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I was done alimony by then actually. I went 15 times, which was more than I ever skied a single place and a fair amount given it is a 1:40 drive for me. Definitely got my money's worth. I prefer changing it up rather than skiing the same place all the time, which is why I lean towards.multi-mt passes. Contemplating doing a Montage pass with the IndyPass add on for next year if the price is right. Give me one of my fav PA places unlimited, and a lot of other options.

$599 for 3 passes (including 2x$99 6th grade passes) in 2018-19. I call that leaving money in the wallet.

Looks like another year I won't be getting a Blue Mountain pass unless they put some $ back on the table

Take more pix when warm. Love chatting with the locals on the lifts at RT.

No but I hope they will get there soon.

$4.40 Mac and cheese

21 runs. No lines. Rode lift solo about a third of the time. Shots of Gunbarrel and Ramrod. Expect this is last non weekday for Gunbarrel as base not deep there and a couple days of rain in forecast. Glad to hear Blue was as empty must have been fun too.

12 runs in so far this morning and have yet to wait in line. 100% open and all groomed. Now softening up but no bumps yet. Bluebird day. Good call for a holiday that would be super busy elsewhere.

Too far to go for one day. Likely doing Roundtop tomorrow for the spring turns.

Don't understand the acronym

I have IndyPass as well as Epic. Between them they cover at least 30 places I could make a weekend driving trip to, so there is very little reason for me to ski off pass. Blue Knob is further from me than places I still have pass days to use at that I like skiing including Hunter, Whitetail, Montage, Jack Frost, Roundtop, about the same distance as Catamount, and not much closer than Magic, Snow, Okemo, Sunnapee, Berkshire East or West. Given that, barring them getting a big snow fall there that the others don't get, I'm not making the drive to Blue Knob unless they at least have the whole vertical and some blacks open.

Hope PA places take advantage of the snow making weather. A lot of times after getting to Presidents weekend places don't want to invest a lot more in snowmaking and would rather coast through the rest of the skison as crowds start to dwindle.

I'd love for then to get fully open and would use my IndyPass to check them out if they do. I am pretty discouraged about the outlook for the rest of this PA ski season with the rain we have just had and the further rain days forecast for this week. Planning to hit Roundtop for some spring skiing Monday. And might hit Montage next weekend if their conditions hold up.

So fog basically? Guessing no prayer of them getting fully open this year other than a major snowstorm.

Gonna see who in the East is willing to put $ into snowmaking after this weekend. The rest may have a very short season.

Agreed - doesn't touch Blue especially now that weekend lines are at least as bad at JF. Of Epic PA options Roundtop remains a pretty nice place with smaller lines.

Stowe and Okemo also significant for PA and NJ skiers as opposed to Snow being only VT option And Epic cheaper

Yeah didn't notice any signs for glades. Also no longer seeding bumps on Exhibition, and it was 100% groomed. Honestly fairly dull without glades or bumps won't be back again soon. Quit when it started raining after 10 runs. Oh well, only had to take half a day off work and it beat working. If I'm gonna ski an Epic place in PA again this season it will be Roundtop or Whitetail.

JF 100% open but glades too thin to be worth skiing. No lines whatsoever. Nice carveable surface.

With difficulties they are having hiring nationwide I can easily see Vail making the call that the income stream tubing at JF could generate is insignificant compared to the issues created by lack of lift operators and snow makers at more prominent places. I am puzzled by their taking away BB's parks and extended season while announcing plans to upgrade their lifts though. Why throw money at a place while taking away the few marketing appeals it had. Without parks, I can't see who is going to BB over larger places around the corner for newer (still slow) lifts.

Might hit JF tomorrow before the rains make things worse. Any intel on how it is holding up since last week? Guessing no coverage in glades at present.

Didn't get the fresh slush

Parking lot was packed when we arrived at 1030 but lift lines no more than 5 min as a lot of people were here for snow tubing (which sold out) or bunny hill. Most crowded trail from top also the green one. Soft snow, 100% of trails open and all but one lift. Base depth fairly thin on some trails. Mellow ski day with my girls.

Gonna use our 2nd Shawnee day on IndyPass today. Feb Spring skiing.

Catamount closer to on the way to Magic than B.East is. Catamount is also on the way to B.East. I hear Cat has been crazy busy weekends though, unlike most Indy places. West is on the way to Bolton Valley which is on the way to Jay. And B.East can be on way back from Jay for a nice loop (could throw in Cat after that too).