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I'm getting closer.....not there yet, but it's definitely in my thoughts and future plans. Fwiw... I'm down 30#. Depression freaking sucks boys.....but I'm back. I'm happy to be alive ....That's a big step from where I was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Today was dope, good to see everybody.

Had a lot of fun this afternoon. First day out for my daughter this season who took this great shot for her snapchat friends. Glad we waited until this afternoon as it was 11 degrees when we arrived and the crowds weren't terrible. The 6 pack kept stopping so we rode the quad most of the day. Windy at the top but nothing crazy. All of the blow over from Razors made NMDW the ROTD. Really nice afternoon at Blue the true.

Took my daughter to a sixers game tonight. I even caught a mini basketball that the mascot threw into the crowd! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Right side of mainstreet in the morning was amazing. Nmdw was real good too.

Went back out with Jlaw and Matt Edge after a break. (cheese couldnt get his boots back on) Low crowds, which was a big treat. Still cold, but i thought Challange at that point was ROTD.

In your eyes, ok. But lets face it, she didnt buy them there. Why the fuck would they want to stop tuning my skis that i purchased from them, to see if they could fix a ski that wasnt purchased there, and from previous posts, its pretty obvious the bindings/ski should go back to where ever they came from so that they are right/safe/not superglued the fuck back together. The shop at Blue is actually pretty decent, and i have had nothing but good experiences there. i bought my last pair of skis there, and maybe its just me, but i think that goes along way for getting good service. RidgeRacer bought a pair of boots at the tent sale earlier this year. lost a buckle somewhere along the way. Dude took his boot in the back, came out with a buckle on it in 5 mins. Not beyond lame. I'm pretty sure you knew going in you had about a 10% chance of them fixing them. I highly doubt they would want to assume the liability for fixing your skis if it was at all sketchy. Like most everybody else im a big internet shopper for gear, and it hurts the brick and mortar stores, but it is what it is. I would buy another pair of skis from them in a minute if the price was close. I think the shop at blue does a great job considering the fact most people they deal with in there clueless themselves, and im sure that gets old quick. Not sure Buckmans should be placed as high as you might think.

Hey All, I'm back from a fun session at Blue mountain the true mountain. At 730AM it was around 2 degrees with 15-20mph winds actually warmer than expected. There were a lot of PASRs in the house including Atomic Jeff, Shadows, Enjorales, JFDan, Root, Ryan, Toast, Matt Edge, Johnny Law, Justo, the real KT, T maki, skier112, Indiggio, mbikeMike, Mrs Snowbunski and many others. As always the gates opened before the liftees got ok but first chair was had. I had a very nice first run on Razors before it was closed to the race team was between hardpack and aoftpack not bad challenge was good for run number two followed by nightmare to dreamweaver which was even better. Run number four usually would be sidewinder which was closed with five groomers grooming out the new blown snow compete with a winch cat Swithback was pretty good and I skied that three times total. It as a bit of a wind tunnel so I tucked the top half befor the two big turns. I didnt ski lazy mile because I heard it wasn't that good then back to nightmare dreamweaver and another challenge run which was still pretty nice and then we waited 2-3 minutes at the rope drop for sidewinder and high tailed it down and it was like Toasts favorite Katie perry song hot and cold. Some good areas and some bad. I skied another sidewinder run with matt edge behind shadows and hit the fresh manmade pow under the lift on the left side near the bottom. My feet ended up frozen everything else was ok and it took some effort to get boots off. I had some beers in the lot and thought about going back out with a few PASRs but my boots were solid as a rock and I got some really nice cord and empty runs today and will be back tomorrow. The ambient temperature will be colder initially but less wind

About time they’re 100%. Montage beat them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A ski shop will always work on someones equipment that was purchased there, before working on something that came in from the internet. Its common business sense which apparently you lack. You really think they should stop mounting a pair of skis that were just purchased at their store, which someone is waiting for, to help fix something that just came in? I bet it was pretty apparent to everyone in the shop that she didnt just come of the slopes on them and was in a jam. You are also missing the liability they will assume when they do fix someone elses broken shit. I think its all for the best that SallyCat sends them back and gets a pair that doesnt have to be fixed before she can even ski them. This is a risk we all assume when we choose to buy something off the internet. Whats lame is the quality control from the manufacturer of the legendary RTM's.

