GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 11, 2018 Report Posted January 11, 2018 Hey All, It's almost the weekend. Anybody gonna be at Blue mountain the true mountain?? Looks like some snow on Saturday and colder on sausage Sunday...could be good!!! Enjoy tomorrow's tropical monsoon because it will be back to full on winter for the weekend. Quote
toast21602 Posted January 11, 2018 Report Posted January 11, 2018 Ok!!!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
JFskiDan Posted January 11, 2018 Report Posted January 11, 2018 Saturdays morning commute could be spicy, especially coming from the north. Hopefully its not. Like to ski both sat and sun. Quote
toast21602 Posted January 11, 2018 Report Posted January 11, 2018 I hear there will be meat on Sunday. 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 Me and my daughter will be in the house Saturday am probably. 1 Quote
indiggio Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 Sounds like it's going to be a spicy drive up tomorrow morning. Calling for freezing rain....sucks! Quote
toast21602 Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 Sounds like it's going to be a spicy drive up tomorrow morning. Calling for freezing rain....sucks!Yeah I’m not sure about that though. It is so warm today I don’t know if the ground will be cold enough even with the temps dropping. Hopefully it’s okay to drive up. Ice is the worst. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
indiggio Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 1 minute ago, toast21602 said: Yeah I’m not sure about that though. It is so warm today I don’t know if the ground will be cold enough even with the temps dropping. Hopefully it’s okay to drive up. Ice is the worst. Hopefully PennDOT gets out prior and treats the roads. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Posted January 12, 2018 25 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Yeah I’m not sure about that though. It is so warm today I don’t know if the ground will be cold enough even with the temps dropping. Hopefully it’s okay to drive up. Ice is the worst. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I'm actually gonna agree with Toast and looks like precip will have moved out by ski time tomorrow. It will be windy tomorrow and cold Sunday.. Quote
SallyCat Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 I'm fairly work-free from now through Tuesday and will ski as much as possible. Dunno about tomorrow--what're the odds of it being a big sheet of ice? Guess I'll have to go up and see. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Posted January 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, SallyCat said: I'm fairly work-free from now through Tuesday and will ski as much as possible. Dunno about tomorrow--what're the odds of it being a big sheet of ice? Guess I'll have to go up and see. Groomed frozen granular. Shouldn't stop you from skiing. 1 Quote
SallyCat Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 10 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Groomed frozen granular. Shouldn't stop you from skiing. Thanks! I'm sorely tempted to get out the bike and ride the Trex trails tomorrow, followed by a zen jump-shot session in the school's empty gym. I'll change my mind 30 times between now and the morning. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Posted January 12, 2018 Just now, SallyCat said: Thanks! I'm sorely tempted to get out the bike and ride the Trex trails tomorrow, followed by a zen jump-shot session in the school's empty gym. I'll change my mind 30 times between now and the morning. Would the mountain bike trails be icy or muddy?? Basketball over skiing lol. Ok. Anyway ski conditions are never bad enough for a season passholders to at least check it out and see how it is. Quote
saltyant Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 Frozen Granular (FG) - This is often a misunderstood surface condition. Frozen granular is a hard surface of old snow formed by granules freezing together after a rain or warm temperatures. Frozen Granular will support a ski pole stuck into the surface. In contrast, ice will not support the pole. Frozen granular often does return to Loose Granular after proper machine grooming. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Posted January 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, saltyant said: Frozen Granular (FG) - This is often a misunderstood surface condition. Frozen granular is a hard surface of old snow formed by granules freezing together after a rain or warm temperatures. Frozen Granular will support a ski pole stuck into the surface. In contrast, ice will not support the pole. Frozen granular often does return to Loose Granular after proper machine grooming. Loose granular is the sugary snow that goobers call powdery. Anyway we live in an area of the country with some of the worst skiing conditions so might as well learn to ski every condition..you don't have to be a pro but it's good to be competent in various snow surfaces. 2 Quote
SallyCat Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 22 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Basketball over skiing lol. Ok. Anyway ski conditions are never bad enough for a season passholders to at least check it out and see how it is. True. And all my bike stuff is packed away for the winter; would be a pain in the arse to get it out. Maybe I could score a job somewhere that has a climate that allows for skiing and mountain biking in the same day. Quote
indiggio Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 36 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Loose granular is the sugary snow that goobers call powdery. Anyway we live in an area of the country with some of the worst skiing conditions so might as well learn to ski every condition..you don't have to be a pro but it's good to be competent in various snow surfaces. If you can Ski The East, you can ski anywhere! Quote
indiggio Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) 28 minutes ago, SallyCat said: True. And all my bike stuff is packed away for the winter; would be a pain in the arse to get it out. Maybe I could score a job somewhere that has a climate that allows for skiing and mountain biking in the same day. That can be done around here, just have to wait until March! Edited January 12, 2018 by indiggio 1 Quote
saltyant Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, indiggio said: That can be done around here, just have to wait until March! Or next Sunday when it's 50. Or in 2 weeks when it's in the 60s. Edited January 12, 2018 by saltyant 1 Quote
SallyCat Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Ok, ok! Skiing it is! Tough life. Edited January 12, 2018 by SallyCat Quote
saltyant Posted January 12, 2018 Report Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, SallyCat said: Ok, ok! Skiing it is! Tough life. Before I started skiing, I hated winter. I absolutely detested it. When I went to Hilton Head, SC in January and was able to ride a bike in 40 degree weather with no snow around, it was paradise to me. Now I love winter since I started skiing, and I want it to be cold in winter and warm in summer. These warm temperatures in winter are slightly depressing. Once it gets really mashed potato-ey out there, I might bag skiing and start asking GSSucks which road bike I should get. Edited January 12, 2018 by saltyant 2 Quote
eaf Posted January 13, 2018 Report Posted January 13, 2018 36 minutes ago, saltyant said: Or next Sunday when it's 50. Or in 2 weeks when it's in the 60s. Hey, don't scare me like this. IDK where you took these numbers from. 1 Quote
SallyCat Posted January 13, 2018 Report Posted January 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, saltyant said: Once it gets really mashed potato-ey out there, I might bag skiing and start asking GSSucks which road bike I should get. Soft spring snow is a BLAST. You just have to pay a little attention to waxing carefully. Last year my last ski day was July 3 at Mammoth. Everyone says "the snow is heavy, it's warm, you really need to slow down in the spring." Fuck that. I came here from Louisiana: it's NOT hot here in April, heavy snow makes everyone a hero, and what's not to like about soft bumps and beer on the patio!? I like to finish the season sunburned, broke, and exhausted. And YAAAAAAAAAAAAS to loving winter thanks to skiing! 4 Quote
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