Timeless Posted December 4, 2006 Report Posted December 4, 2006 Who do you think will open with the most trails this weekend. Shawnee looks to be blowing a lot of snowm but the pic's might not be recent. Blue's website is crap, it's hrad to know what they're doing but they are usually the best at opening. CB will they open at all? Or will they wait a week to ensure "the best snowsport experience"....wankers JFBB seem to be making a play for the headlines. Quote
Tyler Posted December 4, 2006 Report Posted December 4, 2006 i think jfbb will have the most trails open, its colder there then blue and cb and they have a powerful snowmaking system Quote
AtomicSkier Posted December 4, 2006 Report Posted December 4, 2006 CB usually opens with the most "trails" but they also take longer to open. It takes alot of snow to Open blue mountain because of the length and width of Main Street, let alone Vista and the other stuff they need to blow on to get open. Quote
stevePSSC Posted December 4, 2006 Report Posted December 4, 2006 JFBB with the most trials.. and i think out of cb blue and shawnee.. that blue will be most likely to have a park open Quote
Ca$ Posted December 5, 2006 Report Posted December 5, 2006 BB for most Trails, I get free lift tickets at shawnee, but judging from their webcam on lower bushkill they wont be opening for awhile, barely any snow down, they better get blowing... Quote
Justo8484 Posted December 7, 2006 Report Posted December 7, 2006 blue will have a park open. as far as most trails, its not necesarily a fair comparison. sure, boulder will probably have more open, but they're 300 feet long, as opposed to stuff at blue that is over twice that long. so blue might not have as many trails, but the skiing overall is still better. Quote
jordan Posted December 7, 2006 Report Posted December 7, 2006 i wouldnt be surprised if BB has the entire mountain open by this weekend Quote
IrishSnow686 Posted December 8, 2006 Report Posted December 8, 2006 Blue will NOT have a terrain park open. From what their Ski report phone message says, they are opening with 6-7 trails...Come Around, Easy Out, Vista, Midway, part of Main Street. I am assuming from where Midway connects down to the lift, unless X-ing is open, then Main St. would be open from where X-ing connect to the lift. Burma Road might open at some point during the day. Blue always opens with the smaller side of the mountain first. To access both terrain parks you need snow from top to bottom. And they only started blowing snow at the base area about 3 days ago. But I will be there tomorrow since I have off from work! Quote
Tyler Posted December 8, 2006 Report Posted December 8, 2006 they can put a few jibs on other trails? its not a rule that is has to be on the normal park trails Quote
IrishSnow686 Posted December 8, 2006 Report Posted December 8, 2006 I went up to Blue this morning and to my suprise, they did have a park set up (a flat down box, 2 jumps and another jib on Come Around) Typically, Blue has always kept the park features to the park. This is the 1st time they have opened with park features. There was no mention that they would, so I assumed they wouldnt.. but it just made it that much sweeter while on my lift ride up I spotted it. MCskiALOT - I left Blue around 2:30ish.. didn't hear ya but then again, with that wind blowing as hard as it was I don't think I would have hear a bomb drop right next to me. I was expecting a little bit more of icy conditions after yesterday's warm temps and then quickly getting cold but the conditions good. But then again, it was opening day and I could have been going down on a piece of plywood and been happy! haha. Quote
Justin Posted December 29, 2006 Report Posted December 29, 2006 I went up to Blue this morning and to my suprise, they did have a park set up (a flat down box, 2 jumps and another jib on Come Around) Typically, Blue has always kept the park features to the park. This is the 1st time they have opened with park features. There was no mention that they would, so I assumed they wouldnt.. but it just made it that much sweeter while on my lift ride up I spotted it. MCskiALOT - I left Blue around 2:30ish.. didn't hear ya but then again, with that wind blowing as hard as it was I don't think I would have hear a bomb drop right next to me. I was expecting a little bit more of icy conditions after yesterday's warm temps and then quickly getting cold but the conditions good. But then again, it was opening day and I could have been going down on a piece of plywood and been happy! haha. Where have you been? Blue has had the same park on come around since opening day....on sunday it was 1 jump, butter box, gap on flat box, and ride on flat box...are you sure they changed it up? that makes no sense to add another jump when thy have no room or snow for that I'm actually surprised with this come around park this year. In past years they blew in the lower terrain park and set up there, until they could get sidewinder open...which may never happen this year. They only blew a little bit on lower sidewinder, but the bulk of it has no snow whatsoever. If you think, it only takes a few cold nights to get a BASE down, which would just merely open sidewinder as a trail. It'll then take a couple more nights to get enough snow to put up any features....top to bottom trails may never happen this season until late january...hoping a cold rush will come then. But once feburary hits, they've got about 3 weeks left to blow...then they better hope everything is solid because they are about to hit the spring meltdown. Quote
