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Nope. All I need is a reasonably fast lift line and fun terrain, and I'll have a great time.

Lol. No comment.

Not angry, just not doing 15 minute waits. Nope, I don't have a diminished mental capacity. Had fun at Blue and I'll be back when it's in better shape.

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I can't understand why people will pay $100 per person at an amusement park to stand in line for 60-90 minutes per ride, to ride a roller coaster than lasts 30 seconds. Utter insanity. I'd honestly rather go hiking in the woods or snowshoeing.

Disagreed. We all have personal preferences, and I'd rather be doing other things than standing in line.

Maybe you'll get two runs in if you're lucky. Three would be a Christmas miracle.

I understand this reference.

Those dang RFID readers certainly didn't help. I don't know how much it actually matters in the long run, but I have never been to any other resort with RFID readers. Even at Killington they scan your lift pass with a hand-held scanner.

Congrats, I think you made the right decision. CB looks pretty empty, and should be a lot of fun for your daughter. Blue was a madhouse and all 3 liftlines were nuts.

This is why I'm torn for next year because I mostly ski Saturdays and Sundays because of work.

Yep. I only went last year on Valentine's Day ($14 special) and it was fun. I'll be back a few more times this season, and now I have a $39 gift card so that'll help.

Haha. Honestly the wait times between runs is 90% of whether or not I enjoy the day. I absolutely can't stand still for more than 5 minutes. Sorry.

Haha, thanks, but I'll always leave it up to GSS to do the weekend TRs for Blue. That express lane sounds nice, I think that'll win me over in the long run and hopefully the disastrous crowd size today will soon be a distant memory.

So far, here's how I rank my 4 days out from best to worst (considering crowd size, lift speed, terrain, snow quality, parking, etc) 1. Opening Day at Camelback with Ski2Live (fun snow, fast speed, no lift lines at all, free cocoa) 2. Opening Day at Blue (no lift lines, fun terrain for early season, decent snow; slower lift than CB) 3. Camelback yesterday (got stuck on flats, Marc Antony got crowded) 4. Blue today (long lift line is a deal breaker regardless of snow quality) I use tracfone which is $6.33 a month and have limited data. I refuse to pay $50 a month or whatever for Verizon, so I try to find free wifi whenever possible.

I'll wait until most terrain is open at both to make a decision, obviously. I'll pick a busy weekend (MLK Day or President's Day) to see how the crowds move, and how the VIP line compares to Camelback's singles line. To me, the most important thing by far is how long it takes between runs because I get bored if it takes too long, and anymore I just want to leave.

Wow, what a difference the high speed quad makes.

Camelback looks pretty empty today, but they moved the webcam so you can't see the lift line. I guess everyone is getting tired of one green run and went to Blue! Can't wait to hear what Ski2Live decided to do.

I agree. The only solution was more scanners, which didn't appear possible. Which is why I'll be waiting for the six pack to open.. shouldn't be too long now.

The lift attendants can still direct people to Burma. Sure, people can refuse, but I think most would comply. I think this would be easier to do if the RFID reader was moved back, or if an extra reader or two were installed.

Lol. Both options are equally bad, and I'm not sure which one's worse. I'm done for the week unless some mid-week skiing opens either at Blue, Bear Creek, or Spring Mountain. After 6 runs at Blue I complained and got a full refund, a $39 gift card. I'd rather not ski at all than stand in line for 15-20 minutes, and then ride a 6-8 minute lift. No thanks. I'll stay home the rest of the day and wait until the real skiing begins next weekend. The management of the lines at the Main Street and Burma chairs was a complete joke. At one point, 1/4 to 1/3 of the chairs were empty despite 100-200 people in line. The RFID reader bogged it down, and the lift attendants put absolutely no effort into managing the line, such as pairing singles and queuing people up at BOTH lifts after passing through the RFID reader. After I quit for the day, someone mentioned that they started doing more traffic management, probably due to my complaint. Whatever though. I had a decent time during the few minutes I actually spent skiing, and tailgated afterwards with the PASR crew. The snow was pretty decent, though Upper Main Street was horrible - the first third was nothing but death cookies. Lazy Mile was a very nice run until the left turn, and even then it wasn't too bad. I even had a good time on Midway, which was far better than it was on opening day, and not too crowded.

Lol dont bother. 15-20 minute wait only going to get worse

Why dont the lift attendants get people through the rfid readers and queue them up for both chairs ahead of time? The terrain is great but I'm just baffled at how the line is stagnating with so many empty chairs on both lifts.

Wtf wheres the singles line. 99% of Burma chairs are empty. Very inefficient.

No thanks. I didn't eat anything because there was no free food this time. I stopped at Burger King on the way home but they forgot not to put ketchup/mayo on my Whoppers, so that kind of ruined my dinner.