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Stratton no longer likes terrain parks

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freeskibum82
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Stratton has officially lost it when it comes to terrain parks. They have taken out middlebrook, the best park they had, as a park and moved everything to the hard to get to by the slowest chairlift thats never open on Big Ben. They also lost the US Open as well. I think stratton is no longer the birthplace of Snowboarding or Terrain parks.

We need your help! Post in this thread how Stratton could improve their parks and gain a market share of jibbers from Okemo, Killy, Mt Snow. Those places are blowing stratton away in the terrain park category. Lets get Stratton back to having 80ft booters and the terrain parks of the Suntanner and Byrnside days!!

Stratton Blog regarding this issue: http://blog.stratton.com/2012/09/winter-2012-13-sneak-peek.html

As you can tell, i've been pretty vocal on there as well.
Oct 14 2012 10:35AM
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GayWolf420
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Unless they are a deer valley-caliber resort, I don't see that going over too well. I feel like resorts nowadays almost need some sort of a terrain park even if they have killer skiing else where. I feel like its a vital to resorts that say they are catering to every skier.
Jan 29 2013 12:37AM
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freeskibum82
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big ben is on point right now. just wish it wasnt a bitch to get to and back to the six pack. Be interesting when the 13ft halfpipe is going in. Was there on sunday. The two jumps on the skier left are sweet and the step drop in is perfect!

as for supertrail. Not too sure what happened there but it appears everything went into big ben. maybe supertrail will be getting worked on before president's week in February.
Jan 29 2013 9:27AM
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ForeverYung
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Yeah that's the biggest down side to big Ben. That long flat trail is such a bitch. I hope they get supertrail set up soon. We need another big storm
Jan 29 2013 10:46PM
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Twinjibber77
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Has there been anything in the last week?
Feb 4 2013 1:05AM
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PeppermillReno
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Get a fucking grip, men skiing Stratton and admitting it? That is shameful that place is flat as shit.

Go support Bromley or Magic. Those are real mountains and despite being smaller resort wise are actually real skiing. Stratton is like cross country.

Or go to Mt Snow/Killy.

Seriously fucking Stratton? Grow up and get a set of balls I wouldn't ski there if you paid me I wasted a day with a free pass there and just got pissed at how flat it was. What a joke of a place.

Do you all fuck each other in the ass too or something? That would be less gay than skiing Stratton... and I am not being homophobic just doing a metaphor. Okemo sucks dick too.



Nothing wrong with Magic, Bromley, or Mt Snow for Southern VT all much better than Stratton and Okemo.
Feb 4 2013 3:12AM
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KravtZ
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Have a house at stratton ski there almost every weekend...

I do agree it is kinda a flat mountain but there are some sick spots if you know where your going. The woods have a lot of secrets which most of the tourists have no idea about. Stratton is about wayyyy more than just the mountain. I call it the westchester of vermont. So nice, luxury, have some really nice restarautnts at the bottom of the hill (ex: verde, luna). Were a member of the stratton mountain club which takes the day to the next level.

yea stratton isn't like jay or stowe, but for southern vermont, its by far the nicest mountain iv skied most of the southern vermonts. Mount Snow and Okemo are two of the shittiest mountains iv ever been to. LOL judging a mountain by its terrain parks.
Feb 4 2013 8:33AM
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TheJerz
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Yeah in a thread complaining about TERRAIN PARKS, you suggest going to Bromley..

Might as well suggest Maple Valley for park..

Sure, Stratton isn't the best mountain in the world but it's the fucking east coast.

The worst thing about Stratton is how popular it is with all the out of staters, but hey, thats what pays for our fucking sport right?

Mt Snow is the only southern VT mountain that has better park than Stratton, haven't been to Okemo in years so not too sure.


Feb 4 2013 9:04AM
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oil.
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why are you mad bro?

also strattons really turning it around. this is the largest park crew ive seen to date. hr/public relations is really trying to get it out there that they still care about parks.

anyone who regularly skis stratton or just wants to stay up to date should go like their facebook page
Feb 4 2013 10:29AM
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wricks
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Was there yesterday and the two jumps on skiers left in Big Ben are fucking sick.  Lots of hang time and actual steep landings unlike 95% of east coast resorts.  I was very pleasantly suprised. 
Feb 4 2013 10:38AM
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freeskibum82
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PARK UPDATE:

Stratton has removed supertrail from being a park this year. They are going to move the mini pipe (14ft) to Suntanner where it use to be. This will be in time for the march Vermont Open on march 14-17 (Snowboarders only unfortunately).

As for Big Ben. The left lane is prime and i hope they make them 10-15 feet longer and taller soon. They are basically the same as the right lane's left takeoffs. Rails are great and the Oil Tanker is a fun jib to bonk over.

See you all next Sunday!
Feb 4 2013 10:46AM
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fortyvalve
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was at okemo yesterday their parks are always slacking every time i go, uncared for take offs and landings shit gets pretty gnarly and not to mention you need a park pass for the biggest park there
Feb 4 2013 12:45PM
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SteezyLaxer
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Mount Snow has superior parks to stratton and okemo combined. for kids who want to progress it is also better as they have a XS park to a XL Dew-Tour style park and everything in-between. The jumps are nicely cut with nice landings and you dont have kids who barely know how to ski going in the big parks like at other resorts because the park is separate from the rest of the mountain. nonetheless mount snow also has a comp level superpipe open along with inferno the dew tour level park and my favorite the gulch while stratton only has their boardercross course, shit tyrolliene and big ben open.
Feb 5 2013 5:29PM
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skibeest
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Agreed with OP. Midlebrook was such a fun park to lap- I would seriously rate it up there with killington and maybe even mount snow.
East Brynside does not have a bad setup, but the location is awful. I don't want to ski to the base and wait in a 20 minute lift line for 1 lap. And it's too big and steep to hike. Move the shit from big ben and put it on middlebrook.
Feb 5 2013 5:39PM
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