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I prefer places that focus less on terrain parks and more on ski trails, as that is what I prefer to ski. I see having a higher % of skiers as a plus, but that doesn't directly impact where I go.

Drastically less than at Blue which is likely more Boarder infested than any place I hit other than Big Boarder (which I hit only when it is the only game in town). I do more or less skip Bear Creek and Mountain Creek entirely.

Surely you have noticed subpar boarders deciding to descend a steep with their board perpendicular to the fall line scraping a 3 foot swath down to ice. JF is pretty boarder free thanks to the presence of "Big Boarder" nearby on the same ticket.

They could build a lodge and parking area 100 yards south and still have the tubing exactly where it is. But then they wouldn't get the run out and the stat. If losing the terrain park meant fewer boarders I suppose I could endure that. Could we make upper sidewinder a ski trail too?

Because they did it by adding something not even worth skiing. Did I not make that clear enough in my earlier posts or did you just want to read it again? Elk skis a lot bigger than Blue IMO. More different trails, whole vertical on all of them, lacks the dull run out. But Elk is about as far from me as Hunter and skis a lot smaller than that.

There is a bit on top to get to the face, so it is probably about 500' of bumps. I won't win any bump competitions, but when they are soft I have a lot more fun giving them my best than cruising down groomed runs.

Didn't do the bumps much as they were scraped out. I like doing them at Montage where they keep a lot more snow in them due to getting maybe 5% of the traffic. Boomer is my fav ski run in NEPA. No runout there, usually all soft bumps wall to wall start to end for 600' of vertical. Surely you have noticed that in spring conditions it can be a chore getting down Homestretch. But I didn't start this thread to bitch about anything, just reacting to your relating the expansion history.

Wasn't that what Blue was doing in raising their vertical stat with a run out that makes Freedom look like the Himalayas? The only folks they passed that are in roughly the same geographic market are Montage and Elk. But Montage also has a BS vertical stat. Of course as someone that tracks vertical who am I to complain. Gave me a 20K day yesterday, and without even skiing anything remotely challenging.

That is exactly what makes it cheesy. An expansion for marketing reasons rather than to improve the experience for skiers. I would be happier without the runout when skiing. And Elk certainly is a more legit thousand foot. Used the bottom lot exactly once - the time I went tubing there. I see no reason to drive up and down the mountain an extra time for the privilege of having to ride a lift before skiing.

Wow kind of cheesy doing that to boost the vertical, and it does seem likely it was done just for that reason as it adds no particular thrill.

She's married but a carpool ski buddy on my block would be nice. Her husband doesn't ski so she drives up alone

Challenge and Main Street were both filled with cookies when I started at 11:30 but softened up nicely before I left after 20 runs at 345. Troughs in the bumps om NMDW and Barneys were too scraped to be much fun. More fun in the small gladed areas. Best conditions were on Switchback followed by Burma, but most of the rubs were decent groomed conditions. Weird how the line on the 6 pack varied from run to run with a 5 min wait one run and nothing on the next. Met a woman on the lift who lives on my block so we may carpool to do some skiing in the future.

Gonna hit the hill today from about 11 to 4. Get it before the rain kills it. First Blue session since March or so. Anyone else gonna be out there?

Posted a report from my day at CB on Sunday, but not in the blue thread this time. Gonna hit Shawnee with the kids tomorrow if I can sufficiently shake this bug that is bringing me down about now.

Nice day at the CB today. Some runs were Snocone over ice but there were nice conditions on Cliffhanger (fast, firm but carvable) and lower Cleopatra (big soft snowy bumps). Avoided any significant lines. My friend chickened out at the top of Hump when I shared with him the events of the past week.

No doubt. And an even higher chance of dying from leading the kind of sedentary lifestyle where you avoid doing anything that could cause you to fall.

To be clear, they say he went off the trail and hit a rock

Thanks for the reports from those there today, though their content is depressing.

Going to CB Sunday with a friend. Only question is if I double down and go Sat AM to Blue as well. Or perhaps go to Skillz Sat. Surprised to see no weekend thread here yet.

Ugh. Was thinking I could actually make it out early tomorrow, but does not sound worth it. Can't say it is a surprise with the weather we have been having.

So what kind of conditions are folks expecting for tomorrow AM?

Now up for sale via Michael Baxter and Associates. Seeking offers of at least 750k through 2/15. If you were ever looking to own a beginner ski hill further away from population centers than other beginner ski hills in the region, this is your chance. And no doubt surrounded by white supremacist Trump voters. But hey the lodge was rennovated a year or two ago.

CB says they are anticipating 3-5" of snow tonight. Other Pocono ski areas anticipating similar snow?

The first time I said a word about Jack Frost or Montage in this thread was when you asked me "How was Floyds?" You should have asked me that question in the Jack Frost thread where I had posted about my day there. If you ask me a question about it here, I will answer it here. Before that my comment was only about the fog that was being discussed here having dissapated as I drove further north.

I usually ski behind them to more easily help them if they fall. The only exception is if I want to show them a route to take to maneuver around obstacles or ice, in which case I keep turning my head back to check thwy are close. Just got a new set of Bolle goggles a few weeks ago as my last pair of goggles cracked in December. New ones work real nice and do fit over the glasses. But they don't add any benefit for me when skiing slow with kids in 48 degree weather. I was unzipping my jacket and taking off my gloves.