12/27…Groundhogs day

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Hey All,

 

I’m back from another morning session at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot at 720am and it was in the upper teens with a rising son and an artificial blizzard created by the snowmaking cannons.  In the house was everybody from yesterday minus Falco plus Enjorales, Pops and MBike Mike. 
 

First civilian OG 6 pack to Razors which was sweet.  Decent visibility and nice smooth cord, I repeated razors and still real nice but by the third run some slickness exposed.  Paradise was pretty nice and empty early on as was Lazy Mile except right around the corner.  Snowmaking continues on Sidewinder and the learning area. 
 

Challenge opened today and I skied one run on it..it was typical opening day conditions…slick/Rolly Polly and some small cookies and divots.  Coming soon was pretty bad but not as bad as yesterday, I even got a cookie face shot…

 

Crowds today weren’t bad at least early, but they were spilling in like crazy later in the morning.  Short parking lot session and my butt is still wet just like yesterday.  Looks like rain this weekend, I might not be back till Monday.  JADIP

[momskeeztoo]

I’m done already. I liked yesterday better. Way too crowded, way too early. 

[RidgeRacer]

Here now. Crowded but fun. Conditions are pretty awesome. Mostly chalk

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

4 minutes ago, momskeeztoo said:

I’m done already. I liked yesterday better. Way too crowded, way too early. 

Did you get to Blue at opening or later?  When I pulled out at 1045, it was all Asians from NY pulling in.  

[AtomicSkier]

Nothing remarkable about today.  Razors was 11/10 on the first run, but the glacial ice popped up on the second run.  Everything else was a little chunky.  Shouldn't be complaining since it's not even Jan 1 and they're going to be 100% but conditions were better on Monday than they were today, despite the low temps.

[mikes781]

My daughter hadn’t been out yet and wanted to go this morning to shake off the rust off before we head to VT at the end of next week.  Conditions were ok but we had fun.  Called it quits around 11 when the crowds rolled in.  To be expected but have been spoiled the past few weeks not having to deal with lines.  

[RidgeRacer]

Just got back. Getting my kid up early yesterday was a Herculean feat that I wasn't going to be able to swing two days in a row. So we got there around 11. Crowds were somewhat crazy but conditions held up pretty nicely throughout...again mostly chalky with a few cookies here and there. I will say all three lifts running efficiently works wonders for crowd management. Still crazy but way less in terms of wait time if you find the right line to jump in. We rode the quad mainly but the og 6 wasn't too bad at times so we jumped on that here and there. Didn't ride the SSSix pack supreme due to long lines however. I honestly didn't think today would have been as enjoyable as it was with the crowds but on trail crowds weren't terrible, the sun was bright and the snow was good. Probably one of the funner crowded days that I can remember.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Nice report Ridge…you have a good attitude..we all get a little jaded from those early empty runs once the crowds emerge.  Did you get on Challenge?  I still haven’t skied switchback yet…saving it for sometime in the future. 

[RidgeRacer]

Yes skied challenge once. Probably the worst conditions of the day, but not terrible. Switch was better than yesterday. Mid trail, just before the first left turn, Johnny Laws jump (aka Law’s Leap) was extra prominent.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Sidewinder opens tomorrow. 

[theprogram4]

Wait, blue will essentially be 100% open tomorrow?

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

13 minutes ago, theprogram4 said:

Wait, blue will essentially be 100% open tomorrow?

Yeah except for Razorback and the glades.  We had some great cold stretches that’s for sure.  

[momskeeztoo]

6 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Did you get to Blue at opening or later?  When I pulled out at 1045, it was all Asians from NY pulling in.  

Got there around 810. On the snow by 830. Lift lines went from 0-100 in one run, around 11am. Folks were parked across the road when I left. I’m glad they’re making money, but I love mid week non holiday. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

7 minutes ago, momskeeztoo said:

Got there around 810. On the snow by 830. Lift lines went from 0-100 in one run, around 11am. Folks were parked across the road when I left. I’m glad they’re making money, but I love mid week non holiday. 

Right on…one of these days I wanna ski a run or two with you and I told somebody that I haven’t skied with @saltyant yet this season. One of the first days when lazy mile was narrow at the end, I saw salty in front of me and as I passed I was about to say wazup Homey and tap his pole but turned out to be a salty lookalike and skier wasn’t on Elons.  Cool story Hansel. 

[Benm]

I did my good deed for the year today. Some frontplaters were looking for a spot and i told them that i was leaving, and to do a loop and come back. They got the spot. 

It was like my small heart grew three sizes today. 

Never again. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

19 minutes ago, Benm said:

I did my good deed for the year today. Some frontplaters were looking for a spot and i told them that i was leaving, and to do a loop and come back. They got the spot. 

It was like my small heart grew three sizes today. 

Never again. 

 

[Mixilplix]

This morning was just average...Some spot good some spots meh..... Nice having the little drop before the right hander on Switchback...The start of shuttle and the base area are just a land of confusion...Next few days are gonna be hittin the gaps in the rain....

[momskeeztoo]

35 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Right on…one of these days I wanna ski a run or two with you and I told somebody that I haven’t skied with @saltyant yet this season. One of the first days when lazy mile was narrow at the end, I saw salty in front of me and as I passed I was about to say wazup Homey and tap his pole but turned out to be a salty lookalike and skier wasn’t on Elons.  Cool story Hansel. 

I’d definitely do a run with you guys.. you’d all leave me in the dust, though. 

[Barb]

34 minutes ago, momskeeztoo said:

I’d definitely do a run with you guys.. you’d all leave me in the dust, though. 

They will absolutely do this. 😂

[momskeeztoo]

28 minutes ago, Barb said:

They will absolutely do this. 😂

I guess I should just stick to having a beer with them in the lot. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

1 hour ago, Mixilplix said:

This morning was just average...Some spot good some spots meh..... Nice having the little drop before the right hander on Switchback...The start of shuttle and the base area are just a land of confusion...Next few days are gonna be hittin the gaps in the rain....

Had to you set this up!!!  
 

 

[saltyant]

13 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Right on…one of these days I wanna ski a run or two with you and I told somebody that I haven’t skied with @saltyant yet this season. One of the first days when lazy mile was narrow at the end, I saw salty in front of me and as I passed I was about to say wazup Homey and tap his pole but turned out to be a salty lookalike and skier wasn’t on Elons.  Cool story Hansel. 

My new Year's resolution is to ski one run per season with PASR all stars like you, Matt Edge, @RajeevGuptaSucheeta and Atomic Skier. That would be rad. Does it count as a run together if Atomic whizzes past me at 55 mph on the Lazy Mile?

Edited December 28, 2024 by saltyant

[indiggio]

Excellent snow day yesterday!   Finally hooked up with @tarponhead in the lot around 12 then went back out for some more until 2, then back out for the lot for some beers and watch a Blackhawk medevac helicopter come down the ridge from the Northwest.   When it got to Blue it turned North right over the mountain, only a couple hundred feet above!  Then it pulled a 180 and back over Blue to the South.  

 

Edited December 28, 2024 by indiggio

[momskeeztoo]

I knew the snow would get really nice later. Just have a hard time with the crowds. And the 2 people I was skiing with were leaving.