JFskiDan

i think it ran, but they didnt load anybody on it. i remember being told the wind overnight had knocked the chairs around enough were they were out of alignment or something. I'm heading up north soon, but i dont think im gonna brave it tomorrow.

wind is going to be brutal the next two days. if the 6 is on hold now, tomorrow is out of the question for it.

Way to get after it.

Fixed it for myself. Not afternoon. Morning.

yep. no epic pow day at Blue today. Still might see something a little later on this afternoon, but it was kind of a long shot anyways. Probably 2" in Delco/Chesco. Just enough for people to feel overly confident in their ability to drive in the snow.

Where did anyone say tomorrow was going to be "an epic powder day"? Which still makes for great skiing. A little bit of fresh snow on man made goes a long way.

I wouldnt rule it out. i think it kind of comes down to how things look tomorrow morning. But its not a lock by any stretch.

This storm is pretty wacked out, and pretty powerful. Not like wishcasting or hoping for something that wont happen, but there is a chance Blue gets a few inches out of this. Or nothing. Definitely will get more closer to the coast.

Are they doing demos? that would be sweet. wanna check out something narrow and short.

As a past long time season pass holder at JFBB, let me give you the 411 on Jack Frost. This isnt a total dig at JF, but alot of this is why i left for Blue. I will keep any type of comparison to any other mountain out of this. Pros - They do generally have good snow. Grooming is good. Low crowds except for Holiday Weekends. Glades, Elevator, Risk it, Gonzo's Grind, Mad Tree Glade. (more on this later) Easy to score half price lift tickets. The lunch special in the lodge is usually awesome. Powder day in the trees can be awesome. If there is a good base, and you get a good snow, there are normally some areas most people wont venture to to make some nice turns. Cons - Last to open, first to close. Not in their eyes, since Boulder opens first always with Freedom. Frost will always open later than BB. Lifts are slow. No getting around the fact you spend a ton of time on them. Runs are short, they dont really turn either. They really just go pretty much straight down the mountain, yes, i guess you could say Telstar or Solitude turn, but......really? Abuse the glades when they are good, for they are normally short lived. Lets remember, most snow in the glades is blow over, or natural. right now, they should be pretty good. They will start to deteriorate pretty quickly coming up, unless we get a few snows here. 1 warm day and a cold night will solidify the base, but turns them into icy chutes. like i said, abuse them when they are good. Skiing Challenge glade top to bottom seems less likely these days. When the off trail stuff sucks, like due to weather, that place gets small. When the off trail stuff sucks, like due to weather, and they start closing off half of East Mountain and Challange for the race team, that place gets really small. (this is what did the place in for me) The trails really dont have enough sustained pitch to make an overnight dump "epic". Getting to anything with decent pitch requires a trip down something kinda flat. Good snows for Frost are in the 6-8" range. The Elevator, and Elevator glade were not kept up. Phillycore basically petitioned them to clean it out and make it skiable. which they did, like 8 years ago. Since then, they broke the weedeater, and havent replaced it. The video SaltyAnn found is PASR day there, three days after a 16" day. Still fun. One park glade can be good, but one park will always come first. Thunderbolt Glade is the most dangerous glade in PA. What lures people in there i will never know. Its full of big boulders and gets very little snow. I have seen countless people get hauled out of there. JF & BB might be starting to become the red-headed step child of Peak Resorts. Yes, with the Peak Pass, maybe Hunter is in the cards for early season when they are sitting on their thumbs in the Poconos. And in the early season i have the itch to ski, like everybody else, but I have trouble making an early season trip anywhere with some distance to ski 1 or 2 trails. I want my trips to count for something. go when its awesome and 100% open.

Conditions over the past week made up for the lift issue last sunday. Everything skied great today.

Hottronics FTW. No reason to look any further, or start a new thread that goes for 10 pages, but really goes no where.

Cold. Good skiing. Good parking lot. Gonna try this again tomorrow.

conditions were downright awesome today. #wideskis #notboring #notcamelback

What color did you end up painting my room?

I got new pants. you wouldnt recognize me. only coming out if you are there and skiing with us. (whoever that may be)

i dont like going to it in the winter, so i dont. no, really my work is seasonal. being able to take off in the winter when i like makes up for 70-80 hr weeks April to November. Over the winter i just have projects that need to be completed before April 1st, so its very flexible.

U wanna test drive my shredditors? let me know and i will bring them along. Damn....tomorrow is Saturday already.

#goodpeople #greatsnow #razorsOMG #longskis #trueblueskishop #bluemakessnow

i saw you on those today. You looked great!!! whirlybirds and everything!!! Tried them. they suck. too wide.

To quote GSS - “long skis truck, short skis suck”. Sorry, his words, not mine. But your skis are too short for you.

nood to the Hotronics. I need to move to electric gloves too.

Nice. 24 mpg. Cold cold today. Sidewinder is sweet. razors is better today. The cold is tough, but the snow is nice. need to get used to it for a little while here. While in line for the 6, a guy went pond skimming. somehow went off the front of the platform while trying to get on the lift. Saw some camo today. Probably more tomorrow.

Shortest line will always be the ticket window outside by the rental shop. Window by the circle is for gapers, and the customer service desk is for people with coupons, giftcards, and needing to ask silly questions, like if it snowed last night. What are the glades like? is the elevator skiable?