berg

i think a poll would be a good idea. although it'd be good to stress only people that are SERIOUSLY interested vote. i don't want a bunch of non-attenders voting for breck b/c they think it's a bitchin place to ride

Mr. Right

Thank you my friend

Another thing is almost nobody on this board has seen Wolf Creek, and if I was planning on traveling from from the big Eh' or the Ice Coast I'd be skeptical too. That's why I understand all the Utah votes etc.

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berg

i haven't seen it either. but after going with your recommendation on loveland (and dealing with the sceptecism of my friends who thought winter park would be a better bet ) and having it pay off BIG time (all my friends were in love with it by the end of the week), i trust the good things you have to say about wolf creek. and frankly, slc has nothing on the rockies

Mr. Right

Wolf Creek is a lot funner than Loveland The trees at Wolf Creek make lift 8 at Loveland look weak I think anybody here that's been to Wolf Creek would be hard pressed to say ANYTHING bad about it as far as pricing/atmosphere/crowd size/ etc. would go. Look em up on youtube, you'll see some pow videos. The only people that would hate Wolf Creek would be the park rats but probably not even that much.

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mpdsnowman

Here is what I did and it really worked out well. I set it up for a three tier payment and worked it thru my paypal.

Deposit of $70.00 due November 15th.
Second of $70.00 due January 15th.
Final of $60.00 due February 15th.

For those who didnt have paypal I had them send me the money to my office. Some members will pay in full just to get it out of the way, others you can expect to pay fully at the last payment date. Now typically the safe bet is generally no refund on the initial deposit. I chose not to do that last year. This year deposits will not be refunded within two months of the meet. Reason being we want to fill all the spots and when someone cancells out we need adequate time to fill it if we can....

With that here is the summary for the last meet.
House held 16
We had 17 on the roster
Seven on the roster cancelled and we picked up 2 at the beginning of the meet so that gave us 12.

As a result the package price i wanted for both food and lodging($200.00) we didnt make the funds. We ultimately paid for the house and everyone chipped in a few bucks for food and drink. Ultimately I dont think you will hear any of the attendees complain about their total cost..Its an epic time and not everyone can do this type of thing.

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mpdsnowman

As far as the poll I think its a good Idea but really I think you want to read what people post in this thread as far as locations(this gives u a true indication of who is saying what rather than a pole anyone can vote) and ulitmately as the coordinator make that decision. For those who have been on meets they will go wherever it ends up. For those who are picky about where they go...they wont have fun like we will.

Finally you dont want to add anyone to the list nor consider anyone attending unless they either pay you the deposit or you deam at your disgression an individual honest and sincere as far as money arriving.

The I may be in , I may be out, I may be in...looks good, looks bad, dunno, ohh im there now, well maybe nots, dont count as far as the roster goes...if that makes sense

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Simply^Ride

I agree with the poll, at least it would give you an idea of what the general public really wants.

Another thing have you made a decision on the situation dealing with transportation to Wolf Creek?

mpdsnowman

Here is what I think is a pretty decent time line.

June 1st. I will start a thread for discussion on the east coast meet(this thread already serves as a west coast meet so your all set here)

August 28th we should have the thread for the location, dates and package price for the meets(same time as this past EC meet)

I know this may be way way early but most important will be the dates between meets. I was thinking EC meet to be January 29th.(thurs) thru Feb 4(Wednesday) and the WC meet to be after march 1st.

Im not worried about snow. Ive got great karma it follows me around. It will be wherever we go and when

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Mr. Right

I haven't looked too much into the travel situation yet. I think MPD is going to handle the East Coast end and I will be rounding up the Western end of things. I personally think it would be cheaper and just as much of a drive to land in New Mexico as DIA but I'm looking into that on and off as I get time. I'm trying to hunt down some REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES rather than look at maps and numbers because it can make a big difference in the snowy winters in Colorado. I-70 and 285 headed towards west/southern Colorado get shut down quite a bit in the snowy winter months so the drive up from Albuquerque may be a little better/quicker especially if roads near the Rockies are getting shut down. For me it's about a 5 hour drive so depending on whether or not my friends bow out I may just be able to pick up a person or two and their gear at DIA if they didn't mind couching/flooring it for a night before we go. The only other pisser there is renting a car in NM and having to drive it that far and have it for that many days. I'm also going to look into what type of public transportation there might be down there, but I don't recall ever really seeing anything. I haven't been down there this whole season so who knows at this point.





Ok just looked it up. Wolf Creek Transportation I think NM would be the ideal landing spot for everyone. If anyone has ever made this drive please chime in and tell me your thoughts. I'll be asking around on local forums as well.

Public Transportation in the area is expensive enough to justify the cost of a cheap rental car, plus once everyone is there we could really squeeze in and carpool it a little better.

I've actually kind of been poking around and looking for a job down there as well. If I find something good I may just live down there at the time of the meet, hard to say. I'm just going to say I kind of miss it.

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Simply^Ride

I have only one issue with joining you guys, and it's college. How far ahead do you need to know if I am going or not? Last spring break was around mid march, not sure when next year its going to be. But I could maybe talk my way out of a couple classes, but not sure yet.