RidgeRacer

I'm out There's no way I can be there at 8am tomorrow morning so I'll probably miss you all. I can't be on the snow until later in the day. Right now I'll be there there Sunday Morning for possibly some fresh snow in the AM. Let me know if you'll be there Sun.

Right now I'm at 75% yes for tomorrow morning. Sunday morning is definite for me.

BTW....here's a zoomed in photo that Phillycore took last weekend. There's really no where to go from that point. If you don't want to ruin your gear, I wouldn't try it.

lol... True...but if it gets overgrown with vegetation then it cant be skied on....it's virtually unskiable now.

Don't forget the steep trails at Jack Frost Sounds like Saturday may be turning into an unofficial PASR day. I'm going to try to go. Getting out before 2 or so may be tough.

Good to hear they're still making snow.

That says it all right there. Last year there was a clear path if you hopped in mid way down the last headwall of Rivershot. Even that's grown over now. It's amazing how quickly that stuff grows.

Are you saying the old Elevator will be cleared out or are you referring to the woods to skiers right of Risk it?

I was tempted for maybe 2 seconds....The Value Pass isn't a bad deal but Saturday's conditions at Frost solidified my decision for next season.

Maybe another foot or so of snow (to cover up the brush) would make it skiable. If people express interest in it, maybe they'll end up clearing it out some and you can tame the beast next season.

That value pass at $349 isn't a bad deal and you can still ski weekends, just at night.

It wasn't skiable at the PASR day or at all this year because of the growth. Last year you could jump in midway down the last headwall on Rivershot but the actual entrance was well above that. Me and Phillycore spent a good part of the day on Saturday trying to figure out a way. There looked to be a line maybe 2 feet wide but that's really not skiable, we tried. Plus whatever isn't covered with growth will be by next season if it isn't cleared out.

Yeah there's plenty of snow on it right now, most of it likely blow over and some natural, which is fine. I wouldn't want them to blow on it or even put it back on the map....just to clear it a bit, like they do elsewhere on the Mt.

So there is hope.

Here's a few recent quotes I've seen from skiers about the Elevator... Plus I found this quote on another ski site...(no, I didn't make this up) "...Jack Frost's Elevator is steeper and slicker than most things I've found at Jay Peak" They wouldn't even have to put it back on the map...maybe just clear some of the brush out like they have elsewhere on the Mt. so when conditions permit, expert skiers can enjoy some really challenging terrain. I'd hate to see terrain like that go to waste. It's like letting White Lightning at Sno grow over to the point where it's no longer skiable.

That could very well be it. I couldn't get out until late so I ended up hitting Big Boulder for a bit. Most of the fresh snow was still skiable but it was all on the sides of the trails which was fine, icy in the middle as usual on a crowded day. The base there has got to be 3 - 5 feet in spots.

Well said and ditto on the Elevator. Thanks for the pics Philly.

Carbon all the way. Aluminum's bend way too easily plus I think thinner poles look nicer.

With a few inches of new snow tomorrow...should be nice.

Just back from a long, really fun 6 hour session at Jack Frost. I got there at around 8:20. The lot was filling fast. Temps were in the 20's and the sun was shining under blue skies. I got my ticket and headed for Thunderbolt which was a spectacular packed powder / cord...absolutely perfect. I headed for East and did a run on Floyd's which was just as nice. At 9am I met up with Smartass, Phillycore and Phillycore's son at the top of Lehigh. We skied Lehigh and then over to East for a few runs on a perfect packed powder surface before heading over to the Challenge glade, which was the run of the day. There was freshly blown man made powder and bumps in the trees with no ice in anywhere....the glade was skiable down to the East Mt. lift, with a few logs and rocks to be aware of on the way down. We also made a run through the One Park trees, which were not as good as challenge. We skied out to the bumps on Exhibition, then skied a run on Dematte's before heading back to East where I got to meet C1er who stopped by to say hello as he was getting off of the East Mt. lift. Phillycore and I were on a mission to find a line among the mess of thorn bushes on the old Elevator, since there was plenty of carvable snow in there and there looked to be 1 or 2 possible lines. We ended up trying a few different ways down while Smartass and PC's son looked on. The first couple of turns weren't bad but it tightened up pretty quick and finding room to turn on that pitch became the hard part. We ended up trying 6 or 7 times to find a way to ski it flawlessly but it's near impossible. We almost had it the first few times but it's way too overgrown. After getting beat up by the Elevator (kid's don't try it) a number of times, we did a few more runs on Floyd's and the Challenge glade before calling it a day. Today was a top 5 day for sure and lots of fun skiing with PASRs. No crowds and fresh cord in the morning Phillycore on vader... PC picking a line in the challenge glade. Floyd's from the lift

I just looked at the high temp and saw 35, I didn't look at the hourly. Leaving now...see you all there.

Top of Lehigh at 9am? BTW tomorrow looks epic. 35 and sunny with clear skies and man made powder... Sounds good to me. Work your magic BDK?

We still got a way to go, probably 4 or more weeks at Frost and Mid-April for BB. Plus the Catskills, VT etc. well into April. I'm not ready for the season to end yet.

Floyd's was awesome last year bumped...I have no idea why they didn't let it bump up this year. I agree about JF needing a dedicated bump trail. Looks like you made up your mind for next season. I'm still debating it but leaning JFBB.

GREAT to hear.... I'm actually going to be there first thing on Saturday Morning to sample some of that fresh powder in the Challenge Trees....unofficial PASR day possibly??