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09-15-2016, 04:23 PM
#6961
True that. I gave up on parks a long time ago. Got tired of getting hurt. I'm sure I could still throw down if I wanted to though. LOL!
When we were in Utah I accidently found this park that had me drooling. It was set up in a tree gully. Just had a bunch of cut down trees piled up making jumps. Had a huge wall. Stumps to slide that just flew off into the gully. I hit one and it just freaking launched me. I landed and bounced and just sat their laughing my *** off. It was so much fun. Was like a mini super-natural course.
We need that...
When we were in Utah I accidently found this park that had me drooling. It was set up in a tree gully. Just had a bunch of cut down trees piled up making jumps. Had a huge wall. Stumps to slide that just flew off into the gully. I hit one and it just freaking launched me. I landed and bounced and just sat their laughing my *** off. It was so much fun. Was like a mini super-natural course.
We need that...
09-15-2016, 04:23 PM
#6962
Oh and Cliff... I got a pile of helmets up at the cabin. A couple might work for you if you want one. I know yours is getting tired. No chin bar though... though if you order a giro one that works with one I can get your a chin bar. We still sell bolt on chin bars.
09-15-2016, 04:34 PM
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gpem92, you're right. Most of us freeride. A few of us still lap the park on occasion.
With freeriding, the whole mountain is a playground! Huck boulders, slide off cut tree logs & stumps, drop cornices, pop off lil side hits, smash open bowls, zig zag thru glades, roll up & down gullies.
Doesn't that sound a bit lick a park sesh anyway?
Also, Boreal is not bad on a $15 friday, esp when ALL the terrain & lifts are open.
Northstar has legit parks, but I don't like going there for various reasons. Kinda nice that all their park runs & pipe are along one lift barring The Stash & mini-Stash.
Sierra@Tahoe has their parks dialed in too. Lots of variety spread out throughout the mtn. Their boardercross course is TONS of fun for the couple months they're able to have it.
Can't think of any other local resorts that have solid parks.
With freeriding, the whole mountain is a playground! Huck boulders, slide off cut tree logs & stumps, drop cornices, pop off lil side hits, smash open bowls, zig zag thru glades, roll up & down gullies.
Doesn't that sound a bit lick a park sesh anyway?
Also, Boreal is not bad on a $15 friday, esp when ALL the terrain & lifts are open.
Northstar has legit parks, but I don't like going there for various reasons. Kinda nice that all their park runs & pipe are along one lift barring The Stash & mini-Stash.
Sierra@Tahoe has their parks dialed in too. Lots of variety spread out throughout the mtn. Their boardercross course is TONS of fun for the couple months they're able to have it.
Can't think of any other local resorts that have solid parks.
09-15-2016, 04:56 PM
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YEP, the $15 is ALL DAY which includes the night sesh.
Yes, it can get crowded. But as a freerider, I'm usually on the outer reaches of the resort. Sure, the lifts aren't high speed, but there is virtually no waiting in the lift lines.
Yes, it can get crowded. But as a freerider, I'm usually on the outer reaches of the resort. Sure, the lifts aren't high speed, but there is virtually no waiting in the lift lines.
09-15-2016, 05:13 PM
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Any re: brain buckets at the cabin, I'll check em out. And my faceguard should work w/ any current Giro helmet in which the plastic shell covers the ears. But like in my post from last week, I'm particular on the MUST HAVE features. We'll see what ya got.
If I don't end up w/ a Giro, I'm targeting a bucket fr POC.
09-15-2016, 05:16 PM
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True that. I gave up on parks a long time ago. Got tired of getting hurt. I'm sure I could still throw down if I wanted to though. LOL!
When we were in Utah I accidently found this park that had me drooling. It was set up in a tree gully. Just had a bunch of cut down trees piled up making jumps. Had a huge wall. Stumps to slide that just flew off into the gully. I hit one and it just freaking launched me. I landed and bounced and just sat their laughing my *** off. It was so much fun. Was like a mini super-natural course.
We need that...
When we were in Utah I accidently found this park that had me drooling. It was set up in a tree gully. Just had a bunch of cut down trees piled up making jumps. Had a huge wall. Stumps to slide that just flew off into the gully. I hit one and it just freaking launched me. I landed and bounced and just sat their laughing my *** off. It was so much fun. Was like a mini super-natural course.
We need that...
09-15-2016, 06:00 PM
#6968
some? If Giro's gonna have a separate draw, why not ALL? Nah, I won't be that greedy.
Any re: brain buckets at the cabin, I'll check em out. And my faceguard should work w/ any current Giro helmet in which the plastic shell covers the ears. But like in my post from last week, I'm particular on the MUST HAVE features. We'll see what ya got.
If I don't end up w/ a Giro, I'm targeting a bucket fr POC.
Any re: brain buckets at the cabin, I'll check em out. And my faceguard should work w/ any current Giro helmet in which the plastic shell covers the ears. But like in my post from last week, I'm particular on the MUST HAVE features. We'll see what ya got.
If I don't end up w/ a Giro, I'm targeting a bucket fr POC.
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It's a matte titanium carbon edition.
09-15-2016, 10:51 PM
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I know there's one of these up there... But won't work with the chin bar.
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It's a matte titanium carbon edition.
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It's a matte titanium carbon edition.
09-16-2016, 10:25 AM
#6971
If you are stuck on FS you should just get one. I can try and get you a cipher?
I'd personally pick up a cipher for those gnar days and then run a more standard soft eared helmet daily. And this is coming from a guy that's hit a few trees.
I'd personally pick up a cipher for those gnar days and then run a more standard soft eared helmet daily. And this is coming from a guy that's hit a few trees.
09-17-2016, 07:59 AM
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Of our entire group that shreds together on occasion, I think I rock the most protective gear. I've thought about torso protection, but it'd need to be like the Nomex/Kevlar survival suit from Batman Begins to offer any substantial protection against tree dodging, boulder hucking & small cliff drops we might get into.
09-17-2016, 10:23 PM
#6974
Was that a couple seasons ago? If so, I didn't witness it but I do know Ray was hurting pretty bad by the time we had all converged at the end of the run. Oof.
Of our entire group that shreds together on occasion, I think I rock the most protective gear. I've thought about torso protection, but it'd need to be like the Nomex/Kevlar survival suit from Batman Begins to offer any substantial protection against tree dodging, boulder hucking & small cliff drops we might get into.
Of our entire group that shreds together on occasion, I think I rock the most protective gear. I've thought about torso protection, but it'd need to be like the Nomex/Kevlar survival suit from Batman Begins to offer any substantial protection against tree dodging, boulder hucking & small cliff drops we might get into.
09-17-2016, 11:08 PM
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But you know us, we kept at it.