You don't just become an advanced skier overnight can take hundreds of ski days. Anyway way to get after it despite the less than good conditions.

Next time post how the runs were and how the RTMs were and what not. Did you meet any cool people? There were like 15 PASRs today at Blue. Did you wear facemask and was pretzel salty lol

I'm gonna SU before I read this.

Thinking about going tomorrow. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Great morning. Fast snow, grippy most trails. Wicked cold. Reminds you that you are alive kinda cold. My favorite day of the season so far.

27.5 was fine (I wear a men's 10.5 running shoe). 104 mm wide was absurd. I'm eventually going to have to get a race boot if I want a good fit width-wise, but I'm not good enough as a skier to be in a stiff boot. Hence the Zip Fits: you can cram a lot of filler in the heel and ankle area and sort of make up for a too-wide recreational boot.

Sitting at the bar at the hotel, just like in The Shining. Waiting for some pretzel twists and cheese. I'm more excited for the pretzel twists tonight than I am to go back out and sit on idle chair lifts all night long.

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Yeah, I don't. I thought that their techs were good based on everybody else's opinion, but as far as "business common sense" they lacked it all along. Take my recent experience with test-driving skis when they just stubbornly refused to prorate, reschedule, etc a test drive of the 3rd pair that they couldn't do the same day because their techs have left for the day. Needless to say, they never warned that their techs are leaving way before the store's closing, and when I came in and signed up for the test, I explicitly asked when they were closing. But hey, "it's a policy", was their final word, "to have test drives of all skis done on the same day". Their shops are overpriced retail. Not just on a regular winter day, but also on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Everybody else, whether it's an internet shop or a BM one, is running sales, but they're stubbornly burning lights and a salary of two "may I help you" girls getting zero sales. Some common sense for sure.

Camelback offers advanced lessons, just not in a group. One hour private lesson is $119.

Do they still have a fence around the seeded bumps? That made me laugh

I should be clear about a few things: 1. I only bought the skis online because they were not available anywhere locally in the size I needed. I didn't save enough money to make the hassle of waiting, paying for mounting, etc.worth it. I just didn't have another option if I wanted to get on them this season. 2. I have no quibble with Blue's shop regarding my binding. I just wanted a professional to put eyes on it and make sure it was indeed unfixable. I would have kicked myself if I'd gone through the shipping process only to find there was an easy fix. I actually thought it was funny that they were like "Yup. Broken!" which was what I thought anyway. 3. Slight annoyance at the clueless sales staff aside, I have always had very good experiences with True Blue when it came to the actual work. JD was positively heroic about molding my boots for my difficult feet and he even took a look at my ZipFIts and gave me some super-thin snowboard boot laces from the shop to try to reduce the liner volume a bit. He's knowledgable and patient, and actually listens to and problem-solves with you. And they've done some mounting and grinding (lol) that I've been very happy with. 4. Buckman's is awful. I meant to suggest that the bar is pretty low around here.

Just arrived

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yo i was literally there last night like 1 section over from you lol

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Wow, good night time stiff. I think I've briefly seen Salty in this video. On a road mountain bike and 1:45.

You're a Jerry.

Don't let the rad GoPros fool you..a lot of these guys are Jerrys. Salty is in his own class of Jerry take that as a compliment.

It's a cost saving move. They figure they'll take in less money 💰 operating than they'll spend on energy and employment costs. It's alright from Sunday into the long term they'll be open everyday and night.

Some more from L&NE RR at Lehigh Gap. Pretty cool photos. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Are you calling Salty a Jerry lol or Sally

Yup all about girth

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I thought you quit vaping?

Blue Mountian shop tech after inspecting my binding screw: "It's broken."

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