Why was everyone so stoked about crankworx???

[Skissors]

Why was everyone so stoked about Crankworx?!?!


People talked about how great all the grooming on the trails was.
(1) when the only trails they groomed were for the races and once the public could ride them they were trashed, I haven't seen the trails in such bad shape all year.
(2) Trails were closed for days.
(3) Half the shit they built will either be ripped down, cut in half or just closed.
(4) Now that the mountain has put so much money into crankworx they're not going to put the time and money into fixing up the trails that crankworx ripped up.
(5) the village was way too busy with annoying people everywhere getting in the way.

[trout]

don't believe the hype!

http://www.emma.tv/music/images/public-enemy-movement-artic.gif

[Straw]

Eh...I had fun. I liked watching the racers.

ALine is butchered though...especially the lower last section. Come over the big second hit, and you land in a gigantic hole that could swallow a Volkswagen.

[RITALIN]

a-line needs some serious work

[Hip Hop!]

Why was everyone so stoked about Crankworx?!?!


People talked about how great all the grooming on the trails was.
(1) when the only trails they groomed were for the races and once the public could ride them they were trashed, I haven't seen the trails in such bad shape all year.
(2) Trails were closed for days.
(3) Half the shit they built will either be ripped down, cut in half or just closed.
(4) Now that the mountain has put so much money into crankworx they're not going to put the time and money into fixing up the trails that crankworx ripped up.
(5) the village was way too busy with annoying people everywhere getting in the way.

don't come next year. one less annoying person that will get in my way

[RITALIN]

good call austin

[Trini-dad72]

I believe that she works up there still boys. :rolleyes:

[Straw]

I believe that she works up there still boys. :rolleyes:

In my job last year, Crankworx sucked, because it just meant more work for me. But my job this year wasn't effected, so it was sweet.

Maybe Skizzors was feeling the same way this year that I was last year. I couldn't wait for the circus to leave last year. This yea, meh.

[ShoreIH]

The washrooms in the gondola midstation dont work...and are full of excrement. I pressume this is from crankworks. They have been closed since the 8th.....thats not too great...probably unhealthy.

[aShogunNamedMarcus]

a-line needs some serious work

LOTS of work. Usually I dont mind hardtailing it but I sooo wish I had a squish for that weekend. Or at least my 888's on it. There is that ginormous crater almost under the chairlift - just after the first double. Easy to go around but it almost rocked me the first time.

[aShogunNamedMarcus]

Why was everyone so stoked about Crankworx?!?!

People talked about how great all the grooming on the trails was.


Pro's ripping. Pro ho's flauntin. Perfect weather. Bikes, beers, 2 nice condo's and 13 odd friends. Nope.. nothing to be cranked up about it.

[stubz]

i had no complaints about the trail conditions it just what happins when people ride them ... my weekend was great ad it was more fun than i expected

[IFO]

don't come next year. one less annoying person that will get in my way

agreed...

i had a WICKED time at crankworx... cant wait for next year...

p.s. i'll def agree A-line is SAD shape...
luckily i've been up on Garbo most of this season thou... :dizzy:

[Roasted]

Sometimes the negative people just need to be ignored. Its part of the game

1 - ya....your point. Its gonna happen with traffic
2 - Its an event...what do you want? This happens in winter, summer and every big event on the planet...heck even freaking golf courses. sheesh
3 - again...yep. To be expected. Insurance reasons. No surprise here
4 - How many new trails opened last year? How many hotels (stop thinking so isolationist, whistler works as a RESORT, not just a single mountain, go talk to the marketting team) made money and were full. This is a very underinformed piece of information. The mountain came away with cash, trails will be maintained and new trails will open, all partially because of crankworx.
5 - Leave. Its whistler. It you don't like it go to Golden. Small resort, good trails and they won't ever be whistler.

Crankworx is a good thing. Beyond the trail work that needs to be done and to be expected the mountain needs one more big event (national, wc something big) to be a bonafied summer resort. For those of us trying to be in the area for life, this would help us all out. Restaurants open longer, hotels busier longer meaning more work for everyone. More money for trails. Its all reciprocal, if you can't think beyond your own world than a resort isn't where you should be, especially one that is trying to become a true 4 seasons resort. Not everyone likes it, but its what most of the hotels, intrawest and even a lot of locals I know want/need.

