Popular Post toast21602 Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Report Posted January 21, 2022 Super solid morning up at Shawnee. Arrived around 9. 12° and light breeze. Used my Indy pass for the first time. So easy. On the snow a little after 9:15. Took a run off of the HS quad to check out snow. Great snow. Got to the bottom and threw on my skins. Ended up doing 3 skin laps. Not many places around here allow it but SP was super chill about it and would wave on their way down and were chatting it up at the top. No designated trails so it’s players choice on the way up. One way to make 12° Feel warm is to earn your turns I was soaked with a long sleeve and a shell. Around 2000’ elevation gain and no lift lines on those laps 🤣 Ended the day with a few more runs off of the quad and called it. Really excited to get back here again! 22 1 Quote
antman12 Posted January 21, 2022 Report Posted January 21, 2022 Awesome. The snow looks fantastic. 1 Quote
PSUFrankenstein Posted January 21, 2022 Report Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Nice. I'm planning on going there in the next few weeks. Also a brewery nearby that's supposed to be good, Shawnee Craft Brewery Edited January 21, 2022 by PSUFly 2 1 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Posted January 21, 2022 1 minute ago, PSUFly said: Nice. I'm planning on going there in the next few weeks. Also a brewery nearby that's supposed to be good, Shawnee Craft Brewery Let’s chat. 4 1 Quote
PSUFrankenstein Posted January 21, 2022 Report Posted January 21, 2022 35 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Let’s chat. Now I'm jealous 1 Quote
Johnny Law Posted January 21, 2022 Report Posted January 21, 2022 Sick bird!!!!!!! Amazing how good the snow looks when blue is what it is. Those are sexy skins I like how they look like a Persian carpet. 2 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 21, 2022 Report Posted January 21, 2022 Thanks for the report. It’s hard to tell where the peak is in the first picture. Quote
Mixilplix Posted January 21, 2022 Report Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Fuck yea dude!...Super jelly Edited January 21, 2022 by Mixilplix 1 Quote
RidgeRacer Posted January 21, 2022 Report Posted January 21, 2022 52 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Thanks for the report. It’s hard to tell where the peak is in the first picture. You can't see it from the base because jawnee flattens out in the middle. Need to pull back a few hundred feet to see the mountain t2b. It doesn't show well up close unfortunately. 2 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 22, 2022 Author Report Posted January 22, 2022 Must have been a gaper today 😔 1 1 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 22, 2022 Report Posted January 22, 2022 Wow @saltyantI wish I had popcorn Quote
saltyant Posted January 22, 2022 Report Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, toast21602 said: Must have been a gaper today 😔 Oh wao I figured you guys can see my edit history. That's pretty rad. Edited January 22, 2022 by saltyant Quote
Justo8484 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Posted January 23, 2022 Sick bird!!!!!!! Amazing how good the snow looks when blue is what it is. Those are sexy skins I like how they look like a Persian carpet. BCA Magic Carpets!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Johnny Law Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Justo8484 said: BCA Magic Carpets! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I had a pair of those last me like 10 years, I just kept putting new glue over the pine needles but they would never stop. I left them in a tree on the root canal slides in the daks but I bet they are still out there they are the Tacoma of skins. 1 Quote
mbike-ski Posted January 24, 2022 Report Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 12:58 PM, toast21602 said: Let’s chat. As an FYI the brewery did not have food other than some snacks but the restaurant/pub right out front/next door is pretty decent and had all Shawnees beers. this was probably two years ago though now so not sure if its still the case Quote
toast21602 Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Posted January 25, 2022 Just an FYI for future Shawnee visitors 🧐 7 Quote
abe Posted January 26, 2022 Report Posted January 26, 2022 Shawnee is now 100% open. They actually have decent woods maybe I will hit this weekend with the fresh snow Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 26, 2022 Report Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) We are between Shawnee and Montage for Sat. My biggest concern is potential wind holds with up to 40mph gusts forecast. I'm guessing this might be more of an issue at Shawnee - with a detachable lift and a west facing mountain. And Montage's North Face feels a little more sheltered and in a valley. Edited January 26, 2022 by Ski2Live Live2Ski 1 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 26, 2022 Author Report Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said: We are between Shawnee and Montage for Sat. My biggest concern is potential wind holds with up to 40mph gusts forecast. I'm guessing this might be more of an issue at Shawnee - with a detachable lift and a west facing mountain. And Montage's North Face feels a little more sheltered and in a valley. Shawnee has plenty of fixed grip top to bottom lifts, but you are probably correct about Montage being more protected. Seems like you have you answer.. 1 Quote
abe Posted January 26, 2022 Report Posted January 26, 2022 (edited) Shawnee's lifts are for the most part low-angle and sheltered well below the tree line, and the whole mountain is situated in a hollow with a northwest aspect out of which it doesn't really rise much higher than the previous ridge to the west. Thanks for the heads up, I may have to pull and audible and hit Montage too if the detach isn't running. I think they have the capacity to handle any crowds that may show up even without the Tomahawk but their other lifts the run SLOW to suit their clientele. Edited January 26, 2022 by abe 1 Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 28, 2022 Report Posted January 28, 2022 At this point aiming for Shawnee tomorrow as only 2/3 as far (90 min on clear roads) and they seem likely to get a few fresh inches with Montage getting negligible snow. Plan to ski at all contingent on what roads are like tomorrow AM as gonna be snowier in NJ than PA. Will wake early tomorrow and assess situation. Shawnee worth a 90 min drive but not 150 min drive on snowy hazardous roads. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 28, 2022 Report Posted January 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said: At this point aiming for Shawnee tomorrow as only 2/3 as far (90 min on clear roads) and they seem likely to get a few fresh inches with Montage getting negligible snow. Plan to ski at all contingent on what roads are like tomorrow AM as gonna be snowier in NJ than PA. Will wake early tomorrow and assess situation. Shawnee worth a 90 min drive but not 150 min drive on snowy hazardous roads. How much snow is expected in Lawrenceville? Quote
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 28, 2022 Report Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 5-8" expected here in Lville No accumulation yet. Edited January 28, 2022 by Ski2Live Live2Ski 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 28, 2022 Report Posted January 28, 2022 5 hours ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said: 5-8" expected here in Lville No accumulation yet. Any updates? Quote
abe Posted January 29, 2022 Report Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) Between going to Shawnee or Montage sometime this weekend, may as well go to Jawnee tomorrow morning to try and get some fresh snow. I'll probably bring my xc skis and see if anything around Stroudsburg is skiiable. Should've been in Delaware for this one. We barely had snow cover in Lancaster in the morning and the fog ate it by the afternoon despite it continuing to snow, not enough to ski. Hoping tomorrow we get a bit of coverage. I'm guessing it might be too crowded on a weekend to try out my tele skins on Shawnee Website says too crowded for uphill on weekends Edited January 29, 2022 by abe Quote
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