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Although I wish it were the other way around, they're likely focusing on keeping Boulder open well into April again while Frost will likely close 2 or 3 weeks into March again. I can't remember but I think they were finished snowmaking ops at Frost this time last year.

I was always under the impression that the mega resorts charge for parking because of their stature and that allows them to get away with it. Plus their skier visits are probably much higher which means more cars to park (if that means anything). I just can't see it happening here. If it did that would be a shame.

Hey everyone...Just back from a really fun bluebird day at Jack Frost. I got to the Mt at 12pm (I know...I couldn't get there any earlier than that). I ended up parking in lot 10 Obviously the perfect weather with 33 degree temps and sunny skies on Presidents weekend had something to do with that. The snow was much better and less icy today than yesterday. I made my first run down Exhibition and then skated over through the "Gateway to East Mt." River Shot was groomed out and bump-less unlike yesterday. There was plenty of soft man made snow to carve through there however...although icy in the middle a bit due to the traffic. Floyd's was MUCH better today. The right side of Floyd's was where it was at. There were a lot of people falling down everywhere on East Mt. today. After a number of runs on East I headed to Challenge to and see what the trees were like. Like yesterday there was good snow in there and bumped up pretty nicely although a bit icy in the troughs (see below). Still the absolute run of the day even though I ate it when hitting ice in one of the troughs on one of my runs through there. There is no way to make it back to the East Mt. lift through the glade there just isn't enough snow further down. I called it a day after a bunch of runs on Challenge. Today was lots of fun and the skiing's pretty good right now. Have fun all.

Just back from my first day at Frost since the PASR day about a month ago. After skiing Boulder a bunch of times it's amazing how Jack Frost feels much bigger. I actually got there around 1pm and spent 5 minutes or so looking for a spot. I got my ticket and headed for Thunderbolt. There was lots of hardpack and ice on the headwalls with sand like snow mixed in on the sides. The weather was about 33 degrees and the place was PACKED which was to be expected. The abstract lift looked to have a 5 minute wait at one point. I headed for the East Mt lift and found the snow was a little better there. They made some snow on River Shot which was left ungroomed and small bumps had formed on River Shot which was fun. After a few runs on East I decided to hit Challenge and sample the trees. They made snow on challenge and there was actually some man made powder in the Challenge trees which is where I decided to hang out for the next few runs before calling it a day. Oh and GSS...Floyd's was icy. I skied it once. Anyway, today was lots of fun on a very crowded afternoon at Jack Frost.

I haven't written a report in a little bit but I feel compelled to because BB was that good tonight. Temps were in the lower 40's and the snow was a really nice, cut up granular surface that was really fast. I got my ticket and skied up to the Merry Widow lift around 7 pm. As I was riding up I noticed Mittl-Weg was closed for races. I had no idea who it was racing...maybe the Mt's race team but I'm not sure. Other than the racers the place was pretty empty. I started out on Drauf then over to Snowdrift and Boulder Park. I skied those trails almost the entire night with a run on Love Park, Bunny's Elbow, and Upper to Lower Sitz thrown in for good measure. There was no ice, just great snow for carving including the upper part of Snowdrift which has been icy the past few days. After 8pm the racers were pretty much gone and Mittl-Weg re-opened and I did a run (maybe 2, can't remember) on Mittl. I may have seen 6 other people after 8. Having any ski area to yourself is a great feeling, especially on good conditions. I really wasn't ready to leave at 9 but, of course, that's when they close. Anyway, until next time...

Mid-week at Frost can be as good as it gets around these parts.

I'm not able to make it on Saturday either but have fun all.

Weeknights are really fun when nobody's there. I may be there tomorrow night depending on whether or not I'm still in pain from playing football this weekend

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. We're likely hitting the Mountain View Inn. They have a weekend ski and stay package for the 87 per night which includes lift tix which was pretty much the best deal I could find. Probably heading up first weekend in March.

