Catskills - Poconos Analogous Mountains

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Blue is to the Poconos as Hunter is to the Catskills

(Most crowded, biggest vertical, closest to a big city)

 

Camelback:Pokes::Windham:Skills

(Fancier facilities, slightly less vertical, a bit more spread out)

 

Montage:Pokes::Belleayre:Skills (but upside down)

(Lodge at midpoint with tough stuff in one direction and easy stuff in other, regularly leaves much of harder terrain ungroomed). This comparison likely thrown off by Gondola, but I haven't been there since it opened. 

 

Elk:Pokes::Plattekill:Skille

(Further than everywhere else with no fast lifts and ancient facilities and some of the toughest terrain). But for this analogy to really work Elk would have to open up its trees.

 

Thoughts?

Edited December 10, 2018 by Ski2Live Live2Ski

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

My thoughts are nobody cares 

Edited December 10, 2018 by GrilledSteezeSandwich

[RootDKJ]

Blue = Belleayre

1.  Both begin with the letter 'B'

2. Both have a bar with an outdoor deck

3. The gondubie and 6-pack lifts both take 7 minutes bottom to top

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Blue is blue..it’s nothing like any of the catskill mountains.  Ski2Live is Antman cause one is from New Jersey and one looks like he’s from New Jersey. 

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

I'm from PA

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

6 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Blue is blue..it’s nothing like any of the catskill mountains.  Ski2Live is Antman cause one is from New Jersey and one looks like he’s from New Jersey. 

It's a given that all Pokes mts basically suck compared to all Skills mts which basically suck compared to all VT mts which basically suck compared to all CO mts which basically suck compared to all UT mts, which basically suck compared to the Alps, and that if you are from PA/NJ those are really the places worth considering skiing unless you have to be somewhere else for some reason.

But that misses the point of the thread

Edited December 10, 2018 by Ski2Live Live2Ski

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

5 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

It's a given that all Pokes mts basically suck compared to all Skills mts which basically suck compared to all VT mts which basically suck compared to all CO mts which basically suck compared to all UT mts, which basically suck compared to the Alps, and that if you are from PA/NJ those are really the places worth considering skiing unless you have to be somewhere else for some reason.

But that misses the point of the thread

Can you take a break from posting for a few days??

[theprogram4]

ive done this type of comparison with blue vs camelback on numerous occasion

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

35 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Can you take a break from posting for a few days??

No. If the thread does not interest you as much as Blue roll calls, feel free not to participate

[toast21602]

Ski2live = adult TTC6 = annoying

[mbike-ski]

platty is nothing like elk - i cant think of a single similarity in terrain, policy, grooming, vibe, etc, etc, etc

they both have fixed grip lifts though

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Ski2Live when was the last time you went to Platty?  I don’t see any Plattekill entries in your stats.  

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Dec 92 to Feb 2010 almost all my skiing was at the 4 Catskills Mts as I lived in NYC area. Went to Plattekill at least once a year in that period.

Edited December 10, 2018 by Ski2Live Live2Ski

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

21 minutes ago, mbike-ski said:

platty is nothing like elk - i cant think of a single similarity in terrain, policy, grooming, vibe, etc, etc, etc

they both have fixed grip lifts though

The question is whether there is another PA mt that is more similar to Plattekill

[RidgeRacer]

The question is whether there is another PA mt that is more similar to Plattekill

Although I've never been I think the answer you're looking for is likely Blue Knob.

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

7 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

Although I've never been I think the answer you're looking for is likely Blue Knob.

Could be, I was really looking at NEPA which is what I know

[saltyant]

4 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Could be, I was really looking at NEPA which is what I know

I like how you call it NEPA even though you're from Jersey. In the Hizzle (Hazleton) we pronounce it "Nee-Pah".

Edited December 11, 2018 by saltyant

[RidgeRacer]

Could be, I was really looking at NEPA which is what I know

Ok

[AtomicSkier]

1 hour ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

The question is whether there is another PA mt that is more similar to Plattekill

Mount Mik.

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Again I am from PA. I live in NJ

[toast21602]

32 minutes ago, AtomicSkier said:

Mount Mik.

Too wide open. 

[RidgeRacer]

Again I am from PA. I live in NJ

How are we supposed to play your game when every time we take a guess we're met with a response like the above? Well guess what mister. I'm done playing your analogus game!

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

29 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

How are we supposed to play your game when every time we take a guess we're met with a response like the above? Well guess what mister. I'm done playing your analogus game!

The title set forth the parameters were Poconos to Catskills, though admittedly I stretched it to NEPA.

 

As to where I am from, that has nothing to do with the game, but I do correct folks about where I am from. While I have lived in 4 different states and presently live in NJ, my first 23 years were in PA so that will always be where I am from.

[toast21602]

What is everybody's favorite type of deciduous tree? I really like the Tulip Poplar trees because of the leaf shape and how most of the time they will look tulip shaped, but also sometime you may have one of the sides missing that looks like a mitten. My next favorite would probably be Ginkgo trees because there leaves are so unique with their fan shape and tiny striations. Plus, they typically turn a beautiful yellow color in the fall.

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Prob with Ginkos is the stinky fruit