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No more patrol safety tips either! Forget the slow, deliberate turns too.

Doooooood! Thats Sick! I'll be there! Oh wait...I have to be.

I refuse to reply, on the grounds that it will incriminate me. Off trail skiing is still not an approved practice at CB. I believe that the punishment portion has eased up, however, that is why I stress the following the Responsibility Code thing. Don't ski by "CLOSED" signs and nets Look uphill when re-entering trails Ski in control (if you suck...don't go in the woods) I have taken it upon myself to "sweep" all of the "off trail" sections for your safety. That is the only reason I will go into the woods!

No one likes being in the trees and pow as much as me (trust me, I know all of the good places at CB from years of experience). A few things to consider: Trees hurt Snowmaking equipment hurts Rocks hurt etc. It will be harder to see you if you get hurt (by patrol or passer-by) It will be harder to rescue you. It will take longer to rescue you. It will be more dangerous for the rescuers to rescue you. And at some resorts (not CB...yet) you will be charged alot of money for that rescue. Be very careful, especially at CB. There has been no preparation for "off trail" skiing. Remember the Responsibility Code, when re-entering the trail....look uphill! Dont ski alone! and most of all, remember....those tracks that are there first.....are mine!

Well, changing those trails (especially Nile) has decreased our "above ability" incidents on those trails (go figure). We have also opened up an entrance to the prog park on the Bailey side so you can reach those two upper features (without having to hike). Accessing the main park from the top definitely has it's pros and cons. Pros are obvious, but, what you may not notice (or care about) is the amount of park traffic that flies down Julius Caesar to get there. The turn gets rutted out and the beginners get freaked out (again, not that you'd care).

Actually, it made sense at Cb to change those trails. The only way you can access them (the way we currently do it) is from the expert trails above them. Changeing them will help eliminate the beginners that actually look at trail maps and try to get to those trails by either attempting the expert trail or skiing thru closed areas to get there. It allows for the more experienced skiers/riders to go faster and hopefully not have to worry about the noobs (as much). I have not gotten the impression that they are hung up on trail counts, otherwise they would name a bunch of other un-named trails and crossovers.

Since I was requested. Freezing rain shuts HS lifts down. They didn't want to, but, had to. They had a big race going on on cliffhanger, but, freezing rain won. We actually had a pretty decent crowd for how crappy it was, so, believe me, they did not want to shut them down. We opened the Marc and the Bailey to get people up. They re-opened them when they could. Flame on

Freezing rain = detachable chair no worky right Mother nature 2 Camelback 0

So, with tree limbs falling on trails, signs, vents, and wind gages blowing off buildings, and, oh yeah, chairs bouncing off towers and shutting the lifts down, we should stay open? Gusts well above 70mph (according to our wind gages at the top)and we even had wind issues with the lower, fixed grip lifts. Personnaly, I dont want to have to do a rope evac of the lifts in those conditions (which we nearly had to) nor would I want to be stuck in a chair for 2 hours (cuz thats how long it might take. I am not sure how other mountains stayed open. I can only guess lower wind speeds, different wind direction, or maybe just stupidity. Flame on!

Watch your times guys. CB is closing at 7pm M-TH. In case you didn't know.

Nope, got rid of the board. Just skis and teles now. Try to keep it on the ground most of the time.

The other noticeable effect that the park creates is less snowboard/twin tipper traffic on some of the higher travel easier trails (Birches, Julius Caesar, Meadows, Glade, etc.). The "Park" traffic seems to stay in the park once they get there. They don't have to ride all over the place, every run just to get there. It has made a big difference and should make those mentioned trails a little less intimidating for beginners.

Thanks for the shout out. Glad you all are enjoying the 'Back. FYI, we did groom for today (and everyday) it just "sugared up" pretty quick. If you are coming up thursday, look for me. I should be out most of the day. I'll be leaving "trenches" for you to trip over.

8am till 7pm for the rest of the season (weather permitting)

CRAIG! What are you doing! All of these clowns are going to come up and mess up our good grooming and empty trails. Just kidding. This should be fun reading what you all think, having a positive attitude to start with.

We are having a little open house thingy at the top of the Sullivan lift (ski patrol shack) next weekend. If you are curious about all things ski patrol, stop by. We are also doing some recruiting and maybe some evaluations for "new" patroller prospects. If you have any questions, drop in. I'll be there on Saturday if you'd like to put a face to the name (I'm the "big" guy).

In short...we get a decent snowfall everytime Margaritaville goes back to Florida.

Maybe the technology has changed since we installed them, maybe other areas have disabled or turn off the safety devices (doubt that), I don't know.

When the traction plates ice up (freezing rain), the chair grips slip on the tires that move them (the chairs) around the terminal (after they detatch from the cable). When that happens, it throws the chair spacing off and causes the chair to shut down.

I stand corrected

I'll believe it when I ski it.

Don't forget the Ski Patrol "Open House" at the top of the Sullivan Lift (Ski Patrol Shack) on the 1st and 2nd (I think it is both days)(I guess I should know that!). Information, applications, evaluations and more. I'll post more info soon. Sorry for jumping on the post Ashleigh!

I have been reluctant to reply to this, but, here goes. Yesterday, very few, maybe less than 5 or 6 people bought tickets. Groups all cancelled and we had lightning and a forecast for rain and t-storms. Today, the forcast we got was supposed to be worse. The question is, do you close temporarily, until all the weather concerns clear, while paying the staff needed to operate, hoping people will show up to ski? Or do you save money, preserve the snow and cut your losses? I am sure a passholder or two would have shown up, and maybe a handful of others, but, it hardly seems worth it. As far as the piles of snow and future snowmaking...it is supposed to be real cold next week and the plan is to make everywhere. The piles are stock to fill when the snow gets low. The location of the new ride is not going to drastically affect the ski area.

Sorry, 174cm

Got some for sale if anyone is interested. They have very little use (no rails or jumps). I had these mounted with tele bindings and only used them for one season. I think they are either 2005 or '06 models. $150 (no bindings) I am to stupid to do the photo thing, so if you want to see them, I am at CB M-F, 6am to 5pm.