Jackson mags... Snowking Pass?

**Humble** · 10-30-2006, 08:48 PM

anyone else buy their season pass to SK yet?

since i still havent had a season i decided i would love to spend my nights at the king... does anyone else do this or will i be pretty lonley on top of Americas STEEPEST mountain?

p.s. theres already jumps built on the two lowest patches of snow =)

**upallnight** · 10-30-2006, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Humble

anyone else buy their season pass to SK yet?

since i still havent had a season i decided i would love to spend my nights at the king... does anyone else do this or will i be pretty lonley on top of Americas STEEPEST mountain?

p.s. theres already jumps built on the two lowest patches of snow =)

did you get a pass elsewhere? if so, you might be pretty worked at the end of the day to ride at night. night riding is a novelty--maybe only worth it if there's good snow. don't think they keep the lift to the top running at night, but i could be wrong on that.

it's often nad-freezing cold there at night. i might volunteer to patrol there.

**rideit** · 10-30-2006, 09:01 PM

This year they installed patio heating (gas lanterns) to cover the entire slope! This is groundbreaking, and could herald a new age of night skiing revenue.
The concept is only possible due to the fact that heat rises, (and cold sinks), so raising the ambient air temperature will not affect the snow surface temps...although that could be a future improvement!
In other news, Freebird Burritos is opening a franchise in the ice rink. This is exciting stuff!

**Humble** · 10-31-2006, 12:00 AM

FREEBIRDS?!?! i grew up in Texas on that shit

please be serious

yea i will be working at JHMR so i will be riding there everyday... its just, as a Texan who will probablly only ever have this one snow season i want to be on it as much as possible so i got the pass... if i go like 8 times this year thats my money so i hope it wasnt a bad descision... plus it might be worth it just for hillclimb week

i heard cutting all the snowmobilers is fun =)

**rideit** · 10-31-2006, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by Humble

FREEBIRDS?!?! i grew up in Texas on that shit

please be serious

=)

You think I didn't know that already, JONG????

Enjoy.

And PLEASE, for fuck's sake, wear your Texas starter jacket at ANY maggot event. That would truly be dope. Seriously.

**Humble** · 10-31-2006, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by rideit

You think I didn't know that already, JONG????

Enjoy.

And PLEASE, for fuck's sake, wear your Texas starter jacket at ANY maggot event. That would truly be dope. Seriously.

i solemly swear to attend any/all maggot function in Texas attire

but i wont wear my Cowboys starter jacket unless i can wear my wranglers too =)

**rideit** · 10-31-2006, 12:13 AM

Cain't Wait!!!

**GheePup** · 10-31-2006, 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by rideit

Cain't Wait!!!

Dude! You been surfing Texan gay porn sites again? I thought you said you were going to stop that.

**rideit** · 10-31-2006, 12:30 AM

Never say never, hippie!

**Humble** · 10-31-2006, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by GheePup

Dude! You been surfing Texan gay porn sites again? I thought you said you were going to stop that.

yea fuck the internet

i got the live show in-town if you got the cheese

**upallnight** · 10-31-2006, 03:17 AM

Originally Posted by Humble

FREEBIRDS?!?! i grew up in Texas on that shit

please be serious

yea i will be working at JHMR so i will be riding there everyday... its just, as a Texan who will probablly only ever have this one snow season i want to be on it as much as possible so i got the pass... if i go like 8 times this year thats my money so i hope it wasnt a bad descision... plus it might be worth it just for hillclimb week

i heard cutting all the snowmobilers is fun =)

you'll get your money's worth...esp if working for JHMR you might not get tons of ski time (depending on your job) so you won't be worked.

get the f### out of dodge during hill-climb week. that's my suggestion.

**Humble** · 10-31-2006, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by upallnight

get the f### out of dodge during hill-climb week. that's my suggestion.

and miss the chance for highly refined and sophisticated social interaction... yah right

i heard its fuggin nutz =)

**skiing-in-jackson** · 10-31-2006, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by Humble

yea i will be working at JHMR so i will be riding there everyday...

Well I wouldn't pass up a day at the Viallage for the King...or even a day in the BC...

