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AntifreezeSteeze
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The Snow Dome, part of the Xanadu complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey is soon going to open to the public for skiing 365 days a year. Like the indoor ski resort in Madrid, it will have features like rails and jumps. What does everyone think about this and who will test it out? I would.

Heres a link to an article:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bp0.blogger.com/_jlzg520ys9I/R1Xl5Wjg7AI/AAAAAAAAACs/RaUGJ15Yn6c/s400/Ski%2Bhill.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dreamtard.com/2007/12/xanadu-meadowlands-revised.html&h=251&w=400&sz=25&hl=en&start=9&um=1&tbnid=HWcGpGGos0nIIM:&tbnh=78&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmeadowlands%2Bski%2Bslope%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B2GGFB_enUS211US212%26sa%3DN
Mar 16 2008 4:30PM
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Dhane
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i cant wait, being that i live in northern NJ, im def gonna check it out this summer
Mar 16 2008 4:32PM
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AntifreezeSteeze
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lets hit it up together
Mar 16 2008 4:39PM
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Dhane
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hahaha, def christian. im really interested
Mar 16 2008 4:40PM
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MEGAZORD
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This is like 40 mins from me.  The building is up, but who knows when it will be open.  They dont have any investors.  There are supposed to be ~300 retail spaces and they have only filled like ~35.  It will be a few years before anything substantial is done.  They already ran out of money once.  The project is 5 years old.
Mar 16 2008 4:44PM
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AntifreezeSteeze
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the article might not be as credible as I thought but I'm hoping it opens up soon
Mar 16 2008 4:51PM
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JibHcky
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I read that its gonna open in fall in Freeskier
Mar 16 2008 5:37PM
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pjbauer
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thats sick
Mar 16 2008 6:02PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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better new they are goign to have a pip and park
Mar 16 2008 6:13PM
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skiP.E.I.
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is it going to have snow or some kind of artificial surface?

Mar 16 2008 6:18PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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snow
Mar 16 2008 6:19PM
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KravtZ
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thats sick..its prob like a 2 hour drive for me but im def hittin it up this summer prob gunna be SOO crowded though
Mar 16 2008 6:27PM
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skiblandford
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i live in CT and im going to drive there this summer
Mar 16 2008 6:41PM
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JibHcky
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None of you will be driving there this summer because as I said earlier it isn't opening till at least the fall
Mar 16 2008 6:48PM
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steezeeepolizeee
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i know there is a point to building rails in an indoor park but jumps?? would u be able to get any speed to try anything off of them? rn't the runs like 50 feet long or someting.
Mar 16 2008 7:46PM
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AntifreezeSteeze
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700+ feet and its just one wide run
Mar 16 2008 7:55PM
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MEGAZORD
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Its definitely steep enough for a jump, but whether it will happen in the next year or so is suspect.
Mar 16 2008 9:14PM
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spinthe90
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I think it would be fun to practice in, but nothing can compare to the feel that you get while you're on the mountain... shredding the pow... skiing the trees... etc. That being said, I hope they open one of these near me soon.
Mar 17 2008 1:05AM
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Shpadoinkle
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FL needs one.
Mar 17 2008 10:51AM
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VTtreeskier
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When it opens i'l check it out during the offseason, hopefully wont be too packed
Mar 17 2008 11:43AM
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bernard.saucier
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I guess that's the closest one to montreal... if not, can anyone tell me if theres any indoor ski resort with some kind of a snow park that's closer to montreal ?
Mar 17 2008 11:47AM
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dorikin
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They have one of these in New Zealand outside of Auckland. It was fun for a few hours.

Mar 17 2008 11:54AM
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sansan
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I live in Holland, so the only mountains we have, are indoor slopes.. So between the trips to the mountains, we're having fun indoor. It's pretty good for railing.. we have some nice parks. The jumps however, are always smaller then in the mountains.. And with a lot of pop, because only then you can get some airtime.
Mar 17 2008 1:48PM
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papasteeze
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I saw somewhere that ticket prices were projected at $80 USD 


