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09-06-2013, 03:28 PM #26
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09-06-2013, 06:06 PM #27
You are pretty damn clueless to exactly what a banked event entails huh? Cause if you had a clue, you'd realize that banked slaloms are the antithesis to anything red bull gets behind. In fact, Dead Balls would NOT be allowed on the hill that day as far as I'm concerned. Banked events are low-key and mellow and wouldn't ruin your precious in-bounds ski experience. Think of it like a pond skim, but with banked turns and no pond. Its all about fun. There's nothing extreme about it.
I think the ideal spot would be the gully under lift 9 that runs lookers left of the headwall #4.Originally Posted by DoWork
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09-06-2013, 08:08 PM #28
You are on point about both issues.
Someone asked on Facebook what are we to look forward to from Loveland this year, this was Loveland's response, "Hi Joe! We are expanding the Basin Cafeteria and adding 320 more seats..Adding restrooms to the top of Chair 2, adding food & bevg services to the cabin at the top of Chair 2 and adding another magic carpet. Hope you're enjoying your summer! See you soon."
Capital improvements are basically only on their minds. So both of your points are valid to the situation.Terje was right.
"We're all kooks to somebody else." -Shelby Menzel
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09-07-2013, 08:25 AM #29
Fer realz tho;
Banked slalom might be the one format that I'd be likely to participate in. Well, that and dual format moguls, but only so I could go head to head with pbourdon.
Sellers has always been a stand-up guy in my limited dealings with him, and I'll just throw it out there, that you attract more flies with honey than vinegar. Loveland is going to look at the bottom line when considering putting on any event; feasability, and return on investment. It probably wouldn't take much to cat out a course and promote the event, but insurance could be a hassle, and that could be the real stumbling block. To be honest though, I wouldn't know the first thing about trying to organize an event like this, but I think if you did most of the heavy lifting as far as recruiting spancers, figuring out logistics, expected participation, lift ticked & food and beverage sales, as well as positive PR for Loveland, they'd have a harder time turning you down.
Of course the other side of that argument is; isn't all that what marketing guys are supposed to do? I guess the short answer is; not really. That's what special events coordinators are for. AFAIK, Loveland doesn't have a designated position for this, so the responsibility falls to whoever can find time, or whoever's bright idea it is, to make it actually happen.
I'd like to see this thing happen, participate, whatever, and would be willing to help out by donating my mad graphicz skillz for advertising, and won't hesitate to talk it up to every poor schlub who has the misfortune of riding a chair with me all season!
Poor schlub: Are those water skis?
BTS: Dood, have you ever participated in a banked slalom? It's uber-rad and guaranteed to get you laid brah!!!
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09-07-2013, 09:42 AM #30
We found our Ad guy, there's a start.
How not to make this like all the other Banked Slalom's? Ideas? Otherwise, I feel like we are "just having another Banked Slalom", oooh, look, Loveland can copy the Banked Slalom.....
During SIA, tons of Pros are here. People are usually too stoned by 12PM to be useful, so send them up for a afternoon Slalom race? Could be a stupid time too, but just throwing out ideas.Terje was right.
"We're all kooks to somebody else." -Shelby Menzel
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09-07-2013, 10:44 AM #31
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09-07-2013, 01:41 PM #32
That's kinda what I'm thinking...people could dress all ridiculous, or not, I don't care; but it's funnier if they do. And the idea of prizes for costumes as well as best times is good too. Shit, the winner of the Baker Banked gets a golden roll of duct tape, a sweet carhartt jacket, a new board and maybe some loot?
Maybe I should write John again, and ask him if I get all the spansers put together would they be on board, or am I just wasting my time? And I'm not bad mouthing John personally. I've never met the guy. Only dealt with him once via email and then got 'auto-replied' to. However, there are definitely a few people around the love that have their opinions on the guy.Originally Posted by DoWork
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09-07-2013, 03:18 PM #33
I could make an Xtranormal to pitch the idea. He seemed to like the last one...
A bunch of my Killington buddies held their own "Denial Cup" two years ago, after Killington cancelled the Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge after a 32 year run. Had spancers, prizes and everything. Last year Killington brought the Challenge back, without all the lame-o restrictions (no coolers, kegs or barbeques) that killed the event in the first place. FIGHT THE POWER!!!
