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Probably got a discount for buying so many...

We were checking out the snow guns around Cameltoe on Sunday, WJW! Every run we went down looked like brand new guns and even a battalion of new sled guns to put in strategic locations. The gun heads looked like they had 3 different sets of nozzles, perhaps they can pick which ones to use based on conditions? I think they were these: https://www.hkdsnowmakers.com/products/impulse/ Hopefully the announcement to upgrade Blue's snowmaking will include a bunch of those guns and automate the remaining trails to do away with the manual guns, so the entire mountain can fire up at the flick of a switch.

It was an interesting day and like @RidgeRacer said, Cameltoe surely makes you appreciate what we have at Blue, without all the crap, like the pay for parking from your phone sign that was right in my view as I parked! The peeps I was with are some Blue bumpers Gah skier George & Jr., Gary and later Jason also arrived. Conditions were as expected after the rain and deep freeze. We did find the (attempt at) seeded bump line, but it was rock hard frozen slush cat tracks that’ll be that way until the 70’s later this week. We couldn’t get over the Cadillac of lifts that is the bubble 6, while Blue got the Pinto. This thing is whisper quiet, has all metal coverings, a nice big building to store the chairs and suspended seats to soften the rumble of the supports. We couldn’t figure out which was shorter, the ride up or the runs down… While walking out to car, there were two cop cars with sirens blaring, hauling ass right up to the lodge. I guess someone’s drinking a beer in the lot or something. I had two beers and a sangwich in the lot and avoided harassment. I guess they don’t care on closing day. Bump line, sort of… Must’ve been another Blue alien…

Nope! If you wanna party late with the boys, you have to get up early with the men!

Don't forget your ice skates!

The commentary cracked me up.

I hear there may be bumps!

When I pulled in in the morning, saw 2 flying around and there was also what looked like a juvenile circling around. There was also a pair of hawks circling as well. By the afternoon, the bump line on Coming Soon was a ton of fun. A big booter formed next to one of the lower guns that people were hitting. Spring snow provided a nice soft landing.

How did that double-post? I thought there was a limit to stop that?

I was looking for him to be making the rounds in the parking lot yesterday, but alas, he was nowhere to be found.

I was looking for him to be making the rounds in the parking lot yesterday, but alas, he was nowhere to be found.

@tarponhead and I were in the lot wondering where y’all disappeared to?!? Super fun day today before the deluge. Snow was most excellent everywhere. Off the quad first thing planned on hitting the sketchy but at the moment still open Razorback, but by the time we got down there SP was closing it off. As I passed by the bottom, who’s coming down but @Benm. Damn! Challenge has a huge mud spot in the middle but a WROD skier’s right which was just enough to get through, so we had to do that. It also had a slice left across it that was also manageable. Raceway is done and Switch might not make it as the bottom was also pretty thin. Tomorrow should be a hoot! Break out your best gaper attire for the close!

@tarponhead stumbled upon it...

Gonna be some fun meadow-skipping this weekend!

What, no pics?

Yeah, but dropping his pole is a classic!

Haven't heard from @saltyant yet, but from his video he appears to have gotten some too. He must not have free WiFi out there or something?

Clouds broke somewhere about 10:00 and immediately the snow started to soften, so headed right to Barney's which started to pop. Another hour and all of Barney's was in its prime, springtime glory. Snow was soft and fast and the bumps got deep, so switched out for bump skis. Made a quick run down Coming Soon, but it was just flat and fast, so it was back to Barney's until the legs gave out. Later in the parking lot, Tele-Butch collapsed for no apparent reason… Later heard he was tested and released from ER.

Blue Mountain: The Beast of Palmerton!

I would, if work weren't in the way.

I'll see you in the bumps!

@saltyant didn't say he was going to Elk?!?!

WTGAI!

Learning to ski bumps helps immensely when skiing trees.