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Ski Sundown 2014-2015

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.frenchy
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I'm surprised nobody's made the thread yet with it being middle October already, the stoke was too high and I had to make the sundown thread for like my millionth time


Only jam I know of:

Simsbury Celebrates - November 29th - Simsbury, CT


Who'll I be seeing erry day there this winter? Any new faces?
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Oct 15 2014 2:29PM
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BWalmer
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Mrossi99how many features will be up on stinger


Mrossi99please put a lift tower and the cannon


We won't know till we build it man. We can't come up with any kind of plan until we get a good look at everything plowed out (which won't happen until Thursday or Friday). We don't even know if we have a cat yet, so it might be stuff going in by hand (which means nothing heavy, like lift towers).
Dec 10 2014 5:03PM
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Mrossi99
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what are the features going up
Dec 12 2014 3:59PM
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BWalmer
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Mrossi99what are the features going up


Top of Stinger has a 16ft double barrel, lower stinger has 18 down rail and 18 ft down tower followed by 20ft flat round rail and 20ft flat tower.
Dec 12 2014 4:17PM
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JWeinstock
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BWalmerTop of Stinger has a 16ft double barrel, lower stinger has 18 down rail and 18 ft down tower followed by 20ft flat round rail and 20ft flat tower.


is that all hittable in one run? Either way, great job!!
Dec 12 2014 5:23PM
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BWalmer
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JWeinstockis that all hittable in one run? Either way, great job!!


No, Bottom are two wide (so down rail next to down tube and round rail next to flat tube). Round rail has some crazy hip/tranny stuff going on though, so it should be interesting how people hit it.
Dec 12 2014 6:03PM
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.frenchy
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BWalmerTop of Stinger has a 16ft double barrel, lower stinger has 18 down rail and 18 ft down tower followed by 20ft flat round rail and 20ft flat tower.


ohhhh baby!!

Thankful you're closing at 5 on sunday so i can ski instead of work :^)

I'm assuming you're going to be open during the week? I haven't heard anything about it though....
Dec 12 2014 6:19PM
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BWalmer
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.frenchyI'm assuming you're going to be open during the week? I haven't heard anything about it though....


Closed Mon-Thurs for sure, will know about Friday later this week, Sat/Sun is pretty much for sure.

Pretty good opening weekend though. Today was pretty prime. See you all next weekend!
Dec 14 2014 6:04PM
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Bombogenesis
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Congrats to everyone who is skiing sundown this year and didn't get screwed out of a pass lol. Should be another great season thanks to jarrod, Brendan etc. keep killin it boys.
Dec 14 2014 7:41PM
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.frenchy
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Holy moly.... park crew reallllly did some work on this opening weekend setup, every rail in the park was setup almost perfectly, sucks you wont be open mid-week tho :(
Dec 14 2014 8:46PM
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Bombogenesis
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Jealous
Dec 14 2014 9:43PM
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Mrossi99
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will toms be open this weekend ?
Dec 15 2014 2:05PM
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YoungChristmas
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Park looked so well built last weekend. Cant wait for break
Dec 15 2014 6:02PM
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Mrossi99
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will you reopen this weekend?
Dec 15 2014 7:16PM
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.frenchy
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Mrossi99will toms be open this weekend ?


Depends if the weather allows for optimal snowmaking conditions, we have the portable snowmakers ready. Looking to be 100% open for Christmas break obviously,

as lord fluff always says: "think cold"



:^)
Dec 15 2014 7:20PM
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Mrossi99
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so if you can only have the same 6 trails you wont open this weekend?
Dec 15 2014 7:22PM
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BWalmer
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Mrossi99so if you can only have the same 6 trails you wont open this weekend?


Who said that?

We're working on Toms, if it gets cold, it's on. We put more guns on the trail today than I've ever seen before, heavy push for it to be open this weekend, but the weather is the ultimate deciding factor (like always).
Dec 15 2014 7:25PM
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Mrossi99
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no one. But its not supposed to get very cold this week...
Dec 15 2014 7:45PM
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BWalmer
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Mrossi99no one. But its not supposed to get very cold this week...


