RidgeRacer

I thought about getting a pass to Elk about 3 seasons ago and I'm about 65 miles away. I just couldn't justify driving a little over an hour (any paying $100 plus more) on a consistent basis to ski with Frost so close by. Plus any after work night sessions would be completely out of the equation since the last thing I want to do is drive 65 miles after work. But your scenario is a little different so it may work out for you. You'll be driving up every weekend anyway and only adding about 40 minutes. Just pop in another CD and your there. If your used to weekends at CB, Elk on a Saturday is going to feel like you have the place to yourself. Plus, in my humble opinion, CB doesn't compare to Elk. I say go for it. You can host a PASR day up there. And if you decide against it, the JF crew are a welcoming bunch

Nice..good for him. He was stuck in the wrong state.

I really need to get back up there this season. The East side at Elk alone is worth it. Trails like Slalom, Tuscarora, Mohawk and Iroquois are great runs. Tunk is the best bump run probably south of the Catskills (maybe even south of Vermont). The only thing missing is dedicated tree skiing. Then it would really feel like skiing in VT. But that's for another thread I guess.

Elk Mountain itself actually has 2 peaks (north knob and south knob). Right now the ski area is on the North knob. I'm not sure who owns the land on the south knob but if that was ever developed (not that it'll ever happen) it could be pretty huge by PA standards. Blue obviously could expand since the ridge goes on for miles. And I read (I think it was here) that there were actual plans at one point to expand Jackson Frost past East Mt...not sure if those plans are still on the table or not though.

That looks amazing. Pocono hills....take note.

Fixed it.

Whiteface is cool. Look left and you can see Lake Champlain and Mt. Mansfield. Look straight and you can see Camel's Hump. To the right you see Mt Marcy and the rest of the high peaks directly in front of you.

I'm looking to keep my days around 40 again. The more the better. Since my man Phillycore so generously gave me his 3 free nights at the Resort at Squaw Creek (thanks again buddy), my only goal is really to use that and ski at Squaw Valley a couple of days. Other than that it'll be lots if days at JFBB - not sure where else in the east I'll be. Lake Placid has become my favorite place to hit but I'm not sure if I'll get back up there or not this season. It's way too early to tell. I would eventually like to make it up to Stowe which is really the only Vermont area that I haven't been that really interests me.

Not to threadjack, but I think the quality of music in general has deteriorated since the 90's. The 90's saw some of the greatest music / albums ever made. Those days are long gone. Do people even buy albums anymore?

Yes...They are the Catskills. They can only be seen on very clear days. If you go to Big Pocono State Park (drive to the very top of Camelback Mt.) There is one of those view finder things (those binocular things you neet to throw a quarter in order to get it to work). On the viewfinder it tells you exactly where to look (to the northeast) to see the Catskills. The view from the top of Camelback isn't the best IMO but that's definitely one of the highlights

This thread is just what the Doctor ordered (and further proof that I'm living in the wrong part of the Country. )

Always good to hear about these kinds of updates at the Mt. It would be nice if the trees in there are thinned out all the way down to the lift. That glade has always been pretty fun to ski but half way down, you'd have to ski out.

I would have to agree with this. I'm kind of torn here. I also get annoyed with some of the ridiculous stuff that gets posted on here. There's bickering and flame wars on every message board I've seen or been apart of but some of the stuff here takes the cake. I hate the fact that lots of people who once contributed to this place are now gone or rarely post. On the other hand, I've thought about not posting on PASR a time or two in the past, but looking back that would have been stupid. Where else can you find this many people who make Pocono ski areas their home Mts.? Not much of that on AZ, Epic or TGR. I have resigned myself to simply weeding though some of the nonsense to get to the valuable stuff (TR's, etc.). And there can be plenty of good reads, especially during ski season. I've also met and skied with a bunch of really cool people because of PASR. I've even met people that I now consider good friends solely because of PASR. And of course PASR days are always some of the funnest days of the season. Bottom line is, we need more of this... http://www.paskiandride.com/forums/topic/15314-jack-frost-2-27-10/ And less of this... http://www.paskiandride.com/forums/topic/14671-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted/

While I agree with your premise. I don't really think that the site is "killed", at least I hope not.

Nice! You gotta be a Sox fan.

Nice. It looks like Jay Peak is the place to be right now in the East. If only it wasn't 500 miles away from me I'd be there.

I hope you guys are taking plenty of pics at Jay.

Very cool. Your neighbors sound like cool peeps.

wow what a difference between the two places. nice TR.

i would guess 5 feet or more based on these pictures...It was pretty cool actually.

Today exceeded my expectations by far. I met up with Phillycore and JFSkiDan at 10am for my final turns (probably) of the season. Big Boulder has so much snow, everything from Mittl-Weg through Bunny's Elbow is open with plenty of coverage. The snow was semi soft in the morning getting softer by the minute which meant the twins were kicking up some serious spray. Also lots of fun to watch the folks hitting the jumps on Boulder Park. Great freaking day. Pics below... Phillycore PA Ridge Racer Phillycore Dan kicking up snow on his PEs

looks awesome...I really need a gopro

Definitely not boring to watch. I like how you sub titled which peak you were on. That gave me a nice feel for what the place (and different parts of the Mt.) looks like.

Sucks man...hope you get better. props for doing what you love to do still even after previous injuries. PASR Day at BB next weekend?

Just back from a nice morning at Camelback. I arrived at 8:45, headed in to get my pass (Thanks for the freebie CB!) and ran into Phillycore and Serch. After booting up and taking a run, I met up with PC and Serch at the lift and then Root and NASTAR Glen shortly after that. We took a few runs before meeting everyone else. The snow was as predicted...fast and pretty hard for the most part early on. There was a huge group of PASR's on the Mt. which was cool. It was nice meeting some new folks. Doug even busted out a freestyle rap at one point. It was captured on video but I'm not sure if it'll hit the web. Options were pretty limited since the East side was closed but lapping the front four (plus a few others) was definitely fun. The snow started to soften as the morning went on and temps rose and I headed out just after noon. Overall CB still has a lot of snow on what's open and their crew did a nice job. Not much else to say other than today was lots of fun.