JF Tuesday

[JFskiDan]

Looks like a pretty nice smathering of man made snow on almost all the trails overnight. Currently blowing on western slopes lime frosty and janes. Blowing on lower exhibition and challange. Challenge is sweet and the trees are slowly getting filled back in.

 

[JFskiDan]

Not awesome, but way better than its been lately. Snow cannons just got turned off on challange.

 

[JFskiDan]

Double post.

Edited December 30, 2014 by JFskiDan

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

How are crowds? They blowing on Floyd's???

[JFskiDan]

Crowds are ok. The line at the quad kinda comes and goes. Be better if east was open. More people on the slopes than a normal saturday. Dont know about floyds but the tubing hill looks deep.

[C1erArt]

Nice slopes early in the morning.  Met for a lift ride up with JFskiDan.  Things started getting crowded with rentals around 10:00, and with no East Mtn to go to I moseyed on home.  Tomorrows another day.

[poconoceancity]

Snow was great for my 745-1045 session, never more than a one minute wait in the lift line. When i went back out from 1-4 it was sugar on top of ice, with 2-5 minute waits in the lift line. I do love JF, I just wish there was a couple hundred more feet of vert. Parked front row of the free section in the AM and in lot 7 in the later session. VIP parking is $10 this season.

[JFskiDan]

Over all a pretty decent day condition wise. When i left there were a few areas that were getting a little scraped off, but still a little grippy.  3/4 of the day was spent on Challange, as there was a fair amount of new snow laid down there.  it was a little slow, but i spent most of the time playing on the side of the trail in and out of the trees and just off of the main trail.  Crowds were a little less than normal for the holiday week.  

 

The whole scanning season passes is pretty much a joke with the lift attendants at this point.  most times it looks like they are trying to land low flying aircraft, or using a hand held metal detector, just kind of waving it around in hopes the thing will scan.  I swear that they picked up RidgeRacers pass from Blue with the thing as well.  this persons time would be spent better attempting to organize the lift line, and helping people count to 4.  The scanning of season passes, but still having paper day tickets is odd to me.  But, the direct access to the slopes is choice.  

[C1erArt]

I was keeping my pass in my thigh pocket, and the scanner would keep missing it.  Moved it to my right hand handwarmer pocket and they pick it up every time. Just can't forget it if I change jackets.

[poconoceancity]

I have been at Boulder 6 days this season and have only been scanned about 5 times. At jf today the guy holding the quad chair was also doing the scanning. Most times he was hitting my daughters 4 and under pass that was in my pant pocket, but never questioned me about it. I'm glad I spent $2200 on passes this year. it is nice having direct access to the slopes. I don't know how they survive with so few skier visits per day.

[RidgeRacer]

Yeah the gun scanner thing is bizarre. I've presented my pass to lift attendants before but I've never had them come at me pointing and waiving a scanning gun at me like we're playing laser tag. It's weird. JFBB needs pony up and get the auto turnstile thingy that Blue has.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Local ski areas should just have an honor system for passes. Would save alot of money on scanners and turnstyles. Most people are honest and for the small percent who try to steal services will be faced wih their conscience plus Santa Claus will give those coal.