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Yes only two runs down from the top and conditions were usual blue (aka not great) but I was skiing with the PASR crew and THAT was great; not to mention, the guns were ablaze under the sunshine and the weather was perfect. Overall an awesome opening day! looks like chute to lower main, as well as come around are really close to opening up. Happy ski season all!!

Hey All, I’m back from another fun morning at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot before 720am and it was 33 degrees under mostly cloudy sky’s. In the house was everybody except Johnny law, Schif and Nancy. Second Civilan chair up the OG six to a very nice paradise..almost western groomer machine groomed packed powder conditions..second run a repeat of that then Midway to lower main and we saw Salty skiing down it from the lift Was ok conditions and not many people Some skied Chute which is now open and looked firm Lazy Mike is open and decent on the top 2/3 and lower section slick and narrow I went back for a few repeats on midway lower Main Street and paradise then to the lot around 930 and was a fantastic sausage Sunday with burgers dogs and pork with temperature rising through the 40s and sunnier skys JADIP

Opening day, 2024-2025 season. I didn't go, but will tomorrow.

I had to bail around 930 today but great day and a pretty damn good first 3 days at Blue mountain to kick off the year with decent conditions overall and more terrain each day. Excellent way to start the ski season!

Fun day and great to be back on the skis

Was great seeing everyone. Here’s a pic of @Mixilplix

Day 1 for me.

Hey All, I’m back from opening day of the 24/25 ski season at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot at 8:18AM and it was mostly cloudy with temperatures in the mid 20s with brisk winds. In the house were Mute, Atomic Jeff, Johnny Law, Mixilplix, PARidge, Airhead, Dirtwolf, Matt Edge, Bethlehem Fords crew minus Jimmy, Charles, Spider, Slim, NMSki, Rodney and many others. The OG six pack and super summit safari six opened right around 9am and I began on the OG six and was third chair and our fearless leader Atomic Jeff snagged first civilian chair. Paradise had very good coverage, wasn’t full width though maybe 2/3…was solid firm cord to start..Skied that again and some cookies and Boilerplate began to be exposed. Then up the SSSSP up to easy out to vista to burma, Burma had decent snow but pretty contested, skied Paradise again and getting busy…the slowest people seem to ski the widest but it is a slow skiing trail. They were blowing snow on Come Around, Midway, the chute, lower Main Street and upper razors. Sadly they haven’t blown any snow on Coming soon. I hit up Burma one more time and extra busy and paradise a few more times to end my session. The last run on paradise I actually had a pretty clear section in the middle so could let the skis run. Fun parking lot, had hard iced tea and then a couple beers…hungout with many people and caught up on what everybody did over the summer…good VIBES all around but sort of thought they would have blown more snow during this cold period as two years ago and last year they had a shorter window and got coming soon open early but for coming soon to open they need to run the quad. Anyway as Johnny Law says any skiing before MLK day is bonus JADIP ski many of you tomorrow.

Conditions were just what I would expect on opening...Just going down Paradizzy you got like 5 different snow conditions....Wind was gusting pretty good and thought it was gonna be bad goin down but was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't..Super fun day with blue sky and it just feels right to be back in the lot again...

Vibes were 11/10, its so good to see everyone and get back in the rythm where skiing is part of my day. I thought the snow was better than expected but only because I expected the worst and there were sections where it felt like real skiing. If they get midway/main open tomorrow that may really help thin the herds. Even on pdis anywhere where it turns was like cattle chute where the cows are only vaguely going in the right direction. For blue it was a good opening day, I even had my standard pass failure.

Fun day of mayhem: I don’t know all the PASRs but had thirdish? chair. My expectations were too optimistic for no cookies Lol . Things softened up a bit around 11 . I found a little side country fun on the first inside turn of Paradise and the usual side of Vista. I had been having some back issues and took some meds the last few days so I skipped beers . I felt really good for the first day but when the voice in my head said “One more run “ I knew it was quitting time, made it to just short of noon . Tried checking my stats but got the upside down skier screen .

