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Hey All, I’m back from a fun morning session at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot at 825am and it was 33 degrees under mostly cloudy sky’s. In the house were Atomic Jeff, Mute, PARidge, C1, Dirtwolf, Toast, Bethlehem ford crew, Rodney’s crew and Airhead. Leisurely start and maybe the 6th civilian super summit safari six pack. Easy out and vista had pleasant almost packed powder conditions, the beginning of midway wasnt bad, firm but some grip and lower down was uneven and slick, kind of rolly Polly on lower main. Leading into Barbs way was also pretty slick and the move was doing a Tokyo drift. Almost every run skied the same route and it got progressively busier…coverage was fine, I skied burma once and was decent and a little slick in the corners..just so many people on it. Lots of beginners, boomers and snowboarders out today. It felt downright warm and the temperature rose to the 40s real fast. After skiing had a beer in the lot with Mute and back at work now…best thing is my office manager sold a $5800 tombstone while I was skiing…that’s always the best. Ski some of you tomorrow JADIP

Had my first alpine ski day of the season at Aspen. The logistics are definitely more of a pain then skiing Crested Butte. Have to drive to the commuter lot near Snowmass then take the free bus into town. Parking in Aspen is a huge pain in the ass. So by the time you gets to the base of the gondola from my house it’s probably between 1 hour 30 and 1 hour 45. Went in to get my fancy premier pass printed. Got to gondola and pass wouldn’t scan in my jacket, had to take it out. I will have to play with that next time. Didn’t have to scan it the rest of the day from mid mountain. We did get snow over the weekend but surprisingly it was scraped off and icy in spots. The bumps looked treacherous especially for day one. One side was a bit better conditions then the other. Don’t really know trail names yet. No lines, hardly any people, bright sunshine and warm. The last run down to the base was very icy. I remember now that when we did our bump class last Dec, they had us download each day. The reason being that December sun doesn’t hit the bottom half of the mountain and it gets pretty icy, especially on tired legs. Aspen girls gonna Aspen. Note the pink twins.

Abandoned gondola in New Hampshire. 1300 feet of vert. Legit steeps. Gorgeous views north to the White Mtns. They never had any chairlifts, just the gondola to access the summit and three t-bars on the bottom mountain. The last owner ran an Italian restaurant in Conway, NH.

Fucking soooo boring with no skiing ......its like we got all dolled up, went out, shit it was even in and then bam the roommate is home......

Hey All, Im back from another fun session at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot at 720am and it was in the low 40s under cloudy sky’s with pea soup fog on the upper mountain. In the house were Atomic Jeff, BenM, NMSki, PARidge, enjorales, MBike mike, Mrs Snowbunski, Bethlehem Ford crew. Dirtwolf, Matt Edge, PSUFly, JFDan, Mute, Becky Boo and many more. Second civilian super summit safari six pack into the fog. CSS can’t see shit conditions on easy out and vista and the fog lifted on midway. The snow was soft and pleasent until lower Main Street which was that rolly Polly conditions. Crowds increased a bit every run..really not a lot of people out just limited terrain. I did one burma road and sort of caught an edge but recovered..there are snow snakes lurking out there. Also skied over to homestretch twice for a little peace and quiet and smooth snow. Fun parking lot today with beers and snacks and nice comfortable temperatures. The second thaw of the season is officially on with warmth and rain for the next two days..I think Blue will survive this but again they’ll be back to resurfacing existing terrain midweek. Let’s hope for a prolonged cold spell soon. JADIP

Hey All, It’s almost another weekend, is anybody planning on skiing Blue mountain the true mountain this weekend. I’ll be there tomorrow morning and Saturday morning. Saturday night I have an Xmas party and if it’s raining Sunday morning or my head is foggy I’m sleeping in. Looks like a snowmaking miracle could make for decent skiing this weekend!!!

After the lot hangout I headed back inside to try to get Thing 2's 9 and under pass activated. Took a look at the line at Guest Services and noped outta there. On the way out figured, "I'm here, let's pop in and see what the lineblooks like at the top lodge." Was pretty shocked at the number of cars up there, even with the whole second row blocked off while they do the paid parking conversion I didn't expect the top lot to be that full compared to the bottom lot. Went in and there was about 10 people in line with 3 windows open, not bad so stuck it out. About 25 minutes and got it taken care of no problem, also got them to put my entitlements back on my 40th anniversary pass after I forgot it last week and had to get a new card. Popped out to the courtyard to check out the menu for Wood Fired Pizza, amd pricing is right on where we figured it would be at $15 for a plain, but 12 inch pies instead of the 10 I thought it would be: I was hungry, so figured what the hell amd bought a Dreamweaver: It was ready in about 5 minutes, it wasnt busy at all. It was quite good, plenty of toppings and didn't skimp on the sausage/pepperoni. Good tasting sauce and nice crispy crust but still soft dough. Value wise was it a $19 worth pizza? Probably not, but factoring in entertainment venue pricing I think it was a good value, certainly better than what you would walk out of the cafeteria with for $19.

Today was a lot of fun. Decent conditions that got a bit better as the morning wore on.

Had good fun yesterday doing 17 runs with the twins on soft but full coverage conditions on Minya Hellgate Belt and Overlook. Best conditions were Overlook (surprisingly) and it was nice that it was served by an express lift as Flyer went down for day at 10ambig turns. Widening out to 7th Ave was fun for big turns. Lovin that my teens are speeding down blacks at Hunter all day long skiing as hard as I am. A great reward for all invested over 10 years getting them to this level as we start their 1qth skison.

Nice seeing you all again this morning. Felt good to get some turns in!