Cheers

[sAFETY]

This year's event was bigger than ever. That means more money than ever was pumped into the local economy that weekend. That means that resorts resorts are starting to see fiscal advantages to hosting such events, and will therefore be more willing to pump money into park development.

Added to that, it was a kick ass weekend! If you didn't like the condition of Aline, then you should have tried some other trails (there were lots in great shape), especially up Garbonzo.

Not to mention the Slopestyle rocked.

[axisofevelknievel]

I would imagine that based on how busy Whistler was during Crankworx that the sponsors were very happy. Happy sponsors are more likely to return for following years, and as was discussed in that other thread, huge sponsorship may look tacky but it is also what results in a bigger and better event.

As for the crowds in town - if you live here, you get used to dealing with it. As busy as the village may have been last weekend, it was still no comparison to what it's like here at Christmas.

[seand]

Sometimes the negative people just need to be ignored. Its part of the game

1 - ya....your point. Its gonna happen with traffic
2 - Its an event...what do you want? This happens in winter, summer and every big event on the planet...heck even freaking golf courses. sheesh
3 - again...yep. To be expected. Insurance reasons. No surprise here
4 - How many new trails opened last year? How many hotels (stop thinking so isolationist, whistler works as a RESORT, not just a single mountain, go talk to the marketting team) made money and were full. This is a very underinformed piece of information. The mountain came away with cash, trails will be maintained and new trails will open, all partially because of crankworx.
5 - Leave. Its whistler. It you don't like it go to Golden. Small resort, good trails and they won't ever be whistler.

Crankworx is a good thing. Beyond the trail work that needs to be done and to be expected the mountain needs one more big event (national, wc something big) to be a bonafied summer resort. For those of us trying to be in the area for life, this would help us all out. Restaurants open longer, hotels busier longer meaning more work for everyone. More money for trails. Its all reciprocal, if you can't think beyond your own world than a resort isn't where you should be, especially one that is trying to become a true 4 seasons resort. Not everyone likes it, but its what most of the hotels, intrawest and even a lot of locals I know want/need.

Cheers

Well done.

If I were a whistler local/resident, I would have been stoked for crankworx. Being someone who would be a tourist, as I would have been had I attended...not so much fun. The elecricity from such an event must make the whole thing surreal, and afterwards very desolate.

I dont know if I could live in a resort town like Whistler...I would love to give it a go when I have the resources allotted, but for now, its a pipedream.

I don't understand how people think the trails should be 100% all the time. The fact they can keep them open with the traffic they see is impressive. Give the trail crews time and things will be back to normal (pre-crankworx)

weee!

[Heatmizer]

I went this year because I'd never been.

Was it worth it? For me it definitely was just because of the trade show - I finally found a FF helmet that fits my melon, it's the only one that does. Too bad Specialized won't have it out for another 5-6 months or so.

As for the event, the only problem I really noticed was you had to pick your view spot based on what you were willing to miss. We moved around a bit to see the pros hitting different things. We started at the top of the event, not such a good view unless you push your way to the front of the pack. Basically we saw the riders come off the teeter, disappear - reappear in the air on the hill, disappear, reappear on the quarter pipe, disappear... etc etc go around/off the wall, and disappear for a long time, then ride off the box at the bottom. Moving down the hill was better, the location we eventually ended up in allowed us to see most of the hill and when we couldn't see the rider simply turnin the other way we could see him on the jumbo tron.

Showing up to this free event shows the sponsors whatr kind of support their is for the sport. The more support they see, the more products they'll develop for the sport.

[HIBuLlitT]

You know, I thought that A-line was rough, then I did Lower DH, Crack addict (my only crash and it cracked my carbon helmet, but I'm ok), National downhill, duffman and A-line didn't seem too bad. I guess it's all relative.
I for one had a great time, spent lots of money, ate great food, met a lot of great people, and saw a 360 off the road gap, and even though he didn't make it I saw a close backflip w/ a 360 (cedric).

Anyone know what happened to Cedric on the DH race, I couldn't help but notice he came in 50 somethingth place???

Austin, were you wearing a austin3:16 t-shirt? I saw you (or the shirt) but it didn't register until I had already passed you (it was after a few).

Aloha to all I met and if you're coming to Kauai, pm me...

[Hip Hop!]