any confirmations?
Mar 17 2008 4:13PM
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flux-capacitor
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its hardly a resort, iv skid indores one or twice there nothing special they get boring after a while there but fun all the same because u get good at rail, thing iv noticed is you get indoor park rat kids so when they come out they dont have a clue how to ski on a real mountain or what to do in the big world there also mega pricy 
Mar 17 2008 4:19PM
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MEGAZORD
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Wouldnt surprise me.
Mar 17 2008 4:36PM
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.hanaski.
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I live in England and we have a few over here. Good for summer, but the one closest to me is always packed with gapers that cant ski for shit and think they own it. This on be might be better tho. I dunno.
Mar 17 2008 5:17PM
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MEGAZORD
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You dont understand.  Every fucking tony and joey from south jersey to staten island will be there. 
Mar 17 2008 5:38PM
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Microcosm
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well, there goes any chance I'll visit it. it's not too far from me, maybe an hour maximum, but at that price I could ski up in VT.
Mar 17 2008 5:58PM
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nkinsman10
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is this more terrain as opposed to ski dubai where its just one small incline...?

or is it just all park
Mar 17 2008 10:22PM
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VTtreeskier
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In the summer?
Mar 17 2008 10:56PM
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dorikin
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It will probably be one semi-steep incline. Half of it will a totally smooth groomer deal with gapers everywhere and the other half will be smallish rails and maybe a small jump.
Mar 18 2008 1:47PM
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Microcosm
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okay, true that. but $80 seems waaay steep. Maybe $40 at most. If it's really $80 then maybe I'd go once in the summer to get my fix and fuel my obsession/ see what it's like haha. other than that, surfing is free so I'll stick with that in the summer.
Mar 18 2008 3:03PM
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Shorton
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thats what i ski on the majourity of the time here in england, we have about 5 of them all around the country, definatly pretty fun, but nothing like the real thing
Mar 18 2008 3:10PM
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VTtreeskier
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Agreed, now way id go more than a weekend if its that expensive, but i dont have anywhere to surf, maybe pick up some skates or somethin
Mar 18 2008 3:17PM
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beandip1229
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heaps of tony's and joey's in north jersey too.  Maybe they'll play techno so they can pump their fists as they cruise down the hill...on another note, i would like them to track how many people ski in jeans.
Mar 22 2008 7:59PM
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dandougherty
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i guess its a cool idea, i mean you can ski all summer but its gonna be really crowded and i heard it gonna cost a ton

May 2 2008 4:48PM
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Quinn
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"The Snow Dome will be filled with rails, jumps, and kids from Manhattan who can't quite commit to the hour long commute to snowboard at Mountain Creek."

Hahah. Aka, like two rails and lots and lots of assholes and gapers
May 3 2008 7:11PM
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Faggghkxd
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i hear england has some pretty crazy dry slopes too
May 4 2008 8:21PM
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Armanzoid
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Hey, I live in NYC and I am constantly at Creek hitting up the park. We aren't all gapers damn it.

I'll totally hit this place up if it opens before creek. It's now an hour by the way, I can make it in 45 minutes when I go early in the morning.
May 5 2008 4:24PM
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pjbauer
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so much, but i thought i would be something big

May 9 2008 1:55PM
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Edward.
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by the time this opens boulder is probably gonna be open, so i probably wont come to this place until like next summer
May 9 2008 7:01PM
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papasteeze
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May 12 2008 4:36PM
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Edward.
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xanadu actually might turn out to be sick. i recently was informed about soething that would make it sick

May 13 2008 4:39PM
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Dhane
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i was gonna say that! and whats your info?
May 13 2008 7:13PM
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Big--Ben
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WHAT????/ SPILL THE BEANS EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!
May 14 2008 2:03PM
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skiRay
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come on guys, lets hear it.. 
May 14 2008 3:13PM
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518
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Bring your gaper hunting gear, winter is their migritory season to the north, but summer they should be in their native climate
May 14 2008 6:13PM
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Evan.Frazee
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is it actually gunna happen? I heard all the investors dipped out on it.
May 20 2008 9:14AM
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Edward.
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ok well heres the big secret which most of you probably wont care too much about. jiblab(the guys that make rails and stuff at mtn creek) might help out with the xanadu park. which means sick jibs and shitty jumps! its not official yet though
May 29 2008 9:22PM
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papasteeze
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That will be really sick if they let them handle the promotion side of getting some events rolling combined with their jibs. That will mean quality!  excellent tip.
May 29 2008 9:48PM
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