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Point cameras at problem areas of lifts and take lift tickets from those who throw their bottles.

Wound up at Bolton on 30th and B.East today. No lines and a decent amount open at both with good conditions. Some bare spots on the nautral snow trails at Bolton but nice of them to leave those trails open with thin cover warnings. Gonna take Sun and Mon off as conditions will be much worse. See what looks good next weekend.

They will be a lot lower at Jay than they will anywhere around here or anywhere on Epic.

Dunno if we are gonna trek all the way up to N.Vt for Fri-Mon turns now that Sat-Sun look like a washout there. More likely do Catamount Fri and hope smaller chance of rain at B.East on Sat pans out. Maybe head to N.Vt MLK weekend instead

Great day on the groomers at Okemo. 16 runs - 12 from the Bubble as it was chilly. When I posted my stat Insaw that I beat my vertical record by about 60 feet.

Plan to do 2 days at Greek Peak with girls over Pres Day weekend. Prob Sun- on but will wait for forecast to firm up days. Before then we are likely hitting Jay Dec 30-31 and and Bolton 1st (and maybe 2nd). May fit in some turns at West to break up drive on 29th or as an alternate for 2nd so we don't get home quite so late.

Sunday Okemo Monday Mt. Snow Fa la la https://fb.watch/hBuu5i1yFf/

Plan to hit Okemo on Xmas - a day when conditions will benefit from their having one of the most aggressive and well equipped grooming operations, and the low Xmas crowds will make accessible the 2 bubble chairs (1 heated!) to provide warming opportunities on a cold day. For Monday I am on the fence between hitting Snow or West (where crowds will likely be smaller - though I am sure it will be a popular day to ski there too). Staying in Williamstown MA ($80/night including tax - with breakfast!) So either is viable.

If you put it in your back pocket you can ski on your Epic Pass at Blue, Shawnee or Camelback. Even get a bubble at Cbk.

Can't say a high speed lift makes much sense with the longest lift there having 526 vertical (and the vertical of the larger of the new lifts yet running only 403). With trees and East Mt not yet in play, not worth the trip this early in the season for me.

Not real pleased by the deluge followed by deep freeze forecast to kick off holiday weekend. Bagged plans for Stowe Sat-Sun then Okemo Mon. May skip Sat altogether and do Sun at Okemo (no crowds for bubble lifts on Xmas) and Mon either there or Snow.

Having a nice afternoon at Shawnee with girls. Soft enough snow and no lines. Best run is Lookout to Chief Thundercloud. 2nd of our 2 IndyPass days here. Realized this is the place the girls have skied the most - over 20x, maybe up to 25.

Thanks. Will be there PM only as tonight we got our 4th Annual "Love at Xmastime" live show - this time at Kumo 27 in Kendall Park NJ https://fb.watch/hsId8SYcJ5/

Gonna hit Shawnee tomorrow PM with girls. They got 4" and opened a 2nd TTB route: Lookout (Blue) to Chief Thundercloud (Black). Will make for a bit more variety than just lapping Pennsylvania (Green) as we did last time.

No time for Greek this weekend. Have events planned for Friday and Sunday nights. Will be skiing Shawnee with girls. Won't be all that awesome but will beat not skiing. Hope to hit GP later in Skison.

Of course the best option would be for Blue and Camelback to join the Ikon pass, which is affiliated with the company that manages both. That would be my sole pass if they did that.

I think they are pretty equal quality but distinct enough that I would like a pass with both options. Blue has longer runs, CBK a wider variety of runs. Both get stupid crowded by mid morning weekends - but probably easier to avoid crowds at CBK with their slower lift options, particularly now that the Bubble will be a draw and Blue has shut down its slower lifts. Would consider a 2 mountain pass for next year if priced reasonably. That might replace either my Epic or Indy but I would still get one of those to ski further and better places.

Montage reporting 3" yesterday and opening with Cannonball, Boomer, Whistler to Lower Runaway and other minor trails. Not gonna head that far this weekend for limited terrain and not much fresh snow. But that is the 411 for those interested.

I just stated a fact. You stupidly argued I was wrong.

Nowhere good: Spring & Campgaw are 75 (and Big Snow 60 off peak) Bear Creek and Shawnee are 90 min Blue and Camelback 100 min JF/BB 110 min Mountain Creek 120 Those are the 10 closest of which I'd say Blue and Cbk are about tied for 1st. Stretch it to 135-200 min and I prefer Montage, Elk, Whitetail or any of the 4 in Catskills (I don't prefer Roundtop, Liberty or Big Bear)

Look forward to seeing what combined pass deal they offer for sale in Feb 2023-24. What was cheapest price Blue offered a full pass for this year?

Does Blue offer such a pass?

So if you have a Value Pass at CBK (which was originally offered at $349 - good weekdays and weekends after 3) - you can get a valid at all times Blue pass for $129? Nice deal for $478

I would give serious consideration to a Blue / CB combined pass. One Mt all winter is too dull. The 2 best of the 10 ski areas within 75-120 min of me would be worth some scratch. Make it so.

On the fence between Shawnee and Montage for a day this weekend - no time to go further. If Montage gets enough snow to open the whole North Face this weekend, will likely head there. If only Cannonball and Boomer then will likely burn our 2nd Shawnee Indy day and save our Montage ones, especially as Shawnee blacks out Saturdays after tomorrow until 2nd half of.March.