DiMe
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57 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
My expectations for tomorrow AM super low, especially if the temperature gets into the 30s overnight.
Anything better than nothing in PA at this point. It's going to be IKONIC!!!!!
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As of 7 hours ago Blue is still claiming Sunday is not closing day.
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Rode Camel from about 3 to 5:30 today. Snow was suprisingly good creamy mashed potatoes and very little watery slush. Impressive depth in areas but key top crossover trails are super thin. If they farmed hard and wanted they could push one more weekend but I dont know if they will.
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Reminder to RSVP to party went out today. If ya didnt get it prob need to update your email on the Blue website in your account.
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Rode from 2 to close. Snow was suprisingly good for how warm it was. To sum it up after those 2 hours my feets were still bone dry. Coming soon is basicly a narrow burm run along the guns on the steeper part. Looks like they have plenty of snow to push around to get through the weekend. WROD on the very bottom stretch of lower paradise but plenty depth where it's wide above to keep that going.
Chances are we may lose Coming Soon and Paradise soon but NMDW, Razors and Lazy all have excellent coverage. All in all JADIP at Blue The True.
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26 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
I would check if I received it but I’m trying really hard not to check my email after I leave work because always something.
It was 5 days ago that I received it.
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4 hours ago, indiggio said:
Theory doesn't hold water. I know some that received it that have skied more than 10 days.
I didn't receive one either and had to go to the chat line to get them to send RSVP URL.
I received the email
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Awesome someone got up there and caught this storm!!
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@toast21602For what it's worth and I have no idea what if anything is required but literally everytime I've been to Camel this year, there has been people skinning up Nile Mile.
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2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
Don’t be surprised if they blow a little of that famous Gak tomorrow morning…gonna be about 30, maybe 29
Gak looks like the intention. They need to make big kumbaya circles of ground guns and run long hoses to every nearby valve set on the thin spots and hammer down!!
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Solid morning of riding spring snow and excellent apres company. All in all JADIP at Blue The True.
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17 minutes ago, Benm said:
I forgot. Was wondering why is so dark out.
Hurry, see you in 20 min.
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2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
To be honest the 69 in the middle of the circle caught my attention the most and also Gak..hate that shit and of course getting pictures from Aspen from Atomic Jeff which he should be sharing with the PASRs.
Start his TR thread for him to encourage him. 🤣
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Inventory check, we good. Plenty peanut butters.
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10 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
The one I think peanut butter be hitting and pops likes them!!!
I got some exclusive lighter buttscotch shots from Mass cant get in PA. Also jager and some sheepdogs(peanut butter)
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Ill bring my box of shooters 😇
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22 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:
Pond skimming is March 17th. We are under a flood watch today. And its going to be a little warm next week.
Closing March 17th. It makes no sense to make snow after the 17th. Its spring. yes, there might be a few hours where they could blow some Blue Mountain Gak, but its too little, too late. Its spring. its only going to get warmer.
The only logical sense I can see is marketing to show people.
"Look what we do we push it as far as we can for our passholders, buy our pass or Ikon for 24/25."
How much does maybe 10 snowguns for 20-30 hours last week of March expense vs the potential marketing value, I dont know? It probably isnt far off.
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3 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
@DiMe back before the most recent climate change that truly turned this area into MASH mid Atlantic ski hell, Blue would typically close the very end of March or sometimes squeak into early April and typical close with wall to walk coverage on all their runs. Granted, they had much less runs back then to cover but also not as good snowmaking. In 1992 Hunter mountain stayed open until May 5th…
This year I truly think they’ll close down due to lack of snow and not lack of crowds…Dime you should try and do a summer trip somewhere. I get it…you’re still sort of in the honeymoon phase as you didn’t ride for a decade and we are all just old jaded..sometimes positive and not hating differences make us all unique. Id much rather have a customer like you than JFDan, you’d be way easier to extract more money out of with the bullshit I spew lol
Are you gonna be at Blue tomorrow AM? Could be really nice!!!
No, I may take Camel first tracks tomorrow. I'll return to Blue Mon-Thurs this week and Saturday. I know man, I never put so much thought or gave so much credit to the idea of climate change until I returned to the sport last season. It truly is completely different than 2000-2010 times I remember on the slopes.
I just hope Blue pushes it as long as they can given the snowpack. Mostly so I know what I have to do to get my turns in sooner than later. VT, maybe Ikon stop west, and alas finally resign to Big Snow until next season. I don’t so much feel crushed my seasons over when Blues done but I WANT to know! 🤣
You'd be suprised how hard it is to extract $$ from me, I have a goal of not having to worry at about a job in the next 7 years, mid 40's. Also, dont put me in the ground just yet damn it!!🤣
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I see we have a pond skim next weekend and carboard box the following scheduled. Who knows we shall see. Im just happy if it fact it does die this week its run it till its done mode.
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14 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
Do you really think that’s gonna happen or are you wishcasting? This next week is gonna wipe them out. I’m not being negative I’m being a realist. I am stoked they’ll be open during the week this next week.
I think there's a chance to keep NMDW alive pushing all the features out on it and if the night temps hold add a little refreshing on the runout. Will it happen? Only time will tell. Do we have a pond skim date yet?
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3 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:
Where are these snowmaking temperatures? If they have an hour two of 30 degree temperature, it will just make conditions worse.
18-21 if it holds.
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1 hour ago, JFskiDan said:
not really, i just wont mentally drain myself wishing for things to come true when its an unlikely situation. i would rather be surprised than disappointing.
i just dont think they can push snow that far. lower paradise is going to be the problem, not NMDW.
True but also on the other hand. I'm not sure how late they ran the guns last year bit I do recall them running in March. The week leading to that weekend has nightly snowmaking windows. Maybe they will really surprise us and light lower paradise up to resolve that for closing weekend.
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2 hours ago, JFskiDan said:
Challenge was bad this afternoon. Weirdly bad. Razors was super fun. Raceway to midway is spicy. They cut midway in half farming snow on it.
groomers will need to really put that oscilloscope or whatever to good use to keep some trails open.
24th? LOL. yeah, i’ll be the first to say it.
Such a negative nancy. If they push all the features on NMDW we can have that on the 23rd & 24th 😇
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3/15/24 Thin and Empty
in Blue Mountain
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