


Dear Christine,

My name is Davis Rhodes, and this is my first year purchasing a seasons pass from your company with quite alot of financial commitment on my part. i am a second year university student, and im sure that you can appreciate that a 800 dollar investment is substantial. last year i visited Nakiska and Lake Louise many times and was very impressed with the quality of the terrain parks, from the maintenance of the features to the general design.

this year has been an enourmous letdown, and in fact the terrain parks have simply not been acceptable. the graduated levels in the parks last year allowed for; a) progression and b) the enjoyment for all skill levels of riders. therefore, the idea that the "majority" of users found the terrain too difficult is in fact just an excuse.

i do understand the financial commitment that it takes on a resort's part to build and maintain such features, however gutting an entire section of terrain can not be the best answer, especially considering that "park" skiing and snowboarding is an ever growing faction of their sports. as other resorts throughout north america continue to expand terrain parks and halfpipes it is hard to understand RCR's rationale for taking giant leaps backwards.

I purchased my seasons pass with the expectations that RCR would at the very least have the same level of dedication to their parks, and feel let down. i will not be purchasing another, and will instead spend my money and time at places like COP, where much effort has been put into their park. i know that i am not alone in this sentiment and sincerely hope that RCR may just re-evaluate where exactly they want to take their "world class"? resorts.


Sincerely,

Davis Rhodes

I'm so happy I didn't but a superpass again this year.

rockymountain came up with a good idea in another post, he said that skier mag should write a big article about how rcr is bithcing out of parks, and hopefully when alot of people see it, rcr would change their mind

sims why don't you juts write to them?

Yeah, I know it seems silly that I take the time to write on here, yet not write to them. Maybe if I feel like I have some spare time sometime here, then maybe I will. However, my problem is that hitting jumps like that (pro line) for me is the good old days. I really wouldnt have the passion there to write them a letter. If I did, i think it would resonate how I dont really care whether or not a park is there. I mean, feel free to use what Ive said so far, if thats what the problem is here, but I truely think that these letters have to come from people who truely mean what they say. My problem is that I truely mean that as a business point of view, it would be a better idea to keep the proline, but the fact is, I, myself, wouldnt really care if it wasnt there.

Im sure others here have the ability to write such a letter, and I encourage it. Youd actually be suprised as to what the right words, and ways of going about things can do. I will cite a quick example. So I was skiing COP 2 years ago, and they only had their 2 bar open. It was a fucking long line the whole time, so I started just going to the front and getting on with kids that where going up single. After 2 or 3 the liftie gal got upset and said I cant do it anymore. Upon this I went into the Lodge and asked what was up with not running the (to that time) triple. Well of course the chick didnt know, so she got her manager. He gave me his email and told me to write a letter as there was to be a Board meeting later that week or something. So I went home, wrote the letter in relatively professional manner- as in not just saying how I as a skier wanted to be able to do more runs, but how as a business, they were upsetting their customers. Although Im sure it had more to do than just my letter, sure enough about a week later, they extended the weekday hours on the triple by 2 or so.

Point- these letters can work, so keep on keeping on.

wel considering your the only one here who could write a decent one please take the time and od it.

Uhh here is my email, its a bit of a marathon......

_________________________________________



Hello info@skircr.com!

My name is Ben Ogilvie, I am the son of Bob Ogilvie, VIP RCR Gold Pass Purchaser, now I don't understand too much on how it works really, but I think we pay a little bit extra so we can have rockstar parking, a very nice locker and some bonus perks at Fernie Alpine Resort which is everything I could've ever hoped for. One thing that has been a nagging thought lingering at the front of my mind is the apparent lack of effort that has been put into many of the RCR Terrain parks this season. I realize that Terrain Parks may not be RCR's main attraction to the wonderful Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and Alberta, but it is definatly quite disheveling to the ever growing numbers of New School skiers and especially Snowboarders. In all honesty, many of the reasons why these "New School sskiers" and snowboarders bought seasons passes or lift tickets to the RCR resorts is because of the reputation RCR has garnered for their terrain parks. Through this email I hope not only to convey my feelings of repect for RCR, but also a little a bit of dissapointment will be thrown in. I also hope to put fourth some suggestions and points that have been welling up inside my brain!

