Weekend Roll call thread 12/2-12/3…

[RidgeRacer]

Ummm….yeah

[JFskiDan]

i remember skiing one Sunday last year, maybe like the 2nd weekend in the rain with @toast21602 and freefall was like Dougs fav food.  Buuuuuttttter.  

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

$57 for a 4hr ticket is quite reasonable. Actually may show with the teens if

1. The current forecast holds with much less chance of rain in PA than in NY or VT

2. There is a worthwhile trail offering compared to JF (which will only have 2 blue runs with 400' vertical).

3. They open the upper lot

If the briefly posted 13 trail count holds true, what do folks think the offering will be? I'm sure some will be of negligible interest like Tuts, Homestretch, Crossing . . . 

Edited November 29, 2023 by Ski2Live Live2Ski

[Benm]

  On 11/29/2023 at 1:12 PM, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

If the briefly posted 13 trail count holds true, what do folks think the offering will be? I'm sure some will be of negligible interest like Tuts, Homestretch, Crossing . . . 

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i'm thinking locks are burma, main st, paradise, coming soon, come around, vista (if you'd even want to count that).

also, about the brief 13 trails posting, someone else commented that they had seen it but it was gone.

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

  On 11/29/2023 at 1:16 PM, Benm said:

i'm thinking locks are burma, main st, paradise, coming soon, come around, vista (if you'd even want to count that).
 

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Worth paying to ski that over Jane's and One Park at Frost if Hunter is a washout.

Want to get all the skiing I can in for my girls before we hit Beaver Creek 12/23

[JFskiDan]

  On 11/29/2023 at 1:16 PM, Benm said:

i'm thinking locks are burma, main st, paradise, coming soon, come around, vista (if you'd even want to count that).

also, about the brief 13 trails posting, someone else commented that they had seen it but it was gone.

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Main street would be baller for opening, thats the only one i would put a question mark on, unless you are just counting lower main.  its so hard to see what they are doing on upper main.  Need @Dirtwolf to fly the drone.   

[JFskiDan]

  On 11/29/2023 at 1:22 PM, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Worth paying to ski that over Jane's and One Park at Frost if Hunter is a washout.

Want to get all the skiing I can in for my girls before we hit Beaver Creek 12/23

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One park and Janes?  Damn.  they really been going all out to achieve that.  

[Benm]

  On 11/29/2023 at 1:53 PM, JFskiDan said:

Main street would be baller for opening, thats the only one i would put a question mark on, unless you are just counting lower main.  its so hard to see what they are doing on upper main.  Need @Dirtwolf to fly the drone.   

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yes that is worth mentioning. lower main clearly in play. it sounds like they're working on upper but its always hard to tell.

or @Dirtwolf could just walk over and look for us

Edited November 29, 2023 by Benm

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 11/29/2023 at 1:12 PM, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

$57 for a 4hr ticket is quite reasonable. Actually may show with the teens if

1. The current forecast holds with much less chance of rain in PA than in NY or VT

2. There is a worthwhile trail offering compared to JF (which will only have 2 blue runs with 400' vertical).

3. They open the upper lot

If the briefly posted 13 trail count holds true, what do folks think the offering will be? I'm sure some will be of negligible interest like Tuts, Homestretch, Crossing . . . 

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Why does the upper lot matter?   You won’t be there.  

[Dirtwolf]

  On 11/29/2023 at 1:55 PM, Benm said:

yes that is worth mentioning. lower main clearly in play. it sounds like they're working on upper but its always hard to tell.

or @Dirtwolf could just walk over and look for us

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Give me a few minutes and I will drive over...

Stay tuned.

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

  On 11/29/2023 at 1:57 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Why does the upper lot matter?   You won’t be there.  

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It doesn't matter really - that was a joke.

But I am a diehard upper lotter since before there was a lower lot.

Little Gap class of 1981. 

Yeah I'd rather be at Hunter if rain doesn't force my hand

Edited November 29, 2023 by Ski2Live Live2Ski

[Dirtwolf]

  On 11/29/2023 at 2:01 PM, Dirtwolf said:

Give me a few minutes and I will drive over...

Stay tuned.

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Looks like the snow is blowing on Burma, Vista, midway, lower main, coming soon, p diz, and maybe lazy...

[mbike-ski]

Friday or Sunday for me, Saturday is Christmas tree day wit da grandbaby...

[Benm]

  On 11/29/2023 at 2:30 PM, Dirtwolf said:

Looks like the snow is blowing on Burma, Vista, midway, lower main, coming soon, p diz, and maybe lazy...

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oof yeah no upper main sadface

thanks for the intel @Dirtwolf

Edited November 29, 2023 by Benm

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I see snowmaking in upper main. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Thanks Dirtwolf 

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

  On 11/29/2023 at 2:30 PM, Dirtwolf said:

Looks like the snow is blowing on Burma, Vista, midway, lower main, coming soon, p diz, and maybe lazy...

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Not bad - that is 4-5 distinct runs if they pull it all off

And I can see how they would count 13

Edited November 29, 2023 by Ski2Live Live2Ski

[momskeeztoo]

  On 11/29/2023 at 2:04 PM, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

But I am a diehard upper lotter since before there was a lower lot.

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I was there couple weeks ago for a hike, looked like some paving and improvements to upper lot. That’s ok, I’d rather more folks park there. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 11/29/2023 at 2:55 PM, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Not bad - that is 4-5 distinct runs if they pull it all off

And I can see how they would count 13

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I think they could open with as many as 17 runs and the wind might even make the glades skiable 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 11/29/2023 at 2:58 PM, momskeeztoo said:

I was there couple weeks ago for a hike, looked like some paving and improvements to upper lot. That’s ok, I’d rather more folks park there. 

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I didn’t even go in the upper lodge all last season. I was telling people that the new lift setup, likely means less business for the upper lodge retail and dining establishments.  

Edited November 29, 2023 by GrilledSteezeSandwich

[Dirtwolf]

  On 11/29/2023 at 3:19 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

I didn’t even go in the upper lodge all last season. I was telling people that the new lift setup, likely means less business for the upper lodge retail and dining establishments.  

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Rumor has it that the paved section in the top lot will be "preferred" parking.  AKA paid parking.

[enjoralas]

  On 11/29/2023 at 6:11 PM, Dirtwolf said:

Rumor has it that the paved section in the top lot will be "preferred" parking.  AKA paid parking.

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Pretty sure the spots right in front of the lower lodge are going that way too. But not paved yet. 

 

Bet our row gets even more popular.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 11/29/2023 at 6:11 PM, Dirtwolf said:

Rumor has it that the paved section in the top lot will be "preferred" parking.  AKA paid parking.

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Good I’ve always thought Blue leaves money on the table with free parking. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

  On 11/29/2023 at 6:36 PM, enjoralas said:

Pretty sure the spots right in front of the lower lodge are going that way too. But not paved yet. 

 

Bet our row gets even more popular.

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Enjo you just gotta arrive a little earlier or you’ll be parked in Kansas..plenty of dust in the wind in Blues lot lol

[mute1080]

Friday opening according to Facebook, with 11 trails

Edited November 29, 2023 by mute1080