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It's evolving. The male pros have become hard to watch. Competition went from style to regimented super strict olympic type training spinning to win to the point you can't even count the rotations on the tricks anymore. Air bag training and such has become almost a requirement. No longer can you be that grungy park rat from New Jersey or Rutland and climb the ranks like days of old. New things have come to fruition like Natural Selections and such we can't really relate to on the East Coast. Female XGames and Olympics have become the ones to watch because you can still tell what tricks they're doing. Rail Jams and that type of park and or events seem to have grown in popularity over the halfpipe and slopestyle days past. Times have also changed where far more kids play on their phones and PCs than play outside. It seems to be making a bit of a come back though. Big Snow is a big boost to this region for the park scene. It will be interesting to see which direction it goes, going forward.

They were in Central Park last year I believe for like a week or two towards the end of the season. Fun fact Central Park originally got it's name because it was supposed to be an all urban design with the stairset and such but they ended up making a jump line of it as some point. Who knows what 2024 will bring in it tomorrow!

Nonono!! Everyone else should just learn to hit the features and then they're in no ones way 🤣 Just a little hop and a little balance all it takes.

Didn't it also take until January to get Come Around open last season as well?

Big Boulder Park? Thats just a fond distant memory never to return since Vail bought out peak. RIP

Not opposed but I certainly would not want to have to wait until tomorrow in the season for a park to play in.

I still remembwr the school bus and cement mixer.

Said clip lol. Came off the FDF early but the cam got cut off onto the next box by a random pops bumped into camera man, then knocked into the tail of my board as I was going for the double barrel rail lol. All to dodge the features after cutting anyone approaching off lol, no respekt. VID_138570214_212917_890.mp4

I cant disagree but options are limited with terrain available. They only did the upper school hill lastvyear because the new 6 pack wasnt ready but that is a pretty steezy option considering you can hot lap it up there with the carpet. Despite the cluster Barbs Way has been on the busy days; it has truly been enjoyable on quiet weekdays and its builds have been very progression minded. I tip my hat.

I have a feeling they will soon move the features over to Central since thats ready to open up and return Barbs Way to a normal runnout. I'm cool with that but I do really enjoy Barbs Way midweek. Plenty room for the rats and the regular skiers and riders passing through in harmony.

You are totally right. Waiting for my friend to send me a clip of today dodging bodies and getting blocked like a black curtain by dads and kids cutting in front of features only to lip side hit or cut out of line with it. Literally zero respekt given to the park rats.

I will have to join in on the off piste adventures sometime.

I wax my sticks every 2-3 days out.

Did @enjoralas keep his skis on his feets?

What is this @saltyant? Are your freakin skis in your hands? 🤣

Who needa edges in fresh pow pow 🤔

Haters gonna hate 😘

Judging by the crowds today it's gonna be a very busy weekend probably moreso than MLK. I may show up to check out the fresh parks early and skedaddlep shortly after.

I will add despite the growing crowds the VIP line was open and they were counting heads at every lift keeping it well organized. I dont think I waited more than 5 min at peak.

Just got back from a morning sesh at Blue The True! I didnt rush this morning because the snow started late and grooming also ran late so no feel of FOMO. I arrived at 9:45am and it was snowing at a decent rate all morning and it was gooooood. Gate finally dropped on Razors about 2pm and I wrapped it up after that after 13 laps. Crowds just kept growing. All in all JADIP

Im on my way out the door to Blue now for the fresh falling morning perder. Boooo CBK.

You crazy. Pay more attention if not but for keeping those that care informed! CBK has really dropped the ball on the park scene from a decade ago. There's just no reason for me to go there especially with this Stevenson debacle. A 3 tiny feature park and one summit lift thats actually works most of the time, yesh!! Step it up Camel!

Forecast keeps improving, advisory bumped to 3-5" with snow falling mostly after grooming hours. See ya'll in line for first chairs in the morning!

Did a short afternoon sesh at Blue today. Intended to film on Barbs Way with my tripod but my camera wasnt working right. Snow today wasnt quite as good as yesterday as the warmer temps had the guns blowing wetter. Widowmaker was open and decent with some cookies in the mix. Guns blazing top to bottom Nightmare and Dreamweaver but it's gonna take a lot more snow on them two from the looks today. Chutes ready to push and lower sidewinder was groomed quite nice! Its nice to have all these new options with plenty more to come! All in all JADIP.

I can confirm guns were blasting on Yetti at 2pm today.