2/14/24…Sunny and super nice…busy

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Hey All,

 

I’m back from another fun session at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot at 830 and it was sunny with a temperature of 27 degrees with moderate winds.  In the house were Atomic Jeff, C1er and the Bethlehem ford crew.  
 

I started on the quad which began about a minute late and had about a five minute stoppage halfway up the first ride.  First run I skied Challenge and it was a carpet.  Any thought of wet snow refreezing and becoming firm was out the window.  It was true packed powder.  Second run on Main street very nice similar conditions but a little slow.  Nightmare to dreamweaver was super good, better than challenge.  
 

Liftlines of a few minutes formed real fast on the quad which a shorter wait for the super summit safari six pack.  The OG six was not running.  I skied my first razors of the year and super good a few iffy grooming spots with a hole on the far lower skiers left.  I skied razors three times and skied another Main Street which had a few slick spots exposed.  
 

All in all a fun session but with lifetimes and a few other lift stoppages was a super slow pace with 7 runs in 76 minutes.  I might be back Friday AM if not then ski everybody Saturday.  I’ve been watching ticket sales and Saturday could be a sellout. 

[saltyant]

Sounds grate. How were the glades? Asking for a friend @Ski2Live Live2Ski

[AtomicSkier]

Conditions were awesome this morning.  Packed pow everywhere.

[Schif]

I'm really jealous of you midweek guys

[C1erArt]

Challenge Express started up about 1030 after the quad had extended pauses on every trip up. Every slope was in great shape except the section above midway that had some big groomer gouges hiding in the shadows. Strong wind  blowing up the hill, but not too bad on more protected slopes. Guns going full blast on Sidewinder and Switch, neither were open. Glades were sketchy if you care about your equipment. Hit one of my higher speeds of the year on lower Main. 

Edited February 14 by C1erArt

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

11 minutes ago, C1erArt said:

Challenge Express started up about 1030 after the quad had extended pauses on every trip up. Every slope was in great shape except the section above midway that had some big groomer gouges hiding in the shadows. Strong wind  blowing up the hill, but not too bad on more protected slopes. Guns going full blast on Sidewinder and Switch, neither were open. Glades were sketchy if you care about your equipment. Hit one of my higher speeds of the year on lower Main. 

How fast did you hit on lower Main Street?  

[C1erArt]

41, hit 44 a couple of days ago on Razors bottom headwall, but that doesn’t really count since I wasn’t on my edges. Otherwise nothing above 40 at Blue this year. Getting cautious in my old age. 

[billskis]

Evening session 4:30 - 8 everything good some fantastic, many repeats... except Lower Main which was choppy.  Pleasent suprise that Lazy had held up and was an 8.5/10.  Challange fast and predictable all the way down.  Been a while since i skied under the lights and was suprised at how good I was able to pick up terrain and surface conditions...imagine how good it will be if they ever get around to replacing the rest of the old HPS with LED.      Thought for sure there would be an after-school/ after-work wave given the big dump but it never materialized, mostly ski on or at most 2 - 3 chairs wait.  guns still blasting on Sidewinder and Switchback, as well as the fan guns most everywhere they had them. Going to get some more this weekend.

[billskis]

Lots of room tonight 

[RidgeRacer]

Love me some blue mountain spring sunsets

[mute1080]

Made it up with my Valentine’s dates for 6-8 and a stop for dinner. Tried to get in Slopeside at the bar high tops but they said it was a 30 minute wait. Ended up at Last Run Lounge with loaded tots and a chicken cordon blue sandwich. 
 

Light crowds and snow wasn’t completely frozen solid so it was a good time.