12/17/16...2" fresh..lazy mile.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Hey all,

 

I'm back from a fun session at Blue mountain the true mountain. I left Allentown at 630am and it was a snow and sleet mixture which quickly changed to all sleet as I headed north. I had a sausage with egg mcmuffin and hash from and apple juice at McDonalds then drove the rest of the way averaging like 30-35mph. Not a bad drive. Atomic Jeff and JLaw were in the lot to start and it was about 20 degrees out.

 

First run was sweet with about 2" of new snow. Unfortunately my pass didn't scan and they took my name and it worked later in the session. First three top to bottoms on Main Street were great with swaths of untracked on the upper session. I sampled lazy 1.6 kilometers and it wasn't bad for opening day. Not as soft as Main Street but pretty smooth. Matt edge joined us for some runs and we also saw MBike Mike, Indiggio, slim, Tarponhead, the race team, Keith and many others. Everybody was having fun despite sleet falling and conditions were pretty good. I even found some pow pow stashes on come around later in the morning.

 

Snowmaking continued on chute, Widowmaker, falls, homestretch and I believe paradise. I spent as long in the lot as skiing and saw the Dude4Bides and Root and had some beers with others including some dirt wolf and Flying fish. Drive home roads are decent and just above freezing in the valley. I plan on skiing tomorrow morning could be wet but conditions should be decent.

 

What a nice start to the season.

[theprogram4]

doug you have faith in them being open tomorrow

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

doug you have faith in them being open tomorrow

It will be a nowcasting event

[theprogram4]

It will be a nowcasting event

 

im guessing they will close, when i checked a few hours ago the palmerton forecast had moderate rain from 2AM to noon on sunday

EDIT: according to their facebook comment 43 mins ago, they will be open tomorrow.  i am still skeptical

[RidgeRacer]

Planning on tomorrow evening 7:30 or 8 to close.

 

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[mbike-ski]

Great morning, nice snow and awesome to see the winter friends! Run of the day was jumping in and out of barneys left with lots of little pow piles! Parking lot beers taste better!

 

 

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[tarponhead]

I found a $20 bill in the parking lot. Living the Toast lyfe! Still does not compensate for that horrific bar tab I incurred last night though

[toast21602]

I found a $20 bill in the parking lot. Living the Toast lyfe! Still does not compensate for that horrific bar tab I incurred last night though

I gotta start living this toast lyfe because I don't know what it means but I like it!

 

 

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[tarponhead]

I gotta start living this toast lyfe because I don't know what it means but I like it!

 

 

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Means I woke up 7 miles from the mountain. Was nice.

[RootDKJ]

Best day of the season so far

[theprogram4]

Just got back from a night session. It was nice

[RootDKJ]

Yesterday was the best day of the skison so far. Glad I made the trip

[Johnny Law]

Yesterday was a sweet day to get back to it, first runs were butter and it was nice seeing everybody.