I did notice, toward the bottom of Susquehanna, that there were yellow patches popping up. It didn't seem like mud and it wasn't . Only thing I could think of is that it might be oil from when the snow was made, from the hose lines?? . Anybody know anything about what that might be?

Anyone have real info? Or just the perennial rumors that seem to happen every year?

Up first thing but radar was all hunter green and sucked. Plan was to wait for a gap and the hourly said it was 2-6. Upper lot was open when we showed up at 1230 and got to park close.
 

New this year was buy one get one tickets compared to free comped tickets from The Warren Miller film. We’re here with another family and it came to $293 for the day. The one you have to buy is an 8 hour ticket(~$90) plus 3 RFID cards, even though we would have been fine with the 4 hour pass but that’s the deal.

80% of the people on the hill were racers for an event. Up Seneca for the first lift and then we hung on the quad side to avoid the racers. Couple trails had zero snow lookers left but most had edge to edge coverage. Upper Tunkhannock was closed but lower was open and I love slutting it up for the lift. Started skiers left and worked our way over until soaked through around 5. All hero snow and a good time.

Thought about doing the doll house here but no PASR discount is wild. House ended up with a precious moment shrine anyway.

Over to Montage tomorrow.

East, West, Tioga, Susquehanna, Beginners.

https://www.midwestskiers.com/post/fixed-grip-highspeed-why-so-many-midwest-hills-go-fixed#:~:text=At the time of installation,for a small ski resort.

Something to ponder on your 15 minute scenic ride at Fall festival this weekend. 

Video story here:

This all happened back in 1976.  Rough estimate is that 50K is about $250,000 adjusted for inflation.

The famous (for back then) Newswatch 16 trumpet jingle theme music is in there, too. 

I'll say it before anyone else does, Vermont was not all rainbows and sunshine ... back in 1976.

Ate dinner at Burrito Loco Cantina right down the street and it was pretty good. Table side fresh made guac and got the spicy pork tacos. Boo got tacos el pastor. There was a Primanti Bros within walking distance and I wish I knew that before deciding on Mexican.

Ate the free hot breakfast at the hotel and then 30 minute drive to Elk. Upper lot was full so had to boot up and take the shuttle to redeem the passes. Standing in ski boots in corrals on the back of that truck is probably the most technical thing I had to do today.

Learned they had the state slalom championship going on once we were on the snow and it was packed with racers. That combined with those fixed doubles helped us decide to stay lookers right and lap the quad. Those doubles reminded me how much I don’t miss dragging a kid on the MS/Burma chairs at Blue. Spoiled with the detachables now.

Snow started thicc sugar but soften up with the temperature. Everything was running good and max 1 minute wait for the quad. For the amount of cars we were surprised how empty it felt. Did everything on that side besides Upper Tunkhannock. Skiers right looked pretty good when we so the boys on it

Did 8ish runs and went to the Winter Garden Restaurant for lunch. Margarita flatbread was terrible but buff chicken dip and chili were pretty good.

Caught up to @mbike-skiand @NastarGlennfor a couple runs on Tecumseh and Kickapoo after lunch. The kid is fearless now and handled everything grate. Split with the boys for 1 last run and Becky Boo said her legs were tired walking back to the car. Mission accomplished.

95 minutes lot to house to complete the trip to Vermont without the drive.

I searched these forums and haven't found anything in the last 5+ years.  Are these still on going VOFS/Elk Legal disputes?  Browsing properties and getting mixed info from realtors, info online, etc...?

• Gate is still closed?
• Homeowners can/cannot buy season passes?  Had a realtor tell me homeowners were holding property in LLCs to get around that!?  But Searched the susq. county parcel map and couldn't find any evidence that was true - nearly all were still held in individuals names.
• Still open lawsuits? Or the ones settled on appeal in 2014 or so is the end of it?  
  • Gate closure
  • Lake water usage
  • Sewer line
  • Any issues I missed?

Seemed like a great community... but that's a heck of a lot of nonsense to deal with.  (And a seemingly miserable buisness decision.. but seems to be based more on interpersonal conflicts than business)

Thanks! Appreciate any info from current VOFS owners.

Went in for Beer and food and when we came back out someone turned up the thermostat. 57° .

We skied the Pine tree shadows as much as possible but coming of Wissahickon  to sunny Snowbowl was like jamming on the brakes. 
 

One last run on Lackawanna was a workout, all the slough piled up in the troughs and stopped my momentum. 
 

Nice day all in all.