We still plan on re-opening this weekend, that plan and the temps are why we're closed this week...snow will last longer in the warmer temps when it's not skied on. Temps look marginal at best right now, but we'll see.

It's times like this coming week why we stayed closed for so long while others opened. We stock piled our snow instead of pushing it out, snow lasts longer in piles than it does pushed out. I'm almost certain that we have more snow than other CT areas right now, and given temps, ours is more likely to survive the warm lead up to the holiday week. While it was annoying to wait this long to open, and then only settle for a "soft-opening"...it really is for the longevity of the season. We'll make snow when we can, but for now, we're not too worried about losing much.
Dec 15 2014 7:57PM
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Bombogenesis
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I'm keying in on early next week through New Years for some natural. Feeling pretty confident you guys will get hooked up. Some key players coming into the game. 75% confidence in 6"+ by the new year.
Dec 15 2014 8:48PM
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Mrossi99
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any more news on this weekend?
Dec 16 2014 12:02PM
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BWalmer
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Mrossi99any more news on this weekend?


Just check the facebook page, it'll be updated there first. And most likely won't be decided until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest.
Dec 16 2014 1:04PM
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jackdonovan
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anything new going on this weekend?
Dec 17 2014 11:25AM
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fluff
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Friday at 3.

at this time i want to leave rail set ups as they are in the name of snow preservation until there is some snowmaking.

i know you understand
Dec 17 2014 2:48PM
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fluff
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Snowmaking Finally Resumes Tonight!!!

feels like its been forever.

we'll lose a couple features on Stinger this week while the guys bury the mountain. we've been committed to 4 nights of snow guns on Stinger. meaning, total coverage and park by this time next week.

with the cold temps foretasted and the water levels sufficient, we're gonna be in great shape for a proper park build real soon.
Dec 29 2014 7:41AM
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.frenchy
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fluffSnowmaking Finally Resumes Tonight!!!

feels like its been forever.

we'll lose a couple features on Stinger this week while the guys bury the mountain. we've been committed to 4 nights of snow guns on Stinger. meaning, total coverage and park by this time next week.

with the cold temps foretasted and the water levels sufficient, we're gonna be in great shape for a proper park build real soon.


Woooooord! It was getting a bit sketchy out there after such warm temps and rain... I'll be there today after hunting, I lol'd at the sign in front of Toms yesterday, it was something like

"low snow coverage, enter at own risk" haha
Dec 29 2014 10:51AM
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BWalmer
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.frenchyWoooooord! It was getting a bit sketchy out there after such warm temps and rain... I'll be there today after hunting, I lol'd at the sign in front of Toms yesterday, it was something like

"low snow coverage, enter at own risk" haha


"Thin and narrow coverage" ...it was necessary. I got a kick out of people asking why there weren't any features on Tom's...
Dec 29 2014 11:54AM
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.frenchy
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BWalmer"Thin and narrow coverage"


lol yeah I didn't remember what it was, still pretty funny. I'm assuming park on Toms after this next week of snowmaking?
Dec 29 2014 4:05PM
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BWalmer
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.frenchylol yeah I didn't remember what it was, still pretty funny. I'm assuming park on Toms after this next week of snowmaking?


Hopefully.
Dec 29 2014 4:15PM
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YoungChristmas
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so whats this i hear about a park rebuild?
Jan 5 2015 2:26PM
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.frenchy
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hypee
Jan 5 2015 3:34PM
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Mrossi99
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will the jump on stinger be up on saturday for the line tc?
Jan 5 2015 8:30PM
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BWalmer
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YoungChristmasso whats this i hear about a park rebuild?


.frenchyhypee


Mrossi99will the jump on stinger be up on saturday for the line tc?


