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My ski distances on weekend mornings with no snow to day trip able mountains 1:30 Shawnee 1:40 Blue or Camelback 1:55 Frost 2:15 Montage 2:45 Elk (very rare I bother) 2:50 Hunter 3:00 Belleayre or Windham 3:20 Plattekill Anywhere further I am getting a hotel

Yeah they get some. Not as much as Frost, about the same as Blue. Trees covered at Frost?

If I were to do a pass (which is possible as next year my kids will be too old for 5th Grade PA Ski Passport) it would be the Peak pass, and it would get me to take a lot more trips to Hunter and Mt. Snow.

Anyone been to Shawnee lately? Trees left of Delaware and elsewhere skiable? Thinking of heading there tomorrow

To me the main things Blue has on CB are more trees and bumps. Main thing CB has on Blue is easier to avoid lines. Also generally find a friendlier vibe at CB. I agree Nile is pretty much like Paradise (minus ski slow warnings) and Cliffhanger like Razor/Challenge (though I prefer thst it curves a bit instead of being a straight shot, and don't miss the longer runout at Blue). I believe the headwall on Hump/Asp/Rocket/Marge are actually steeper than Cliffhanger, as well as narrower. But the steep doesn't last as long.

Interesting, wonder why it doesn't here

Does the map load for you?

Interesting that Spring's new Web site eliminates the trail map. I have never seen a ski hill Web site without the trail map. Also their trail count seems to have eliminated the "double black diamond" Plummet (no snow making so it was almost never open, some years not at all).

Actually we have more than 3 backpacks. Only 3 of them fit the personal item definition. Thanks for your interest

I have 3 personal item size backpacks. We have flown budget airlines before :-)

Or maybe get them some tix to go tubing right next to our hotel for a couple hours

I have a 3 backpacks that fit the definition. Me and the girls could easily travel with only them if we did not need to bring ski clothes.

I have a 3 backpacks that fit the definition. Me and the girls could easily travel with only them if we did not need to bring ski clothes.

It's like 30 each way for a bag. We will probably pay for one bag and otherwise bring three of the free "personal items". Yeah, have to pay to pick your seat too, which I will do as flying with kids. Still quite a deal even if I wind up paying $132 in bag and seat feed for three of us to get R/T

Booked Winter Park. Got all but $60 of my 3 night hotel stay (Vintage Inn) paid for by credit card points and redit card travel rebate, to go along with flying out on Frontier miles and the 5th graders ski free in Colorado deal. My expenses will be my tix, food, parking at airport, rentals, and either rental car or shuttle. Memories of CO skiing with kids will be priceless.

Wow looks almost as cool as the true mountain. But do they have RFID readers at the lifts?

Dubai is one of the richest places on earth. Probably $20 for a felafel.

Still a cool place to sled

If they priced Xanadu on a reasonable per run basis it would be a nice summer diversion to take a few. Can't see spending more than about an hour there though. Also could be nice as a place for kids to learn without getting cold and for a park.

Why not be a completist and hit Campgaw too. As exciting as Homestretch would be with its own fixed grip lift. I did ski it once when I worked 10 minutes away. How many other folks can say they have skied 4 places in NJ (5 if you count Highpoint XC)? Now bring on the Xanadu snow dome.

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Happy land and Thunderbolt Glades skied real nice and there was a soft snowy surface even in bumps.

Lots were more crowded than I have ever seen there but the lift lines were not bad at all. There were free ski demos with no real line but I did not bother. Free raffle, live band playing on snow, free coffee and hot cocoa and give away pins, bandanas, lip balm, sunglasses, etc. It was better a couple years ago when they had free lessons.

Awesome. Nice surface everywhere today.