I finally got my Ski Acres (aka Central) Park Pass! I think it’s a great idea that they require a special class/pass to ride the park. Hopefully they see a decline in injuries as a result.
The class showed a little video about ATM…some weird acronym about common sense. Then the park kids gave a little speech embellishing on the vid. Pretty well done, organized and quick. I wish they would’ve had popcorn or hot chocolate though.
Here’s my thoughts: Whether or not you get that pass, if you’re an idiot, you’re an idiot. You’re still gonna do something stupid and hurt yourself. If you point it off the smallest jump in the park, it’s gonna hurt. If you hit a jump that you haven’t hit that particular day, you might clear it–the jumps change daily. If you hit boxes/rails, your going to break your edges. All common sense right? I don’t know how that Park Pass is going to protect against lack of common sense.
Here’s my advice to all you park kids out there. Try riding some actual terrain–learn how your board works. Then take it to the park.
In the meantime try riding Alpental. It’s just like a snowboard park….but without rails.
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UPDATE: 01.14.1008 2:00pm
Just talked to a reliable source. Said that the reason there is no pipe right now at Snoqualmie is because the Water Utility Company for Snoqualmie Pass jacked up the price of water 10 times what they were paying last year. When you consider that it takes something like 200,000 gallons (?) of water to build the halfpipe and the fact that Snoqualmie Pass operates under a finite budget that explains why there’s been no pipe yet.
Ideally the halfpipe would be made with a mix of natural and man-made snow. The man made snow is way more dense than the natural stuff so it holds it’s shape longer. Remember the all natural snow pipes way back? With our wet NW snow and warm temps, those things fell apart quick. Pipes made from man-made snow hold their shape longer, last longer and are probably less maintenance in the long run.
The good news is they they started pushing snow today(01.14) and plan to have the pipe cut in the next two weeks. The guy who built the jumps and halfpipe for the Grenade Games last spring is tentatively planned to come out and build the pipe. While it lasted, the pipe at the Grenade Games was sic. The jumps were super sic too. All i know is Danny Kass was going richter in that thing. Check out pics from last years Grenade Games in the Gallery.
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01.13.2008
So it’s January 13 and Washington has seen above average snowfall so far. This time last year we had less snow yet there was a pipe at Snoqualmie Pass.
Has anyone heard what’s up with the Snoqualmie or Stevens Ujump?
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