phillycore

For simple comparison reasons... I did a check on single occupancy vs. double vs. 4 Single- Feb 5 - 10 5 nights viking lodge (one dbl bed), 4 days lift, air roundtrip out of phl $685 Double - 1 dbl bed, 1 floor space (or the GSS / Atomic Jeff snuggle deluxe room.... j/k) Feb 5-10 5 nights viking lodge (same el cheapo room as single), 4 days lift, air roundtrip from philly $552 Double- 2 beds Feb 5-10 5 nights viking lodge nordic suite (one queen in br, one single in living area), 4 days lifts, air roundtrip out of phl $640 (only one available) 4 people- Feb 5-10 5 nights viking lodge loft (1 dbl bed,1 single bed downstairs 2 single beds in small loft) / 4 days lift / air roundtrip via PHL $540 (only one of these rooms available)

That's why I was looking into a single... rather than putting someone through that after also being probably the weakest skier in the group.. Could lead to someone choking me out in the middle of the night... lol

Oh I got no problem booking with someone... (especially to save some coin) If I got my own bed and an outlet to charge my phone....(I got kids and a wife at home)...I'm tight... I snore like a mother F'er though especially after a long day of skiing.

X2 As of right now I'm looking (for myself) into booking a room at the viking lodge.. $60 a night in town of winter park, on the free shuttle route, close to shopping and food (according to their info page). I'm on a budget and since I'm a single the cost / location works for me.

OK WTF is a unique split?? This is starting to get better now that we got some interest in this thing... It seems as if most of the interest s for Colorado so let's stick with that... Winter Park makes the most sense since it's easiest for Glenn and Nick. Late January or early February also seems like it's going to fit in the easiest for most people as well... So does this sound good?? PASR Ski Gathering Winter Park Colorado... Tour Guide none other than PASR's own "Da Boyz Got Skillz" Glenn Late January / Early February 2009 How many days of skiing do you want? What kind of accomodations (couch/floor space, cheap room in town, I'll sleep in the lodge, only 5 star shit) The earlier we get the details done the earlier we can snag the deals before the prices get jacked and availability is gone.. Who's Down??

I always hear WaWa coffee, and Tastycakes.... never heard pretzels before... other than soft pretzels of course

Boy this is going nowhere fast... So far this is what I'm getting from all this.. Jordan probably hasn't seen the post yet. Jeff hasn't posted anything (other than conversing with GSS) it seems as if he's just not into it (unless GSS is doing something). Nox can only do Dec 14 - Jan 14 for legit reasons however it's not the best time to go to Co. and he would rather avoid WP because of terrain and going there last season.. Dan needs it to be during his spring break (legit reason) but the costs / crowds for that week is going to kill it for others... Kragan is down with WP, but would like it to be late Feb. GSS doesn't know WTF he's doing, will not commit to anything, would rather do Utah than Co. because of airport distance and never having skied there before (legit reason), however he would try to make it to wherever a PASR gathering is if it fit into what he wanted to do. (sounds like an excuse) Toast wants a killer deal posted that he can jump on for financial reasons. Although I do believe he does want to go the price just needs to be tight. (legit) Glenn / Shadows are both willing and want to hook up PASR's that want to ski with them... (super legit) Nick Malozzi seems as if he wants to ski / meet PASR's would make the trek to WP and possibly could make the trek elsewhere depending on distance and timeframe.. (legit) Ski Head - would love to go but it would lead him into a divorce in order to do it, so that obviously counts him out (legit reason) and lastly.. me I'm just trying to organize this chaotic mess and figure out a way to ski / chillax with some PASR's in good terrain out west on a budget of course So... all in all we got this... For Crowd / Expense reasons MLK weekend is out Presidents Day weekend is out Spring Break weeks are out X-mas - N. Years is out Colorado will be cheaper than Utah because flights to Co. are cheaper than Utah. However this depends on shuttle rates between airport-lodge or car rental rates is renting a vehicle. Colorado could possibly include Glenn, Nick Malozzi, Shadows, Jordan Utah might exclude them... The best flight rate I've found to Colorado is around $220 (extra baggage rates not included in this) $310 via southwest (no extra cost baggage issues) Shuttle back and forth is around $120 round trip The flight cost goes up by $100-$150 mid Feb - March I have not researched flights to Utah other than initially when I found that Colorado flights were indeed cheaper.

