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You know what they say, “if you don’t like the weather in Malvern wait five minutes”

My $5 dollar general rain coat worked surprisingly well

STFU GSS that’s what they say about Vermont..

My dad helped out with the restoration as well. He sent me some photos when they wrapped up the project. He was stoked to get to operate the engine again like he did when working at Bethlehem Steel.

This was a different way to watch a game than I’m used to.

Good pic of my cousin and probably my new favorite gif of me. Cheers!

Day 2… Enjoyed a quick breakfast of eggs, bacon and home fries before being picked up from my hotel. It quickly became apparent that the resort would be much busier today as the access road to the parking lots were backed up and we had to park further than ive ever parked there before. After seeing the crazy long line for the Bluebird Express we skated over to the Grand Summit Express to cut down on wait times. Both take you from the base to the summit, no worries. Once we got to the top @ryan had a binding issue so we took a lazy run down, got his binding squared away and back to the Grand Summit Express. They opened a couple runs overnight but they were left ungroomed, which included our favorite run of the weekend; Rollercoaster which had lefts overs from the storm plus the additional snow from the day before. We took this 3 times to start before heading west to check out some trees for a couple runs and hit the park for a run. Quick Lunch Break sitting outside since the lodge was a mad house. Lift lines were a decent wait, maybe 10 minutes at the worst. After lunch I wanted to check out a marked glade area, which turned out to be really fun. This area was definitely a glade area for beginners, however still very enjoyable. After 2 runs thru there we headed back over to the Carinthia area to close out the day with a few of our favorite runs/ tree areas. This mini trip was a f****** blast and we’re already looking at another quick trip mid-January. Lets hope the snow gods corporate again!

This is great! I LOL'ed.

Take it to the shut the fuck up thread.

Has anybody else been going on message boards since “56k warnings” were a thing? Ahhhh the good ole days lol. 3am wake up call Thursday morning and I jumped outta bed, I was fired up to go after not getting up to Snow last season. Headed to my cousins to meet up with him (Ryan) and his buddy (Ben) and we were on our way by 4am. One coffee and gas stop later and we pulled into the parking lot around 930. Ryan and Ben took their boards to the tune shop to get them waxed (I had no idea you can get your boards waxed in as little as 20 minutes) and I hit the proshop to get a new pair or goggles and mittens. They had the EXACT pair of goggles that I wanted, so that was a nice surprise. Also, after not really wearing goggles for the past 10 years, I was VERY happy with the visibility and performance of the goggles. Stoked on them TBH. Day 1…After getting 22+” of snow in the previous 5 days, we were greeted with more snow on Friday, and it snowed ALL DAY totaling roughly 6”. We started with a couple runs down the main face to get our legs warmed up then took a quick run down the North Face which was a nice diamond with lots of fresh untracked snow from the precious storm. After that we then proceeded to the Carinthia area, however we never made it and found ourselves in an untouched area of trees with roughly 20” of untouched snow. All 3 of us got stuck at one point because of how much snow was in there. That was a tiresome 15 minutes, ha! Once we made our way outta there we took a couple runs thru Nitro Park which was its first day open and a couple runs thru some trees over in the Carinthia. Quick lunch break at the new Carinthia lodge. Ben, our 3rd wheel wanted to stay inside a little longer as he was legitimately sick and needed some more rest. So, Ryan and I took a couple runs thru Nitro Park before heading back to meet back up with Ben. Once we regrouped with him, we proceeded back to the main face and finished off the day with a couple runs down the main face mixing in some trees when we were able to. As someone who doesn’t have a lot of, if any true “pow days” this day was a great experience. Like I said, lefts overs all over the mountain from the previous storm, plus the 5-6” throughout the day. Top 5 day ever for me. Quick story time, hopefully @RyGuy19 doesn’t read this haha. We booked our rooms 2 weeks before we were scheduled to arrive and a week before we arrived I got an email saying that the hotel I was scheduled to stay in was experiencing maintenance issues and I had been complimentary upgraded to the Grand Summit Resort….. Ben and Ryan had not been upgraded... Sorry boyz. I enjoyed a nice outdoor hottub that night and my room was literally at the bottom of one of the main lifts. I may or may not have imbibed in some 420 late night watching the cats groom the lower lift area.

Just stumbled upon this shot of a LV train snaking around Bear Mountain in Jim Thorpe. Pretty impressive. It looks like its hauling a ton of trailers... before intermodal containers became much more the norm.

I didn't. Most of your posts I don't waste my time reading.

Wow, Toast is spamming the weather thread! If I did that Toast would be all "STFU" and get 10 or 15 likes.

@saltyant this is crazy.

No I can handle more than one beer... unlike you.

My friend is going to Dallas right before New Years to see them play the Redskins..the only thing I know about Dallas is there are a lot of Dallas fans in eastern PA and they call Dallas the big D...I also know a stripper named Nubia who’s from Dallas...

pretty sure his problem stems from holier than thou, NIMBY delcoans who refused to allow 3 lanes in each direction on 476 .

Fill up those snowmaking ponds for the weekend

Why so Salty?

Take it to the Dana thread.

Sunday was pretty good Saturday was terrible. They made a good amount of snow overnight. I agree Boomer was the best run

Snowing at base lodge at Blue!

Snowing at the summit lodge at Blue.

Correct

He’s in Philadelphia home of the Roots

Ask @saltyant!!!!

TFTI. I just walked down Arch between 12th and 13th and it's fascinating thinking about walking over the tunnels just a few feet below. Tomorrow I'll look for the ventilation grates.

damn thats boujee as shit

Nothing like a good weeknight train

Gotta keep it ten times ten

Funny but true hehehehe

The temperature is starting to drop. Was 54 now 48.

you're right about them dying off...here is an obit from 2003 about one of the scumbags who helped cause the congestion we see today: http://cavanaghfuneralhome.tributes.com/obituary/show/Robert-L.-Anthony-3281909 you're also right about them moving away. Leonard Mammucari (who lives at 523 W. Pleasant Grove Road, West Chester, PA 19382) has been bitching about traffic in West Chester for the past 15 years: http://www.westtownpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-09-05-BOS-Agenda-and-Materials.pdf

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Weird wild stuff wow it’s bananas

Yes. Usually a pretty good turnout.

Lo Que Dijo

Nice report...seems like you got the powder bug and balled out at the grand summit. Powder is a drug that’s for sure..pure and white.

He’s just being a weirdo. Blame it on the rain.

Rainy afternoon at Lost Tavern, I suppose.

drunk already

I’m glad you got a little chuckle...

$45 plus $12 in fees for $57. however, i had a $30 stubhub giftcard so i only spent $27.

50 degrease and a light mist here. Might put the tropical plants back outside. Rack it!!!!!

Awesome Report! glad to see someone is enjoying Montage!!!

also, the two abandoned segments of tunnel under arch street between 10th/11th streets and 12th/13th streets would be crazy to see. they were abandoned when World War I began. i've only been able to find 2 pictures online, however on Google Street view you can see possible ventilation grates between 12th and 13th streets looks like almost nobody has been down there, as the usual graffiti and homeless trash are missing. however, the new cinderblock support pillars, wooden steps, and empty soft drink cup in left hand corner show somebody has been down there edit: just found a 3rd pic taken in 1952

where's the bacon.....this is not ron swanson approved breakfast food

i'm down for CO., and I live in reading so I could bring as much Unique Splits as anyone can possibly eat.