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So with the new lift not yet up I guess the only way to really do Burma will be Tuts-Connector-Burma-Shuttle-Homestretch. If Lazy Mile is really a mile, that's gotta be close to 2 miles. And it's gonna be a traverse over to the top lot unless you ride Vista

Nice - so basically 3 runs, which is almost as much terrain as the 2 open at Hunter

May hit Blue Friday if weather forecast looks clear. What runs do folks expect to be open? Shawnee only has Pennsylvania opening. And for Hunter forecast looks way better for Sat - may hit that then.

How many more skiers per hour will this chair move compared to the # moved by Burma and Main St? My guess is it will reduce crowds at base a bit, but all lifts there will still have longer lines than the old doubles would have had on equivalent days.

Open tomorrow before the rain!

Old and new map shows changes in BBoulder trail layout. Basically they added one fall line "black" Hickory Run parallel to their other fall line blacks (where they now have 1 lift instead of 3) and slapped some extra names on parts of trails to announce "4 new trails". Lifts should be faster than the antiques. And nice having 5 "blacks" with no park stuff all coming off a new lift. Will likely check it out once when going to Frost. Nice Vail'll need way less lifties to fully open JFBB

Remarkable that 4 of the 5 main Pocono ski areas have installed new lifts this year. What was the last one before this and when? When was Blue's first 6 pack?

I would figure drive to Catskills probably costs an extra $40 in gas/tolls in addition to taking an extra 2 hrs and putting more miles on car. if I was going solo it would only be worth it if I felt it would be a better ski experience. Would feel otherwise if bringing kids.

Yeah if it didn't conflict with the new lift I would have left them there - and honestly if there was a conflict I would have rather the new lift just have been placed where the old ones were. It is really not a plus have to traverse over to homestretch after doing Main Street / Switchback / Burma etc. Plus you lose the advantage of smaller lines at those not-from-the-base lifts. Hopefully removing old lifts means you can coast directly across Main St from Burma without that brief uphill bit.

Farewell Little Gap. At least we still have the upper lot and lodge to remember it by

Shawnee announced 11/25 opening via a video with folks standing in newly made snow. Expect I will be either there with girls or Hunter on my own that day.

Would love to use an Indy Pass day skiing at least the Pennsylvania trail with my girls on Black Friday to start their 10th skison.

So you are being sarcastic about it being smooth? Or being smooth gives you motion sickness?

Enjoy the Bubbles at Okemo and Snow - and a real nice thing about the Snow bubble is on crowded days it draws the crowds away from the parallel non bubble HSQ

High speed 700' vert lift seems a bit short for a bubble.

Considering spending a night at one of the "Deluxe Glamping" sites this summer with Joy between a Saturday hiking Rickett's Glen and a Sunday rafting the Lehigh Gorge Anyone ever give that a try? Thoughts on the different sites? From the map the Upper Lazy Lookout site seems like it would offer both more seclusion and better views. Anyone done this before? Thoughts?

Wound up doing same as last year. Epic pass just for me and Indy Pass for all 3 of us. Ordered Epic today to get the 10 Buddy ticket deals - which I may use for kids IndyPass cost for kids last year came out under $9 per ski day.

Huevos Rancheros is my SW Breakfast fav, but more likely to have it for lunch or dinner to get an early start on a ski vaca.

Will enjoy the nice Mexican and southwestern cuisine in CO

Had to give up red meat. Thanks Mr Cardiologist.

Not bringing Joy. My needs are modest.

Hertz

Yep

Hoping to find some good glades but understand conditions may not cooperate this year.

"Luxury Inn & Suites" $100/nt with hot tub and breakfast $185 car rental Using miles.and voucher for Free direct Frontier flights including checked skis and boots and carry on. Epic pass for lift tix Steal