GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 Hey all, I'm back from Blue mountains earliest opening day. I arrived at the upper lot at 7:30am and it was 17 degrees and many PASRs were already booted up. In the house were Johnny Law, Toast, Atomic Jeff, Ryan, Slim, Rodney, slightly overweight MILFs husband, JFBB-Dan, PARidge, Guitar, TinyMoose, MBike Mike, Nastar Glenn and prob a few others I missed. At exactly 8am general manager and reality TV star Jim Daily announced we could ski and it was a mad dash of several dozen skiers and riders down vista, midway and Main Street...conditions were very nice..the worst conditions were just a few soft cookies on lower Main Street and a little slickness around the last corner of lazy which is typical. He's i said lazy as at about 8:20AM lazy mile was opened which is the first time I remember lazy being open on opening day, at least in the morning. Tuts lane is also fully covered with snow and snowmaking operations occurred in the valley as well the past 4-5 days. Liftlines were short for opening day and the option to ride the Burma lift kept waits down a bit. I think $40 lift tickets for opening day and a super early opening kept many casual skiers off the slopes while others likely didnt expect the local ski season to begin so early and had other plans. Come around park is fully open with 8-9 features and small booters. I skied through there twice and it was nice snow and the chute was nice as well...groomed hardpack had some bite to it. Upper Main Street was silky smooth would be good conditions mid season and the seeds were laid for Barney's bumps. Around 10am me and atomic Jeff hit the parking lot and some PASRs were already there drinking and a few others joined in the next 20-30 minutes. I just had two Sam Adams winter lagers and was still chilly in the upper lot. With smaller than expected crowds and better than expected conditions along with it being November 22nd I'm calling today the best opening day at Blue..hands down...good seeing everybody after a 7 month off season. I'll be back tomorrow same time..different beer...JADIP 6 Quote
antman12 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 Fuuuuark I regret not going now. Probably/hopefully tomorrow AM. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Posted November 22, 2014 Oh I fucked up the title it's really the 22nd. Fuuuuark I regret not going now. Probably/hopefully tomorrow AM. Today is prob the coldest it will be for at least a few weeks..Blue really delivered on the snowmaking. As several people mentioned, they out on a show. 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 When I left i noticed that they were blowing pretty hard on paradise. Sixer for next weekend? 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Posted November 22, 2014 Maybe the learning area of the valley. Homestretch needs a couple more nights of snowmaking and now it's supposed to be 70 degrees on Monday for Allentown and only marginal snowmaking temperatures late in the week. Will likely be the same terrain as today for at least a week and a half Quote
toast21602 Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 Great opening day. The park looked nice - didn't hit anything though. Best opening day snow. Best opening day conditions. Best opening day terrain. Well worth the $40 for those who don't have a pass. See you fools tomorrow. 5 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 Did they seed bumps?Yes. On main street Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Posted November 22, 2014 Nice pictures toast. I have that post skiing afterglow..the euphoria of knowing its ski season combined with the endorphins and adrenaline is why we do it. Damn it feels good to be a skier. 1 Quote
AtomicSkier Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 Earliest opening ever. Most terrain ever on opening day. Even Lazy Mile! Hard to beat today. 1 Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) Got 20 runs in from 930 to 2 including bumps, jumps and stashes in the trees :-) Edited November 22, 2014 by Ski2Live Live2Ski 1 Quote
tnt Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 Trees? Stop.... really? awesome. will be there for a quick morning session tomorrow. Can't wait. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted November 22, 2014 Author Report Posted November 22, 2014 Yeah people skied in the trees and right under the Main Street chair between come around and chute. Was rowdy Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) Also skiable trees to the right of lazy mile before the cut off to sidewinder Edited November 22, 2014 by Ski2Live Live2Ski Quote
Johnny Law Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 What a killer way to start the season....lazy...wut 1 Quote
thedude4bides Posted November 22, 2014 Report Posted November 22, 2014 Just got to blue about an hour ago. They did a great job. Bumps on Barneys was a pleasant surprise! 2 Quote
zzslope Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 The pictures under the lift look like it's midseason. 1 Quote
poconoceancity Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) It felt like mid season on the open trails. It was weird not seeing snow on the sides of the road. That will change by next week. Then the pokes will be snow covered till April. Rack it!!! Edited November 23, 2014 by poconoceancity Quote
indiggio Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 Spectacular opening day. Kudos to Blue for seeding bumps from the get-go. By mid-morning they were perfect. 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 I'm currently at sheetz in Whitehall. It is packed with people leaving Blue.. Crazy Quote
toast21602 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 http://www.mcall.com/news/local/northwestern/mc-blue-mountain-skiing-opens-20141122-story.html Quote
phillycore Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 I'm currently at sheetz in Whitehall. It is packed with people leaving Blue.. Crazy Save Doug some chili dogs yo 3 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 http://www.mcall.com/news/local/northwestern/mc-blue-mountain-skiing-opens-20141122-story.htmlLooks like our very own Guitar is famous. Nice work. 3 Quote
guitar73 Posted November 23, 2014 Report Posted November 23, 2014 http://www.mcall.com/news/local/northwestern/mc-blue-mountain-skiing-opens-20141122-story.html dude, i'm published...lol. that reporter lady came by and hit us up while we were grabbing snacks at the bar..... 1 Quote
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