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Y'all are maniacs. Yesterday was ski2die of hypothermia weather.

I am thinking it will be too damn cold to take the kids skiing tomorrow

Makes sense. Westfield is at least an hour closer than I am.

4.5 hours starting from where? Thought it was further than that, at least from me in central NJ.

Gondola opened last weekend. Perfect weather for it.

They only let them on the slopes a few times a week, so if you want to see it look into that first. Friday and Sunday PM are 2 of the times I think.

Exactly

An airboard is an inflatable sled they rent out to let folks go down slopes with at montage

So here was my technique for advancing kids on steeps. They started out real tentative, mostly going from one side of the trail to the other and only deacending a little each time. Then I explained to them that since there was a flat after each steep, once they got part way down the steep they could "let it rip" straight down and slow themselves on the flat. They started on each steep asking me when they could "let it rip" and proceeding down with complete confidence once I told them it was ok. As the next step, I suggested they use their own judgement as to when it was OK to "let it rip" and they started doing that. Then I explained they could "let it rip" from higher up on the steep if, instead of just going straight down, they switch their weight from ski to ski while going straight down. So they could make small esses, but not the trail wide traverses they had been doing before. And soon they were doing it on a double black. Pretty good progress for two 10 year olds on one cold day.

Told them just being brave enough to try it made them better skiers than one of my main ski buddies (or their mom).

Made it down Smoke. One fell once and got herself up.

Doing a 2nd Montage day, since our hotel was 3 miles away and we woke to see at least 2" of fresh had landed last night (and is still coming down) on top of the nice surface from yesterday. Bomus that virtually nobody is tracking it up. Long Haul is running and serving the least tracked up run. Conditions are so nice I may take my girls on one of the double blacks (Smoke) today, which would be a first for them.

Like being tackled by a bullet train. Would like to be able to take kids on a green trail without us having to outrun sledding tacklers gunning straight down a hill with no turns or control.

Switched to contacts for ski days myself this season

Back starting to hurt where I landed on it after being taken out by air boarder

No crowds. $50 lift ticket but I bought it with a $100 gift card they sold me for $80, so really cost $40. And kids ski free with PA ski passport. Super cheap vaca.

Ok NEPA not Poconos, I know. Have a Chase card deal that actually got me the hotel for $74 of "ultimate rewards points", awesome deal including Breakfast buffet for 3 10 min from Mtn. At that price well worth not doing another rt drive.

Cannonball was a real sweet run for my girls. Once we discovered it we stayed there for our last 5 runs. Nice surface on it and decent steeps but the are a 4 step staircase so they could let it rip down a steep then have a flat to pause between them. We are on the fence between staying and doing Montage again tomorrow and following original plan of hitting JF tmrw. Leaving the decision to my daughters. This is the first time I have ever gotten a hotel in Poconos in ski season as I always have day tripped here.

I complained to guest services but did not ask for anything, just wanted to help protect future customers.

They should not have slopes open at the same time to skiers and folks on those "air board" sleds. The boarders have no control as they speed down the slopes. One took me out below the knees like a bowling ball does to a pin. Glad it happened to me and not my kids, but it is a ridiculous hazard to have, especially on green slopes. Complained to guest services that they need to segregate the airboarders to keep skiers safe, especially young beginners.

Hitting Montage tomorrow and Jack Frost Saturday with my girls. Spending the night between at the Hampton Inn by Montage.

Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon the way I view the holiday week. Won't be today.

Thanks, but I will pass since night. Was going to take my kids over break (they ski there free with 5th grade passport), but too cold to take them out at night.

May bring my kids here one day this holiday week.

I'd love to get one of those discount BC tix. Planning to be here any other day through weekend or what would be best way to get it?