Restructure tonight, snowmaking all week (it's gonna be cold), full build/rebuild on both trails is PLANNED for Thursday night and Friday morning. Jumps are in the plan, but we won't know until we see the snow we're working with.
Jan 5 2015 9:46PM
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-Dan
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Tell A Friend Tour!!! see you guys there

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Facebook Event^^
Jan 8 2015 9:50AM
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danbrown
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would it be worth it to try and ski friday or should I just wait til saturday
Jan 8 2015 11:06AM
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BWalmer
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danbrownwould it be worth it to try and ski friday or should I just wait til saturday


Might want to wait, Stinger will be closed until about noon for building, Tom's won't have features until after that and those are going in by hand so they might take some time.
Jan 8 2015 11:12AM
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.frenchy
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omg so many kool ppl skiing my home mountain this weekend omg :^) !!
Jan 8 2015 10:09PM
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BWalmer
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Finishing up the parks now.
Stinger: flat tower, dfd, tall flat tower, up rail to flat tower, 32' down rail, banked c rail.

Tom's: flat rail, donkey, flat round rail.

Looking like our new trail Satan's Stairway will also be opening tomorrow, putting us at 100% open.
Jan 9 2015 3:33PM
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fluff
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who had fun
Jan 11 2015 7:53AM
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danbrown
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fluffwho had fun


me! sorry I didn't catch you jarrod, friend had to get back to vt so we dipped early. I'll be here til the 17th though so I'll probably head back when it's sunny
Jan 11 2015 9:33AM
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Jordan_P
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you guys have enough snow for jumps?
Jan 12 2015 11:42PM
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Mrossi99
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any park changes for this weekend
Jan 14 2015 9:59PM
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BWalmer
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Jordan_Pyou guys have enough snow for jumps?


Maybe

Mrossi99any park changes for this weekend


No


Snowmaking will be finishing up this Friday, then we're all clear for constant re-arrangement. Tom's might get some features put in by hand Friday/Saturday, other than that, we're looking to do a proper build on Tom's first, then rebuild Stinger. We'll know more about jumps/rebuilds/ect early next week.
Jan 14 2015 10:05PM
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Mrossi99
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any new news on the parks for this weekend?
Jan 20 2015 9:27PM
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jackdonovan
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Mrossi99any new news on the parks for this weekend?


^ and what happened with all the rain?
Jan 21 2015 12:06PM
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Jamartini
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jackdonovan^ and what happened with all the rain?


Nothing that I noticed, took a couple laps last night, still had plenty of snow and it appears they got pretty lucky.
Jan 22 2015 6:40PM
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Mrossi99
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i cant believe its already jan 22 and the park has so little set up...it would be nice to have a jump or something this weekend
Jan 22 2015 10:09PM
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.frenchy
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Mrossi99i cant believe its already jan 22 and the park has so little set up...it would be nice to have a jump or something this weekend


Stinger is actually pretty sick right now, like it has a really nice flow to it... Kinda hard for the park crew when they lost a big chunk of space because of Satans Stairway.



IMO 2 features again at the very top would be sick, when you guys have the cats available up there and dont have to do it all by hand
Jan 22 2015 10:21PM
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Mrossi99
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theres no doubt that the setup is good and flows but i feel like at this point in the season it should be better
Jan 22 2015 10:26PM
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fluff
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I was in a cat last night on Toms to create a jump. My new job as the ski school guy has me juggling time and resources differently than in the past. Now that Ops is on the other side of a very challenging snowmaking schedule, i'll be in late a few nights a week to train cat operators. We built a small jump (10foot???) and a couple rail decks last night. features will go in by hand on Friday, as we are committed to helping the race team this morning setting B net on Gunny for a big race weekend.

Please bear in mind, the park staff consists of me, 7 guys with shovels with real life jobs, and all of the other responsibilities of running a very small ski area on a budget. We learn something new every season as our schedules get tossed into very different orders...

that said, i understand you don't care, and have demands and needs. so, sorry.

Toms will be half built for a couple weeks. after the weekend we turn our attention to Stinger, where we have a plan... catch obviously is that i am doing no one favors by doing everything myself... the over night staff is stoked to be involved and try hard. they've historically not been doing the builds, just the day to day groom... moving forward, i'll be working with those guys to create new features on both trails and have them do some of the pushing.

keep us honest over the rest of the season, if you have criticisms, say something... ideally, take a lift ride with one of the guys. we're not dicks. i promise.

i'm looking forward to the next couple months. we should be able to build some fun times.
Jan 23 2015 7:13AM
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Mrossi99
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Thanks for the info! Keep up the good work!
Jan 23 2015 9:40AM
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