dredman Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 I am looking for feed back on the 2020 event. Suggestions or ideas to improve the whole event/experience. Do you have any ideas for partnerships/sponsors/contributors? Please feel free to email me at montuckyclearcut@hotmail.com or post them on here. Things we are already working on: 1) 2 instructors per clinic to get more riding time, less sitting. 2) Winch Cat to speed up grooming and improve quality, the quicker they get done grooming the more time the snow has to set and get firm. The firmer the snow, the longer the grooming will last through a day. Currently the plan is to start grooming Saturday before the event to establish base and buff out smoothness. We groom more during this event than they ever do at Turner. I am working with Brett (Prinoth) and Jacob (Turner) to develop a grooming plan to make things more efficient. 3) Online registration. Should make registration process easier. This will help with the logistics end, and help reduce emails asking what kind of dinner you want. 4) Researching different meet up places that could accommodate us all more easily. 5) Would you be interested if we had a daily bus service from the hotels to Turner? 6) I had a few requests for a clinic to teach how to ride gates. Former World Cup racer Rob Berney will be putting on that clinic! If you have any ideas or want to help out, please get in touch with me via montuckyclearcut@hotmail.com Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohob Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 @zipfit as a sponsor. Especially if they are able to get the new alpine snowboard liner finished by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mario Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I like #2 a lot. I found a few surprises on day one in Sundance bowl that may or may not have sent me airborne to belly flop under the lift. More time on grooming would be nice. mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I will make sure Alloy gets Boards there this year. Looking forward to attending. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I never expect perfect groom and I was quite satisfied with grooming from day one. No one can control mother nature but it was noticeable how the grooming improved over the 4 days. Starting earlier would be a bonus ! Half point unloading was nice to get familiar with Turner without the intimidation one feels when peering over the cliff at the top you call Turner Mt. Nice to do a half run to warm up and cool down. Sundance was good groom on top but approaching Main it got pretty choppy . I attribute that mainly to ground speed too fast for tiller ability. Understandable when coming off such a steep run and trying to make better time on the less steep trail. Grooming crew did excellent job given the pitch of the slopes and the acres covered each night ! Gates would be fun but feel bad foe someone having to set up and take down when the rest are freeriding over perfect groom and never having to look over ones shoulder. MCC was a great event I encourage everyone to put it on you bucket list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 I'm 100% in for the race/gates clinic. I'm probably the wrong demographic as there is zero snowboard racing near me, but I'd love to have some fun and learn something new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted April 10, 2020 Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) Have a live stream of the event, so all of us who cannot attend can envy the participants even more... Edited April 10, 2020 by TimW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) I sure would like to see more than a few seconds of chopped up drone footage some acoustic dampening at Cabinet Mt Brew pub would be nice Edited April 11, 2020 by b0ardski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 1:38 PM, b0ardski said: I sure would like to see more than a few seconds of chopped up drone footage We have a ton of good footage. We will be releasing footage through the spring, summer and fall season to promote the event and the sport. Keep an eye on our Youtube, Instagram and Facebook for pictures and videos. I will always post in this forum when we release videos. On 4/10/2020 at 1:45 AM, TimW said: Have a live stream of the event, so all of us who cannot attend can envy the participants even more... Not likely, you have 9 months and 2 weeks to plan getting there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 @lowrider I am working with Jacob (Turner Grooming) and Brett (Prinoth) to develop a grooming plan for next year to improve the quality and quantity of grooming. We are planning on starting grooming operations 2 grooming periods prior to the event too really get things smoothed out. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCrobar Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hi Dreadman The pictures of the terrain, videos of the riders and stories of all the fun at your Expresson session seem just great! Hats off to you as I can't imagine how many hours it must have taken to get that plane off of the ground! One of the best pictures I've seen in a while is you hugging the groomer guy, awesome:) My only suggestion, or perhaps dream, would be 'Banks' ... I've only seen, never ridden, videos of an area where they turn it into a 'Bankyard.' See the video below. Cheers Rob 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, RCrobar said: Hi Dreadman The pictures of the terrain, videos of the riders and stories of all the fun at your Expresson session seem just great! Hats off to you as I can't imagine how many hours it must have taken to get that plane off of the ground! One of the best pictures I've seen in a while is you hugging the groomer guy, awesome:) My only suggestion, or perhaps dream, would be 'Banks' ... I've only seen, never ridden, videos of an area where they turn it into a 'Bankyard.' See the video below. Cheers Rob Rob, I love your idea...I have ridden Happo Banks on my 200 Tanker and 200 Cheater and it is so much fun. The only bad thing is they prep that run at Happo-One for a couple weeks before opening it up to the public as it takes a bit of work to build the entire course. cheers, sandy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 @RCrobar You should join us! It was a ton of fun and such relaxed carving! I can only imagine that good banks requires a combination of, tons of snow, lots of snowmaking equipment, lots of groomer time or lots of pre-season dozer work, thus lots of money. Money is something this event and Turner Mtn do not have much of. So this will not likely be an option. It does look like a giggle fest! I would love to get a chance to ride something like that, varied terrain makes carving much more interesting. We had some rather funky grooming on day 1 and 2 on 1 section of off camber pitch between the bottom of the bowl and the midway area on main last year, there were steps on the right side, groomer path was sloping with a ramp (about a foot rise) between each pass. It was super fun to carve and very challenging to do smoothly. I know a lot of people would disagree with me about that section, but what a fun set of features to play with! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Assuming our current pandemic issues have resolved by then, a bus to the hill from the hotels would be great. That would make it possible to take the train to Libby, which is otherwise kind of a non-starter because you need to beg rides up to the hill. Of course, in that scenario, getting luggage service at the Amtrak station in Libby would also be a huge plus. Shuttle service from Whitefish, which does have luggage service, would be a good substitute if there's no way to get luggage service at Libby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted June 6, 2020 Report Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) On 5/22/2020 at 11:00 AM, Dan said: Assuming our current pandemic issues have resolved by then, a bus to the hill from the hotels would be great. That would make it possible to take the train to Libby, which is otherwise kind of a non-starter because you need to beg rides up to the hill. Of course, in that scenario, getting luggage service at the Amtrak station in Libby would also be a huge plus. Shuttle service from Whitefish, which does have luggage service, would be a good substitute if there's no way to get luggage service at Libby. you could probably ship your boards/gear to the hotel? Edited June 6, 2020 by b0ardski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcar Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 I really enjoyed the carving contest! Would love to see something like the Limbo or Apple Slice! Maybe a RedBull sponsorship and event??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted July 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 16 hours ago, Jcar said: I really enjoyed the carving contest! Would love to see something like the Limbo or Apple Slice! Maybe a RedBull sponsorship and event??? I am looking for volunteers to organize any contest you want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.free Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Any dates yet for 21?! Any chances of cancelling this event?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 28 minutes ago, b.free said: Any dates yet for 21?! Any chances of cancelling this event?! February 1-4, 2021 Moving forward with the event unless the government or universe says otherwise. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 New forum for MCC 2021 here: https://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/forum/92-montucky-clear-cut-2021/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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