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February
6, 2005: New this year at Mountain Creek
is the Park Pass. For $5, it gets you access to the Main
Park at Vernon Peak, from the top of the Cabriolet Gondola.
I tried to pay for mine with a bag of loose change (no
pennies), but the dude in the shed wouldn't take it, stating
that he would have to "count it" at the end
of the day. I didn't buy his excuse, but I guess I felt
a little like a scumbag vagrant for trying to pay with
change. I mean who pays with change? A bum like me, that's
who. I went down to the snowboard shop and trade in my
ziploc baggie of change for a five dollar bill. On the
way up, I was friggin with my highback screws and it fell
out of my fingers and through the grated floor of the
Cabriolet Gondola. Helpful hint: Work on your gear somewhere
else. I got my park pass, then went back to the repair
shop to find a piece for my highback, which they did not
have, so I just rode with a flapping highback for the
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View
from the top |
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photos were taken on a Monday, so the crowds were light.
However, on a busy weekend, I can totally see where the
Park Pass earns its $5 price tag. It is kind of nice for
once to not have to worry about some landing on some oblivious
skier in a purple unisuit working out his Stem Christies
on the nice corduroy that also happens to be the backside
of the biggest jump on the hill, or some beginner in a Starter
jacket doing the same thing, but falling and lying there
for you to land on him. Mountain Creek's just-as-crowded
neighbors in the Catskills should consider a policy like
this. Two other Intrawest resorts, Whistler and Stratton,
have similar park policies. On the crowded East Coast, this
makes total sense. Enough out of my piehole, now you may
look at the pictures. Mountain Creek's park is in multiple
sections all over the hill. Pick up a trail map for all
that jazz... |
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first
rail |
first
booter |
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slant
one way |
slant
the other way |
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flat-down |
the
booter business |
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BIG
C-Rail |
Straight Rail |
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The
See Through Rail |
The
S-Rail |
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The
infamous Rollercoaster Rail |
The
new Sugar Park Wallride |
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The
new Sugar Park Wallride |
Sugar
Park & blingin' new hotel in the background |
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The
Ba-Donk-Adonk-Adonk Rail |
The
Idiot Net - Guess what this catches? |
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Mountain
Creek's Biggest Feature, the Superpipe |
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This
is a crazy summertime waterslide, but at the rate Mountain
Creek is going, this should be sitting in the middle of
the park in a few seasons!!! |
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Mountain
Creek Resort
200 Route 94
Vernon, NJ 07462
Tel: (973) 827 2000 |
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Square
One Board Shop in the base area has what you need...probably |
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