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That's it for Floyds - long runout back to the lift at the bottom. There are two headwalls in the parallel trail (Rivershot) from the point where Floyds starts.

They added a essay section to the math and reading sections. Most schools don't use that section for evaluation of a student yet.

It looks like they updated the website, and it agrees with the emails now for unlimited pass skiing at 7:30 - now we just have to get out of bed early enough.

The email says it is for unlimited season pass holders - but the website says the 7:30 ski is for VIP pass holders only - $100 more than the adult unlimited (although you get to forgo getting the ticket and just use your pass for the lifts). Wonder which one is correct? I don't think the unwashed unlimited holders would get to ski at 7:30 with 'top management' as the email says.

It was pretty quiet Sunday afternoon. But we old guys might go into cardiac arrest if someone skis too fast near us. ;)

Maybe the problem was your 'shooting back on to the trail'. If you come out of the trees and hammer someone on the trail - I don't think that would be appreciated. Especially if you come back on the trail just below one of the little headwalls so people on the trail can't see you. I keep telling my son if he is going to do something unexpected look up the trail to be sure it's clear. The glades are great at JF, and if you wrap yourself around a tree its your problem, but if you blind spot a 12 year old on the trail JF is going to have to reconsider the glade policy.

Was at JF early Sunday, conditions were great. Didn't have East Mountain or Exhibition open, but DeMattes, Thunderbolt and Challenge were covered edge to edge, no ice or bare spots, and the grooming was impeccable. Was worried after the spotty grooming last year, but if they keep this up, my knees will thank them. Did a great job cleaning out the glades between Thunderbolt and Challenge and also downhill right of Challenge - still thin cover there though. Glad I got the season ticket this year - almost didn't after last year.

So Camelback and Blue Mountain started blowing snow - any action yet at Jack Frost?

Anyone know Michele from Monroe Twp NJ? They had an accident on 80 coming back from Boulder yesterday - apparently everyone is OK. Weren't wearing seatbelts though and got ejected from the car.

Are there any stores in NEPA that stock racing boots besides Nestors? Thx

I like (or liked) the bumps not the roller coasters. My third run down Floyds Sunday my downhill ski tail caught an edge on the soft stuff in front of a mogul, I rotated over the ski and ripped up my knee pretty bad. Fortunately I had a rossi binding with a turntable heel, so the heel released, but not before the tibia fractured, ruptured a muscle on the distal side, and probably did a job on the ligaments (waiting for an MRI right now). Looks like my ski season ended early.

So are they ever going to groom the snowgun mounds off of Thunderbolt and the bottom of Floyds? And Demattes was left like a roller coaster ride. Its one thing to leave a fresh snowfall ungroomed, but to blow snow in giant piles and leave it there is another thing. Did Peak fire all the snocat drivers?

If a couple of people have season passes do all need to go to the window or can one person get lift tickets for all the passes?

They have snow fans on Challenge, the parks and beginner slopes. None that I saw on Exhibition, Demattes or Thunderbolt - I didn't go over to check on the east mountain.

Sounds like the people owning homes in the Big Boulder development are getting shafted by Peak. If they want to spend a weeks vacation at their condo they have to drive over to JF to go skiing, and how are they going to rent out their condo if there is no skiing in the area?

Whats with BB's new posted hours - opening at 3pm on weekdays and closing at 8 on Sundays? Are they trying to exclude local skiers?

We are in JFs race program, and bought 4 season passes last year. Now JF is more expensive than Blue Mountain (no high speed lifts at JF, half the drop of BM) - and the season pass change shows a real contempt for their season pass holders - are all the race kids supposed to wait in line for a day pass every day? Do all four of us have to wait in line every day after paying almost $1200 for season passes? Do you imagine they will keep a window dedicated for season pass holders open all day? No more parking, no more meal discount, no store discount - BM is looking better and better. Is Jack Frost going to open up all slopes the first day with their new snowmaking? I'll believe it when I see it.

I was there the weekend before last, and they had had a big dump of snow the week before so they had a lot of cover. The temps were in the 30s at top and 50s at bottom, so it was extremely slushy on the bottom runs and nice and soft on the top runs. It sounds like it iced up last weekend.