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Been a minute. I'm back and checking out our fair state's lost and lonesome ski areas. I had the opportunity to take a walk around the former Alpine Mountain ski area outside Stroudsburg a couple weeks ago. This area closed in 2015 and was auctioned in 2017 for the bargain price of $413,000. The last operating owners seemed to have sunk a bunch of money into the place before it closed, renovating the lodge and ski school and buying new rental equipment, among other things. The current owners have no interest in the area, or even in maintaining the property which is becoming vandalized and decrepit. Seemed like a good place to learn when it was open. Mellow pitch, not as small as some other closed areas but still small by today's standards (350 vertical feet on about 20 trails). Shame to see any area go, especially with the crowding at some of its neighbors.

Best I could do today pic wise. Reminded me of spring

Saltyann doesnt drink.

wonder if any of these places are still clear enough to be able to ski em if we end up with a decent winter, snowfall-wise

Got in one (maybe) final round of golf today. Nice day for it.

Hunter opened with 6 trails (aka) 2 TTB runs. Hellgate > Kennedy and Belt Parkway. Got a reservation for 3 of us for Friday. Waiting to hear reports on crowds and conditions and see how much of a washout TDay is to know if I will use it. A long day trip for 2 open runs - but they are 1500 foor vertical runs, one has decent steep, I can only ski one run at a time anyway and it has been a longer than normal Off Skison with a couple hours in the Snow Dome not really scratching that itch.

The real question is how much of the stockpile will be left once the weather turns. Everything is northern exposure, and the piles should cool the ground down. That might give a good boost once the guns come back on even if it looks rough. With the relatively marginal forecast - high twenties after the 1st - that might make the difference. Sent from my XP8800 using Tapatalk

I used to caddy at upper Montclair country club. True story Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Are you going to host happy hour at the hotel house?

Do it and take pictures! Get that stoke market up!

Ding ding ding 🛎 that is illegal.

i'd ski it

False. I've seen him drink. @saltyant

One of the local bars has a 230pm-430pm happy hour today.

they're not

that's epic!

Wow TFTI

I think I'm going to ski with the #EpicBoys on Saturday at Hunter. Looks pretty empty today.

Trying to figure out when I can swing quick jaunt to upstate NY...3rd or 4th week in Dec likely.

Nice evening for a soy bean harvest.

I'm finding the uptick in cases in the northern tier very interesting. For the longest time those places were at 0 or 1 to 3 cases and now you're seeing slightly higher numbers. I wonder what changed up there. I have to guess that it's a combination of relaxed restrictions and probably higher testing but realistically the way of life for people in the most remote and rural places in Pennsylvania hasn't changed that much throughout this pandemic.

Nice...you and all the PASRs should post thanksgiving dinner pictures in my Food thread.

Sleigh riding area funnels into an "expert" trail. for the extreme sleigh riders only.

He does occasionally usually in Hot tub time machines.

How much is Hunter mountain charging for day tickets?

Epic passholders only.