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Are parks disappearing?

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Pilgore
Posts: 71 - Karma: 283
My mountain went from having an epic top to bottom park, to a less than stellar segmented Park being built later in the season. To now having 2 features put up in the last week of operations

Apparently insurance has been getting pricier
Feb 23 2021 12:03PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7479 - Karma: 50,652
COVID probably fucked up your mountains budget and they’re cutting costs where they can.
Feb 23 2021 12:05PM
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ColoradoDogfart
Posts: 2301 - Karma: 26,305
vail is using COVID as an excuse to cut down on parks and their size. Just look at a51. It’s only 1/3 of the size it was last year but they still have a massive budget. Instead of building a the normal intermediate/ flow park there building 4 xl jumps, now I’m no expert but I’d say it’s easier to dig in a couple tubes than build some jumps that only pros are gonna hit
Feb 23 2021 12:25PM
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oldspicewalrus
Posts: 153 - Karma: 352
Okemo had this same problem with Vail resorts while Carinthia seemed to not suffer at all besides a lack of half pipe and moving of XL jumps to Gulch, parks aren’t dying but something fishy is definitely going on with Vail and park
Feb 23 2021 12:58PM
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TreyDudski
Posts: 344 - Karma: 3,689
Its not just happening with Vail resorts, it seems like some resorts are starting to limit size/quantity of features. My local mountain went from having a dope jump line and a decent progressive park to now 2 simple boxes and a rail with no lip... I guess its better than nothing but its a bummer to see/hear.
Feb 23 2021 1:03PM
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Chrischi69
Posts: 652 - Karma: 5,058
Luckily i live in the midwest where everyone who skis alot skis park.
Feb 23 2021 1:56PM
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K2boomer
Posts: 4 - Karma: 21
Chrischi69Luckily i live in the midwest where everyone who skis alot skis park.


Same man, but the lack of vert still sucks.
Feb 23 2021 2:04PM
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hi_vis360
Posts: 4335 - Karma: 41,373
my local mountain actually made the park a little bigger this year, no jumps but more rails which I prefer anyway
Feb 23 2021 4:50PM
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esmith
Posts: 3 - Karma: 18
Just got to key, excited to see the park like years before. Got on Peru and saw that the whole park shrunk. Sucks..
Feb 23 2021 6:58PM
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