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Had a nice day today from 11:30 to 3:30. Bought my girl some more face protection to cope with the cold. Stuck to the blue stuff as the point was confidence building after a rough last run at Mt Snow. Mission accomplished in that regard. She handled the trees off One Park nicely and learned to propel herself by skating better than she had ever done before. Best run was Dematte's Demise which had a lot of soft snow cover.

Nice. Heading there with 1 of my girls tonorrow.

Nice to get an email saying JF now 100% open. May hit it this weekend.

Historically the term ghetto referred to places that Jewish people were required to live during the Third Reich. TBD what will happen under the 4th. Hopefully if there are new ghettos they will include skiing facilities.

Abington. Spring was 40 minutes away, Little Gap 75 min.

Nice. First time I was at Little Gap was likely 1981. First and second day on skis probably 1978 at Elk, third day 1980 at Spring.

Not skiing with the kids yet I guess?

May do Big Bear or Catskills tomorrow instead to avoid rain.

Thinking of heading to Blue Monday. Think it will be crazy crowded?

Real nice day. 23 runs. A few fresh inches ungroomed on Boomer and White Lighting starting to form small bumps by end of day.

Yep, and get off the Friday before Presidents Day - a prime time to ski with less crowds.

Can't help that this season is a shorter winter holiday with both falling on Sundays. My kids only got 5 days off this year compared with 7 last year.

What did you come out to per day?

Did better the season before at $13.70 per ticket. Did not get to fully use my 2016 cards due to shirt season.

$24.75 per day (10 were solo days 6 were with 2 kids)$14.14 per lift ticket If you looked at per ticket cost only on days I skied with kids it is about as affordable as taking them to a movie. (Of course there are other costs like gas and $100 for a seasonal rental for each kid)

Yep I encountered that as well. But the tix were still a great deal at 30. Also bought one on site with my gift card.

Expect I will be back here tomorrow. Look for me on White Lightning, Boomer, Cannonball and the Phoebe Snow lift :-)

It is about $60, exact price depending on where you purchase, and good for one day each at Blue, CB, Shawnee, JFBB and Big Bear. Blacked out through 1/1 and also on MLK and Presidents weekend. So even if you don't bother with Big Bear and Shawnee it is $20/day to ski Blue Frost and CB. At one point it was only available to ski club members but now it seems they are selling to anyone. I bought 3 this year. Ridiculous deal. Will find out which mountains will honor both that and 4th grade deal on same day.

Would not assume anywhere near all there on a weekend are paying full price. I will be getting 3 weekend lift tix for under $50 this year due to Pocono Ski and Ride Cards and my two kids will each spend a total of $30 for all their PA skiing this year due to the PA 4th grade ski passport program. You don't have to be a pass holder to get a deal and I probably pay less per ski day than all but the most dedicated pass holders.

The nicely padded bubble lift at Snow was a big hit on a cold day, and Long John and other green runs were not crowded and lots of fun for the crew. But some of the blue runs were quite icy and a bit much for them. Last run one of my girls had had enough for the day and coaching and assisting her down that last long blue run was quite a trying experience. Just glad that I was able to resolve everything safely and comfortably and boost her spirits afterwards and she remains enthusiastic for more skiing in the future. But that was the roughest experience I have had skiing with my kids so far. So Bromley was definitely the greater success story of the weekend. Their first time going out two days in a row as well, which always has one's legs a bit less fresh on day 2. Back to their comfort zone in PA for a little while, but nice to have put that in perspective for them with a glimpse of VT skiing. Definitely gonna do quite a bit more PA woodshedding before taking them on any Western trips.

Had a great day at Bromley today with some nice fresh snow on the ground - about 5 inches over 24 hours - and more falling in the morning. Fog early and wind late were the only downsides. Place was empty and it felt almost like a private mountain. Kids made it down everything including the two blacks that were open and loved the sense of exploring a large area. On to Snow tomorrow.

Yep that was a factor for me, plus the fact that they have essentially all of their greens and blues open and none of their blacks open, which means the kids can go just about anywhere without exceeding their level. Figuring that their blues will be no tougher than the blacks they have done at Shawnee and Montage.

Gonna do Bromley Saturday and then Mt Snow on Xmas.

Heading up there this weekend with my 2 kids and their 2 teen cousins, 1 of whom is a boarder. I expect we will be starting on green trails then hitting some blues given their experience levels. I know some VT mountains have significant traverses on green trails, which would not be easy on my snowboarding niece. Any thoughts on trails there for a snowboarder to avoid due to traverses?

Best way from Central NJ IMO is Parkway N to 17 N to NYS thruway. While some might thing to avoid 17 as it is not an Interstate, that stretch is 55 mph, has not a single light, and has convenient gas and food options. I made it there from Lawrenceville in 2:35 leaving at 630 am two Sundays ago. Glad to hear Hunter was so nice on Sat. It was fear of road conditions there (seemingly well founded) that got me to opt for Montage instead, which has the advantage of being within 3 miles of an Interstate as well as being closer and less far north. They had at least 3-4 fresh inches there as well.