MRG - What about snowboarders?

[dmc]

are snowboards not recreational?

Hell yeah!!! In fact snowboards were created soley for fun...
Skis were created for tasks like delivering mail and attacking villages in the next valley...

my horse is dead...does anybody have a pony?

I have a stable of clydesdales ready for action... :razz:

 

[Beartrap]

Waaaaaaaa

At this point who cares? Sounds like a bunch of babies back and forth. I love this board but has any one of the mods heard of the lock thread option.........

 

[tree_skier]

Why do you accuse us of beating a dead horse and then join the debate???

Is there still some life left or do you just like talk out of both sides of your mouth?

Sometimes it's fun to get people going and I have been know to stir the pot at times.

For example There is no way the lines and snow surface would be the same with boarders and skiers together as they are now. Just look at your average trail after a foot of new snow and send 10 boarders or 10 skiers down, which trail would you like to be # 11 down?

 

[dmc]

Waaaaaaaa

At this point who cares? Sounds like a bunch of babies back and forth. I love this board but has any one of the mods heard of the lock thread option.........

What the F are you talking about... We're having a good discussion...

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! They're talking about MRG again....
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! These boarders need to have their thread locked... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!...


What a joke...

 

[dmc]

Sometimes it's fun to get people going and I have been know to stir the pot at times.

For example There is no way the lines and snow surface would be the same with boarders and skiers together as they are now. Just look at your average trail after a foot of new snow and send 10 boarders or 10 skiers down, which trail would you like to be # 11 down?

If I was on a board I'd pick the skiers trail... Because skiers tend to take different lines..
If i was on skis I'd pick the boarder trail... because boarders tend to take different lines..



I totally take different lines when I ski then when I board or even tele for that matter....

 

[bvibert]

Waaaaaaaa

At this point who cares? Sounds like a bunch of babies back and forth. I love this board but has any one of the mods heard of the lock thread option.........

Uh yes, we've heard of the lock function. As I stated earlier in this thread I was inclined to lock it when it first appeared because in the past they get really ugly. I did not in the hopes that the discussion would remain civil, which it has for the most part. Obviously folks still care otherwise there wouldn't be so many responses to the thread...

 

[Skibum_dan]

Rather than the back-and-forth that is based on preference, (Board vs. Skis) I was kinda hoping for some more feedback on steps a rider might do, other than purchasing shares, to get some voting power/influence those with voting power. This goes back to my pg. 15 post…..
Otherwise we are pretty much arguing over which is better, apples or oranges.

Apples are a far superior to oranges…don’t you even bring that orange in here!!!
NOOO oranges are my favorite fruit so therefore they are better… ewww ewww..

I like cars better than trucks.
Hell no, tucks are sooo much better..

 

[andyzee]

If I was a boarder, I would boycott MRG!

 

[dmc]

If I was a boarder, I would boycott MRG!

thanks bud! :roll:

 

[andyzee]

thanks bud! :roll:

Just busting, sorry couldn't help myself. I know your passionate about it and I agree with you.

 

[Kerovick]

I'll boycott MRG with ya. Of course I never had any intention of going there and have no idea where it is.

kero

 

[Skibum_dan]

dmc, maybe do something like getting the word out to as many riders you know or even skiers who share your perspective, to chip in and buy as many shares as you can as a big group of riders.....designate a few members as the share holders who will vote(# of peeps depending on how much interest and $$ you are able to raise) I don't know....just trying to innovative. Seems like if you want to see changeyou have to make it happen because the current share holders aren't going to have it.

 

[dmc]

dmc, maybe do something like getting the word out to as many riders you know or even skiers who share your perspective, to chip in and buy as many shares as you can as a big group of riders.....designate a few members as the share holders who will vote(# of peeps depending on how much interest and $$ you are able to raise) I don't know....just trying to innovative. Seems like if you want to see changeyou have to make it happen because the current share holders aren't going to have it.

I think just contiuing the debate is good for now.. And anytime someone joins it's a win...
Cause you never know what the future holds and it's good for us to have as many people hip to the debate as possible..

I personally don't have the cash to spend on a share.. I only tele there maybe once a year.. If I could snowboard there - I'd get a share....

 

[Skibum_dan]

I haven't been there for a few years but do remember it having pretty sweet natural trails/good woods and can understand why anyone would want to ride there, regardless of their preferred contraption.
Ha....can't you just try to fool the lifties with a split board??

 

[andyzee]

I think just contiuing the debate is good for now.. And anytime someone joins it's a win...
Cause you never know what the future holds and it's good for us to have as many people hip to the debate as possible..

I personally don't have the cash to spend on a share.. I only tele there maybe once a year.. If I could snowboard there - I'd get a share....

Perhaps start a drive to raise the cash for shares, there's enough boarders out there that would like to see this ban dropped.

 

[Grassi21]

I love how this normally heated topic has taken a turn (ha ha ha) for the better. Skiers and riders living together... (I love Ghostbusters and Bill Murray). I think the idea of not allowing snow boarders at MRG isn't cool at all. I'll sign the petition and donate some funds.

 

[andyzee]

I love how this normally heated topic has taken a turn (ha ha ha) for the better. Skiers and riders living together... (I love Ghostbusters and Bill Murray). I think the idea of not allowing snow boarders at MRG isn't cool at all. I'll sign the petition and donate some funds.

Same here.

 

[Skibum_dan]

That would be pretty sweet.
Tip of the hat to anyone living it up on the hill.....heck even the monoskiers and snow bladers. ha. hmmm yeah sure...why not!
The whole skiers vs. snowboarding thing is sooo 1990s...
Actually, as a skier I tip my hat to what snowboarding has done for skiing over the past 10 years or so. The mountain culture tends to be a little less stuffy and race-atron-esque as it were, per say, if you will....
Any how, I'm out! It's Friday!

 

[David Metsky]

Rather than the back-and-forth that is based on preference, (Board vs. Skis) I was kinda hoping for some more feedback on steps a rider might do, other than purchasing shares, to get some voting power/influence those with voting power.

Honestly, I can't think of anything you can do other than to ski at MRG and get to know the shareholders on the slopes. But the fact is, there's not much to convince them of, they know the facts. This isn't about facts; it's about intangibles.

Buying shares would be a great start, but there are already shareholders at MRG who already snowboard. They just don't snowboard at MRG. If you buy enough shares to influence the votes then great, the market has spoken. I doubt there are enough boarders willing to pony up that kind of money and make a long term commitment, but I'd be happy to be wrong.

-dave-

 

[bvibert]

Honestly, I can't think of anything you can do other than to ski at MRG and get to know the shareholders on the slopes. But the fact is, there's not much to convince them of, they know the facts. This isn't about facts; it's about intangibles.

Buying shares would be a great start, but there are already shareholders at MRG who already snowboard. They just don't snowboard at MRG. If you buy enough shares to influence the votes then great, the market has spoken. I doubt there are enough boarders willing to pony up that kind of money and make a long term commitment, but I'd be happy to be wrong.

-dave-

Buying up enough shares to influence anything might not even be possible, according to their bylaws they already have way more than half as many shareholders as are allowed:

How many shares are available?

As of October 1, 2006, a total of 2042 shares have been sold. Our goal to operate the mountain on a long-term basis is to sell 2500 shares, but the Cooperative is allowed to sell up to 3,000 shares.

How many shareholders are there?

There are currently just under 1700 shareholders. The maximum number of shareholders permitted under the Cooperative Bylaws is 2000.