Ski Season 17 - 18 thread

[Shadows]

Is saltyant sally?

[NMSKI]

Is saltyant sally?

I was wondering the same thing


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[saltyant]

21 minutes ago, NMSKI said:

 

I was wondering the same thing


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Nope. I'm a 29 year old dude from Hazleton. "Salty Ant" is a username I made up in the very early 2000's for online forum trolling. The name actually originated from playing the online game Microsoft Ants while eating salty french fries, hence the name Salty Ant. I decided to resurrect the name 17 years later. I have absolutely no relation to Sally.

Edited November 17, 2017 by saltyant

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

3 hours ago, saltyant said:

Looks like last weekend was just a tease. Temperatures are still going to be in the mid to upper 40s for the next two weeks.

At least the newly released one-month projection map doesn't look too bad.

Where are you looking at the forecast for??  Possible snowmaking at Blue Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

 

Saltyant and Sallycat are not the same person.  

[theprogram4]

im not really feeling BB this weekend.  we'll see how i feel tomorrow night 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Wow just wow TP4 you're becoming a big mountain rider like me. 

[theprogram4]

1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Wow just wow TP4 you're becoming a big mountain rider like me. 

Last weekend I had more fun at BB than I usually do, so if I go this weekend I'll probably be disappointed 

[enjoralas]

Planning to be there tomorrow at 10 am, lapping Tannenbaum for a couple hours.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

46 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

Last weekend I had more fun at BB than I usually do, so if I go this weekend I'll probably be disappointed 

 

Why was it more fun than normal. 

[theprogram4]

Just now, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

 

Why was it more fun than normal. 

idk i was just surprised i stayed more than 2 hours

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Was VTMark drunk?

[saltyant]

14 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Where are you looking at the forecast for??  Possible snowmaking at Blue Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. 

Wunderground, which I think uses the same data as The Weather Channel.

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USPA0698

That high of 49 on Tuesday is kind of a downer, but the lows all week starting this Sunday look pretty nice for some evening snowmaking. So I'll stay cautiously optimistic for some more openings within the next 2 weeks. I just hate skiing in mashed potatoes, so even if some places open I probably won't go unless the high temperatures are below 45 degrees. I was thinking about BB this Sunday, but I think it will be a slushy mess after all the rain tomorrow.

Edited November 17, 2017 by saltyant

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It has to be really warm for mashed potato conditions this time of year with the low sun angle.  Main Street at Blue is only in the sun 2-3 hours this time of year. Rain doesn't make things slushy..it makes the snow smooth and fast.  

[saltyant]

7 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

It has to be really warm for mashed potato conditions this time of year with the low sun angle.  Main Street at Blue is only in the sun 2-3 hours this time of year. Rain doesn't make things slushy..it makes the snow smooth and fast.  

Maybe I'm just being too picky about conditions... nothing compares to those pristine mornings of untracked, freshly made snow. Can't complain about mid-November snowmaking, regardless. I'm just impatient for the actual season to start.

Edited November 17, 2017 by saltyant

[JFskiDan]

1 hour ago, saltyant said:

Wunderground, which I think uses the same data as The Weather Channel.

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USPA0698

That high of 49 on Tuesday is kind of a downer, but the lows all week starting this Sunday look pretty nice for some evening snowmaking. So I'll stay cautiously optimistic for some more openings within the next 2 weeks. I just hate skiing in mashed potatoes, so even if some places open I probably won't go unless the high temperatures are below 45 degrees. I was thinking about BB this Sunday, but I think it will be a slushy mess after all the rain tomorrow.

Weather Channel owns Wunderground, so it may as well be called "weather Channel lite".  

[Shadows]

noaas stupid site has the giant search bar underneath the actual weather button.

gets me everytime

 

[enjoralas]

7 hours ago, enjoralas said:

Planning to be there tomorrow at 10 am, lapping Tannenbaum for a couple hours.

Eh, or maybe not. Facebook says they put features on Tannenbaum. Might still get there at 10 and run laps til it get crowded, but probably skip it

[toast21602]

Eh, or maybe not. Facebook says they put features on Tannenbaum. Might still get there at 10 and run laps til it get crowded, but probably skip it

There were so few people there last week from 10-12.


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[moe ghoul]

Stowe was good. Almost felt like Blue by noon on Saturday. Pretty foggy on top, 28'. So, I misread the Epic Local Pass (balls feel like a speed bag the past 3 weeks). It's good for 10 Stowe non blackout days. A good deal compared to 131/day. I upgraded for another 220 for the full pass. Still worth it.

 

[tarponhead]

I upgraded for another 220 for the full pass. Still worth it.
 

Winner winner chicken diner! Nice

[theprogram4]

25 features is an awful lot to fit onto a trail the length of 3 football fields max lol.  made human slalom harder last week

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

That's how you progress TP4. You never know when there's gonna be a disco light up 420 battleship box in the back country. 

[theprogram4]

anyone going to BB today or tomorrow?

[toast21602]

4 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

anyone going to BB today or tomorrow?

 

It is raining right now. BB is going to be a washout today.