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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.

When skiing with a 9 year old I don't ski that fast. And goggles over glasses are a PITA so when it's 48 degrees I avoid them. Didn't even wear gloves most of the day. Didn't do Floyds, but it looked nice. Was psyched my girl made it down River Shot and Exhibitions bumps without a spill. Everything was soft and springy.

Drove through thick fog up the TPK til about 5 miles south of route 80, at which point it was gone and was a beautiful sunny day. Too warm for goggles so I was wishing I had sunglasses.

Nice day of spring skiing at Frost today. One of my 9yos made it down River Shot as well as handling bumps on Exhibition and some trees. Not a lot of base so worried about how well it will hold up to the rain forecast for this week, but today was a fine day, albeit with slow snow.

Nice deal and it even seems to be refundable til early April if I am reading it correctly.

We are just going down for the day on Sat. The Donald should be back in NYC getting his golden showers by then.

I will be at Blue at least 3 times this year with my PS&R cards. Will definitely try to make it for opening if they are on the weekend. To use my cards up I will be 3 days each at Blue, CB and Shawnee and 2 more at Frost. Also hope to go to CO in late March. I ski pretty much every weekend (may miss this one to go March on Washington with my little Women) and hope to top my lifetime best of 21 days and 200k vertical this year. 9 in so far.

Scratch thoughts of Elk on president day weekend. They black out the 4th grade ski passport then. Won't be making it there this year.

Yeah I enjoy Elk more than anywhere else in PA. But from Central NJ it is really no closer than Hunter, which has more challenge and vertical and faster lifts. So I almost never get to Elk. Down side of Hunter is the 6th Boro aspect of it. May well go there presidents day weekend, taking advantage of the Kids PA 4th grade ski passport that lets them ski free there - on a weekend when few other deals are available, and the Pocono Ski and Ride Card I use for CB, Blue, Shawnee and JFBB is blacked out.

I was there from 11 to 430 skiing the Northface exclusively. It was the most crowded I have ever seen it, but even at the peak period from 130 to 245 the longest I waited for a lift was 5 min. Being a single helped, but not that much as there was no dedicated single line. It was the first time I had see them actually put a person out there matching people up to try to get 4 on each chair. Didn't spend much time in the lodge other than booting up and then going in when the line peeked for men's room and a slice of pizza. I really didn't see anything I would describe as ice, though there was hard packed snow on the groomed Runway and Cannonball. I did those occasionally for a change of pace, but mostly stuck to the ungroomed Smoke (had nice med sized soft bumps formed on about a third of it), Boomer (soft bumps all the way down), and White Lightning (plenty of snow to dig into on the sttepest headwall in PA). Rattler may have been the most challenging run as it was fairly slick, 15 feet wide, steep and with some must do turns. But didn't have any problem on this run either. Got 26 runs in overall for my most productive ski day of the season so far. Day 9. At least one of those guys with a backpack had it filled with beers as he offered me 3 different varieties on one lift ride. Turned them all down. I don't enjoy mixing skiing and beer, as it makes my legs get more sore. While an after ski beer can be fun if I am not doing much driving, a 2:10 drive home in the dark when I was beat seemed unlikely to be assisted by that either. Thanked him for the generous offer though. My one pet peeve is that they have no water fountain and only hot water in the bathroms, so the only way to get a Sim is to ask for a cup of water at the bar. Maybe some of those backpacks were filled with bottles water. Clear that they have not opened the Long Haul TTB lift even once this season as they have not even made snow on and groomed the path to it - and if not for MLK with the mountain 90% open (including all black runs) then when? Not that it it a real draw except when the trees to the skiers right of it are in play. Should probably drop it off the map to stop misleading people though.

Was a beautiful day at Montage with 3 fresh natural inches and some fresh man made along with it. White Lightning, Boomer, Smoke and Rattler all left ungroomed. Got 26 runs in, each better that the last. It was as crowded as I have ever seen Montage, which meant that from 130 to 245 lines got as long as 5 minutes at times.

Heading back either Sat or Sunday to avoid the crowds elsewhere and use my other prepaid $30 lift ticket. Looks like all 4 Northface runs will be open.

A tragedy when someone dies so young. But the only significantly risky aspect of skiing by any objective measure will always be driving to and from ski resorts on mountain roads in winter conditions, not going downhill on skis.

High deductible plan.

Thanks, it was just a way of telling the story. Dr. was confident she will be fine when cast comes off in 4 weeks, and advised that cast provides ample protection for continued skiing

Sunday will have been my most expensive day of skiing yet. Daughter hurt her thumb falling on the first run. First aid examined it and thought it was a bruise that needed icing, but advised that if it did not get better in a few days we should see a doctor. Saw 2 and a radiology center. Turns out it is fractured, and now in a cast. Awaiting bill. To her great credit she got up and did 7 more runs, did them pole-less due to sore hand, and learned to "skate" as a result.

It really is a lot like VT, at least in terms of the length of the drive

Yep I was not an organized activities person either. Mostly I was always trying to organize my own bands and stuff. Did enjoy overnight camp starting at almost 11. My best friend to this day I met there.

It is crazy how scheduled my kids are. When I was in elementary school our after school hours were basically structured ala "have fun, be back by dinner, try not to ride into any cars while popping wheelies without a helmet"

And off my car

I suspect the Poconos attract more from Philly than from rural PA. Not that I think Trump election has made anyone afraid to spend money. And you may have noticed I am not a fan of him.

Yep mostly ski alone these days unless with my kids. But not really an issue as its not like I ever went down a mountain holding hands with someone.

Certainly have not made it to Blue for opening recently. Gotta try to do it more.

608 vert. on Phoebe Snow lift that serves Northface. Not that long and not that fast. But zero lines, empty runs, and White Lightning (with steepest headwall in NEPA by far) and Boomer (my fav) are only groomed a couple times a month. Also some real technical trees off White Lightning and some easy trees on the top part of the mountain (when Long Haul is running that is 914' vertical to top). Not a place I would go on weekdays when crowds are sparse everywhere, but a great option at peak times, when I can get 5-6 608' runs in per hour. At Blue, not being eligible for the VIP line, it would be 2-3 1050' runs on much more crowded and skied off slopes, a lot more aggravation in line, and a more expensive ticket.

Northface on Montage, where all the interesting skiing is, I have never waited in a lift line for more than 1-2 minutes even on a holiday weekend. On a normal weekend I ride the quad lift solo half the time. Will likely be there one day this weekend. I frankly don't understand how they turn a profit on their skiing. (Or why more folks don't take advantage of the great skiing they offer).