Seriously though, if you want any help pitching the idea, let me know. Probably couldn't hurt to run the idea past Dustin and see if he has any ideas of how to market it to marketing?
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09-07-2013, 09:37 PM #34
PBourdon, PM your new pitch to bendtheski first as a draft and get his opinion on the tone. It can't hurt to get a different brain on the character of the pitch.
Terje was right.
"We're all kooks to somebody else." -Shelby Menzel
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09-08-2013, 10:02 AM #35Registered User
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Why not just build a course up on the pass in the safer, road laps areas. Shuttle riders with a school bus. Then you could build whatever you wanted without the ski area bureaucracy.
These guys did a comp up there:
http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1...loveland-pass/
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09-08-2013, 11:11 AM #37
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09-08-2013, 02:45 PM #38
Yeah, I mentioned in the OP that we'd run it down the gully directly under chair 9 lookers left of the headwall area. Tried to quick-reply to your question the other day, but apparently my browser doesn't like the quick reply feature.
That idea has crossed my mind as well. The satellite dudes were all about doing a banked at Loveland, but I'm sure they'd be stoked to incorporate it into the games. The games are arguably even more appropriate for a banked event if only because its all DIY and the resorts aren't involved at all like you said. Only thing is, then my two-plankin' pole-grabbin' friends can't compete cause the LUV games is a snowboard-only event.....which is pretty cool.Originally Posted by DoWork
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09-08-2013, 11:51 PM #39
Yeah, we can use Loveland's Parking.....
Terje was right.
"We're all kooks to somebody else." -Shelby Menzel
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09-09-2013, 12:03 AM #40
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09-09-2013, 09:15 AM #41Registered User
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09-09-2013, 10:06 AM #42
Ideally, you don't really need to do much building if you've got the ideal terrain for it (like Baker's gully). At the Love, the gully under 9 is a good start, but we'd probably need several people to lap the course every day for a week or so before the event to get the course laid in, and getting a cat in there to push snow around a little would be a big help. But in lieu of getting a cat in there, a little shovel power from interested parties would go a long way to augmenting the burms built up from lapping the course several times with several people. If Satellite can build a 14ft+ quarter pipe on the pass and dig out a re-entry hip on the ironing board, surely we can build a banked course. Its just a matter of whether or not enough people are interested in it do lend a hand.
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09-09-2013, 03:19 PM #43Registered User
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09-09-2013, 03:29 PM #44
probably need to have your own insurance - might need a FS special use permit or have it run by FS - not sure how they handle events & insurance on NF land at LL
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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09-09-2013, 09:34 PM #45Registered User
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It would be so nice to just have an area where people just skied....
Keystone, is the Disneyland I'd go to if I wanted terrin parks and Banked slaloms"True love is much easier to find with a helicopter"
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09-09-2013, 10:17 PM #46
Come visit the biggest little ski area on earth. Nothing big. Everything fun. No real estate. No condos. No nothing. Just skiing.
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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09-09-2013, 10:42 PM #47
It for sure is not a terrain park feature, whomever is assuming that, is either really old, or can't ski.
Think a F1 Race course with slalom course "gates", now, banked, so you can rail turns like if you were standing or turning on a waterslide. One of the most fun things to ski ever.
All participants signing insurance waivers would work too.Terje was right.
"We're all kooks to somebody else." -Shelby Menzel
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09-09-2013, 10:56 PM #48
And for what it's worth, its a one time event that could be rolled into the spring fling activities that already take place. For god sake, they marry people at Loveland, and you're bitching about a one time thing creating a disneyland like atmosphere? I don't think you understand the culture behind a banked event. It is not a recent development, but they have recently come back into style as so many riders are sick of chucking their meat over icy jumps so red bull can cash in on the ad revenue. Plain and simple, it'd be a one time thing no different than the New Belgium scavenger hunt, or any other event they run already. Disneyland....sheeesh..
Originally Posted by DoWork
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09-09-2013, 11:59 PM #49
<<Eyore>>
It'll never work.
<<Eyore>>I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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09-10-2013, 01:54 PM #50
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