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They said on the snowphone today they plan to be 100% for this weekend. They've been closing random trails here and there during the week to preserve snow for the weekends.

WoW, wish I was there right now.

not fair!! Nice pictures I wish we could get a day like that in the Poconos before its all over.

I will also be there around 2 also.

Yeah I heard the same mountain biking rumor, I think if the hotel ever does really go in that might be the end of Camelback as we've grown to love it. With the weekends being as crowded as it is adding a hotel for people to stay at as well is going to make it even crazier without any additional terrain/lifts. I pray that the hotel dosn't make the weekdays crowded. As far as skier/rider improvements I think they did an amazing job this year as far as the terrain park side of things go grooming maintaining and the new features they purchased from planet snow. The preferred parking is BS and your right about the beer prices it's nuts I always just bring my own AtomicSkier & Staff: If you want please feel free to clean up this thread of my conversation with poconovfr and turn it back into a real petition with just signatures. We'll take it to pms or a new thread from here

On the other hand these aweful things they do to their employees saves them money to make improvements for paying customers to bring in more money for the place so in a way its's a good thing if you look at it that way but it's still sad to me because I worked with those people for years and feel their pain This thread has gone waaayyyy of topic and its my own fault lol I should have known, it was intended to be nothing but signatures.

Yes I know I know, they also fired their only dedicated carpenter that they worked like a dog and paid pennies as well as their best machine operator who was about 65 yrs old because "they no longer need them". When in reality it's just more cutbacks from the new management and rumor has it to promote a construction/excavation company one of them is in cahoots with they plan to contract. It's sinful what the new managment has been doing to the employees at Camelback I am so glad I no longer work there. On the other hand I must say the new management has been good for the pass holders as far as all the terrain park upgrades and other improvements for guests. I also highly doubt those crew members are getting the water park ready yet, from my past experience they don't start until somtime in May and get it done very last min. What they will be doing on the other hand is start stripping the hoses off the snow guns, moving ground guns and portable tower guns into storage & taking down fences to prepare for summer but they never rush into it in April. The upper management guys can't be whining that they don't get a break anymore because well most of them havn't been there for more than a year or two yet and are the reason why no one gets a break. Everything is "run with the bare minimum" studying payroll to see who they could cut to save more money and put the work load upon the lower paid year rounders who don't complain or quit. Eventually Camelback will be run almost completely by low paid seasonal workers, full time year round jobs with benefit at Camelback are going out the window. The only people whow ill be full time with benefits are upper management, marketing & a few maintainence guys I highly recommend no one ever try to make a career at this place unless you know Art personally & he'll give you $$ because your his friend or somone he thinks might help save his ass. I also realise this rant wont help keep Camelback open but it's just aweful what they do to their people & someone has to speak up and let it be known.

No one is going to yell at you for skiing fast at Camelback unless your a gaper trying to ski fast which I know your not On my way up there now

I spent majority of my working life at a mountain. Many of the positions that would need to be filled they already have people on staff to do so. They use snowmakers and maintainence guys as lift operators late season, lift mechanics work year round, theres year round "ski patrol" equivilent employees and welcome center employees. It takes a couple ski patrol or related EMS people, a person to sell tickets(already will be working), lift operators(already will be working), lift mechanics on call (already would be there), qualified groomers work year round running other machines, a couple park crew kids. Maybe a food service person who would already be staffed with a bbq grill at the lift selling cheap burgers dogs and sodas? The Glenn Chair and park are a distance away from the water park so it wouldnt interfier with prepping camelbitch. What more do you really need to run one lift for a terrain park dude? If they did it right it would be a success maybe not the first year but if word got out to all the park riders out there that Camelback stays open until the snow is all gone it might pay off in the long run as far as seasons pass sales & extra ticket/food/beer sales income. I mean I'm real happy Camelback is staying open later than most of the PA mountains but one extra week I don't think is really gonna change peoples minds as to where they buy their seasons pass lol, localilty takes the cake still. Whatever mountain you live closer to your more likly to buy a seasons pass at. Although if Camelback stayed open until May and everyone else closed late March that could make people think otherwise an extra 15-20min drive for a month or better more to their season?

No love from other PASR to keep the lift turning through April ?

Correct They havn't made an official announcement yet but thats what the employees been saying. I'm really hoping they end the season the way they started it and run the park lift until the snow is gone would be epic.

Mmmm interesting..

Or a freak late March DUMMMPPP Powwww dayyyyyy.

Nonono the cool people park at the Stevenson and hike up and down the mud cliff!

I usually make it out there late season each season at least once. If they stay open a after CB closes I def will head up again. It's a perfect in between as far as PA and VT as far as the run lengths, it's a nice little mountain worth visiting I havn't been to any other NY mountains though, I was first introduced to Bellayre a few seasons ago when they were the first to open and I went up.

I've already had the board for a couple seasons and it's got alot of impact damage in other spots especially since the bronze edges are so soft. As long as the epoxy holds I'll be happy I plan on getting a new butter board next season anyways I'm so curious how the new rocker tech is I'd love to try a K2 www w/ rocker.

I don't know, it's still covered they also had the birches closed and a couple other of the easier trails but no biggie. I think they're just trying to preserve some snow on some trails for the weekend?? Or they didnt have time to groom it.

Today was incredible, I pulled up to the Stevenson at 3pm relaxed and stretched while I drank 2 Yuenglings grabbed my butter board and walked down the hill to the lift at 3:15. Took a run down the nile to warm up and it was nice and soft granular not very bumped or choppy because theres barely anyone out there. I lapped the jib line in the park about 4 times I kept getting hung up on the boxes because I didn't scrape and sand the little bit of epoxy that got on my edge and base after the repair ooops. I headed over to the Sullivan to lap the front 4. The hump was closed today but I made Big Pocono the 4th for today. They were AMAZING they were all soft granular over nice hardpack with barely any icy spots, super fast and you made waves with every carve. Today was the perfect temp after those cold nights the steeps were as good as they would be on a prime December morning for first tracks at 4pm today! The temperatures are going to start going up again tomarrow though it should still stay nice. I left at 5:50 after 18 runs. If you can make it out get out here especially you pass holders its #$%&*^@ FREE and well worth it! JADIP

This forum is watched by upper management and others they just don't post. Things can happen:)

I think you guys should end the season the way you started it. Keep the Glenn chairlift running and the parks set up until you can no longer possibly push any snow to keep it open:) It's one thing to stay open a week and 3 days past majority of the other local mountains but if you did this into late April you would be ALLSTAR. You barely need staff to run the lift and park crew & the guys that groom will be working anyways commmmmonnnnn! Sign it people!

I'll be there most likle afternoon.

Its not the most snow we've seen at this time....... lol it's just simply staying open could have done it many seasons.

27, 28, & 29!!!!!!!!

Tis gonna be fun, I love slurpin beers and watching the rail jams I'm on my way up now wonder if it will be icy or like a mid winter dream.

I epoxyed it again and have it clamped again hopfully it will hold.