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Otsego Opening day!

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

The Biggest day in the history of Otsego club went down on saturday Dec 19th! Planet has been in Michigan for the last two weeks making sure the snow making is in the right area’s and stacking the snow for the pipe build out and for opening days 3 terrain parks! The main park on chair 3 featured a 3 jump line that was sessioned so much locals were heard saying “I have never seen such a huge session on Jumps ever in Michigan!” folowing the Jump line was two more box and rail options leading you right to the cahir. Top to Bottom park on Opening day! Over on chair two was the site for the Middle Earth Tour http://www.middleearthsnowseries.com/ Night slopestyle. And over off the main bowl right in front of the lodge was a double teared rail line for the rail jam on Sunday. So much amazing ridding went down saturday its cracy to think how good these Michigan kids will get riding the O-Park everday!

In adition to all the on hill radness Planet also installed the skate bowl for opening day!

All of this and that was only Opening day! Stay tuned for the announcement of the Olympic teams arrivals and the announcement od the new Otsego O-park Snowboard Team!

Otsego happenings

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

The Planet crew is hard at work stacking up the pipe for the arrival of the Olympic teams from around the world. On top of that getting the resort ready for opening weekend and the Slopestyle competition.

Mike is also getting the Bowl set up for opening weekend for those that need to skate in between there snow shredding

Get up to Otsego Michigan this weekend!

Planet wins highest honor on Earth

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

"Planet is now the new leader World"... says everyone

AP Reports “Planet was recently put in charge of the Earth”

Planet’s Ryan Neptune says… “We gladly accept this honor”…”Planet invented awesome…so it is going to be easy for us to manage everyone in the World”

In a recent Gallup Poll data reveals it is unanimous… “Planet is now the new leader of the World”… says everyone

Mike Langdon of Planet Snow says “We started in December 2009 with Keystone CO, Winterpark CO, Otsego MI, and in January 2010 we knock out Mt Bachelor OR, Telluride C0, Canadian Olympic Park Canada, Happo Japan, Stratton VT, HCSC at Timberline OR, throw in the Can-O, US-O a few World Cups…then we will finish the rest of the Earth by years end… Not worried about it, because we are Rad…

Otsego’s O-Park

Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Lot-O-Snow

Lot-O-Snow

Stacking the Pipe!

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Ryan and Mike stacking the Pipe!

Ryan and Mike stacking the Pipe!

Winter is here and the Pipe at Otsegos O-park is getting stacked! Ryan and Mike from Planet are out in Michigan getting the O-Park ready for the weekend of Dec 19th and 20th when the Otsego Club will be open to the public for the opening weekend! With Tickets only $10 bucks its worth getting out here and checking things out. Also that weekend the MESS will be hosting the first slopestyle competition of the year.

Be sure to check the website’s for more info on this monumental weekend!

Quick skatepark stop

Monday, December 7th, 2009

After a long flight Ryan and I had no choice but to stop and stretch our legs at Modern Skate Park in Royal Oak, MI. This place had something for everyone. Mini ramps, good street course and a super fun bowl. If you live in or around Royal Oak, you have to check this park out Here’s a short video clip