Justin

so am i....they are calling for snow around 3 i heard. its just a little storn though, it looks like a tiny little micro storm on the doppler, only a inch or two, so im not counting on schools closing. but if the weather is that great, i could always take a "personal day" from school to hit up blue...

yea, i checked the web cam they are blowing everything they did last night plus lazy mile and home stretch, i dont think the park will be open this weekend....but definatly next.

woo checked the conditions: Date: 12/15/04 Base: Trails Open:None Lifts Operating: Weather: High of 27 --Low of tonight of 20

believe it or not, i was pretty happy with spring mountains park - it was small but the jumps were not too bad and the rails were actually kind of good. blue does have a park grooming problem - but i think they got a new park groomer for this year, or i could be wrong. well we will see how they do this season.

i see lights but its all blurry......looks like home.

the joints shouldn't make a problem, i mean if you jump on your fine. i usually line it up with a ramp and just pack the end of the rail into the snow. as for the factor x stuff, i think they are all gone. but the sports authority has a couple of rails for 20 bucks. these are a bit different, but they are square, and im sure you would want a square rail over a round one. they are well worth the price, and like i said, you can put them ANYWHERE. http://www.thesportsauthority.com/family/i...estsellgcat_txt

Homemade jibs are my specialty, my backyard has like 3 rails and a box. The best rails, in my opinion are actually those toy store rails. Factor X recently went out of business, so i went down to kb toys and bought 5 6ft rails for 10 bucks each on clearence. they are cool for small places, you can put them just about anywhere, and for 50 bucks i got 30 feet of rail. But, i also like to build my own stuff. metal pipe with fittings are your best option, besides welding your own, that is. just get an 10ft pipe, some elbows and a couple of t's and little pipes and put one together. you can make all kinds of stuff with the fittings. kinks, flat rails, the sky is the limit with just a little imagination, and they are quite easy and can be taken apart for storage very quickly. Heres a rough drawing i made in photoshop, just do the same on the other end. PVC is your enemy. They chip, slide like crap, and yes, catch your edge. Painting will do no harm what so ever. Terrain parks paint their rails every year. The top layer is usually gone the first day. Your edges will not dig into the paint. As for the drop in, build something and make the top layer with some treated ply, paint it, and then seal it with a wood sealent. it will last for quite a while.

its gonna be a long and cooold winter ahead of us, i think we have like a month left