Couldn’t wait for Friday to have blue reopen, so spent the morning at Frost. 27° when I got there and 30 when I left about noon. Snowing fairly hard first thing in the morning, with about 2 inches of fresh powder. Did a run on Jane’s Lane, and then the rest of the morning on One Park. They had a half dozen features on one park. They were blowing snow on Dematte’s andappeared to be on Challenge also. Still a long way to go for both of those slopes. The new four person lift going over exhibition was pretty nice, although, of course pretty slow. Lifties were very friendly today. Probably about 30 people in the house. A car missed a turn on the road going out and was being towed. All in all, and nice morning. Exhibition One Park

A winter wonderland outside

I’m happy to be skiing in three more days.

What a shit show. Later I might calculate the skier/rider density per square inch of perd coverage on Vista

Fun spring like conditions today...Thought Midway to skier right down Lower Main was $$$$....Had to ride the gaps to avoid all the nonsense...Patrollers blowing whistles on Burma....Good afternoon temps to wash the MINI and get a coat of wax on it...

Just got home from another fun session at Blue the True! Arrived in the lower lot at 7:52am, parked next to the Main Street Express lift shack and made my way over to the lift just as the gates dropped. On the way up I thought it was funny that my car said 41 when the forecast before leaving said 32. Hero snow from the get made from some super fun main to park laps! Got 12 runs in before the runs started feeling like a pinball machine with all the peoples. All in all JADIP, be back Friday!

Ski2live typing up his cost analysis for you at this moment

tomorrow morning and evening and both days this weekend.

Saturday. Sunday if they open. Maybe tomorrow afternoon. Maybe.

Spoke to my brother in Maine this afternoon he was getting 3-6 ,mountains were getting 6-10 .

Beautiful cold morning here. We got about 10+” of snow in the last 48 hours. Nobody had skied at the park. I broke trail all over the place and it was fun and deep! About 9 degrees and after an hour my toes were frozen and my dog ripped all his booties so his toes were cold too and we called it a day.

Fun morning! Crowds are probably insane now that the sun is out. Praying for cold this upcoming week. Off to put upChristmas lights. Debating on going full on Clark Griswold this year.

Not a bad morning for sure. Side country was super just like @indiggio mentioned last Friday (vitsta) but add Main st skiers left. Spent most of my time there . Rode the quad once and Burma once.

Thanks for update. Think I will be heading back to Hunter tomorrow. Will hit JF once they have more open.

skis need to be picked up so likely tomorrow evening. sat. sun if not rain.

Maybe tomorrow night, def Saturday morning. Sunday if it's not a monsoon. Looks like they have the guns pumping it out today https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0j30vzrX5V/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Saturday for sure. Maybe an evening session tomorrow. Sunday if it's not pouring.

Tomorrow am and planning on sat

Thank goodness or we weren’t skiing much last year if it wasn’t for that cold front

Hey dont forget the east coast love. Jay Peak got 24" in 48 hours this week.

Paul was close. I usually guess ten years under just to be sure. I got yelled at by an 85 year old yesterday…but she’s still my friend.

Thanks for convincing me to come to Huntah today. It was grate. I was in on the fence before this post but now I'm sitting near a fence post looking up at the big Catskill Mountains. Sickbird, gnarly, radical

Overall, a nice morning. Conditions were what I expected for opening last weekend. Will be back later this evening.

@saltyant will your first day at Blue be on the psychedelic slopes?

2” of rain in the forecast so keep Salty happy .

Yeah those 50yards are fantastic.

I’ve been shaking hands with a lot of people everyday..I counter act with those fruit cocktail cups I like the one that has a couple cherries. Apple and cranberry juice is good also..

Remember 9am opening tomorrow.

based on what Paradise looked like from the quad last week, its gonna need more than 12 hrs of snowmaking. I would be pleasantly surprised if it opened, but not surprised at all if it doesnt go this weekend. Edit - just saw tonights temps are decent for making snow tonight, so better chance. i thought wednesday night was the only window.

I wasn't joking, at least earlier I could see at the very top of the tubing cam the tell-tale cloud that meant they were making snow on Paradise and presumably Coming Soon. Really hoping they can add those to the terrain for this weekend to spread traffic around so the other two roots don't get so beat up

Lets gooo!!!! Long range improving for snowmaking, next week looks like almost every night.

I kinda think they will need some more snowmaking before they can open mid week, and im not sure they will get much this week. However, if you want to believe in your favorite weather forecast for next week, it looks to improve like next Tuesday. where have we heard that before. All i want for Christmas is winter. This is very reminiscent of last year. Hopefully winter shows up with a vengeance soon.

Pleasantly surprised looking at the cams , I expected to see mostly grass after all the rain and heat. Optimistic about Friday!

Thanks for making this a day of kindness! Maybe next year in 2024 me, you and Ski2Live can split a hot cocoa three ways and share bunk beds on a Colorado trip while getting high off that alpine Rocky Mountain John Denver air.

Awesome…I give you shit sometimes but can’t not like this post.

Today was le tits, good snow and super nice to hang out. So nice I didn't get home until 530 and just woke up from my post skiing nap. Shame they are closing tomorrow but it does make complete sense.

Holy fuck I’m old, I remember your kids as , well …. kids

This is so fucking true....I was one of the first SB instructors at Doe Mt...We basically got a season pass for wearing a jacket and screwin off..You taught like three or four lessons all year cause nobody snowboarded in the early 90's...Then the muther effin X games came along and it was a swift kick in the bean bag...Every kid wanted to snowboard..You would be havin fun dickin around ..then get call for a lesson with somebodies crotch goblin and you'd be like FUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!