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[RidgeRacer]

  On 12/3/2024 at 7:43 PM, Dirtwolf said:

I wonder what kind of stupid trail names they will come up with... 

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it should be themed. Switchback is cool because it pays homage to local history. They should continue that there with that pod over there. I’m thinking “Mauch” and “Chunk” would be like the front two (like goat and Starr at Stowe). They can call the intersection that crosses in the middle “Route 209”. Then for the others, there could be Mollys run (for Molly McGuires of course)…Molly's of course would be a nice cruiser. they could a name a race trail “Olympian” to honor the man himself (Jim Thorpe), and BMR folks could migrate out that way and give razors back to the gen pop. if there are beginner trails in the new pod, they can name them to honor our local cuisine. There could be “Pierogi and French fry”….the teaching hill. And when you advance past “PFF” you move to  “Yueng’s and Wings” the intermediate, the next level trails for newbs. @Blue Mountain call me…I have lots of good ideas

[RidgeRacer]

  On 12/3/2024 at 11:54 PM, Benm said:

Gotta ask, does she just your balls yet about skiing this little bump in palmerton while she has snowbowl. 

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She’s literally forgotten about PA for pretty much everything outdoors. I don’t blame her either. I was telling Barb recently she’s obsessed with rock climbing now.

[DiMe]

[Benm]

  On 12/4/2024 at 12:09 AM, DiMe said:

 

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Weak

[RidgeRacer]

So p diz and Burma. Hopefully they focused on building a solid base for whatever is opening 

[DiMe]

  On 12/4/2024 at 12:12 AM, Benm said:

Weak

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They’re gonna surprise us…. Lower Main just lit up top to bottom for the first time a few min ago.

[Benm]

  On 12/4/2024 at 12:16 AM, DiMe said:

They’re gonna surprise us…. Lower Main just lit up top to bottom for the first time a few min ago.

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I used to be that optimistic. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I think Blue has pretty legit trail names IMHO..at least it’s not some theme like Shawnee or Camelback.  I’d Blue mountain had a pirate theme or like some sort of Disney+FurryFocker thing would be wicked weird

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/4/2024 at 12:26 AM, Benm said:

I used to be that optimistic. 

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Is lower main gonna make or break your experience?  I’m one of those it’s all about the base people cause seen too many ski seasons where they either had to close a few days or down to almost nothing cause spread so thin…one more cold spell like this before Xmas they’ll be like 2/3 open 

Edited December 4, 2024 by GrilledSteezeSandwich

[Benm]

  On 12/4/2024 at 12:38 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Is lower main gonna make or break your experience?  

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No, i honestly don't care what's open as long as i can ski. I'm just saying that i used to have high hopes of surprises. Fool me five times kind of thing. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/4/2024 at 12:53 AM, Benm said:

No, i honestly don't care what's open as long as i can ski. I'm just saying that i used to have high hopes of surprises. Fool me five times kind of thing. 

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Dime wears rose colored glasses…I try to be an optimist but I’m more of a realist…

[enjoralas]

  On 12/3/2024 at 11:24 PM, RidgeRacer said:

My daughter is in from AZ Christmas week and she’s getting skis for Christmas so looks like my 2 buddy passes are gonna be used that week. There are no blackout dates on the buddy passes 

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Pretty sure no blackout dates but there does need to be capacity. Buddy pass essentially acts like a voucher to make the cart $0 when you are checking out, so there's gotta be a ticket available to put in the cart.

[DiMe]

Lower main got a lot of love last night and I believe Midway had already……

[Dirtwolf]

Pretty socked in at the base right now with that snow cloud.  Agree with @DiMe... I think we will get lower main and midway.  I have a hard time believing that they would open without those runs.  In other news, I went up last night to take a quick look and it is hard to tell but they may have been blowing on lazy.

[Benm]

ive had the radio on. havent heard anything about midway or lower main with the exception of something about that big fan gun at the bottom of midway. i thought usually LM has whales on it before opening day? i wish the fog would clear out.

[Dirtwolf]

  On 12/4/2024 at 1:31 PM, Benm said:

ive had the radio on. havent heard anything about midway or lower main with the exception of something about that big fan gun at the bottom of midway. i thought usually LM has whales on it before opening day? i wish the fog would clear out.

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My radio is packed away in a box somewhere... Now I have to go dig it out.

[toast21602]

definitely doing work on lower main and midway...

[Benm]

  On 12/4/2024 at 2:59 PM, toast21602 said:

definitely doing work on lower main and midway...

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yeah. today and tomorrow dont look great from a production standpoint, but fri really does, maybe they'll pound it some more then to get it ready for sat/sun possibly?

not mad either way but it'd be nice to have a third run opening weekend.

Edited December 4, 2024 by Benm

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

They might be pounding out snow on Coming Soon 

[JFskiDan]

Lower doesnt look great for a Friday opening for sure.  Maybe Sat/Sun.  

When they shut down today, that will be it i think until Thursday PM.  Thursday Pm to Sunday AM look good with maybe some afternoon breaks.  But then it gets a little sporadic over the next week, so hopefully they can get some more open and have a decent base on things.  

[Benm]

  On 12/4/2024 at 3:12 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

They might be pounding out snow on Coming Soon 

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maybe, but working on getting that open later means they don't have to run, pay for or staff the quad this wknd.

Edited December 4, 2024 by Benm

[C1erArt]

  On 12/3/2024 at 5:06 PM, Johnny Law said:

Jf is three turns at medium speed and back on the lift for 2332 minutes. Lift speed to vert rise should be a stat

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Actually 90 seconds down, 7 minutes up.   Turns per run varied from 23 to 44 on 167 skis.  JF lifts were a lot faster than Blue’s today. 😎

Edited December 4, 2024 by C1erArt

[JFskiDan]

  On 12/4/2024 at 6:09 PM, C1erArt said:

Actually 90 seconds down, 7 minutes up.   Turns per run varied from 23 to 44 on 167 skis.  JF lifts were a lot faster than Blue’s today. 😎

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it took you 90 seconds to get down Powderpuff?

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

  On 12/4/2024 at 6:21 PM, JFskiDan said:

it took you 90 seconds to get down Powderpuff?

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They have One Park open with a towering 400’ vertical descent. That’s like 50% more than Vista lift for you BlueBees.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 12/4/2024 at 6:51 PM, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

They have One Park open with a towering 400’ vertical descent. That’s like 50% more than Vista lift for you BlueBees.

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