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08-09 Powdr Corporation Boreal Review

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2 years ago
by User Review in

We arrived at Boreal early, went to the Lodge and had coffee the employees at the Lodge were smiling and happy. Then off to the hill. First thing after we strapped on our skis, we bought our tickets from the ticket gal, who by the way was wonderful and very helpful on where we should ski, this was a pleasure, and we were off to a great start. We then headed off to the mountain.

Our third encounter was a charm! The Lift Operators were most excellent. What a great experience we had. We met a couple of lift operators, I believe their names were Nancy and Jeff. These two made our experience so wonderful, as they were friendly, experienced, patient, courteous, and FUN! They helped start off our day in a positive, exciting and fun manner. They both were cracking us up. We enjoyed most of our day skiing the freestyle terrain, and riding on the lifts. We only encountered one bad experience the whole day and that was with a Ski Patrol by the name of Larson. He acted with total disregard to our enjoyment. He was belligerent and made one to many, sexual, rude, and downright nasty comments to us. My girlfriends and I were a little scared of this guy. He is supposed to representing Skiing as a National Sport that offers fun and safety to the customers who pay money to ski at their mountain. My friends and I won’t be back to Boreal, because of this guy’s belligerent behavior toward us. When we told him not to speak to us, he then got very angry. We were concerned for our safety at Boreal because of this man. Boreal you started our day off great but it ended in fear that we were going to get sexually assaulted by your Patrolman Larson. Great freestyle terrain and great for Borders, but we will ski elsewhere from now on. Thanks anyway.

98-99 Powdr Corporation Boreal Review

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12 years ago
by Jeremy in

Boreal has some nice runs but I think that the halfpipe and the terrain parks are the mountain's strong points. Overall, if you are a freestyler, then you'll fit right in at Boreal.

We ended up going to Boreal twice, the first after a huge snow dump. The snow kept falling the whole day while we rode. It padded the ground at a rate of about three inches per hour. Unfortunately, Boreal is relatively small and flat which makes freeriding in deep pow difficult. Even though half the trails were closed and the terrain parks were buried, we had a great time.

We returned to Boreal for "Bored '99", a concert and competition event that the mountain hosts every year. Several bands showed up, including "No Use for a Name" and the band formerly known as Sublime. Another part of the festivities included a freestyle competition with riders sponsored by local board shops. The day was warm and sunny, perfect for a park riding day, which is Boreal's strong point. They have a number of well made table tops and an awesome halfpipe. Boreal's terrain is suited perfectly for freestyle, so if that's your thing, Boreal should be a high priority on your list.

98-99 Powdr Corporation Boreal Review

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12 years ago
by Chris in

Although limited in size, Boreal makes up for it with a range of freestyle terrain features.

I had a ton of fun both times we went to Boreal. The first time we visited was a major pow day, almost more fresh snow than we could ride on. The groomers had trouble keeping up with the snow! The only chance at survival was to stay at least somewhere near the packed trails, as you quickly sank in the 3' deep pow when off the beaten path. Unfortunately, due to the amount of snow, the park was closed, but we still managed to tear it up, creating hits off little rollers and jibbing stuff that wasn't normally jibbable.

The second time we came to Boreal was for the Bored 99 mountain party/festival. Lots of live bands were playing at the bottom of the amphitheater-shaped resort. Pros like JP Walker, Blaise Rosenthal, and other local riders were throwing down mad skills in a competition and everyone there had a blast. The parks were full of people and, although it was pretty crowded, there were tons of hits to choose from.

98-99 JMA Ventures Alpine Meadows Review

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12 years ago
by Chris in

All in all a wonderful mountain that deserves an A.

I had an excellent day while we were at Alpine, in fact one of my better days of riding on the road-trip. Part of what made the day so good was the temp. It was around 40 degrees almost all day. This led to some fun slush runs and soft landings in the park. For the majority of the day, their terrain park was absolutely flawless, although by the end of the day it was getting slushy (hardly something to complain about considering that meant softer landings).

One run that stands out in my mind is right off the top of Summit Six, Alpine's six-person, high speed chair. Heading to the right and dropping into the Alpine Bowl leads you into a huge groomed and completely smooth run that drops away below you. Jeremy, Aaron and I raced down this several times. It was so wide, open, and smoothly groomed that we couldn't help but ride there time after time on the way to the park.

The park was incredible due to several factors. First, it had a lift that ran the length of the park. Very fun for doing park runs, but we preferred to go all the way up and catch the park at the end of a run. The staff at Alpine were out throughout the day cleaning up runways and making sure that the hits were up to par.

98-99 JMA Ventures Alpine Meadows Review

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12 years ago
by Jeremy in

To sum it up, there is enough variety at Alpine to satisfy riders of all skills and abilities.

Alpine is a fairly large mountain just south of Squaw Valley. When the winds pick up and Squaw closes the upper mountain, Alpine is probably the better bet because it is more sheltered and usually has more lifts running.

 When we rode there Alpine had just won an award for doing the best job of keeping their terrain park maintained; fittingly, I really enjoyed their terrain park. It had a lift of its own, and numerous tabletops of all sizes. There were a few spines, some rollers, and a rail slide.

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