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Grabbed a burger

I think the fireplace would be acceptable.

Does it count as breaking no heat november if you burn wood in the fireplace?

$500 per for the winter than last so like if $1500 last winter then this would be $2,000. Is that about right or has it gone up even more?

so, i think its likely the price of heating oil could double that of last year. i had this all figured out what i burned at my last house before converting it to Natural Gas. and i just threw it all away. but i think i was on the 5 gallon per day average. You dont really think you can heat any home for like $500 for a winter, do you? I mean, @Dirtwolf might spend $500 on oil just for before and after the wood boiler gets going. This is where the latest "rebate check" or "refund" or "dividend" or what ever they wanna call it, will come in handy.

I don’t have oil heat, but I’m still doing the annual no heat November.

Took the paddleboard for a trip down the Schuylkill on Saturday. Despite all the rain lately, the water is still low, but fishing was good

What’s the increase gonna cost the average household maybe an extra $500 a year?

i shall freeze

I ended up locking in a 4 something I think….thank goodness

holy shit. CODoil.com so glad i dont heat with oil. sorry @RidgeRacer @Benm

im not sure if the compressors are diesel or electric, good question, but electricity isnt getting much cheaper either. groomers are diesel. and have a way bigger engine than i would have thought. a new piston bully 600 (not sure what Mt Democracy has) has a cummins X12, based on their literature and what i can find on the internet, it probably burns about 12 gallons an hour. Dyed diesel should come in around what heating oil costs. buying bulk, saves a little, but its not a crazy number.

Ungroomed but with snowmaking…. They quite often ran the guns dry as possible and opened one of the front 4 ungroomed for man made pow. Who knows, just glad this Jason guy has been improving the place. It was on a fast downward spiral for a long time.

Per Chat the "star" center right towards the bottom ended up being the Andromeda galaxy. Sweet.

So with diesel over 6 dollars on the east coast (although not that much for red non over the road) how is that going to affect snow making and grooming this year? Are groomers gas or diesel? Are the compressors diesel or electric? Good thing Blue has a lot of fans.

nah, im with you, nothing there that would make me want to switch passes. but again, good on them for at least doing something. i will say that Jason is doing a great job running the place.......could Mt Democracy need some new blood? probably. 100% accurate statement there. that will be the most challenging thing there. i think he said "untamed" which to me means ungroomed. and we all know how often ungroomed terrain in the Poconos is skiable. Remember how long it took Cliffhanger to soften up even in the spring? But hey, i wouldnt mind some ungroomed stuff at Mt Democracy, but im realistic on how often it might be skiable. if Lazy Mile was left ungroomed, it would be the most challenging thing on the mountain as well.

Went to Taco Bell

Nothing more fun than becoming a glazed donut when the lift stops under a snow gun . 🍩

Let's hope ... https://weather.com/2026/09/10/sports-recreation/ski/5-ski-resorts-to-watch-this-el-nino-winter-season-2026

Straight drop? 🤣 Man... when you go all in on something, you definitely go all in.

Straight drop under top part of Stevenson lift will likely be the most challenging thing they have there None of this is huge - but nice to rebate trying to add some more variety - and including snow making and not announcing it ~5 years before doing it

Was even clearer last night so decided to do a few more

I'm not trying to be a d but that does nothing for me. Don't get me wrong I like that they're cutting trails but that's not exactly exciting terrain IMO. But who knows ... I'll have to ski it to know for sure. I crapped on scarab but that turned out to be pretty fun so who knows.

Video showing where new trails are being cut - looks fun! https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1JFG4XJXJU/?mibextid=wwXIfr