Over the years I have grown up skiing at RCR mountains, it is a great place to learn , always a great atmosphere, I respect RCR's attempts to pertain to teens and youth, I love the snow and all that jazz, and I have found most of the lodges are up to par. RCR will most likely always be my home resorts and I will probably contiue spending my money at your resorts for many years to come.

My concern however lies with your lack luster terrain park allocating funds to skills. I also realize that was a terrible sentance and should be completely re-written; "My concern with RCR is that it in the past it has done an incredible job at building, allocating substantial funds, and maintaining it's terrain parks. I have just found this year that this former excellently well done job has become quite sub-par". I can't express my dissatisfaction with Lake Louise's desiscion to remove their pro-line from their terrain park enough. I realize their are several skiers and snowboarders that are not of the proper skill level to participate in the pro-line section of the terrain park, but that is what disclaimers, signs and spotters (which could and should be employed as another addition to park maintainence staff). I do agree that many skiers and snowboarders will fail to realize the dangers of the terrain park and will not read the signs, but that is where separate ski and snowboard park passes can become an option. For example, take a look at Whistler/Blackcomb, superb mountain, very family oriented, very European Traditional style, very much so into the Terrain park scene. Whistler is at the cutting edge of park design, maintainence and technology. It has also come to my attention that Lake Louise possesses all of those park building skills as well! If Lake Louise were to implement the Terrain Park pass decision (mind you this would only be for the "PRO" section of the park, the biginner and Intermediate terrain parks could remain free and open to anyone who wishes to use) than I believe it could allow them to expand their terrain parks even more, cater to everyone on the mountain, and be known world-wide as a Terrain Park Destination (as well as the Traditional European Ski resort located in Alberta!) in North America most easily beating out Whistler/Blackcomb.

In my years as a younger and now much more maturing skier, one thing that has always brought me back to RCR resorts are the "showcase" and most prominent runs on the mountain. Ever since I was young, I always wanted to go to the most challenging and scary looking runs on the mountain. Take Fernie for example, the whole Lizard Range Mountain is enormous! The Headwalls make the whole mountain look that much more beautiful and treacherous at the same time. One area that always catches my attention as the first thing I see when I drive up every Weekend is the Lizard/Easter Bowl, the sheer magnitude and looming distructiveness it has always makes me smile when I see it. The same can be said for me when I arrive at Lake Louise and the first thing I see is the Terrain Park. My eyes always wander to the "pro-line", Im always checking to see if their are bamboo sticks in front of the take-off incase the jumps are closed or not, and I always check to see which tiny dot looks the best in the air when I am just pulling into the parking lot. It brings me great displeasure when I learned that the Pro-line would be completely erased from Louise's terrain park.

There is one more thing that has been bothering me a lot. The RCR evilution website has been under construction for far too long. The website was supposed to be educating the newschool ski and snowboard community of upcoming events, terrain park photo's, features, and results of contests at RCR resorts. With the season well underway and the RCR Evilution webiste clearly still in it's PRE-infancy stages you must be aware of mine and many other snowriders dissapointment. It's really upsetting to me especially, when I look at a World Class resort like RCR and see that it doesn't even have a firm grasp on the amazing terrain park potential it has, and then I look at small 3 lift hill in Mid-Eastern United States has an entire portion of their website (like RCR used to have) showcasing a beautiful terrain park. It's absolutely mind blowing to see.

There are so very many members of the newschool community that are extremely upset over the issues pertaining to RCR's terrain parks. Now, I seriously doubt many of these people will no-longer purchase passes to your resorts, but they will no-longer have the same pride to confidently say they ride at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies they once had when someone asked them, "Oh, yo dude, where do you ride?"

PS. I know that I am only one person, writing an email in to info@skircr.com, but I do know there have been MANY others writing in who share my same purpose and hope to achieve my same goals. I also believe I will be giving RCR a telephone call expressing my concerns.

PSS. I know you will be swamped with many other complaints such as this one, thusly I realize I will not be recieving a response anytime soon so I will not be surprized if I don't recive an email back in the next short while.

PSSS. Please excuse my sometimes sounding rudeness, I will always love and charish RCR.

Ben Ogilvie.