It’s a little weird being back at the mountain and not patrolling this year, and I fully expected my first day to be at Sunday River, but a cold and other circumstances led me over to Sugarbush, and it just so happens it was opening day. It was a 3 hour drive from the in-laws in NH, and I had some family obligations to take care of, so I didn’t get into the parking lot and PLB until about 1:30. Crowds had either cleared out or were non existent. I hopped on the lift and ran into an old ski patrol buddy at the top, so we took a couple runs together. There were only 2 distinct runs with a third side run. All skiing was off the Gatehouse lift, so in reality, both trails that were open share the same starting trail and same ending trail. Regardless, conditions were excellent for late in the day on opening day. I expected similar conditions to previous years where it’s basically glacial ice with some granular bumps and icy troughs on the side. Surprisingly, only about 10 feet right in the middle was iced up. The rest was a mix of packed powder and groomed snowmaking. I guess the snow last week, combined with consistent below freezing temps and no warmup really paid off. I took 6 runs, going with a 66%/34% split on the two trails. It was great getting the legs warmed up and catching up with an old friend. Looks like 3” or more tomorrow at opening, so I’ll be looking to get after it before I head back to NH.

That's an awesome development and I can't wait to see race parents lose their shit over it on the Facebook.

Since I'm working out of a job trailer trying to get a building out of the ground its going to be brutally cold and snowy this winter, you're welcome!

Hey All, I’m back from day two at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot at 720am and only Johnny law was in the house. The temperature was in the upper 20s under mostly cloudy sky’s. In the house were JFDan, Atomic Jeff, MBike Mike, Nastar Glenn, PaRidge, Falco, Charles, Shopey1080, BenM, BethlehemFord Crew, Mute, Boo, TP4, Becky Boo and many others. First run on Paradise was way better than expected, pretty smooth and edgeable and the run to ourselves. Next run a few people but very pleasent snow compared to yesterday. Easy out and especially vista had great packed powder. Midway and lower main was rough small cookies and boilerplate but we all agreed that we’ve skied worse. Back to Paradise most of the rest of the session. The snow stayed good and some runs were contested some were semi clear. The amount of people in the house seemed less than yesterday. Ended the morning with a Burma run. Nice snow on Burma and a ton of people on there. Fun parking lot had some chips and beers and stopped at Panera on the way back. Tomorrow might be warm enough for some hero snow. JADIP

Had some vehicle troubles this morning. Went to take my truck only to find the power steering fluid in a puddle when I went to back out. Decided to get the truck to the shop first and ended up arriving at Blue at 12:42. The lines were UNBEARABLE as pictured below. 16 laps on firm but edgable typical conditions and will be back at it tomorrow this time in the AM!

Love the pics! Looks like a whiteout.

Day 2. PXL_20241208_183954429.LS~2.mp4

Chute is firm was an understatement. It was rock-solid with cat track trenches on skiers left near the top. The bottom of Chute also choked down to a tight intersection with Midway and LMS which made for some spicy merges, carrying speed off Chute. The edges of Paradise kept getting better as the day progressed and the snow was softening up nicely, but didn't quite reach hero by 11 or so when we called it quits. Nowhere near as crowded as yesterday, so both Paradise and Burma didn't have near the load of sliders which made them treacherous yesterday around the same time.

Best 2nd day maybe ever, to make some semi legit turns in formation on good snow wasn't even in my list of possibilities. There's nothing like the moment, that 1000th of a second where the ski really starts to accelerate and your brain screams go slower or we'll die and you know to ignore it and push faster. With lazy I think this is officially their best non mother nature assisted start.

Hey All, It’s almost opening day and opening weekend. In two and a half short days, Blue mountain the true mountain opens for their 48th season. They snowmaking cannons have been going balls to the walls for several days and continued seasonably cold weather with periods of sun and clouds will persist throughout the weekend. Anybody planning on skiing this weekend or are yall waiting until more terrain opens? I’m planning on being there…and I think it’s gonna be a nice opening weekend. I usually don’t start these threads until Wednesday but I’m so Excited….

