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    F5 F5 F5 F5 F5
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    By the way, have you guys seen my stats lately? They are rad!
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    Eh I'm used to it. You're just asking for it today, lol. Thanks for the early Sunday morning entertainment.
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    Just looked at way too many popcorn eating memes. It's hard to pick just one so I won't even bother.
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    That's what I was wondering. A guy in line with me said he skinned up Ramshead yesterday morning. So I guess some mountains allow it. I was thinking of skinning up Marjies to get an extra FirstTraẍ run in before it gets crowded.
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    Impressive! Yes. No.
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    Wow you remember everything. I'm so impressed. Didn't think anyone noticed the mural.
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    I might try skinning up the mountain in the early morning next year to improve my stats. Was talking to people in line today about it and it sounds so fun.
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    Nah couldnt have been that much. I don't want to add up the costs and I'm afraid to check my portfolio.
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    Here is a great thread about Montage that I remember reading back before I started posting on here.
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    Yep, that's why on that powder day I left Montage and went to CB. At Montage just felt like I was riding lifts all day long instead of skiing.
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    Kind of reminds me of this meme.
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    At Montage, you pretty much have to ski either the top half or the bottom half of the mountain. Top-to-bottom runs are fun but it takes so damn long to get back up to the top. Long Haul doesn't always run, so then you need to take Phoebe Lift and ski down the narrow cat track to Iron Horse to get back up to the top. Takes forever. Most people ski the bottom half because, as you found out, that's where all the best terrain is. Their blue trails are, IMO, the least trafficked blue trails in the Poconos. Last year they never even opened Upper Fasttrack and Runaway. All the green and blue trails basically feel the same with little variation - just a straight shot down to the lift with 1 or 2 short steeper sections. The blacks, on the other hand, have a lot more variety and many consider them the best expert terrain in PA. Glad you got to check out Montage, but yeah, 2 hrs 30 minutes is a long drive considering how many other options you have.
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    Thanks. It was a great trip but just wasn't feeling like skiing today with the giant crowds.
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    Just had enough skiing for a while. I like it but I'm not as passionate about it as everyone on here. Plus I got spoiled from virtually crowdless skiing all week (except Thursday morning), so when I saw the long lines at 9:30 I felt it was time to move on and return home after scoring a killer sale.
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    I think the guy who bought the ticket was just desperate to get out on the snow instead of standing in the ridiculously long line. If Killington had a more efficient process for buying a lift pass, it might be much harder to sell a used ticket. At Camelback people complain because they buy a pass online and still have to stand in line for 20 minutes. Not sure what Killington does but I imagine it's the same thing, unless you buy a direct to lift ticket like I did. I know we all want the mountains to be profitable, and I know it's expensive as hell to run a mountain. But I have zero guilt because mountains price gouge customers at any opportunity they can. Not even talking about just the lift pass, but the $20 buffalo chicken wrap and $15 for preferred parking, and rentals, lessons and so on. So It works both ways. That's the great thing about free market capitalism.
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    Well did a few runs and sold my ticket for $60. Not bad considering I paid $85 for it and got a few fresh runs. Also made some guys day because I just saved him $55 and 20 minutes of standing in line. It was an easier sell at Snowshed because the line was so long for tickets. K1 no one was interested and I got yelled at by an undercover Killington agent. Probably because I went up to the window and asked how much a ticket was so I could set my price accordingly, and then they saw me panhandling. Sales is not my strong point so I'll leave that field open for people like Steeze who can sell ice to an igloo or whatever the saying is.
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    Well the final day has arrived. Sitting in K1 lodge waiting for FirstTrax to start to get fresh off the gondi. Not enough snow fell to cover the cord tho so not too crowded yet. Got a pretty good parking spot, not the best, and it required slightly more walking than yesterday to Ramshead. Booted up at the car successfully so I can just go directly to the car when I call it quits. Will start on Great Northern and Maybe some Snowdon trails and Patsys woods. If it gets too crowded might go to Pico or might not.
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    Good post. Not sure what a WC horn is. My enjoyment of skiing varies. Today it was pretty good but not excellent like Tuesday. Definitely better than 2 weeks ago. My interest depends on how I'm doing. If I'm skiing like a bum then it's not fun, regardless of what mountain I'm at and what the snow is like. If I'm skiing excellent like I do sometimes then it's the funnest thing in the world. IDK. I always try to get that fun feeling but I realize you can't force it and it just has to come naturally. But lately if I'm not as into it, I just try to take a step back and enjoy a long cruiser and the passing scenery at high speeds and try not to take it or anything too seriously.
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    That's for the Value Pass which is good for any day except before 3 on weekends before March 1. That's what I had last year before they unveiled the new Hero Pass, so then I upgraded to that.
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    All the lifts were running. Only made one top-to-bottom run from the top of K-1 to Great Eastern. It's fun but gets tiring and the gondola line was too damn long, whereas there were no lines for any other lifts. Spent most of the day riding the Bear Mountain and Skyeship quads. Lots of mogul practice. By noon I don't think there was a single blue run without moguls. Ran Skyeburst, Skyelark, Bittersweet, High Road, and Bear Claw a lot. Also tried some glades off Bear Cub a few times, which was fun. Didn't even need to take my skis off. I always stay in bound and adhere to the rules, so no need to worry about me going out of bounds and getting buried (sorry toast and JF Dan). Overall a fun day. Better than yesterday but not as good as Mon-Wed at Stowe. Didn't do any gaper things today (sorry tarponhead) other than got out of control on a narrow, crowded, moguled section leading into Great Eastern off the Skyeship quad. Reminded me of this video: http://unofficialnetworks.com/2016/11/10/watch-old-school-mogul-skiing-was-out-of-control/
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    Nah man their season pass is $899 in season and $599 pre-season. Wow what a bargain.
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    I don't know, $300 for an unlimited Camelback season pass would probably be too good of a bargain to pass up. Toast and JF Dan will probably start a petition.
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    Wew good thing I check all forums to see what gossip about me is out there today.
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