JEA ben

You might have pushed your nose up their ass a little to far.. but anyways your letter was really good.

i didnt actually read it so damn long but it looked good

all of these well thought out and expressed letters and extrodinary, but as Sim said, nne of them are going beyond the main point you are all trying to show: there are no pro line jump,s im sad, you suck etc etc...

For rcr to even consider the issue again for half a second you need to address the fact that people don't just come to their resorts (louise, nakiska, fernie etc etc) for the powder, because obviously there isn't always good snow to be ridden. When flufy snow conditions are sub-par what do people ride? Groomers and the park, regardless of the level of jumps.

Sim brought up a very good point, RCR spends a very large sum of money, very close to the half million range respectively. If this is a true fact, then there is a very small chance of them reinstating the pro-line, let alone a new superpipe any time soon without some sort of corporate sponsor. Letting the superpipe go was one thing that i'm sure everybody understood. The run and location was far too narrow and steep and they already negelected it as a priority.

I'm not going to lie, I ski Sunshine more than Lake Louise mainly because i'm too lazy to drive the extra like half hour to 45 minutes. Ben brought up a very good point previously. If RCR focused on building one "pro" park focusing on larger jumps and rails i believe it would make them a fair sum of money, especially if done at a closer location such a Nakiska. This is only theory but, i'm sure everyone here agrees, Lake Louise IS known worldwide for its awesome views and spectacular snow, where as Nakiska is known for its Olympic standard race course and park beacsue they do't recieve the same snow as mountains farther into the parks.

Think about it, imagine having a world class park with decent sized features and a gnereally close location. Nakiska hosted Frozen Ocean on closing day last year for a little throw down session and they're shop brought up the idea of constructing a park down the main run underneath the chairlift which would be absolutely phenomenal!! With this in mind you could definately build a world class expert-sized park at Nakiska, even on the run its currently located on, have a more intermediate/beginner type park at Lake Louise, and still spend less money than in previous years. This way each mountain stays more "family oriented", but on theother hand still pleases the most hard core of core kids that want to ride the gnarliest park features.

RCR was a major venue for a number of competitions (volcom peanut butter rail jam, grudge matches, RCR pipe, slopestyle, and big air comps etc), but this was in respect to their features that catered to everybodies needs, big or small. Nakiska, Lake Louise, and other RCR resorts in the past have respected the fact that there are going to be more advanced and more beginner riders, that is why there was obvious and very apparent "beginner", and "expert" features. The fact that some people did not take the time to care enough about the signs stating the skills required for certain obstacles should not be the deciding factor upon the entire issue.

If you look at big name resorts in the states such as Mammoth, Tahoe, Park City etc etc etc and likewise resorts owned by intrawest in canada, they all definately have more family oriented areas and deisgnated places to ride as do RCR resorts. The difference is though, they all somehow maintain a constant harmony between the family oriented side of operations and the more wild sided park enthusiasts dream parks. If they can pull this feat off every year, year after year, how come it is such a hassel for RCR owners and upper management to realise all it takes it a little bit more budgeting in their advertising and a tad bit more effort to post signs and properly label and block off pro-oriented areas?

I may only be ranting here, but i know that every single person on this website knows me, and a select few others a correct on this issue. Its not just a matter of everybody on Newschoolers moaning and groaning that we don't have parks, its a matter of what Sim stated: looking at it from a more business oriented viewpoint. If RCR is going to build a pro-line again, they need plausible reason to re-evaluate their decisions, it's going to take much more than us sitting here itching our balls and saying we won't go there anymore because if anything, that will just solidify their point: not enough people come to ride the park therefore we will not build one.

Although with everything I stated above, we all still have a perfectly fine place to ride and train for w/e it may be which is COP. They have stepped up their maintenance and operations exponentially this year and I think it's safe to say everyone is quite pleased with the set up and flow of the park. It's going to have to do until somebody makes a difference in the minds of the RCR management.

Erik Timmer
Local Psycho

mainly because im way too lazy to actually go and paste this into an e-mail and wait around like an idiot for them to reply i give full permission to anybody that has the urge to copy and paste my words into an e-mail and pass it on to whom it may concern.

good luck and god bless...

...i've always wanted to say that...

Eric....that was extremely touching....but you still suck douche