Camelback Terrain Park Idea

[Ski4Food]

Park Passes aren't a bad idea. At Greek we are progressing towards them. A majority of our business comes via school programs, so on any given night there are 200-900 kids out skiing on the mountain with little to no supervison. To keep everyone safe and ensure that kids take lesson, and become better skiers, and ultimately fall in love with the sport, we require the kids to all take lessons and sticker tests or challenges.

 

For example...

 

A new never ever skier or boarder will come up and have to take a couple lessons before they can take their Green sticker test. In the test they need to exhibit some basic skills, and show us that they can turn, stop, and avoid other skiers and obstacles. They also need to be able to rattle of a few rules from the skier responsibility code. Once they've done this they get their Green sticker and can only ski on Green trails.

 

There are also challenges for Blue and Black stickers which are respectively more difficult. And in order for a kid to get their black they must know all of the skier responsibility rules. Thus furthering their knowledge of the sport and how to participate safely.

 

Last year we incorporated the terrain park into a sticker test, and now the kids must pass a Terrain park clinic and challenge before being allowed to enter the main terrain park. Until they pass this, the are only allowed access to the Progression Park (Terrain Garden).

 

It has worked very well for us, and has kept a lot of the kids that aren't ready for the big park out. Talks are in the works for implementing the terrain park sticker idea for all of our customers, and not just the school kids.

 

As parks continue to grow, and the tricks being done in them continue to progress safety will be even more important. I don't think it's a bad idea to limit the access of Terrain parks to those who aren't ready. Afterall we don't allow first timers to ski black bump runs.

 

I hope that all makes sense and sheds a little light on where Greek is headed with the whole Park Pass idea!

[VTmark]

if i come up for the 24 hour thing would i be able to go into the park that day? (the big one)

[poconoceancity]

 

... you are joking right? You do realize nile has the best conditions consistantly out of every trail at CB by a longshot.

 

I spend 90% of my day taking the far quad and doing laps on nile, cliffy, pharoa and race way. That part of the mt. has the least amount of traffic and best conditions.

[Papasteeze]

I spend 90% of my day taking the far quad and doing laps on nile, cliffy, pharoa and race way. That part of the mt. has the least amount of traffic and best conditions.

 

 

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! QUIET!!

[pyro_boarder]

Park Passes aren't a bad idea. At Greek we are progressing towards them. A majority of our business comes via school programs, so on any given night there are 200-900 kids out skiing on the mountain with little to no supervison. To keep everyone safe and ensure that kids take lesson, and become better skiers, and ultimately fall in love with the sport, we require the kids to all take lessons and sticker tests or challenges.

 

For example...

 

A new never ever skier or boarder will come up and have to take a couple lessons before they can take their Green sticker test. In the test they need to exhibit some basic skills, and show us that they can turn, stop, and avoid other skiers and obstacles. They also need to be able to rattle of a few rules from the skier responsibility code. Once they've done this they get their Green sticker and can only ski on Green trails.

 

There are also challenges for Blue and Black stickers which are respectively more difficult. And in order for a kid to get their black they must know all of the skier responsibility rules. Thus furthering their knowledge of the sport and how to participate safely.

 

Last year we incorporated the terrain park into a sticker test, and now the kids must pass a Terrain park clinic and challenge before being allowed to enter the main terrain park. Until they pass this, the are only allowed access to the Progression Park (Terrain Garden).

 

 

That is a great policy. More mountains should do something like this with school groups. That is the group of people most likley to be skiing above their ability and causing problems.

[steezy]

Camelback actually thought about doing this but the patrol rejected it because it would take to much time to test everyone on the mountain

[pyro_boarder]

If it was just school groups couldn't the instructors give out the passes? And at greek peak, do the passes continue to be good forever after you get it? And It would be very impractical to do it in a large scale. But just keeping the school groups in line would be a big help and promote continued responsibility from the students.

[steezy]

If it was just school groups couldn't the instructors give out the passes? And at greek peak, do the passes continue to be good forever after you get it? And It would be very impractical to do it in a large scale. But just keeping the school groups in line would be a big help and promote continued responsibility from the students.

 

yeah if it was just school groups we could give out the passes..... but camelback wanted the whole mountain tested

[Ski4Food]

if i come up for the 24 hour thing would i be able to go into the park that day? (the big one)

 

 

Sure can! You wouldn't have a program ticket so the mountain would be all yours to play on!

 

I agree with what you are all saying with park passes. However, my school takes trips to mountains such as Greek Peak and I go to save gas money and ride somewhere I usually dont get to go. I know what I am doing in the park and that would suck to spend half my day waiting for a terrain park lesson and/or test. I guess if it was just a quick test to make sure u know what u are doing I would take it.

 

I have no idea whether or not you would have to take the test, but most likely not. You'd be in a special group, and not part of our usual school programs, so I doubt you'd have to take the test. And even if you did they are offered every hour and take about 10-15 minutes.

 

If it was just school groups couldn't the instructors give out the passes? And at greek peak, do the passes continue to be good forever after you get it? And It would be very impractical to do it in a large scale. But just keeping the school groups in line would be a big help and promote continued responsibility from the students.

 

The passes aren't good forever. They last the season. The first day of the next season we clip all of last years tickets and down grade the skiers one level. So a Black from last year would start this year as a Blue, and would have to work his or her way back up.