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Feb 17, 2009

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Posted: 02/17/2009 6:40 AM ()

Ok, I have has several event suggestions for next season, give me some of YOUR ideas.....

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um la cooca racha anyone

Posted by: thehalfslingingslasher - Sep 12, 2009 1:02 PM

i think more people would go to great bear if you changed the name to "the biggest mountain in the world" this would also give us much more bragging rights to our friends. . what did u do this weekend.... oh just took a trip up to the biggest mountain in the world

Posted by: idida1440 - Mar 21, 2009 2:45 PM

you guys on the king of the hill deal. QUIT WINING! ADMIT IT U GOT BEAT BY A 11 YEAR OLD KID. If you would have gone to all the events you would have won. Quit complaining and man up and admit you got beat by a kid. Go cry on someones shoulder who cares. oops guess that leaves u.

Posted by: ty - Mar 17, 2009 10:12 AM

wow, half the price at great bear yes. However, great bear your down the hill in like 30 seconds with a joke of a terrain park. Terry peak is about 5 hours away 5.30 for the slow drivers and gas isnt bad. Terry peak is 10 times the size and riding experience lasts longer and has better qaulity all the way around. So, i guess ya it is worth the drive and time to go out to terry peak rather than go to a bump outside of sioux falls that charges you an arm and a leg for a hill like tut hill pretty much. All i am saying is lower the prices and you will see a better turn out of people. another note, you cant expect someone to pay 21 for the poor conditions that we have had for the past 2 months. get a clue man that makes my point even more valid to go out to terry peak for a weekend, its actual snow, not slush

Posted by: dan - Mar 11, 2009 4:47 PM

have snowboard design contests

Posted by: jan - Mar 10, 2009 11:00 PM

Okay, so in response to the ticket prices... Terry Peak tickes are $43.00 for a full day which is 9am-4pm (7 hours), Great Bear tickets are $22. 00 (half the price) for a full day which is 9am-10pm (13 hours)... So you are complaining about paying 1/2 the price for twice the time?? hmmm... Not to mention the time and gas it takes to get to Terry Peak...

Posted by: Danielle - Mar 10, 2009 9:18 PM

Well lets hope dan doesn't teach the Managment 101 class. . . . . . . . everyone would fail then!

Posted by: Larry - Mar 10, 2009 11:30 AM

The combo ticket is a good idea, it has been discussed for awhile and with today's economic climate it might be a nice value added offer. We'll have to see how things play out this summer......

Posted by: dan - Mar 06, 2009 6:57 AM

...oh i was talking about the begginers class beating out the advance class in KOTH. dan shouldn't have let that happen.

Posted by: jos - Mar 05, 2009 7:35 PM

My point exactly with the mount kato thing or even terry peak. GB is way to high priced for just a little hill. They say they have like 10 runs or whatever but actually only have about 3-4. Snow managment 101? are you kidding me? terry peak only 40$ 10 times the size of gb, mount kato closer and about 5 times the same and oh the same price as GB. Am i missing something? They make a alot of money off of food and groups that rent out the chalet for a night. Lower the prices and you'll see a better turn out next season garuntee it.

Posted by: dan - Mar 05, 2009 2:58 PM

Crossover Days- Buy a lift ticket or tube pass (whichever is more) and allow them to do either. I think you might get better turnout by marketing to all ages, & all athletic abilities. That way the skilled people will strap something to their feet, while the kids or less athletic can flop on a tube. Slopestyle competition- hit rails, hit jumps ...whatev.. and judge their style. Discount days- I've went to Mount Kato more this year than ever before (im in SW MN) even though it's farther, but it costs the same & 4 times the size.

Posted by: Michael - Mar 05, 2009 11:05 AM

OK - on events. the KOH concept is good however the subjectivity involved makes it open to question. I don't think that we will do that again. The park crew always has free rein on setting lines, management trusts their judgement. On the whole pricing issue, I'am not sure who the guy complaining is but I would welcome him to a Ski Area Management 101 class...

Posted by: dan - Mar 05, 2009 8:03 AM

I like Nacho's idea about the points comp, but switch it around to have one just for races and stuff, also, I really like Andrew's "King of the Mountain" ide!@#

Posted by: Joe - Mar 05, 2009 4:56 AM

...why would dan even consider that, seriously? its dumb.

Posted by: jos - Mar 04, 2009 11:21 PM

o ya and let the park crew set the park up how they want to!! like for that last rail jam, that was not how it was supposed to be set up, let them do their job, because when ever they set the park up its sick, but when they don't, it sucks

Posted by: Nacho - Mar 04, 2009 11:25 AM

how bout a points comp that is just rail jams and big air comps, not racing or that, and instead of advanced intermidiate and begginer class, have it goe by age divisions like 15 under 16 up and and open class where in the points standing each class is competiing agains the others in that class not agains the other classes, I. E. how seth beat matt in the KOTH this year....way unfair

Posted by: Nacho - Mar 04, 2009 11:24 AM

no man gb makes a fortune on between food and lift tickets and tubing and just other small things they do by hosting sleep overs for girl scouts and what not. Lower the prices and they would get more of a turn out.

Posted by: dan - Mar 03, 2009 8:53 PM

How about a "King of The Mountain" race down JJ's Way like they did in Out Cold? We could use glasses of water so everyone under 21 could participate. @Dan: $23 a day is dirt cheap for anywhere with a groomer and a chairlift, I'm willing to bet the city spends a lot more than it makes on Great Bear.

Posted by: Andrew - Mar 02, 2009 11:15 PM

lower prices of lift tickets, to much money for a little hill. Terry peak is only 40 and it has 10 times better with way more runs. GB is a rip off for a lift ticket. GB would probably get more people out when its been like it is this year by charging less as the conditions diminish. LOWER the PRICES. GB is a rip off. Mine as well go to terry or the cities for snowboarding.

Posted by: Dan - Mar 02, 2009 8:02 PM

...you know, by doing it that way noone would get stabbed in the back. it would be safer i think.

Posted by: fatcat - Mar 01, 2009 11:12 PM

just a suggestion, but hows about another "king of the hill" event where "c" class riders arn't considered better then "a" class riders.

Posted by: fatcat - Mar 01, 2009 11:10 PM

Small Air Competition

Posted by: Chris - Mar 01, 2009 3:06 AM

We need to have a JP Walker imitation competition... uhhh son

Posted by: Dan the Man - Feb 22, 2009 9:55 AM

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