Old Geezer

I just looked at Elk's website and I see their spring celebration is scheduled for Sat, March 15th. Which is also the day of the Scranton St. Paddies Parade. The end of the season is drawing near for Elk, going from past years night skiing will end soon. Given all that, get up there when you can, sooner rather than later.

This is a great quote, can I use it somewhere else?

I should title this "Is anything new at Elk for 2013/2014?" Past practice has been they get four new tires for a snow plow truck and it's considered an "imporvement." The skiing is still top notch, though. Any pass holders here care to chime in?

Anyone have any insights on what trails will be opening in the next two or three days?

Go here, http://www.lackawannacounty.org/viewDepartment.aspx?DeptID=82, click on the Sheriff Sale - July 17, 2012 link. Sno is the first property on the list.

This is the statekent in the scranton times article: Either someone cames up with a cool $6.65 million by the time of the sale, or it goes up for sale.

Didn't see it referenced elsewhere on here, published: June 27, 2012: http://thetimes-trib...-july-1.1335601

^ Not so sure about that. The pasholders I know were grumbling about this being the warmest winter in 20 or 30 years yet Elk still manages to skate by with marginal or unskiable conditions to meet the 100 day thing, so the guarantee is really a worthless point. And if it doesn't come into play this year, what year will it ever apply. There are from some guys who if they weren't complaining about this, they'd find something else to grumble about, like the dollar-a-hole they usually have to fork over when we play golf.

I looked and their web cam is down today. Obviously not a coincidence.

Some pass holders told me Elk is in a dilemma with their 100 day guarantee for season pass holders. Either they stay open for 100 days, which would take them into the weekend of the 24th, or they offer a pro-rated credit to current pass holders on next year's passes. Comments?

An update from the Scranton Times: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/resort-community-says-it-won-t-block-elk-s-snowmaking-1.1257584 Winter, can you elaborate on your statement 'two rich guys...'. I thought that village was run by a condo owner association, at least that's what I heard many years ago.

A friend was there Wed (opening day?). What I remember he said: Seemed like spring conditions, good grooming, mostly good coverage, some brown was showing through in a few spots, the usual two trails open top-to-bottom, Tioga and Susquehanna.

At lunchtime, their website now says "opening for the season on Wednesday, 12/14, day skiing only, 8:30 - 4:30."

The reason I said that is, for Elk to get a webcam is almost ... modern.

Web Cam? Elk? Huh?

Power returns to Snö Mountain: http://thetimes-trib...4#axzz1bVoLUY39 Or someone got their bills current.

Latest update: Sno Mountain tweet says it will open Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/sno-mountain-tweet-says-it-will-open-1.1220362#ixzz1bFIcLKNB My take: Twitter is free to use for advertising, but paying one's bills requires actual money. I sincerely hope they can open.

I'd like to believe what you're saying here, but the part about the power being shut off since Sep 29th says otherwise.

Do you know what they did to the halfway house? The last time I stopped in there, several years ago, it looked like it did about 20 years ago, including all the grease stains around the fire pit.

That sounds very pleasant, especially the part about relaxing on the deck, gabbing with the locals and listening to some music. I'm gonna have to check that out some time.

Wow. I mean wow, I completely missed this announcement. Nestor's grew to be a have-to-stop-in-a-few-times-a-season kind of place for ski and gear shopping, and browsing. They will be missed.

Seven Springs? I'd sooner go to Eagle Rock or Sawmill.

I was there on Saturday. But I saw several old timers with there greying hair like mine.

The most under appreciated point of Elk is the almost 360 degree view from the summit. If you hike up to the true summit where the radio towers are, you get a full 360 view of the surrounding area. On a clear day, you can see weather and storm fronts rolling in, cloud layers, and snow squalls. There are very few places in the state where you can see these things so clearly. The view is so panoramic that its hard to capture on one photo.

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