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Want to be a digger at Hockley Valley?

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HVRParks
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Hey Everyone,

My name is Sean and I'm the new park manager for Hockley Valley Resort in Orangeville. Up until now the park at Hockley has been far from satisfactory but this is all going to change this year. We are adding up to 8 new features including a wall ride.

On this note we are looking for new diggers.

In exchange for helping maitain the parks you get a free season pass, free food, and get to be a part of an amazing team of employees.

If you are interested please PM me or post here!

PS. Stay tuned for a massive big air comp going down this upcoming season!
Jun 4 2007 3:22PM
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Ryno
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If i lived anywhere close i'd be down...but I dont...
Jun 4 2007 4:50PM
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HVRParks
Posts: 67 - Karma: 5
I personally don't like wall rides that much either, it was our resort managements decision to put in a wall ride.

But hey, come join our staff and help input on things we can make and build.. I'm always down for a sick setup!
Jun 4 2007 11:30PM
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AhrenStein
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im not gonna dig for you. but i would like to hear about your big air comp
Jun 5 2007 4:28PM
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HVRParks
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The big air comp will be held in March. There will also be a slopestyle a week or 2 before the big air.

We are looking at a 30 ft' step down for the jump. I'll post more details as they are confirmed.
Jun 5 2007 5:07PM
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JFerg
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I would deem a 30 footer a medium sized air. But I gotta say, this sounds impressive for Hockley Valley.
Jun 6 2007 12:33AM
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HVRParks
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If you have ever been to Hockley...

We are doing the big air on JP. It will probley be more than 30, we just want a smoooth transition though as the hill is a black diamond and the top pitch is steep. Depending on the amount of snow it could be 50 ft by the time we are done.

Also, we will have a good sized slopestyle also on JP a couple of weeks before. This event will have 2 lines with 5 features in each and a massive QP at the end!

If anyone is interested in helping with the competitions or has any advice for the parks other than "make them better" please pm or post here!
Jun 6 2007 1:42AM
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JFerg
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Well, anyone who has skied hockley can agree with me on this, the flat-down-flat rail has the worst angles ever. It's rediculously steep. Like, unslidably steep. Something like that is hard to change though without making a whole new rail... But Hockley could use a better rail selection anyways.
Jun 6 2007 12:53PM
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HVRParks
Posts: 67 - Karma: 5
Completely agreed, that rail wasn't designed well. We are actually taking it apart and changing the angles on it as I post this.

Also, we will be adding 3-4 new rails and a giant S box for next season :)
Jun 6 2007 3:30PM
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AhrenStein
Posts: 1941 - Karma: 177
sounds like its gonna be legit.

make a rythem section of like 3 really nice 30-40 footers in a row. no park in ontario consistantly has that.
Jun 6 2007 8:39PM
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fouldsys
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beaver did almost
Jun 6 2007 10:19PM
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skibum_mark
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ummmm mslm, blue do. but mslm takes the cake for rails and blue for jumps...
Jun 7 2007 8:27PM
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Ryno
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fuck beaver had a line of like 7 jumps from 15-45

Looked so pro. i wish i could have rode it but i was the lone park rider there for one day, not worth it for me :(
Jun 7 2007 11:39PM
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HVRParks
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What does everything think about having a single day where lift tickets are like 15$ for day+night and the park has its own lift so no lines.

Dj's would be spinnin and a bunch of companies would be there demo'ing shit
Jun 8 2007 12:36AM
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JFerg
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Umm, i think that would be off the hook? $15 for day/night lift tick??? And DJ's?? And a private lift? SHit son.
Jun 8 2007 3:29PM
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AhrenStein
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too bad beavers landings are flatter than a kansas wheat feild
Jun 10 2007 2:45PM
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akerbacker
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word. it was sick (i ride at beaver). and ONTARIORIPPER, the landings weren't that flat. yes, they could be steeper, but u make it seem like they were "as flat as kansas wheat fields", which they definitely weren't. if beaver could put a bit more money into their park, and spend their money on actual GOOD rails, not impossible short steep triple kinks, then the park could easily be SICK
Jun 10 2007 4:10PM
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AhrenStein
Posts: 1941 - Karma: 177
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.
you admitted te rails suck...

