julz Posted December 25, 2009 Report Posted December 25, 2009 went with my dad, we got to elk a little past 8, no wind and not too cold, i think it was like 28? idk. we got first chair and warmed up on delaware and susquehanna. the snow was nice for PA, hard hard cord. visibility sucked, the top third of the mountain was blanketed by fog which made things sketchy. i was a little hesitant at first but settled in quickly cause the conditions were very predictable, no cookies or ice chunks or unevenness anywhere. then we blasted over to the other side and lapped the same 3 or 4 trails for most the morning before returning to susquehanna and slalom and getting in some hot laps before our morning passes expired. not once did we wait in a lift line. the fog was a bit of a buzz kill, but there was no one there, snow was great, and it was an awesome first day back! 1 Quote
method9455 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Posted December 26, 2009 went with my dad, we got to elk a little past 8, no wind and not too cold, i think it was like 28? idk. we got first chair and warmed up on delaware and susquehanna. the snow was nice for PA, hard hard cord. visibility sucked, the top third of the mountain was blanketed by fog which made things sketchy. i was a little hesitant at first but settled in quickly cause the conditions were very predictable, no cookies or ice chunks or unevenness anywhere. then we blasted over to the other side and lapped the same 3 or 4 trails for most the morning before returning to susquehanna and slalom and getting in some hot laps before our morning passes expired. not once did we wait in a lift line. the fog was a bit of a buzz kill, but there was no one there, snow was great, and it was an awesome first day back! Sounds like a good day, I've never been to a hill on Christmas day but I bet its nice and empty. Did it seem like they had a lot of snow on the open trails and did it seem like any of the other trails were opening soon? Quote
julz Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Posted December 26, 2009 Sounds like a good day, I've never been to a hill on Christmas day but I bet its nice and empty. Did it seem like they had a lot of snow on the open trails and did it seem like any of the other trails were opening soon? the open trails were bolts. you probably wouldnt be able to tell the difference between the open trails now and the same ones in a month. as for the non open ones, one of them looked like it needed a lot more snow/work. but all of the diamonds that are closed look like they will be open in a week or so. i DEFINITELY recommend going to elk within the next week if your looking for some steezie early season shreddin Quote
method9455 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Posted December 26, 2009 the open trails were bolts. you probably wouldnt be able to tell the difference between the open trails now and the same ones in a month. as for the non open ones, one of them looked like it needed a lot more snow/work. but all of the diamonds that are closed look like they will be open in a week or so. i DEFINITELY recommend going to elk within the next week if your looking for some steezie early season shreddin Yea I'm thinking Elk is a good place to escape the holiday crowds that are going to crush Blue, Camelback, and Mountain Creek. I've already hit JFBB twice this year so I want to go elsewhere. Quote
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