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dubage
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Not a day goes by when i dread the day the crowds of joeys come up for thier "weekend adventure". So all of us locals ski the park. now that the mountain has caught on to this, the park is going to be way better than previous years, so

if your heading up to NH from down south, it'll be a worth while pit stop

Sep 3 2006 9:49PM
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mmckechnie
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so tuesday all they had were the 2 boxes and 2 rails, but it looked like they were going to have a jump line really soon
Dec 19 2007 3:13AM
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ginty
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they say this weekend theyll have 5 rails, 4 boxes, and 2 jumps. Anyone know the size of the jumps and what kind of rails/boxes there are
Dec 21 2007 4:37PM
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mmckechnie
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when i went on tuesday it was an A frame box, up flat box, trap rail, flat rail.  now it is 7 rails 7 boxes and some jumps
Dec 22 2007 7:54PM
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mmckechnie
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hopefully it doesn't rain too much today, its been pretty epic so far this season
Dec 23 2007 12:37PM
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mmckechnie
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looks like they only lost 2 trails
Dec 24 2007 10:19AM
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ginty
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idk what williamson was like but outerridge was crappy yesterday anyway

Dec 24 2007 11:55AM
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mmckechnie
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yeah, it kind of was, oh well, i'm sure we'll get another dumping soon
Dec 24 2007 9:43PM
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ginty
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^ hopefully saturday there saying, park is turning out so legit too
Dec 24 2007 10:49PM
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ginty
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^ i take that back thursday and sun -  next wensday  there sayin there will be some snow
Dec 24 2007 10:51PM
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mmckechnie
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hopefully no more chair lifts decide to break
Dec 26 2007 6:57PM
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mmckechnie
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anyone heading up for the 2nd or 3rd?
Dec 29 2007 6:48PM
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mmckechnie
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i'll be heading up tomorrow
Jan 2 2008 10:39AM
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MESKI
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i was thinking about coming up but its gunna be so freakin cold id rather hibernate hah, ill be up sunday though.
Jan 2 2008 11:19AM
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mmckechnie
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yeah, this is it for me, i'm having surgery on my shoulder on the 4th, which will put me out of skiing for 4-6 months.  The best shot i have is that there is still snow in may and june
Jan 2 2008 11:02PM
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MESKI
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Shit dude that sucks, recover quick man.
Jan 2 2008 11:56PM
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mmckechnie
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yeah so it was pretty cold today never got above 0 at the summit, and that is without the wind chill.  Pretty fun though, kept the crowds away, ridge glades were pretty fun
Jan 3 2008 8:13PM
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MESKI
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what was in the park for a set up?
Jan 3 2008 10:19PM
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bobs
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they took down everything except for the joey side and the two "jumps".  Oh yea the ainbow was up but its buried and half the size it used to be . i'm sure they're  just startin to rebuild though
Jan 4 2008 9:26AM
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MESKI
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Everything was closed today... Rebuilding EVERYTHING... thank god. rainbow is now at the bottom looks like itll be set up better than before, and john said to me a few big kickers going in before the pipe and on skiers right at the bottom
Jan 4 2008 4:28PM
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ginty
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nice im so pumped cant wait till next weekend, blows i cant go this weekend
Jan 4 2008 5:35PM
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Bepo
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ghey, went up only to realized the park was closed.  Looks like it's gonna be sick tho, should be done by the weekend.
Jan 4 2008 5:48PM
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dubage
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yeah sunapee breaks my balls
Jan 4 2008 7:40PM
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GNARnia
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youd need balls in order for them to be broken wes....
Jan 4 2008 9:14PM
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mmckechnie
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so my surgery went well, my shoulder is in a lot of pain though.  i'm in a sling for 6 weeks, and i'll be out of sking for 4-6 months.  still i hope the rest of the season is good for the rest of you guys, and i'll be back maybe to hike in may/june and definitely by next november
Jan 5 2008 5:16AM
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ginty
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^that sucks man get better soon
anyone know what the redone setup looks like?
Jan 6 2008 1:42PM
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GNARnia
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same set up for the small side

non lift side is 2 jumps. then theres a 45 foot jump followed by a 25 footish one Cbox set up with kicker on ther left end,  then rainbow box and flat box to drop.

WES!!!!!!!!! GET WELL SOON KIDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!  AINT THE SAME WITH DUB NOT ROUND

BROKEN COLLAR BONES ARENT FUN
Jan 6 2008 9:22PM
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brenker
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hows the park now up there, i heard they had to close it or sumthin, anything different than a week ago?

