RidgeRacer Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 (edited) Hey everyone, Just back from my first day at JF since last Tuesday and since about 5 inches of rain fell on the mt. so I really had no idea what to expect today. I pulled up to a busier than expected parking lot. It wasn't busy by any stretch but I've seen less people midweek. They were actually running all lifts including the Absract which was surprising. I hit the snow around 11:45 and found a mixture or cord, ice, suger and even some packed powder in spots. It was nice becuase it was fast. I made my first run on Thunderbolt and actually got a little unexpected air due to my speed and the flat light as I didn't see the headwall, not that it wasn't fun. I headed over to the East mt lift to find that Floyd's was open. The upper right hand portion was closed but the trail itself was if fairly decent shape. I lapped that and River Shot a number of times. The elevator still had a lot of snow on it but I didn't attempt it as it was frozen solid. There is still some snow in the trees to the right of Challenge and some in T Bolt Glade. It was all solid ice though. It doesn't look like they made any snow and I doubt they will. There is still a good base for the most part and who knows maybe they don't feel like they have to. I personlly didn't see one bare spot, but I wasn't west of Thunderbolt either so I can't speak for the other side of the mt. Here are a few pics from the day.... Floyds was open River Shot with the Lehigh River in the distance Thunderbolt from the "Gateway to East Mt." Edited March 10, 2008 by PA Ridge Racer Quote
gdthomas Posted March 10, 2008 Report Posted March 10, 2008 Weird looking at the pics when I was there a week ago there was full coverage, even several inches in most of the trees. Quote
bigdaddyk Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 (edited) I got there late (missed opening) and the snow was still in pretty good shape and soft in spots. Again, they did an excellent job grooming. Edited March 11, 2008 by bigdaddyk Quote
Robert2 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 Grooming was good everywhere today and the temperature was below freezing most of the day so the cord kept its form and the powder did not turn to slush. Real nice riding. Again. The temperature is on the 20s tonight so we will have the same great ride tomorrow. Today was blue sky most of the day. Note that the lakes and ponds are still ice covered here. I think that means its cold enough to groom the hardpack. Quote
phillycore Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 that's one thing I've gotta admit they do at JFBB extremely well.. is groom nice pics... I guess I need to bring a cam with me when I make TR's.... but I don't like stopping to take pics and all that... Quote
RidgeRacer Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Posted March 11, 2008 nice pics... I guess I need to bring a cam with me when I make TR's.... but I don't like stopping to take pics and all that... I figured some people may be wondering what the mt looked like after all of the rain. Quote
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