Resorts with good parks = Sunburst (Kewaskum WI), Chestnut (Galena IL), Tyrol (Mt Horeb WI), Cascade (Portage WI), Marquette Mtn (Marquette MI UP)


Sunburst-  Pros- Super short park with tow rope = Lots of runs,  Great rails from planet snow tools, Weekdays are very uncrowded, small enough jump to dial in your tricks.

                 Cons- Poor grooming, management holds back its full potential to have the best park in the midwest.

                   * - New experienced park groomer from park city will be working the cat this season.

Chestnut - (Never been there) - BUt from pictures I have seen, it looks like a mini Hcsc with rail garden, big jumps, and a plethora of rails.  Chestnut is also right next to a lake, so there is an unlimited supply of water for snowmaking, which is used for a massive jump later in the season.

Tyrol - Good Jump, good rails, great riders.  Fun place to ride, but they need to advance their park.  it has been the same for the past 3 years.





I have run outta time,  please  feel free to add pros and cons to these resorts + other resorts I have left out.

ok what happened to the delete button?!?
[Edited by daisys95gt on 8/15/2006 12:00:00 AM]

Raging Buffalo (Algonquin, IL)

Pros:
snowboard-only terrain park
beginner - intermediate jumps & rails for working on new tricks or learning first jumps
park is split in 1/2 with beginner jumps on one side & bigger jumps on the other
friendly local crowd
separate beginner hill
ladies ride free on Wednesdays

Cons:
tiny landfill (smaller than Four Lakes)
always icy
half pipe looks and feels like it's hand-made, and curves at the end so it comes out right into the path of people coming down from the biggest jump
there are always bumps going into the jumps and potholes in the landings
tow ropes (I guess this could also be a pro)
$400 season pass

[Edited by coco7 on 8/15/2006 12:00:00 AM]

Yeah hard to believe, huh. I rode one day at 4 Lakes last yr., I don't know if the vert. drop is longer (RB is like 200 ft) but it's quite a bit wider across.

i have no clue what it is, but whats the vert of tyrol? 250-300? im no good at guessing these things..

i thought cascade was like 600, idk though..never been there.

edit:found it, tyrol is 300. devils head is about 500 and cascade is 460 vert feet.

[Edited by palidon11 on 8/18/2006 at 8:13 PM]

Yesss, I wanted to go there all last season, but it's so far away from me I'd need a 3-day weekend to make it worth the drive, and usually if I get a 3-day weekend I go out west :-/

Posted by Tutt

Posted by daisys95gt
Yesss, I wanted to go there all last season, but it's so far away from me I'd need a 3-day weekend to make it worth the drive, and usually if I get a 3-day weekend I go out west :-/

 

I have 3 day weekends, weeks, random days all the time but I never manage to get out west. You lucky ass. Oh, and I would be game for meeting up and riding with the Midwesterners from sb.com. That would be grand.

yes! i say we all take a road trip up to UP for thanksgiving weekend....any takers?