Bullwings Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Yep, that's why I stopped going there after 2006. That place BLOWS!!! Mountain High Launches New Top-To-Bottom Terrain Park At East Resort Wrightwood, CA – October 4, 2010: Mountain High has long been a hub for freestyle snowboarding and skiing. Now, with winter just a calendar-flip away, the Southern California resort is set to launch its newest and longest terrain park ever. This time at the East Resort! 1.6 miles of continuously flowing terrain will make this new park one of the most sought-after on the West Coast, and give visitors two great areas to choose from. Says John McColly, Director of Marketing, “The goal is to create a world-class terrain park at East, making use of the perfectly-groomed slopes and spreading out the traffic between East and West to create a better experience for ALL guests, park-oriented or not.” Mountain High’s West Resort has dominated its park scene since the mid 90s but the East Resort is actually better suited for terrain. Its runs are longer, the trails are more spread out, and Goldrush’s gradual pitch is perfect for features of all shapes and sizes. Mountain High will capitalize on this by offering a brand new park with features and variations that have never before been seen. There will be a mixture of both big and small elements including banks, hips, jibs, and jumps. There will also be a second learn-to-ride zone at the top of East built solely for beginners. This area will be filled with lower-level features including plenty of fun banks and rollers, and a small BoarderCross course. Says Justin Montoya, Terrain and Snow Surfaces Manager, “The East Resort is a blank canvas with big, wide runs that lend themselves perfectly to long lines of flowing terrain features. This is something brand new for Southern California.” To create the best park possible, Mountain High spent the entire 2009/10 season testing the terrain, establishing features & locations, and fielding suggestions from its guests. The new park incorporates these lessons and blends itself with the natural contours of the mountain to create a spectacular top-to-bottom run that is exhilarating but compliments the terrific alpine experience the East Resort is famous for. Overall the program will better distribute guests between East and West, give freestyle riders and exciting new park to ride, and showcase the sheer amount of terrain Mountain High has to offer. At the West Resort the park crew has been busy polishing existing jibs and fabricating new ones. Two stand-outs are a new stair feature in the Playground and a “Pipe” jib designed and sponsored by Skullcandy. The stairs will come in either a 20 or 30 foot version and employ removable footings so rails can easily be interchanged. This lets Mountain High vary the difficulty of the features and create customized set-ups for events and photo shoots. Mimicking Skullcandy’s iPod docking station labeled the “Pipe,” this new jib comes complete with built-in speakers and a removable DJ booth so riders can not only hit the feature but be entertained as they do so. Skullcandy DJs will make regular appearances at the resort this year, providing audible excitement for both competitions and the general public alike. Riders love coming to Mountain High because there is always something new. From the quality to the variety, the resort has been on the cutting edge of park design for the better part of 15 years. This winter Southern Californian’s have a second Mountain High park to choose from filled with new ideas and new passion. As always, a legendary winter experience is what the resort aims to provide and visitors are encouraged to post their comments on the resort’s forum at mthigh.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loc Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Well this blows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Agreed. Lets just look forward to carving circles around the skidders. Besides, some of the die-hard/race influenced carvers here will consider the additional traffic as more gates to go around! I am am just looking forward to arcing a few out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 look at the positive sidemore jibbers and park rats will go to mountain high which means the runs at snow summit will be less crowded (wishful thinking) :AR15firindamn it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Surprised that King Crimson hasn't replied to this thread. He is a Mtn. Lie, I mean High junkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjnakata Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Well this blows When is the jibber thing going to "play out"?! My guess MH is in late on a soon to be fading aspect of the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Because of proximity, I purchased my pass at Mt High. In fact I am going to get it today...It is what it is and I plan to make the best of it. If we band together and ride together with good attitudes, then perhaps the jibbers can learn to appreciate the style, power and gracefulness of laying rail???!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 If we band together and ride together with good attitudes, then perhaps the jibbers can learn to appreciate the style, power and gracefulness of laying rail???!!!I salute your Positive Mental Attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 I salute your Positive Mental Attitude. PMA rules the day!~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm162 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Ok I'm about to get a pass bear or mt. High need to get 2 so 600 or 1400 what to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronG Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 KTM, If you want to do the Summit/Bear Mtn pass I would recommend getting the midweek plus sunday pass. That is the pass that most of the BOL members get who ride at Summit. Usually, Saturdays are a zoo, not much carving going on unless you're there at first chair. The midweek plus sunday doesn't allow holiday riding unless it is at night. Who wants to ride during the holiday period anyway. Too many ants! For that pass, it is currently 399 and that gives you the ability to ride at both mtns, Bear and Summit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm162 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 That's good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 The sad part is that the majority of the "freestylers" suck! But I can't blame Mt. High for doing it, its all about the money. All these local resorts are getting overcrowded. My favorites are still Baldy, Waterman, and Summit on a blue Monday. Baldy and Waterman are not really that carve-able, but are fun when it dumps and ride your retired phat powder board. Little hidden gems and cheap too. Mammoth's ticket pricing is over the top with $92 for adults. Luckily I got a season pass which also covers June. Skiing and snowboarding are becoming "exclusive" sports again. Mt. High is just catering to a "less wealthy" demographic which cannot afford expensive Mammoth weekend trips. Nothing wrong with that. Mammoth is busy enough as is. Remember those days that you could blast all the way down Dave's Run to Canyon Lodge without some scared, parent skiers yelling at you for going too fast, whether you have better control of your board then they can ski. Hate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Old news fellas.. At least I got a total of 57 days last year, and I do use the park. If you can't beat em, scoff at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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