Thats ambience snow. makes everything look pretty.

Just a reminder that we’ll be skiing at blue mountain in less than 24 hours.

Im on a train. Smell the cig

I was told this weekend this Razor cam is for the race parents. They won't let parents walk up hill anymore(surprised they did before since they won't even let us go up hill an hour before opening but they let people walk across trails during busy weekends) and will have live viewing areas in the lodges so they can try to sell food and drink to them. Only way to watch in person is with a lift ticket and skiing/riding.

Just sharing some interesting snow observations/conditions from Colorado. After the large storm we had around Thanksgiving, we have been in a pattern of high pressure with cold nights and sunny days. As a result, there has been widespread surface hoar seemingly throughout the state. I went to a CAIC talk over the weekend and seen plenty of people comparing notes with pictures on FB. I thought it was only here where I am, but seems to be everywhere. Here is an image someone shared on FB. The surface hoar has grown to 2” feather like crystals. Needless to say, when we get our next big storms, if this layer is still present we are going to have a very weak layer.

Super fun day on the skis..Again you had a mix bag of conditions on every open trail..Unfortunately I was not ready for the Katana like sharpening BC did on my edges...Whenever I got on to some early frozen cord/slick spots I was lookin like MC Hammer on crack..Crowds were pretty low but there are aways some kooks to keep you entertained... Big thanks to @enjoralas for all you do..

Then its a good thing I'm cheap and gonna milk these OEM's for another 5-10K lol

i was gonna ask if anybody had seen the top of Lazy to see how much snow was there. this will be a nice addition. well, at least to spread people out. im pretty sure we know how it will ski tomorrow.

Make sure the shades are down and the door is locked…as tempting as it might be to do that in a cemetery I don’t wanna see your name in the paper.

I was surprised how empty the place was

Thanks. Here's another.

i have a feeling they're really trying to get midway, chute and lower main ready for sat.

Bear creek is on indy pass now too. Not super exciting but I try to go a few times a year since it's close, so it's nice that it'll be included

Great day. Got there about 830 and left about noon. A couple of runs on Paradise and Lazy, but pretty much lapped Vista Midway, and LMS until too many Munchkins.

Back from another day at Blue The True! Ran into Enjo, Ben and Jonny Law on my way in. Snow was really starting to soften up late morning and the cookies on Midway started getting squashed and it got quite better. Lift lines were surprisingly non existent for a sold out day but the trails were crowded. Chute and Lazy Mile should help spread people out tomorrow. Ended up with only 11 laps today with a bunch of homies from the mall. All in all JADIP.

Today was a lot of fun. Really great first run on Paradise. Best run of the short year by far. Really good conditions up on vista as well. Midway and lower main were OTOH were the complete opposite. Excellent "summit s'mores latte" at first chair coffee. Major major props to Blue for upping their coffee game

A lot of booing. MS lift gates opened early and Oz had his skis saving his spot but was in the lot. He walked right around everyone in the corral and got first in line. What a move

wow people made it down burma before the six opened it looks like yep someone text an update from the lift i'd love to know what sort of things were being said at the gate

Upper left hand corner of the valley cam, guns are on at the top of Razor's

Definitely Friday. Probably not the weekend. Can’t deal with the crowds.

First day. Cameras when the slope opened. One park and a couple of greens on the west side open. Maybe 50 people there in the morning. A couple of rails at the top of one park, otherwise the slope was open. Pretty wide without features on it. Good conditions, nice and firm, didn’t deteriorate at all as the morning went on. A couple people skiing the trees and the edge of Exhibition. DJ tent near the lodge, new music speakers in the lodge. Mellow vibe. New CARV sensors worked well. Top Ski IQ today was 130, top speed 36. IMG_0278.mov

Woooooooooo sat sun if I'm lucky

I have no motivation to wax my board but regardless I’ll be there

Just gunna say it. This rain blows.

I just sent it down Chute. Man that was sketchy A.F.

And the guns are back on. Looks like they just waited until after closing.

Be there Friday for sure, hoping for Sunday too!

I'll be there