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Yep, especially as much as they cater to locals in the depressed Scranton area, I expect this will lower their total revenue, with more folks opting to skip it than pay twice as much.

Catskills are at least an extra 30 minutes each way for me compared to Montage, but it is true I have not gotten there that much and location is the biggest reason why. I am most likely to go there days other places will be crowded as even on holiday weekends I have never waited in line for more than a minute for the chair that serves their expert terrain. $10 Tuesdays also history I tend to avoid Blue on weekends due to crowds.

Sad to say they have done away with the very affordable morning tix. I believe last year weekends you could ski for $27 on a weekend from 9am to 1 pm. That will be missed, and will mean fewer trips to Montage for me, particularly as they are further than anything in NEPA except Elk and are not on the Pocono Ski and Ride Card. Best weekend deal they now have is $35 from 3 pm on. Will still make it there at least once this winter as I have a gift card to use up.

Just got an email from Hunter announcing plans to open Friday. Post here as other mountains in Catskill and PA announce their plans. Turkey turns!

Hope to work off the Turkey with some Friday turns

I saw a report 7 Springs is expecting up to 10" this weekend

Top lot always for me. Why drive further? And it was the only choice when I started coming here. Plus I understand some Trump supporters use the lower one.

It is somewhere in the low to mid 60s. Plus 30 or so for the ski club. Best deal if you get more than one. Go to Shawnee when there is good snow cover and there are a lot of fairly easy spots to ski through trees which is fun, and they are permissive about that.

So when is NEPA skiing gonna start this year. A couple years ago I was at Blue the weekend before I ate turkey.

Blue Cbk Shawnee JFBB Big Bear. Good any day after Jan 4.

Yep. Went there once because it was free on my card. Would not go again even for that price unless it was to teach a novice. But still a little sad for PA to lose another ski area.

While the story above indicated they hoped to still open this year, I see they are no longer on the Pocono Ski and Ride Card (still a good deal with tix to 5 resorts for a total of $65 or so) and their Web site is now unused. Not that it was worth driving that far for that level of skiing anyway.

After a season like last year, folks would be scrambling to ski as much as possible in December with funds being use it or lose it.

Legislation currently pending in both houses of Congress Http://Www.firsttracksonline.com/2016/11/02/proposed-law-could-let-you-pay-for-lift-tickets-with-pre-tax-dolLars I approve.

Big Bear is definitely a cut below Blue, Camelback, Frost, Montage or Elk. And is further than any but Elk. Pretty empty though. I skied it last year as it was free on PS&R card, and would do it again perhaps if it was for free on a card I got for other reasons, but it would not be a reason for me to get a card.

Motion activated cameras in the trees

Nice. Any speculation on when they will be T2B?

Killington opening Tues Oct 25. Who will be next?

When they fly to Denver it is usually direct as Denver is their main hub. They do not offer service there from Trenton at all times though.

For me Frontier flying out of Trenton is the easiest option by far. Hope they run some convenient flights from there to Denver this winter.

Definitely not putting kids on a plane to ski for a while. May get them to VT this year. So far they have done poconos.

I would leave home 4 hours before a flight departed given TSA delays. Then arriving at the other end I would need to spend time colkectong baggage, renting a car and skis (travelling with skis Jacks up the price and hassle and I don't have great powder skis) and a few hours driving to where I ski and stay. So at best that is 12 hours from home to hotel. I can do many places in VT in less than half that time and save close to $1000 between flights and car and ski rentals. Sure I will fly to ski at times, but I can ski 2 days in VT on a weekend without missing a day of work or spending on anything but lifts, gas, tolls, food and hotels. Especially easy if I go to and from where I work in North Jersey.

True re vt. Getting out west is a lot more effort and expense, though worth it if you can swing it.

Opening for this season per laurelmountainski.com with a new high speed lift and a trail about as steep as white lightning. Cool their tix will also be good at seven springs and hidden valley, making for a nice weekend trip.

It was a lot colder this morning than it was my last time skiing