I got out a little after 4pm today. The snow was scraped off and icy in the middle packed powder on the sides, typical for a weekend. The best snow was on Mittl-Weg and Snowdrift. I did one run on MW and spent most of my time on Snowdrift which I'm officially calling my favorite trail at Boulder simply for the tree part up top. Also did a few runs on Drauf as well. Boulder Park is huge and I watched a few people hit the jumps from the lift. I rarely ski at Boulder when the sun is up (although it was beginning to set) so I snapped a few pics with the phone.... Boulder Park from the lift Top of Snowdrift Mittl-Weg is never crowded Boulder Park again

Boulder's conditions were the same tonight with chalky packed powder. Snowdrift and Drauf were fun. Boulder Park has 3 really big jumps on it, one of which I never saw before. It kinda looked like a 25 foot tall pyramid.

I, regretfully, neglect the west side of Jack Frost all too often. I don't think I've skied Jane's Lane at all this year. There's some fun parts to that trail.

Is Sno doing that Sunday night discount for other Mt. pass holder thing again this season?

Or maybe do a Barney's Bumps thing and have half groomed and half bumped.

Yeah I don't know if I could do the 14th either. That could get me in big trouble. The 15th...I may be able to swing that.

Last year they let it bump up pretty good and it was awesome. For whatever reason they groomed it out in like late January early Feb and that was it for the bumps on Floyds for the season. They did get icy a lot though maybe that's why they groomed it out. Bumped up Floyd's Folly...

Just woke up and there's at least 4-6 inches of snow on the ground which I now have to shovel so my wife can get out

I had my face mask but it was working better keeping my neck warm. For whatever reason my face wasn't cold. My toes were but that's about it.

lol....That was classic. FWIW I did crack 48 the next time down.

I was nominated to start the TR for the day so here goes. I'll let everyone else go into detail but today was excellent. The weather wasn't that bad at all. It was cold at first with blue skies, sun and no wind but as the day wore on the temperature rose and it was pretty comfortable. I got there at 10am and made my way over to Exhibition to find PASR's Atomic Skier, Grilled Steeze Sandwich, Moe Ghoul, Boblikescats, Sex Kitten, Think Snow, Think Snow's friend and Melissa. I think Barb was there too but I wasn't able to introduce myself to her (sorry Barb). I think that was everyone. We made our way down exhibition then to T Bolt Glade and Thunderbolt then a run through the Challenge Glade. After that, we met up with Phillycore as he was getting off the lift. We then headed over to East for a run on River Shot then over to Floyd's Folly. Think Snow broke out the radar gun and that's when things got really fun. Me and Moe got down first and were waiting at the lift for a while wondering where everyone was. Finally everyone came down with a few patrollers who weren't happy about us going fast on Floyd's which I was shocked to see because everyone was in control and there was no one else around. I clocked in at 44 mph on my first run down but I'm rounding up to 45 . After a few more runs, we hit the lodge for lunch where we met Librider. After lunch we hit One Park then it was back over to East Mt for a few runs. I then took my last run through the Challenge Trees. On my last lift ride up with Phillycore and GSS, I got to hear Doug freestyle rap. The man's got skills for sure. The snow got progressively better as the day went on and the temperatures warmed up, not that it was bad to begin with but it was a near perfect, chalky packed powder towards the end. Anyway today was really fun. It was great to meet all of you guys. I'm definitely trying to make it to next week's 5th anniversary PASR day.

Weather.com's hourly forecast has it at 5 degrees by 10am . Just to clarify, 10am, top of exhibition right?

Ditto I also like the top of snow drift near the pine trees (spruce trees?). Skiing there at nights now, I'm actually gaining a whole new respect for Boulder.

If I survived tonight's temps, I'll be ok on Sat. See ya there.

Just back not too long ago from a cold night a Big Boulder. The temperature was about 5 degrees (it's down to 3 now according to weather.com). Once I got going though it wasn't too bad. I definitely recommend wearing a face mask and layers of course. The snow was perfect packed powder, no ice and no problems on my edges. Boulder Park and Snow Drift were closed . The groomer was building those monster jumps on Boulder park. I spent most of the time on Bunny's Elbow, Draufganger and Mittl-Weg. There was still plenty of cord on Mittl-Weg which was great. Mittl-Weg is forgotten about since you have to trudge uphill from the Big Boulder lift to get to it. The snowguns were not on. There's plenty of snow. That's all I got. Tonight was fun as usual.

My fault. I totally forgot about the ski check near the season pass validation hut. Mid-week I don't think it's there though which is probably why I forgot about it. Sorry about that GSS.