JFskiDan

Nice rack! this one walked in my buddies garage in the poconos. Of course he puts out corn for them. Which i cant stand. Not sure why people do that, but a lot of people do. having lyme at one point, i try to stay away from the wildlife.

I think i can squeeze this into my busy social schedule. My fav wrap is Chicken Cheesesteak, and throwing it back on the grill for a quick min after shes all assembled takes it to another level.

The bedazzling spectacle is the Dskis. Some other peice said this was pretty much "the most underwhelming announcement for the Ikon". LOL.

When you poke around the WWW a little, it appears as though unlimited resorts are mostly resorts owned by Alterra, so that makes sense. this is kind of interesting as far as who owns what, but even though it was updated in like January, its still not up to date as ski resorts seem to change hands often. https://www.nsaa.org/NSAA/Media/Who_Owns_Which_Mountain_Resorts.aspx so, with this new information, i would venture to say Blue Mountain PA, will never become an unlimited resort. i cant quite grasp how KSL is in bed with Alterra, but i guess using the word "partner" is a definition used alot. Also, there will be even more confusion over BM Ontario, and BM PA. maybe.

Temps in my house are right were i like them, at least they were last night, but this cool cloudy day isnt helping them stay that way. Gets warm next week though.

That was such a fun weekend, im glad to hear you have the same thoughts. I might even need to start celebrating a day earlier too.

Based on last years Easter weekend activities in Vermont, i was thinking about buying the Ikon in the spring to get Killy and Sugar, among some others for the 2nd annual Vermont tour. but i think only some resorts allow spring access. not sure. not up to speed on Ikon. But then obviously hit some ikon resorts out west the following year. so, with that, it would be nice if Blue were to offer a discounted unlimited pass to Ikon'ers. i think. i think that would end up better than letting Blue be unlimited on the ikon pass.

Correct. its not unlimited, so for those of us that do more than 7 days, just crumple it up and put it in the circular file. Even if you are thinking i will do the 7 days on Ikon, and then buy day passes for the balance of my days, i think after about 6 weekend day passes it would be going negative, unless Ikon offers discount tix after you use up your days. i guess thats something to consider as well, but again, for the weekend regulars at Blue, like myself, its a mute1080 point. Maybe next year it goes unlimited. but part of me thinks thats a horrible idea, as i do think that would add a lot of new skiers at Blue, and im not sure we need that. I have always said im willing to pay more for less traffic. The Ikon is a no brainer for @pcklein31 , he even posted 3 times about how excited he is about it. If you just want to ski 14 days in the Poconos, and arent brand loyal, its a good deal. So that being said, i may take back my statement that i doubt we see an impact, to i think we will see some type of uptick in skier visits.

how do you figure that?

I see no benefit for most of us, until there is an ikon + blue unlimited in one pass, and i havent put enough thought into it to really figure out if i would like that to happen. I dont think this area is littered with ikon passholders. Its unlikely a vermont ikoner is like “oh, fucking sweet dude, blue mt is on the pass. Lets skip sugarbush this weekend and go hang out in palmerton”

I as well was on pins and needles.

Im thinking the heat might get turned on tomorrow.

i have turned the heat on in the Poconos twice now, i think. Pretty confident AC season is behind us. this weekends weather is going to suck.

Gonna be epic on the East coast. Get the big boards out.

im always interested in a good real estate scam. whats that all about?

i feel like i was reading something like this https://www.skiutah.com/blog/authors/kathy/the-ultimate-guide-to-ski-resort which seems to be how the industry is going, and for the road/parking issues of the Wasatch. Good info to read up on, as i am sure there will be some tweaks this year. good news is you fall under the carpool catagory, and im pretty sure you rule with an iron fist as far as getting out early. last time Dom and I were in Utah we were heading up the canyon road at 7 am. Do i need new skis? no. who really does right? but i loooooove buying skis. I might trade in the Influences on something a little more powder oriented as opposed to the very wide "do most things pretty well" that the influences are. Its fun having some different skis with different attitudes.

Really great first post, and you really nailed getting it in the right forum. do you know Skiitoolive?

See? i told you. lots of pow days this year at Blue. Save up those PTO days.

No intelligent guess will come from me.

Hottest weather of the summer coming up sunday-ish. Figures. When it should be getting cooler out. im ready for fall, btw.

Skiing will be good this year, i mean, unless you have plans to ski in florida.

i have fox poo on my yard too. one might think the presence of a fox would deter the groundhogs from setting up camp, but it doesnt look that way. it doesnt deter the deer either. Other than shitting on my lawn, he doesnt bother me that much.

This is why i dont leave the trap out at night. That, and you wont catch groundhogs at night. i have a fox that rolls through my yard often at night, and i have seen a racoon, but no skunk. Anyways, if i did catch any night dweller, i would call someone. no way i am fucking around with a fox, skunk, or racoon. @indiggio has more balls than a pool table for releasing a skunk. i dont know if groundhogs all have the same mindset or what, or like travel the same path as others have before, but they all want to go under my fence in my backyard at the same spot for some reason. so, i put some rocks in the little spot they dug out. so, if the rocks get disturbed, its a pretty good indication one is roaming around. a coworker is always trapping groundhogs. he has a small crick on his property. He gives them swimming lessons.

There are some funny laws with that, but i believe you are allowed as a homeowner to shoot wild animals causing damage to your property. so, just as long as you remember to tell the neighbors, cops, peta, that they were causing damage, you probably wouldnt get put in cuffs. I do have some cats at both houses i would like to take care of, but i know the ones that roam around my house in Delco are pets, so i leave them alone, even though it sort of pisses me off that my neighbors think its ok for thier cats to just wonder around. Maybe they keep the mouse population down. i dont know. I am fairly certain it is illeagal to relocate a trapped animal. Not gonna lie, this is what i do when i trap them, except for the last one that commited suicide in the trap. Also, relocating is a little sketchy. i mean, if i saw someone relocating a groundhog near my house i would be pissed. i have a good spot near work where i hope they like, and dont go roaming to live under other peoples decks. @mute1080@Boo Bear i think i read groundhogs are like homing pigeons. Take them far away if possible. i can be wrong about that though.

Kinda figured. Groundhogs suuuuuucccckkk. Horrible creatures. I saw 2 on my deck camera this year, and trapped them. I think they were visitors, not residents. Surprisingly lettuce has been the food of choice for them. I like lettuce too, but i would think twice about going in a steel box for some. Both of mine were in the trap by 6:30 am. And they go crazy once the door slams shut. happy hunting!