Jan 10 2008 8:52PM
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dubage
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THATS 3 OF US!

what the fuck suapee
Jan 11 2008 2:56PM
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ginty
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specifically i dont know there saying 6 boxes, 6 jumps and 2 rails. plus the park up on eastside opens saturday

Jan 11 2008 6:47PM
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MESKI
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Anyone heading up tomorrow? Let me know!
Jan 15 2008 7:16PM
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Geoff.
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How are the parks looking? im thinking of heading up there saturday
Jan 17 2008 7:18PM
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MESKI
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i was up yesterday and it was deece, but they blew snow last night or were supposed to so i have no clue what its like now... they are supposed to get everything up by next tuesday so im sure there will be good stuff up by saturday.
Jan 17 2008 7:28PM
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bobs
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new page?
Jan 20 2008 6:05PM
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mmckechnie
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^ correct

Update: 2 weeks in sling down, 4 more weeks to go, earliest possible skiing May 4th.  Shoulder is feeling pretty good.
Jan 20 2008 6:37PM
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ginty
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whats new with the park, sad i missed this weekend been at killy and its been cold
Jan 20 2008 6:58PM
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mmckechnie
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Does anyone know how hike-able mt sunapee is in may/june?  How much snow is still there after they close and how fast does it melt? On a typical year, so there is a typical base depth and typical may/june temperatures.
Jan 27 2008 12:09PM
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bobs
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May 6th last year
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Jan 27 2008 3:23PM
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mmckechnie
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seems pretty decent, wasn't last year pretty warm in may and june?  This satellite picture looks pretty good, i just wish i knew what month they took it in. <iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=mount+sunapee&ie=UTF8&ll=43.339787,-72.075634&spn=0.017983,0.047035&t=h&z=14&om=0&output=embed&s=AARTsJoIu9gj8bSYmfSaBHmbShH8BJO-cg"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=mount+sunapee&ie=UTF8&ll=43.339787,-72.075634&spn=0.017983,0.047035&t=h&z=14&om=0&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>
Jan 27 2008 8:54PM
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mmckechnie
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oops http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=mount+sunapee&ie=UTF8&ll=43.323304,-72.07499&spn=0.017983,0.047035&t=h&z=15&om=0
Jan 27 2008 8:55PM
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mmckechnie
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fuck
just copy and paste
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=mount+sunapee&ie=UTF8&ll=43.323304,-72.07499&spn=0.017983,0.047035&t=h&z=15&om=0
Jan 27 2008 8:56PM
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mmckechnie
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anyone else?  also do they usually leave the park up, or do they destroy the jumps and take out the rails due to liability issues?
Feb 1 2008 9:21PM
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MESKI
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jumps usaully just melt away and the big ones are usually taken down to make a sick set up for april fools jam and all the other rails are taken out... you wont be able to hike jumps... but like that pic might be able to set up yur own rails to shred
Feb 1 2008 9:51PM
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mmckechnie
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^ cool, thats what i thought, but i thought i'd check.
Update:  4 weeks in sling down, 2 to go.  I can take it of to take notes, do homework, take tests, us the computer and sleep now.  2 more weeks until i completely get it off.  3 months 1 week until I hopefully get to go skiing at mount sunapee.  I just can't believe its the middle of winter and I haven't been skiing in a month.
Feb 2 2008 10:25AM
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dubage
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YOOOOOOOO BEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

so i'll be back in sunapee for spring break, after my collar bone staightens out in like 2 weeks i might be back sooner, dunno, but beesh,

what is set up at sunapee right now??
Feb 16 2008 9:20PM
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bobs
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i'm back like march 5 to the 10th. I think i'm gonna be at okemo 1st  to the 4th.

idk how it is now but the park was not bad a couple weeks ago.  rainbow box is a little silly. They have a giant cheese wedge kicker and i think everything but the s rail and maybe trap rail are up.
Feb 16 2008 10:38PM
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mmckechnie
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lucky, i'll be back in may, sling is completely off for good now, don't have to wear it at all, but i still can't ski, cause falling on my shoulder would undo the whole surgery
Feb 16 2008 11:09PM
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ontwosticks
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Damn. Sounds like a bunch of us are out with shoulder injuries! But dude, I can't believe that you're so serious with your slling. I had surgery on friday on my collar bone and I already take it out to do most everything except when I go out and about. But good luck on you're shoulder bro, I know exactly how much it sucks to be out.
Feb 17 2008 12:43AM
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dubage
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okay for the record, how many people who ski sunapee have had shoulder injuries this year, and who's had surgery,

i got broken collarbone, and surgery, 4" plate 7 screws in my shoulder
Feb 22 2008 10:57AM
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mmckechnie
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I tore a bunch of cartialage and stretched ligaments in my shoulder, and some of the bones have worn down as a result.  resulted in  shoulder surgery: labral tear repair, bankart repair, and capsulary repair.  also ligaments er tightened back up and the cartilage was reattached to the bones with surgical anchors.  i had 6 weeks in a sling and a total of 4-6 months of no skiing so i'l be able to ski may 4th or july 4th depending on what end of that spectrum it really is.  I have a follow up in 2 weeks so hopefully the doctor will know a more definitive answer then.  So since there were anchors pinning the cartialge top the bone, I had to be in the sling for six weeks otherwise it could have ripped out and the surgery would have been for nothing.

Feb 22 2008 12:30PM
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mmckechnie
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so how many of us is this? 3 or 4?
Feb 22 2008 12:30PM
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