Eastern States Cup/Pro GRT 5 - Plattekill

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davetrumpore (May 29, 2013 at 8:53)

Classic Plattekill & some good shots in there, but if you want to truly cover an event you should try to shoot more than just a few sections. Your photos did a great job of covering the feel of the weekend and the weather but it falls quite short of showing the action... just constructive criticism. keep up the solid work.

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Lambchopsphoto (May 29, 2013 at 10:04)

Thanks, noted.

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buddme34 (May 28, 2013 at 9:45)

do they still have only 1 lift and the barn lookin lodge? i road and raced there when i first got onto mnt biking back in 97. i raced a DH on a Proflex 856 with Rock Shox DH that had 3" travle. I had a blast. i came in 18th out of 25 for my age group.

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nouser (May 29, 2013 at 5:33)

2 lifts, and a pretty decent lodge, i guess it looks like a barn

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Fuze911 (May 28, 2013 at 6:02)

Awesome coverage guys. Even with the shitty weather. Although it would of been fun to watch, I'm glad I went to blue mountain instead.

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RodRamsey (May 28, 2013 at 7:25)

Which Blue mt NY or PA? I heard a rumor Blue Mt Pa was opening again this year.

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crewmember (May 28, 2013 at 9:35)

Pa. I had first lift Saturday, the Dh line is fantastic, other new lines still need work but it was a lot of fun

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RodRamsey (May 29, 2013 at 7:30)

Thats awesome finally blue back open. Are the dirt jumps still there? School bus step up?lool. That was my spot 3 years ago. We stumbled onto it, started killing it at the dj's then mtn closed right after that, bummed out. You can ride dh all day then when lift closes go over to the jumps and get busy. It was like a small version of highland mtn. Those dj's were epic hope they rebuild. Ewok forest, school bus step up/down, everything sick. I was looking at this huck coming into the jumps, redicilous. Do like a 30' step down on top into the first set of berms and jumps, its like gapping the roll in chute. Place has serious potential, hope more mtns in PA start programs.

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readingracing (May 28, 2013 at 9:37)

Blue Mtn Pa is open! It was opening weekend.had a blast on Sunday conditions were excellent and runs were sweet.great start for Blue and looking foreword to new lines as the Mtn develops!

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racer303 (May 28, 2013 at 18:30)

What does that have to do with the plattekill GRT?

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RodRamsey (May 29, 2013 at 7:38)

Its a tight community here in the east. All the dhers ride the sames mtns and pretty much know eachother. Everyone knows Plattekill is the absolute gnarliest spot with most drop bar none on east coast. Then you have Creek and Highland for my jump orientated riding. Blue Mtn is a nice mix of both dh and jumps and we need more mountain to open. Thanks for the heads up. I season pass plattekill for life but also travel around. Blue is very close for me and I would go there over Creek any day like it or love it.

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MKmike (May 28, 2013 at 12:26)

Nice pics, i can almost hear the tires rolling through the wet mud... Plattekill awesomeness

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daisycutter (May 28, 2013 at 3:25)

Looks like Platty in the fall. Yesterday it was 73 and not a cloud in the sky.

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racer303 (May 28, 2013 at 18:31)

yesterday was absolutely fantastic!

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phobospwns (May 28, 2013 at 6:04)

Does anyone have pics of any gnarly sections of the course? Just curious as to what it looked like...

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JKSR (May 28, 2013 at 6:16)

I will have a video of the race up in a day or 2, with plenty of footage of the gnarly section you speak of. -Jason Scheiding

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RodRamsey (May 28, 2013 at 7:27)

Just go to plattekill any weekend, ride up the tripple chair mountain and go down dabomb. Will have all the gnar you ever wanted to see.