You know, I thought that A-line was rough, then I did Lower DH, Crack addict (my only crash and it cracked my carbon helmet, but I'm ok), National downhill, duffman and A-line didn't seem too bad. I guess it's all relative.
I for one had a great time, spent lots of money, ate great food, met a lot of great people, and saw a 360 off the road gap, and even though he didn't make it I saw a close backflip w/ a 360 (cedric).

Anyone know what happened to Cedric on the DH race, I couldn't help but notice he came in 50 somethingth place???

Austin, were you wearing a austin3:16 t-shirt? I saw you (or the shirt) but it didn't register until I had already passed you (it was after a few).

Aloha to all I met and if you're coming to Kauai, pm me...

nope. wasn't me

[Midas]

You know, I thought that A-line was rough, then I did Lower DH, Crack addict (my only crash and it cracked my carbon helmet, but I'm ok), National downhill, duffman and A-line didn't seem too bad. I guess it's all relative.
I for one had a great time, spent lots of money, ate great food, met a lot of great people, and saw a 360 off the road gap, and even though he didn't make it I saw a close backflip w/ a 360 (cedric).

Anyone know what happened to Cedric on the DH race, I couldn't help but notice he came in 50 somethingth place???

Austin, were you wearing a austin3:16 t-shirt? I saw you (or the shirt) but it didn't register until I had already passed you (it was after a few).

Aloha to all I met and if you're coming to Kauai, pm me...

cedric got a flat.

[Zu]

I will now defeat your "logic" :



(1) when the only trails they groomed were for the races and once the public could ride them they were trashed, I haven't seen the trails in such bad shape all year.

If they didnt groom them beforehand, instead of a-line having somewhat rough berms it would be a giant crater.

(2) Trails were closed for days.

That was for the maintanance and for the pros to take practive runs. You wouldnt want to ride a-line and have a grinning mach-ten cedric gracia riding your tail.

(3) Half the shit they built will either be ripped down, cut in half or just closed.

Yes, but the interesting stunts attract global attention to whistler. More attention = more tourists. More tourists = more money. More money = better trails.

(4) Now that the mountain has put so much money into crankworx they're not going to put the time and money into fixing up the trails that crankworx ripped up.

Whistler made lots of cash off of tourism during the Crankworx festival, and i could imagine that some of the profits will be spent on making the trails smoother and better.

(5) the village was way too busy with annoying people everywhere getting in the way.

Those "annoying people" spent millions of dollars at whistler, putting money into the local economy and making whistler even richer, giving them money to spend on the mountain. Tool.


So next time, stfu and quit being an ignorant crybaby.

[whistler110]

The trail crew will be fixing the trails, but with things being as dry and dusty as they are that is extremely difficult. Check out B-Line, Crank it up, and some of the other trails, they have had some much needed maintenance in the last week.

[Sharon]

Welcome to Whistler!

We missed Crankworx this year, but if it was bigger then last year then I'll bet it was busy.

Like it was said, the summer crowds are NOTHING compared to the High winter crowds! Imagine all those people at Slopestyle on that run, on skis, all coming down at the same time.

Talk about running the moving gates!

If we were at Crankworx that weekend we would not have ridden the bike park since I'm sure it was very busy and hot. There are so many other trails you can ride in the area that you could go for a great ride and then come back for the festivities.

We also probably would have booked an alpine tour like we did last year:
http://www.leelau.net/2004/whistleralpinejuly04/whistleralpine.htm

what happens in whistler stays in whistler - unless it was caught on film.

[Straw]

what happens in whistler stays in whistler - unless it was caught on film.

Everyone seems to poach that Las Vagas saying, even MountainFM!

[patrolskid]

if i'm not mistaken , the original saying was ( is ) : what goes on the road , stays on the road . . .


as in , what you do on a road trip is nobodies business but your own



at least , that is what i tell my wife




and i think she is ok with that , because she probably doesn't want to know . . .

[gooch]

if i'm not mistaken , the original saying was ( is ) : what goes on the road , stays on the road . . .


as in , what you do on a road trip is nobodies business but your own



at least , that is what i tell my wife




and i think she is ok with that , because she probably doesn't want to know . . .

Shouldn't you be out buffing trails for all the whiny tourists?