but serious that landings suck
Jun 11 2007 9:29PM
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akerbacker
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ya i know that the rails suck. they should invest their money into like 4 good rails, instead of 8 pieces of shit. and they don't set anything up urban. if they set up that long yellow rail urban style that could be prety sick
Jun 11 2007 9:51PM
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AhrenStein
Posts: 1941 - Karma: 177
they did at the end of the year exept it melted and was like 6 feet off the snow. and i hate how they have 2 df's
Jun 14 2007 4:44PM
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Pipe_Munky
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ahren just be happy you had a decent park to ride.

talisman had a bunch of local redneck fucks that knew nothing about riding let alone park design building their park.

the most i ever saw these guys do was sit at the top of the park with shovels next to them hacking butts for the better part of the day. one dude rocked a baby blue one piece, unfortunately he wasn't doing it as a fashion statement.

had i had time to ride at beaver this year while not absolutely frozen from being on that judges stand i would have been stoked.

Jun 15 2007 11:29AM
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AhrenStein
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talismans park used to be pretty sick. sounds like they have gone down hill. such a shame
Jun 16 2007 12:32PM
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fouldsys
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the second and third jumps landings were sick. big bertha was death and the other jumps were sketch
Jun 16 2007 12:58PM
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AhrenStein
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the third landing had its days. and well the second table...your from horseshoe
Jun 18 2007 6:02PM
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fouldsys
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im just saying the landings were good. 2nd jump wasnt very big but the landing was legit.
Jun 18 2007 7:49PM
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fourhundred
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damn, if I lived close to there I would also dig for you guys
Jun 29 2007 12:06PM
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RedBaron882
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where is this place exactly since its sounds like a kick ass time since 1. i love to ski for free and 2. i love free food
Jul 17 2007 11:17PM
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Pipe_Munky
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i know the new owners. hopefully i can get in there part time and help whip it back into shape. hopefully a little more than those ignorant rednecks they put in there last year



Jul 19 2007 10:29AM
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schism
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anything is better then alpines park
Jul 22 2007 12:42AM
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Pipe_Munky
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!from what i can remember alpine has a sick pipe!!



Jul 22 2007 11:03PM
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schism
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it has its good days,a lot of bad days though. Only super pipe in a private ski club in canada jea.

Jul 23 2007 12:39AM
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Pipe_Munky
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yeah seeing as though ontario is the only place in canada with private ski clubs




Jul 23 2007 12:13PM
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AhrenStein
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haha only place in the world outside of holimont ny i think
Jul 23 2007 11:27PM
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schism
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hey man don't be taking away alpines pride and joy.well theres the "super" kink but it didn't get set up this year.
Jul 24 2007 12:29AM
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Pipe_Munky
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touche!




Jul 24 2007 11:39PM
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kris.....
Posts: 759 - Karma: 43
we would but we dont have a run at the moment that can hold that hopfully next year we would be able to cut a intermeadiot/expert terrain park on the back side

sry fo my spelling
Jul 26 2007 1:50PM
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pjbackwoods
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10 years later and i see this... would be so sick it i could snag this job
Sep 11 2012 3:56PM
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ejm
Posts: 794 - Karma: 196
yea your abit late, Hockley is still shit 5 years later anyway
Sep 14 2012 1:46PM
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TZA.
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will still be shit 5 years from now too
Sep 14 2012 8:12PM
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pjbackwoods
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its way worse now then 5 years ago.
Sep 15 2012 1:03PM
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Mitchell.
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If you just need Pre-Season work done, contact me, I'm always available to come down to Hockley for occasional work. Let me know!
Nov 22 2012 10:14PM
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stickerman
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not sure if you noticed but this thread is from 2007
Nov 23 2012 11:13AM
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