FWIW I personally wouldn't want to choose that weekend... $300 more for a busier weekend just doesn't make sense. I wouldn't not go that weekend though if for some reason it was the weekend everyone else wanted. Make sense?? Same goes with WP.. If for some reason people wanted to go elsewhere I'm game for that too. I would prefer to keep it in Co. though so we can include Nick, Glenn, Jordan, Shadows, etc.. as it would be great to get everyone together. The thing is nobody is giving out any ideas on where they'd like to go. Nox said he could try to go if we went Dec 14 - Jan 14 (obviously X-mas - New Years is out so the latest week in Jan would be the best.. I guess... Jan 8-13th area for snow reasons) Toast seems like he's pretty open to suggestions as long as the $$ is right. Glenn and Shadows said they could possibly help out 1 or 2 peeps with floor space if they needed it. (obviously you'd need to make arrangements with them and I'd hope you'd hook them up with something for their generosity) We could also possibly pimp some discounts on lifts as well.. (obviously this depends on where we go and where we found the lift discounts) If you don't want to post your ideas on the board for whatever reason, then PM me. If I don't hear anything from you, I'm assuming that you aren't interested.... As of right now, it looks like people have some interest but noone really is committed to looking for dates, places, etc. other than the few ideas I've thrown out there. (and those from the Co. peeps) Not trying to be a dick here, just trying to get this headed in the right direction and get your ideas, thoughts, etc..

same itinerary $1008 that weekend 3-16 through 3-21 Room / Air / Lifts

That's my biggest worry as well Nox..

When is your spring break?? Nothing is set in stone... trying to round up as many as possible..

I went back and looked at it again... Yeah WAY too much snow on those trees on the left side of the screen.. no snowmaking equipt, no lights, too steep (unless they took the picture with the camera on the ground...lol) trees aren't even the same..

Very True... Hopefully it will work out though... I think it would be cool to ski out west with some PASR's We'll see what happens... I'd hate to be the sole representative of the Pa collaboration heading out there cause my skills aren't a plenty compared to the others on here.

Cool... So far the possible list is... Phillycore GSS Toast Glenn Nick Malozzi Shadows This could potentially be as big as some of the Blue PASR days Only with sicker terrain

I'd think we'd be better off in Jan. / Feb. / early March than we would be in Dec. I really only looked at Dec. because in another thready you had mentioned speaking to Jeff about a possible early trip to Co. and I was trying to avoid plans that some may have already made for Late Jan - Early March (peak season) Glenn would know best here though when the best time to go is... or when not to go (other than the obvious holiday weekends)

Oh Snap.. I got no bump skills whatsoever...

FWIW... I've found Winter Park for 5 nights lodging in town close to shoppes and food, 4 days skiing (transfour pass), including air from PHL for under $700 for a single booking in mid Jan. Under $650 mid December. Transfers from Denver can be done for about $60 each way... and the shuttle bus to the w/p slopes 1.5 miles away is FREE WHAT WHAT??

Winter Park could happen if everyone interested thought it was a good idea.. Glenn would already be there.... Nick I'm assuming could make that trip from boulder Then we got GSS and me... and I think GSS mentioned that Jeff might be interested in something like that.. I've already skied at Breck, Vail and Keystone...so WP would be somewhere new for me and I'd be cool with that. I THINK you can also go to Copper as well with the transfour pass or something like that so that could potentially be another option for a day as well if transportation there could be had.. Definitely something to think about anyways... Any other ideas??

After some thought I decided it was worth a shot at posting this into it's own thread.. Is anyone out there interested in having a PASR Gathering somewhere out west this upcoming season?? Weather it be a week, a few days, a long weekend, whatever. A lot of us travel out west each season to hit the POW and terrain that we simply don't get around here. Why not try to make plans so we can hook up and ski with other PASR's TGR has their summits, Epic ski has gatherings... Well PASR doesn't do anything... so I thought why not try it?? Are you interested in skiing with other PASR's outside of Pa? Where would you want to go? When would be a good time? If you already made plans to go somewhere and want to post that as well as a possible option do that too.. What's up?

Quit lying Mr. Extra cream soy latte bacon egg and steeze

looks like CB to me...

It seems as if camelback is at least trying to gain back some of their customers who left for greener pastures over the years. However shouldn't ski check be free for everyone and anyone who buys a ticket/pass/whatever, maybe it's just my opinion but it's a major plus for those who ski at blue to know their equipment is safe without the need for carrying around a lock or change for locks. It's something simple that every mountain should do this day and age when the cost of a new pair of skis is $1000. I do like the addition of the first tracks option.... a lot of skiers/riders want to get in on the goods before the masses arrive... kudos!! The discounts are also a nice addition for those buying passes.. You guys had a long way to go to rekindle the love lost by a lot of people the past few years, however you are definitely catching back up and heading in the right direction.. That is of course without mentioning the possibility of it becoming a circus amusement park with the new indoor waterpark and all that.. Only time will tell I guess.... but I won't be sking there on any holiday weekend for DAMN sure... The website looks nice and the goggle view on the main page kicks butt...

The longest runs anyone ever gets at big boulder is in the restrooms after eating in their lodge.

ELK has a better longer bump run than Blue... of course it's probably not anywhere near your friends vacation spot. Blue is really your only other option... don't expect much though. Luckily for me, I don't particularly like the bumps..

kick ass idea Justin.... I'll see what's up..