Sikwam a bust and conditions
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:44 pm
Guys...
I like reading your posts every day and seeing if things are changing or variables with weather might have affected the mountain etc, but i am having a tough time continuously reading that edge set properties and control etc are always at the best.. I have been up 4 days over the last twelve and IMHO during morning hours with this continuous freezing period at night, there is very minimal edge set properties. It has been boilerplate until the suns rays are able to soften the surface and spit up some granular to grab on. I am not saying that this spring is 100 times better compared to last, and i realize different level abilities will have different opinions on how the surface quality is .....but ice is ice. At this pont in the season and with the end unortunatley right around the corner,,, I would rather have the warmer conditions with corn snow right from the get go. If Tremblant had any intention of extending the season.....which i doubt they ever would.... then the colder nights are better for sure.
As for the Telus festival it seems that year after year the Telus Spin or now known as the "sikwam" has deteriorated significantly... Im not sure they should be even posting some of the "features" as they are just staples during the year anyways.........
* Street entertainers?? same three you get from December on
* A BBQ on the north side?? Are you seriously promoting hamburgers and hotdogs
* Demo days?? Not a real exclusive event by any means
* Saturday night fever?????? I dont even have a comment for this one and apparantly they couldnt come up with one either except stretch your legs!!!!??
* outdoor concerts.. I am young enough that i actually know a few of these LOCAL dJ's but there isnt one headlining act or show that would bring people out just for the music.
The culinary companant might be a neat feature for the right demographic and the RedBull 76 will be funny and entertaining but WOW, what happened to the VW bordercross, BMX, motocross, bands that people actually know?!! Whistlers Telus event continuously gets bigger and Tremblants could'nt be going in the other direction faster..
I could be way off but if promoting a BBQ is adrenaline family action fun, they are really pulling at straws. They even took the fun out of the name (spin)!! Sikwam??? c'mon, thats great, be one with the mountain but seriously??
I'd love to hear if people are thinking the same thing about this as i have watched it get worse slowly year after year..
I like reading your posts every day and seeing if things are changing or variables with weather might have affected the mountain etc, but i am having a tough time continuously reading that edge set properties and control etc are always at the best.. I have been up 4 days over the last twelve and IMHO during morning hours with this continuous freezing period at night, there is very minimal edge set properties. It has been boilerplate until the suns rays are able to soften the surface and spit up some granular to grab on. I am not saying that this spring is 100 times better compared to last, and i realize different level abilities will have different opinions on how the surface quality is .....but ice is ice. At this pont in the season and with the end unortunatley right around the corner,,, I would rather have the warmer conditions with corn snow right from the get go. If Tremblant had any intention of extending the season.....which i doubt they ever would.... then the colder nights are better for sure.
As for the Telus festival it seems that year after year the Telus Spin or now known as the "sikwam" has deteriorated significantly... Im not sure they should be even posting some of the "features" as they are just staples during the year anyways.........
* Street entertainers?? same three you get from December on
* A BBQ on the north side?? Are you seriously promoting hamburgers and hotdogs
* Demo days?? Not a real exclusive event by any means
* Saturday night fever?????? I dont even have a comment for this one and apparantly they couldnt come up with one either except stretch your legs!!!!??
* outdoor concerts.. I am young enough that i actually know a few of these LOCAL dJ's but there isnt one headlining act or show that would bring people out just for the music.
The culinary companant might be a neat feature for the right demographic and the RedBull 76 will be funny and entertaining but WOW, what happened to the VW bordercross, BMX, motocross, bands that people actually know?!! Whistlers Telus event continuously gets bigger and Tremblants could'nt be going in the other direction faster..
I could be way off but if promoting a BBQ is adrenaline family action fun, they are really pulling at straws. They even took the fun out of the name (spin)!! Sikwam??? c'mon, thats great, be one with the mountain but seriously??
I'd love to hear if people are thinking the same thing about this as i have watched it get worse slowly year after year..