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True true. Like fluffy got at,it's easy to spend money when it's not your own. It will be interesting to see how the addition of a HSQ affects Shawnee's business, as it is a similar size and layout to JF. I think if anything, it will take away more customers from CBK than anywhere else. I'd say see how they do after five years or so. I'm certainly taking a trip out there next season to check it all out. I do know Blue and CBK definitely got busier over the years after they added their respective high-speed lifts.

Good to hear from ya fluffy. Just like old times, lol. Not ready to bury the hatchet yet I see?

But how many times will that fixed grip chair stop in a hour at that rate?There is also the psychological factor for getting up the mountain in three minutes for skiers also. I have put some thought too into adding a HSQ at Jack Frost.IMHO,the best way to do it would be to add a artificial mountain for the top terminal,somewhere around where the upper parking lot next to the slopes/ski school is located.Just like how they built the artificial tubing hill at Eagle Rock.This would allow you to access the terrain that A,B-C,and D lifts service.So midweek week you would could just run E/F,HSQ,and East Mountain lifts.Then on the weekend,just add lifts as needed. If you also totally remove B and C lifts,these could be relocated over to service and expand the beginner area,which JF desperately needs IMO.

Philly's own Schoolly D was the first "Gangsta Rapper" that I remember.His album Smoke Some Kill was classic.I probally burned out 5 cassette tapes of that back in the day.Not long after Ice T blew up.He built on alot of what Schoolly D laid down.I still listen to Schoolly,Ice T,and PE quite often.TT C6 your right though,the rap music now just doesn't compare imho.

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Aren't you guys forgetting about the snowmaker who did some extreme tubing down Challenge a couple of years ago?Talk about going out in style on your last run with a bang.

Thats one thing nice about JFBB.Even on a seemingly crowded day,there is hardly ever too bad of a lift line.That is the advantage of using a bunch of fixed-grip lifts versus two or so HSQ's.With HSQ's,most of the skiers/riders are out on the slopes and are also waiting in line.Where with the slower lifts most skiers/riders are stored on a chair leading to uncrowed runs and smaller liftlines.While I know it's nice to get a lot of runs/vert in and not freeze up on a chair,most JFBB customers go there for the relaxed pace,scenery plus the out in the wilderness feel of the area.

http://www.srbc.net/pubinfo/press/docs/Enf...0_Feb%2004_.pdf It all depends on what watershed you are in and where you are getting your water.The problem at Eagle Rock was because of excessive water use above their permitted amount and not properly controlling the run-off into the river basin.A place like Jack Frost is allowed huge amounts of water because the water is returning to the place it originally came from.Also run-off doesn't matter much because you are right above the FE Walter dam. Water conservation/run-off control becomes a huge consideration at many ski areas,especially those out west.Look at all the issues facing the Colorado River,there are going be major problems in the near future with it.It will eventually greatly affect the operation of ski areas in its basin. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-th...-drinking-water

Majestic,the trail under the double double,is probally imho the best trail to make beautiful laid-out turns on a snowboard in all of NEPA.Too bad it doesn't keep it's pitch all the way from the top half of the mountain though.Since Eagle Rock got in trouble a few years back because of taking too much water from the quarry on top of the mountain,the snowmaking just hasn't been the same ever since.Even though ER was breaking the law slightly,it made for good conditions.

x10,both were needed for a long time.

Somebody likes to make their turns off of the snow in the groomer.Once dirt/rocks get up in the tiller they get strewn all over the place.

ROFL @ the Megalomart hoes in stretchpants,thats PMPF!I remember him saying he loves his old Burton mittens so much compared to any new ones on the market.Thats why he resorted to sewing the wiperblade on to them.

Working as a lifty for a number of years,I almost came to blows with a few customers over time after they accuse you of throwing sand or rocks onto the top unloading ramp.Some people get pretty hot after being whacked in the head by a lift chair.They just flat-out refuse to believe that the snow being blown under the lift would have any effect on their unloading ability,lol.

Using tarps to protect snow and glaciers is pretty common in Europe these days, http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1266299,00.html .Say what you want about global warming,either natural or man-made,we are definitely in or possibly near the end of a warmer cycle.For sure cutting down all the forests/rain forests and polluting as much as we do is not good for nature or man either way. I would envision a system where your white/reflective tarp would be stored on a roll,just like you see carpet for sale at Lowes on those big rolls.You could then use a snow cat to pull the tarp up,down or across the slopes.Another idea that would need some thought would be using something like Snow Gel on a grand scale, http://www.backyardterrainpark.com/3b-snow...ming-green.html ,along with carpet.Or just using Neveplast (dry) on all your slopes. The ultimate form of snow protection would be something like the hard chocolate coating on a ice cream sundae.Something that you could spray on with a snow gun or spread around with a cat that would be water activated and form a hard layer of protection for your snow cover/base.Obviously this has yet to be invented,but maybe sometime in the future?

http://store.aumauto.com/rainxultrawax.html Good luck trying to get this off of your ski's.You'll be flying past everyone in spring conditions and have them wondering wtf kinda wax you got on them.This stuff used to be called Blue Coral Autofom until Rain-X bought them out and improved the formula.If your kind to the car you can get this stuff to last a few good months on it.It beads and protects like no other.