On nice days taking turns at lunch is popular. Last year was a banner year for the King. I've gotten fresh turns all day long at the King. Night skiing is fun, but as Upallnight mentioned- it is purely a novelty.

I ski there a lot with the kids- so do a lot of other families. Hey it ain't the Village, but where else do you have a pretty good mountain right out the front door? A Town Hill? And yes my son thoroughly enjoys watching the Hill Climb from the lift.

I do too.

**StormRider** · 10-31-2006, 08:57 AM

I usually get a pass to the King. I haven’t pulled the trigger yet this year, but probably will soon. It’s 3 blocks from my office so it makes a great lunch break. Last year I might have hiked it in the AM more than I rode the lifts.

**skiing-in-jackson** · 10-31-2006, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by StormRider

Last year I might have hiked it in the AM more than I rode the lifts.

Yeah- that's getting popular. I wish Josie's Ridge was open in the winter. The return to my house would be simple. Lot's of people poach it, but the way people look up there I'm not ready...yet.

**schwerty** · 10-31-2006, 09:08 AM

SK is like skiing on a sloped hockey rink most of the time at night. However, once in a while, if town is getting hammered, it's a blast when they turn on the lights.

I opt for the free inverted hockey rink turns in the morning before they open. That's my suggestion for you.

**skiing-in-jackson** · 10-31-2006, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by schwerty

SK is like skiing on a sloped hockey rink most of the time at night. However, once in a while, if town is getting hammered, it's a blast when they turn on the lights.

^^^What he said.^^^

Remember people don't travel here to ski the King. They only come from Texas to ski the King.

**Humble** · 10-31-2006, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by skiing-in-jackson

^^^What he said.^^^

Remember people don't travel here to ski the King. They only come from Texas to ski the King.

some guy that does snowmaking there told me a few days ago that if we get a few good early snowfalls in november that they might try and push a kicker together and hold a pre-season "big" air comp that could be pretty cool

i never thought about the freeze factor on the king... maybe it will help me practice for the inevitable EC trip i will oneday take =)

oh and in other news... this years mountain hosts WILL be able to ride the tram =O

**rideit** · 10-31-2006, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Humble

i heard its fuggin nutz =)

In an inbred-redneck-dumbfuck-bush-lovin'-ass-clown sorta nutz,,I guess.

**StormRider** · 10-31-2006, 02:17 PM

^^^ It ain’t in the Redneck Trifecta for nuttin.

**Tippster** · 10-31-2006, 02:27 PM

Hey humble - if you use a colon and a parentheses instead of your equal sign you'll actually get a smilie. Thusly:

**Black Market** · 10-31-2006, 02:44 PM

Todays (oct.31st) the last day to pick one up for 149$ (99$ if you have previously had a snow king season pass). Tomorroww it's up to 199$.

**Humble** · 10-31-2006, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by rideit

In an inbred-redneck-dumbfuck-bush-lovin'-ass-clown sorta nutz,,I guess.

so its totally my kind of crowd... cant wait!

i bet the rancher and the log cabin go off that week huh?

**skiski** · 10-31-2006, 05:11 PM

1. The hillclimb crowd is equal parts moderately amusing and mildly annoying. You get your fill of them doing whatever normal activities/errands you do around town. Not worth going out of your way to see them.

2. The Snowking pass is silly if you are working at the village. It's a great deal for working stiffs, locals with kids, etc. But if you just have one season there, spend your days wearing your legs out at the village, your nights chasing recently graduated coeds around the bars. Buy one or two hours on the two nights a year that it's actually dumped at the king and you didn't get enough during the day at the village.

3. Why just one year in Jackson? No reason to hurry back to Texas, or anyplace else for that matter (but especially not Texas). Enjoy Jackson and leave when you've had enough (are sick of being broke).

**Humble** · 10-31-2006, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by skiski

3. Why just one year in Jackson? No reason to hurry back to Texas, or anyplace else for that matter (but especially not Texas). Enjoy Jackson and leave when you've had enough (are sick of being broke).

i would love to stick around... the summer is amazing and i came for the winter

im also not going back to Texas

most likely Monclova, Mexico...