2/18/23….way better than expected.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Hey All,

 

I’m back from another fun session at Blue mountain the true mountain.  I arrived at the lower lot at 721am and in the house were Atomic Jeff, Toast, NMSki, JFDan, MBike mike, Schifdawg, Nancy, Enjorales, Nastar Glenn, Salty, Dirtwolf, Bethlehem ford crew and a lot of people from New York and New Jersey wearing the boots with the fur.
 

First civilian chair and NMSkis son even got to ride first chair with us.  First run challenge looked bad from the lift and I skied it anyway and it was solid cookies…that was the only bad run I skied.  Nightmare to dreamweaver was nice cord and I skied that twice followed by two on coming soon which had nice chalky fresh blown manmade.  
 

Then went over to the new super summit safari six pack and hit up raceway to midway to lower Main Street and very nice and smooth.  I skied switchback twice and got mad steezy air off the lip where connector crosses between upper upper switchback and upper switchback.  I also skied a run lazy to the fall and was ok at the beginning but got bad around the corner.  I hungout in the lot about two hours.  I bet I got some sunburn cause the sun was so bright.  I skipped beer today cause I have some work to do today.  I actually just bought tomorrows beer at Sheetz.  It’s rad they sell Voodoo ranger there and it’s a dollar less for a six pack than Weis markets.  
 

 

Ski some of you tomorrow.  

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Real nice at Roundtop today too. No lines and wall to wall coverage on the 80% of the Mt they have open. Nicer than Shawnee was yesterday though that wasn't bad. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

11 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Real nice at Roundtop today too. No lines and wall to wall coverage on the 80% of the Mt they have open. Nicer than Shawnee was yesterday though that wasn't bad. 

Stop posting about other ski areas in the Blue forum.  

[saltyant]

Chute was $$$$$. I heard Midway was even better but I just love the consistent pitch of Chute so I skied it like 8 times. Also love the access the new lift gives to Widowmaker/Curtze's and that no one is ever there early on. Grate day

[theprogram4]

Had to buy $229 worth of hockey gear on the way home.😢🤦‍♂️
 

in Chik Fil a drive thru now 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

17 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

Had to buy $229 worth of hockey gear on the way home.😢🤦‍♂️
 

in Chik Fil a drive thru now 

Whitehall CFA has always been a drive thru and they’re closed Sundays. Lunch starts at CFA at 1030AM FWIW

[AtomicSkier]

Today was a pleasant surprise.  Shicola to Midway to Main was quite a nice run.

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Stop posting about other ski areas in the Blue forum.  

Don't see a RTop forum, looked like the 2/18 discussion. Were lines nonexistent all day at Blue too?

[skiincy]

22 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Don't see a RTop forum, looked like the 2/18 discussion. Were lines nonexistent all day at Blue too?

Yeah. Lines were non existent at Blue. i was really surprised.

Accidentally slept in. Someone didn’t set an alarm. Someone hit snooze. But got on the snow by 8:45am fortunately.

loved cruzis cabin / main steeet / switchback. 
 

dream weaver and coming soon we’re good. 

[JFskiDan]

goes to show, that when you go to Blue with low expectations, you can walk away surprised.  Today was good.  Solid 7.5, which really could be a little higher based on thinking it was gonna be about a 3.  

Thought today would be

but

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

58 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Don't see a RTop forum, looked like the 2/18 discussion. Were lines nonexistent all day at Blue too?

They sure were and I checked the webcams later in the day and still maybe 2 minutes.  It was busy but a lot of the morning people were cleared out by 11 or 1130 so another group arrived and there was a big GS or Super G race on razors.  One of the kids had a broken pole..I’ve had my poles for 9 years and they’re just slightly bent and so am I right now.  
 

this is a cool picture.  There’s no Plumbing thread so I figured I’d gift you a picture of a double toilet you turd burgler!!!  Feliz Navidad 

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Awesome Blue could become a cool place to ski if the trend away from crowded weekends continues. $800 passes could help.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

7 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Awesome Blue could become a cool place to ski if the trend away from crowded weekends continues. $800 passes could help.

They were only charging $98 for an 8 hour ticket and 4 hour ticket was under $80.  That’s a better price point for a holiday weekend in PA than the $120+ they were charging a few weekends ago when it was busy but not crazy.  Blue has lucked out with some cold days..they repaired a lot of damage in a short period of time.  Salty did hit a rock but he’s ok about it. 
 

The $45 four hour weekday ticket is a great deal and no liftlines on the weekdays.  In the Covid ski season I was getting at least 2 less laps per hour on the high speeds due to the social distancing.  Now everybody is back to screaming in everybodies face.

[saltyant]

3 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Salty did hit a rock but he’s ok about it.

That was at Okemo. Blue's snow coverage has been beautiful. Bigly fantastic. Best coverage of any ski resort. It's true.

Edited February 18, 2023 by saltyant

[Kyle]

3 hours ago, theprogram4 said:

Had to buy $229 worth of hockey gear on the way home.😢🤦‍♂️
 

in Chik Fil a drive thru now 

New gloves? Or a new stick? 
 

crazy to think you used to be able to buy head to toe gear (skates excluded) for $300and now sticks are pushing $300 alone. 

[AtomicSkier]

14 minutes ago, Kyle said:

New gloves? Or a new stick? 
 

crazy to think you used to be able to buy head to toe gear (skates excluded) for $300and now sticks are pushing $300 alone. 

TP4 is a corporate bro now.  Money ain’t a thing.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

2 hours ago, saltyant said:

That was at Okemo. Blue's snow coverage has been beautiful. Bigly fantastic. Best coverage of any ski resort. It's true.

Salty I’m busy catching up on YouTube videos and texting with a half dozen people at once..can you see if roundtop has more skiable terrain open than blue mountain.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

And thanks to Schif and Skinancy for the cupcakes.  I haven’t had one in awhile.  

[Johnny Law]

Fucking sweet to hear it was good,  that forecast has been subpar. How's coverage on Switch ?

[Schif]

Today was unexpectedly good. You could really hammer on Switch and the cover was really good. 

[enjoralas]

7 minutes ago, Johnny Law said:

Fucking sweet to hear it was good,  that forecast has been subpar. How's coverage on Switch ?

It was good. Dark spot skiers left on the last straight bit before the dump to lower main, but the rest looked nice.

Biggest coverage issue looks to be the skiers right edge on the last straight of Paradise before Weaver comes in. Like the entire second half is thin and the edge creeping in. Still plenty of room when it's not crazy full

[enjoralas]

2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

They were only charging $98 for an 8 hour ticket and 4 hour ticket was under $80. 

FACT: $98 to ski Blue today was a better deal than $89 to ski Montage or JFBB.

[toast21602]

This morning was really good. Pleasant surprise. Midway was the best its skied all year. 

[Johnny Law]

22 minutes ago, enjoralas said:

It was good. Dark spot skiers left on the last straight bit before the dump to lower main, but the rest looked nice.

Biggest coverage issue looks to be the skiers right edge on the last straight of Paradise before Weaver comes in. Like the entire second half is thin and the edge creeping in. Still plenty of room when it's not crazy full

Thanks man !

[theprogram4]

4 hours ago, Kyle said:

New gloves? Or a new stick? 
 

crazy to think you used to be able to buy head to toe gear (skates excluded) for $300and now sticks are pushing $300 alone. 

I went the budget route lol.  Stick for 80, pants 70, helmet 65.  Figured no need to drop much cash on rec league haha