bigdaddyk Posted December 30, 2006 Report Posted December 30, 2006 Maybe this thread should be re-titled "Who can keep the most trails open?" Quote
IrishSnow686 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Posted December 31, 2006 Where have you been? Blue has had the same park on come around since opening day....on sunday it was 1 jump, butter box, gap on flat box, and ride on flat box...are you sure they changed it up? that makes no sense to add another jump when thy have no room or snow for that I'm actually surprised with this come around park this year. In past years they blew in the lower terrain park and set up there, until they could get sidewinder open...which may never happen this year. They only blew a little bit on lower sidewinder, but the bulk of it has no snow whatsoever. If you think, it only takes a few cold nights to get a BASE down, which would just merely open sidewinder as a trail. It'll then take a couple more nights to get enough snow to put up any features....top to bottom trails may never happen this season until late january...hoping a cold rush will come then. But once feburary hits, they've got about 3 weeks left to blow...then they better hope everything is solid because they are about to hit the spring meltdown. My post was from opening day, Dec 8th.... On that day, they had a different set up then what they got going now. When you 1st entered come around, there was a gap on flat down box, then a jump were that wide picnic table is which lead into the next jump that is still there. THe jump they took out was a much bigger one than what they have now. By the next week they changed the set up, took out the flat down and the big jump. Added a the two rollers and the flat box. With the widening of Upper Sidewinder, how do you think the lighting will be? Last year it seemed to me that it was kinda dark in the park. I didnt see that they added more light, but I could be wrong. Quote
askier87 Posted December 31, 2006 Report Posted December 31, 2006 Maybe this thread should be re-titled "Who can keep the most trails open?" yea until winter shows its face, if at all Quote
SkiFirst Posted January 2, 2007 Report Posted January 2, 2007 i'm guessing bear creek...o wait my bad, there not openingactually, they might not even be blowing snow right now Its going to be some time before bear creek opens. It looks look they are bare right now on all there trails. Quote
bigdaddyk Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 JFBB's web page has BB listed as being the first in the state to be 100% open. Top of page and announcements. Quote
jordan Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 question... is JF actually blowing snow into the woods onto the glades? and on risk it? if so, thats weird that is all Jordan Quote
bigdaddyk Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 question... is JF actually blowing snow into the woods onto the glades? and on risk it? if so, thats weirdthat is all Jordan I think with the snowmaking they have now, the "blow over" from the trails that they are blowing on is putting down enough snow off trail. That's probably why they have them listed as having snow made on them. Quote
jordan Posted January 22, 2007 Report Posted January 22, 2007 I think with the snowmaking they have now, the "blow over" from the trails that they are blowing on is putting down enough snow off trail. That's probably why they have them listed as having snow made on them. no way it would be enough for mad tree... they would have to physically put snow guns in the woods to cover that Quote
Papasteeze Posted January 23, 2007 Report Posted January 23, 2007 no way it would be enough for mad tree... they would have to physically put snow guns in the woods to cover that i wasn't at JF but the way it was blowing on saturday most resorts got trails covered a half mile away! Quote
IrishSnow686 Posted January 23, 2007 Report Posted January 23, 2007 Maybe they did place a few guns close or in the woods. I know Okemo has one glade that they blow snow on. And apparently there is enough snow in JF's b/c T-Bolt glade is open and Risk It is set to open this weekend. They must have brough some guns in or very close to the edge. Quote
jordan Posted January 24, 2007 Report Posted January 24, 2007 (edited) well risk it and t bolt glade usually get plenty of blow over to make them skiable, but mad tree is another story.. they would have to put guns in the woods. Literally.. Jordan Edited January 24, 2007 by jordan Quote
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