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Who cares as long as he is gone?

The point is that if they just let the whales sit the cookies would be minimized and the conditions much better. They spend tons of money on state-of-the-art snow making and still make crappy snow. It wouldn't cost them any more to wait.

Ever think of starting a new thread relative to the subject?

Be prepared for cookie city. Why is it that anyone who reads ski forums even a little knows that most areas let the whales sit to drain out any excess moisture before they groom them out but Blue Mountain never does this. They shut the guns off on Main Street and plowed the whales out right away. They shut the guns off on Vista and they have already run over the whales from the looks of it. They are not opening until Saturday. No wonder their grooming always sucks and their conditions should read MMC (Man Made Cookies).

New owners this year have renovated the lodge, added an ice rink, and new rental gear. Opening the bar but not sure if they have their liquor license yet. Nothing hard there but a great place for beginners and kids. Slopes and lodge are uncrowded.

Does it go from here to California?

If you believe that I've got a bridge for sale.

You'll like it. It's a big mountain with a lot varied terrain and a lot of glades. It never gets as crowded as the places in VT.

Sounds good. Even B1G1's are hard to get for there prime season. Mid march should be good there for the free tickets. Have you been there before?

Are you sure those tickets are good on weekends? IIRC most of the Gore tickets from the shows are only good on weekdays.

I agree with this if you are going with a nonskiing girlfriend. There is a lot to do in Lake Placid. But the mountain is still about 10 mi. from town. Otherwise I actually like Gore better than WF. Conditions are usually better at Gore and the mountain is really spread out.

One side of Magic is groomed blue and green cruisers. A novice or intermediate will love it. The other side is black diamonds usually one of which is groomed and one long groomed blue. There are plenty of woods but you don't have to ski them. Magic has a great vibe. Check out the trail map. http://www.magicmtn.com/trailmap.php

I think 7S ran it for one year before Nutting bought 7S. The state is putting in the new lift and repairing the snowmaking but Nutting is responsible for the lodge which has since been vandalized.

She could give you a lot more than full service. Crabs, STDs..........

I would do any of the VT places over Belleayre. Bromley has some great glades. You didn't say what time of year you are going but in that area I would pick Magic over any of the others but there has to be a natural snow base. They are only open Friday through Sunday. I would do Magic Thurs. and Bromley Friday. Magic tickets are only $20 on Thursday and it will be like your own private mountain unless it is a powder day. Manchester has plenty of places to stay and restaurants.

Don't hold your breath on that one. Robert Nutting who owns Seven Springs and Hidden Valley holds the lease to the ski area. He has been dragging his feet to get it open. Why would he want to sink major money into Laurel and then siphon business from his other two resorts? The lodge needs major repairs that he is responsible for. My bet is you will not see this open as long as he holds the lease or at least until he is about to lose it for being nonresponsive to getting it open.

Thanks for posting. Can you give us some details on this card? Is it also blacked out for MLK and Presidents weekends?

A cogen plant is different than a wind farm. A cogen plant generates steam to turn a turbine to make electricity. The steam would then be used to heat the water in the waterpark. But then we don't have real reporters anymore who actually check or verify anything so who knows what the grant is for?

http://www.skipa.com/plan-a-trip/media-center-press-room/ski-area-press-releases/609-blue-mountain-awarded-500-000-grant-from-pennsylvania-energy-development-authority

At least up until 2009 the World Quarterpipe Championships were held there. Guys son is a professional snowboarder. http://snowboardsecretsblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/world-quarter-pipe-championship-2008.html They also host the The Friendly Gathering in the summer. http://www.frendlygathering.com/#about They also were featured on Building Wild last January on the National Geographic Channel. http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/21/what-you-missed-on-building-wild-top-of-the-world/ Seems like quite the party place. I don't think the guy minds if you hike it or access it from Magic though.

Timber Ridge is now privately owned. The owner has a snowcat to groom the slopes and to use as a lift.

Magic is the place to be in southern VT. But there has to be enough natural snow. They have limited snowmaking.

VIP line doesn't make the trails any less crowded. Trails get skied off very quickly. That's why all the Blue PASR passholders leave by 10:00am. I remember when they used to do the 4:00 groom.

No. Get on two boards. They do everything better.

Of course Elk is not like skiing at the bigger mountains in Vermont but it does have some of the best and longest black diamonds in PA with a much shorter runout than anything at CB or Blue, the best bump run in Tunkhannock, several long blue cruisers, and two long green runs from the top. The lifts are not high speed detachables but they are not "slow" by fixed grip lift standards. They could greatly benefit from offering some glades. They get more snow than the Pocono's and the glades would be open more than other areas. Hey, everybody has their preferences. I hate crowds and wouldn't go near Blue or CB on a weekend. I don't do park so I couldn't care less about their park. In fact I like that their lack of a big park keeps the park rats away.