[patrolskid]

still on light duty . . ..



they got me out shovelling horse shit off pikas' traverse



horse girls . . . . mmmmmm , nice

[gooch]

still on light duty . . ..



they got me out shovelling horse shit off pikas' traverse



horse girls . . . . mmmmmm , nice

horse girls care about one thing, horses. too bad, all that riding gives em nice butts

if you are around weds night you will see my old ass up there trying to get the rhythm back

[patrolskid]

won't be here . . . heading off for boys' mountain bike week(end )



don't know if the hand will be ready for riding , probably wind up as shuttle bitch



what's your excuse ? hiding out during the crankworx fiasco ?

[gooch]

won't be here . . . heading off for boys' mountain bike week(end )



don't know if the hand will be ready for riding , probably wind up as shuttle bitch



what's your excuse ? hiding out during the crankworx fiasco ?

Didn't want to get mistaken for a pro and hounded for autographs, you kow what its like.

[LeeLau]

gooch - blow off work on thursday and ride?

Funny how the people who just moved to whistler less then a year ago bitch about the crowds. Look in mirrors much?

[gooch]

I'm golfing on thurs, you coming up in the morn? Can't get there for a weds night ride?

[patrolskid]

you guys should get in on that rainbow drop . . . . some tourist from out of town is willing to cover your cost to take him and his buddies down there

[gooch]

you guys should get in on that rainbow drop . . . . some tourist from out of town is willing to cover your cost to take him and his buddies down there

never done it so I couldn't guide it for them, other wise I would have

[patrolskid]

the pilot will know where the LZ is . . . . for a 100$ flight i'm sure you could wing it . . . you show up with a bunch of gear that you get the other guys to carry for you , make sure they got papers and fire , then you start talking shit about how GNAR it is , do some bike check , check their SKILLZ , send their best guy off the front , then you say you'll ride sweep . . . .

you wind up at the bottom , they buy you beers , how hard could it be ?

i mean , you sell real estate , right ?


i'd do it myself , but this hand thing , plus you know how i feel about heli biking . . .

[Sharon]

you guys should get in on that rainbow drop . . . . some tourist from out of town is willing to cover your cost to take him and his buddies down there

I hear its a better ski then ride since you can yo yo.

Do you end up on the flank trail? Too bad Kira's not riding.

Gooch - Golf????? you'd rather golf???? then ride with Lee???? I think I would be offended...

[gooch]

the pilot will know where the LZ is . . . . for a 100$ flight i'm sure you could wing it . . . you show up with a bunch of gear that you get the other guys to carry for you , make sure they got papers and fire , then you start talking shit about how GNAR it is , do some bike check , check their SKILLZ , send their best guy off the front , then you say you'll ride sweep . . . .

you wind up at the bottom , they buy you beers , how hard could it be ?

i mean , you sell real estate , right ?


i'd do it myself , but this hand thing , plus you know how i feel about heli biking . . .

Do I have to use my own helicopter of do we use theirs?

[gooch]

I hear its a better ski then ride since you can yo yo.

Do you end up on the flank trail? Too bad Kira's not riding.

Gooch - Golf????? you'd rather golf???? then ride with Lee???? I think I would be offended...


lol, like I said, I'm riding weds night, have to balance the whole sports thingy you know? Golf is kinda work when you play with clients. tell him to come up for weds night

[patrolskid]

yeah sharon , on the east side of 21 mile . . .


kira can't do that shit anyway . . . she'd embarass the crew , and they'd refuse to pay .

gooch , you bring the helicopter , and i'll drive . . . . i know the names of all the stick things , and where your feet go , and i can do all the radio talk official like . .

[Straw]

I've dropped Rainbow...it was fun. No super crazy stunts. It was a good time. Lots and lots of biking. Nice super steep sections in it too.

I don't know all the trails we did, but we ended up coming out on West Side Rd, after riding near Rainbow falls I think, down Jaws I think, and a bunch of others I can't remember the names of.


http://www.vandrunenfamily.com/albums/Jonathan/jonnie_heli_drop.sized.jpg

[gooch]

gooch , you bring the helicopter , and i'll drive . . . . i know the names of all the stick things , and where your feet go , and i can do all the radio talk official like . .

All right, we'll take the new one, I just had a wicked sound system put in it and we can play Flight of the Valkyries on full blast and buzz the village


"check your vector Victor"

"roger Roger"

"do we have clearence Clarence?"

"roger Roger"

[Straw]

I understand all the heli comments now.

Whooosh!