Hey Salty..

[RootDKJ]

Go to Bolton one day anyway. It’s one of the few VT mountains with night skiing.  They also do a one-pass grooming in the afternoon. Cool old school lodge. You’ll find powder in the woods there days after a storm. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/1/2018 at 11:58 PM, SallyCat said:

If you got a "wax and sharpen", they didn't likely do anything to your bases other than brush them out and wax them; hopefully you got a hand wax at that price. Even so, that's still a crazy amount of $. Sounds like maybe they're not such good people...

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[saltyant]

  On 2/1/2018 at 11:53 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

OMG I'm laughing so hard..it was actually JFDan who asked that..

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Ok, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks for clarifying. I figured it was him or toast.

[SallyCat]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:06 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

 

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I don't get it, but I also can't tell if Salty is for real most of the time. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:24 AM, SallyCat said:

I don't get it, but I also can't tell if Salty is for real most of the time. 

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I was looking for a Sally meme and this is all I found. Salty is as real as can be and as white as the snow. I've met him like four times.  He's cool 

[saltyant]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:04 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

 

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Didn't TP4 post a similar meme yesterday when I posted that I would go on a temporary stats strike to support the injustices he's suffered?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:35 AM, saltyant said:

Didn't TP4 post a similar meme yesterday when I posted that I would go on a temporary stats strike to support the injustices he's suffered?

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Yes he did!!!  You two have a lot in common. You are both 29 years old

[saltyant]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:00 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Mountain creek is not on the way to Vermont coming from hazleton.  Your elons took two hours to tune up??  I thought you only bought them last season.   You could likely get a quick wax and sharpen at Stowe for about $15-20

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Last year on Interstate 84 eastbound I saw a large ski resort to the right, off in the distance. I didn't know what it was at the time but I'm pretty sure it's Mountain Creek. I'm fine paying $15-$20 but I'm not paying $52 again.

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:02 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Wow the RTMs were regularly $900???  

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Yeah they are amazing so I'm not sure why you're surprised. I would pay at least double that price for them.

[saltyant]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:37 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Yes he did!!!  You two have a lot in common. You are both 29 years old

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I thought he told me he was born in 88 when we met, but then his page says 95... ?

[poconoceancity]

Salty, how far is CB from your home in hazelton?

[SallyCat]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:39 AM, saltyant said:

I would pay at least double that price for them.

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This ^ 

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:24 AM, SallyCat said:

 I also can't tell if Salty is for real most of the time. 

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 = this ^

[saltyant]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:52 AM, poconoceancity said:

Salty, how far is CB from your home in hazelton?

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55 minutes.

[poconoceancity]

Is blue closer?

[saltyant]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:57 AM, poconoceancity said:

Is blue closer?

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They're equidistant. Camelback is a much easier drive because I can just set cruise control on Interstate 80 the whole way. Blue I actually have to put more effort into shifting, stopping and going, and navigating mountainous roads like Route 93 over the Broad Mountain.

[momskeeztoo]

It would be a much easier drive for me to go to Camelback. I don't like the long run outs there. Like the vibe at Blue better, lower lodge is so great and laid back. 

[SallyCat]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:52 AM, SallyCat said:

 = this ^

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I paid $900 for RTMs recently and I love the skis , but dang the price left a mark. I'm not eager to give Volkl more money.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/2/2018 at 1:57 AM, SallyCat said:

I paid $900 for RTMs recently and I love the skis , but dang the price left a mark. I'm not eager to give Volkl more money.

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Ahhh you'll probably have them for 3-4 years. Shit I bought atomic jeffs old mantras a couple years ago for $200 and my shiros with bindings were about $500 and that's been it for ski purchases for like 3-4 years but next season I'll need new pow skis and new groomer skis.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

 

Nastar Glenn only paid $100 for slightly used Kendos at a tent sale a last year. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/2/2018 at 1:57 AM, momskeeztoo said:

It would be a much easier drive for me to go to Camelback. I don't like the long run outs there. Like the vibe at Blue better, lower lodge is so great and laid back. 

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There are no runs like paradise, nightmare-dream weaver, Razors edge or switchback at Camelback.  

 

Lower lodge is great its its such a nothing and flat walk to your car..

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[saltyant]

  On 2/2/2018 at 4:10 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

There are no runs like paradise, nightmare-dream weaver, Razors edge or switchback at Camelback. 

Lower lodge is great its its such a nothing and flat walk to your car..

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Nile Mile is essentially the same thing as Paradise and is just about as much vert. Cliffhanger is similar to Razors Edge/Challenge but has a slightly longer run out.

You can park right by the Stevenson Lift and walk 25 feet and then ski to the lift.

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[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 2/2/2018 at 4:21 AM, saltyant said:

Nile Mile is essentially the same thing as Paradise and is just about as much vert. Cliffhanger is similar to Razors Edge/Challenge but has a slightly longer run out.

You can park right by the Stevenson Lift and walk 25 feet and then ski to the lift.

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Nile mile is slower and flatter than paradise and not as long..if cliffhanger was equal to Razors they'd host collegiate giant slalom races on it.  It's not even close to Razors..

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

 

Blue has a bunch of runs over a mile..lazy mile, paradise and Burma road all fit the bill. Camelback isn't bad it's likely the third or fourth best in eastern PA but it's no blue mountain. 

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[saltyant]

  On 2/2/2018 at 4:27 AM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Nile mile is slower and flatter than paradise and not as long..if cliffhanger was equal to Razors they'd host collegiate giant slalom races on it.  It's not even close to Razors..

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Ok, but they look pretty similar and I think the difference is like 200 feet or something, but I don't have Google Earth installed to verify length and vert. But personally I like both runs and am equally happy doing either.

[indiggio]

  On 2/2/2018 at 12:39 AM, saltyant said:

I'm not paying $52 again.

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I'll wax and sharpen them for you for $50, now that's a bargain!

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

To me the main things Blue has on CB are more trees and bumps. Main thing CB has on Blue is easier to avoid lines. Also generally find a friendlier vibe at CB.

 

 I agree Nile is pretty much like Paradise (minus ski slow warnings) and Cliffhanger like Razor/Challenge (though I prefer thst it curves a bit instead of being a straight shot, and don't miss the longer runout at Blue).

 

I believe the headwall on Hump/Asp/Rocket/Marge are actually steeper than Cliffhanger, as well as narrower. But the steep doesn't last as long.