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"I've seen Hooter working and riding at
Stratton for years. He rides himself so he builds
the parks and pipes so the people and himself
will be happy with them. I've seen him doing things
from shoveling some of the pipe by hand to coming
up with his own inventions like pulling a fence
behind a snowmobile to smooth the flat bottom
out. Hooter is a guy who likes what he does and
I've been glad to ride his parks and pipes over
the years".
Ross Powers - Olympic Gold Medalist -
Men's Snowboarding Halfpipe, 2002 Olympics. Salt
Lake City, USA.
Olympic Bronze Medalist - Men's Snowboarding
Halfpipe, 1998 Olympics. Nagano, Japan.
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Ross Powers
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"David Van Houten was an excellent addition
to our terrain park design and grooming team,
allowing us to take it to a higher level. This
was reflected on the great feedback by our riders
and skiers throughout the season. We look forward
to continuing our relationship with Dave in the
future"
Russ Colton
President Hunter Mountain
Ski Bowl Hunter NY
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Peak Mountain Resort has benefited immensely from
Dave Van Houten's design of our new Coyote
Ridge Terrain Park. The kids love it and our
guest satisfaction scores have risen dramatically
as a result of this
enhancement to the resort. The features are exciting
and still conscientious of safety as possible.
Our park grooming supervisor has learned a great
deal from Dave and has become a real pro as a result.
We have truly enjoyed our relationship with Dave
and look forward to years of input from him. Our
industry benefits tremendously from people who
are knowledgable of this important aspect of our
business.
Brian Fairbank
President/CEO
Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort
Hancock, MA
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"Through the last ten years I have seen
every change in Stratton's terrain parks. As Dave's
knowledge has grown it has showed in the way he
lays it down on snow. The boy has helped bring
us all to the level we are at now."
Thanks Hooter,
Hobie Chittenden
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Hobie Chittenden
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"Hooter takes the guess work out of building
a safe, efficient park"
Scott Goodnow
Grooming/Maintenance Director
Wachusett Mountain
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"Dave Van Houten knows how to build jumps
and he and his company are dedicated to this task.
The bottom line is Dave Hooter Van Houten knows
how to build jumps better than you."
Adrien Gallo
Excerpt From "Snow Transitions" article
in Eastern Edge Snowboarding Magazine.
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the Entire Article
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Thank you for doing such a great job on the park
at Hunter. I rode the pipe all day on Saturday
and it was SICK!!!!!!! Everyone was super stoked
on it and the new kickers too. More...
Tom Conroy
Hunter Mt.
Groomer/Rider
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"Dave and his crew are a dedicated bunch
of park builders who ensure the riders of their
parks to see good jumps, smooth landings and a
great pipe. It's always safe and there are always
a variety of jumps for different abilities."
Amy Johnson - 1999 National Boardercross
Champion, 2000 US Open 3rd place Boardercross,
2000 Winter X Games 11th Halfpipe.
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