Our 420 foot Superpipe is almost ready (keep a close eye on the web site) for all you eager riders looking for that near perfect, regularly cut pipe with over 20 foot walls. If you’ve been watching the Superpipe Cam these last few days, you’ve seen the machines shaping and moving all of that new snow. I’ve been watching the construction of the Superpipe and honestly it is nearly finished. The Park Crew hasn’t released the date they intend to open the pipe, but as an insider tip I am very confident we’ll see it open within the week, so keep that to yourself if you can, and keep checking the web site.
If you haven’t had a chance to check out our all-natural Terrain Park, The Stash, now is the time to do so. Jake Burton, Snow Park Technologies, and Northstar’s Terrain Park Crew put together an all-natural park that includes a combination of park riding with a big mountain feel. The Stash is the first run of its kind; it’s a place where riders can integrate their park riding skills into big mountain style in a fun, natural environment. The features include tree runs, road jumps, innate tables, and jibs all constructed with wood logs and other natural materials.
Northstar™ Resort’s Freestyle Series the Pinball Rally will be held in The Stash this Sunday, January 13, 2008. This session will be the second of five events with the next event being held in the Superpipe on January 27, 2008.
I put together a little slide show of some features you’ll find in The Stash and on Pinball. I did not include all the terrain features we have to offer at Northstar™ Resort because you would be on your computer all day instead of getting out and shredding the gnarr.
The Northstar™ Resort’s Terrain Park Crew has been working relentlessly to get their stellar park built to its reputation, and the Pinball line is there! Transworld Snowboarding has ranked Northstar’s parks and pipes in the top ten once again. We were ranked number 6 in Terrain Parks, number 5 in pipes, and in the top 5 resorts this last season. I give huge props to Castaneda and his crew for all the work they’ve been doing this season to help open the envelope.
In case you haven’t heard, our Terrain Park Crew has partnered with Snow Park Technologies and is completely committed to becoming a renowned SPT Terrain Park. What is an SPT park and how is it different than any other park you might ask? To be a SPT park it requires a high level of dedication to design and maintain each and every feature with the excellence and consistency you would expect from a top ten Terrain Park. To accomplish this the crew is constantly developing and progressing their park designing skills in an endeavor to keep the parks always consistent, continually progressive, and of the highest quality.
Keep checking back, I’ll try to include some skiers and riders in a nice little video next time. I hope to see you on the slopes!
And now a word from the Weather Man, the one, the only – B.A.
“The next couple of weeks are looking very sunny for the most part. We are expecting some colder air to bear down on us from the north carrying dry systems. The weather patterns are looking pretty consistent for next week, bringing temperatures into the teens at night and in the 30s to 40s during the day with sunny skies. The cold air and dry systems are expected to bring us some very cold temperatures later in the month, sometime around the 20th of January and lasting about a week. The ridge is expected to push back towards the end of January and allow the storms move back into the tahoe region by bringing more precipated air and a little bit of warmer temperatures. Have you ever heard of the phrase it is too cold to snow? This idiom might actually be correct during the next couple of weeks. Thankfully we have great snow and the conditions should stay pretty consistent due to the cold temps. I’ll keep you posted and let you know if the forecast models change for any reason.”
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