SnowmassColtHaha holy cow I haven’t been on newschoolers for a looong long long time! I am the over rated Colter and I just wanted to give you all a little bit more information on what bummed me out about this situation. I cannot deny that the spot is a classic spot for a jump and it’s not far from the top of the gondola. Of course I don’t own the spot and I am happy for others to enjoy it as well. I am one of the most friendly people you will find in the backcountry and before this incident I am sure blountman (the jump poacher) would have said the same thing about me as I have been very friendly and given him advice as recently as last week when he didn’t know where his exit to a backcountry run was.
This friendliness is exactly what actually gives the act of hitting our jump so much disrespect. I call it “our jump” as we spent multiple days and hours building it, we don’t own the spot, but we own the sweat it took to build the jump. Anyways, “Blountman”knows me, he watched and chatted with the 5 of us as we built it better than it has ever, ever been built before. He did not offer to lift a finger to help though. Furthermore, I have been locally vocal and even posted on my story (which we watches) that I was hoping to get enough snow to hit it again and try to land that 1080. It would have been very easy for him to reach out to me (we communicate via DM fairly regularly) before he went and bombed it out on a sub ideal day. It was a surprise to me that anyone would get to it that day and hit it in flat light. If he had reached out I likely would have invited him to session it with us....
I am the most stoked to see the next generation get their chance and watch them progress. I hope to help the next gen as much as I can. This does not include spending hours building jumps and getting snaked by the same kids I am trying to help. It seems like simple courtesy to me. I have learned my lessons through the years and pissed off some snowboarder legend in Austria. I felt bad tho. I learned my lesson and I show respect to fellow riders and I hope this message resonates with some of you. That’s all this old and over rated skier who can’t do a 1080 has to say 😂. For now anyways. Shred on 🤙🏼
so you put days of work into a very popular jump spot, hit it in front of some kid, and are now fuming because he sessioned it weeks later? i get that he hit your jump but not in a million years would i consider that poaching
also did you chat with him about this after it happened or just immediately blow him up on your story?