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  1. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    5 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    I think midway at Blue is harder than Cliffhanger at Cameltoe..the chute for sure..it's so narrow and steep you need hop turns to get down it..

    I'd be interested to see how steep each slope is at CB, Blue and Montage. Has anyone ever figured out what the grades are?

  2. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Were any of the runs at Montage good??  I'll show you some sweet woods at Blue that require mandatory Giant Slalom turns. 

    Boomer was good. Smoke was really bumpy. Cannonball turned to a sheet of ice. I don't do White Lightning yet, sounds too intimidating. Can't wait to try some double diamonds at Blue in a few weeks. Cliffhanger @ CB is getting too easy.

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    4 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Wow you sound like an early riser were you ever a paperboy Saltyant?  Montage was a joke?  Didn't you get to enjoy fluffy pow pow in the woods??

    Nope. I just like getting up early to beat the crowds.

    I don't ski in the woods because I think it's against the rules.  We were annoyed because Lower Runaway was horrendous... icy moguls with dirt in between. Then we took Long Haul, a 13 minute ride, and had to then walk uphill to get to the next trail because almost everything was closed. I had gone to Vermont (Elk) the day before, and there was just no comparison.

     

     

  5. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    10 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Walking up steps in ski boots...wahhh cry me a river. 

    I already broke two straps off my boots by walking down steps. One was from exiting the Camelback shuttle because I had to park several football fields away. Never go there at 2 pm on a weekend or you'll park in the boonies.

  6. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    9 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    The snow looks great dank and powdery like a marijuana cocaine speedball.

    They have one more night to groom. I'll post pics tomorrow once I'm the first person on the mountain to see how they did.

     

    8 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    If you park between the two high speed lifts, what lift do you start on?  Did you work at Montage before?

    Nope, actually worked at Eagle Rock for 2 seasons and 2 days as a lift attendant. I posted the Montage pass as a joke to a friend, since we skiied there last March the weekend after the storm and it was a joke.

     

    I start on Stevenson, but last year they made me stand there for 30 minutes until they opened the lift. Apparently Sullivan opens at 7:30 but Stevenson doesn't open until 8:00. So I need to re-strategize this year to optimize First Trax.

  7. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    4 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Is this your first season with a pass at Camelback?

    Got it last March. I was parking in the lot between the 2 high speed lifts, which is excellent. However, that's obviously not an option tomorrow and I hate walking up all the steps in boots.

    4 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    You can still park there just pay $20 lol

    Naaaah. I calculated the cost is about $0.27 per footstep for preferred parking.

  8. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    8 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    It's early season and you are complaining about having to park 50 yards farther SMHerman I don't think they typically have the first tracks season pass holder perk the first weekend of the season when there's one trail open. You should be walking on sunshine that they're opening tomorrow even if it's an inferior product to what Blue has and should also be happy that you don't need to navigate the variable conditions on midway..can get your ski legs back on easier terrain.  

    Of course I'm really excited, but I just wanted to park in that coveted "preferred parking" lot at least once. Another dream shattered.

  10. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    I might end up at Blue. Getting annoyed with CB. First no First Trax, and now no preferred parking despite that their website clearly says "Preferred parking on Saturday & Sunday is also available Free to the first 20 Super Pass holders." WTF?

    " Camelback has allocated a significant number of preferred parking spots for a nominal fee of $20.00 on weekends and holidays. " My definition of "nominal" is way different.

  11. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    4 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    You were on the lift with Ski2Live wow just wow none of us have met him except Shadows 

    We werent sitting together. He posted the same time I did last week when we were stuck for hours. I assumed I had met him at the intro but I didnt rememeber what everyones name was.

  14. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    16 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

    I will be all in black but with white poles. My skis have some fluorescent green at their tips. Say hi if you see me.

    Ok, thanks. I'm not sure if we met last Friday, but I remember reading you were stuck on the lift with me for 28 minutes. I only know what Steeze, Atomic, Enjorales and Root look like.

    I'll be at the front of the line around 8:00 AM waiting for first chair. All black, Smith IO-X goggles, red Elon skis, red boots, and a Gopro Hero+ on my helmet.

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  18. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    3 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

     

    Anyway have fun you must be walking on sunshine and shaking your titties

    Thanks. My predictions earlier today proved mostly accurate. You thought I was crazy when I said I would be skiing Marjie's on Saturday. I was pretty close, just a couple trails over.

  21. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    9 minutes ago, AtomicSkier said:

    So....basically Easy Out / Vista?

    Nope, it's top to bottom with a high speed quad. About 670 feet of vert based on quick Google Earth analysis of the Sullivan lift. Comparatively, the Vista lift is only about 270 feet. The downside is no diamonds are open, but at least the high speed quad is only a 3 minute ride.

  24. Camelback Snowtubing Report - 11/24/2017

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    5 minutes ago, enjoralas said:

    Your Friday gon be so much better now, lol

    I might pass on skiing this weekend. I'm feeling more like biking....

     

     

    ... Just kidding. Haha. After the countless posts on here about this topic, that would be funny. My sense of humor apparently doesn't come across in my posts sometimes.

  25. Official 2017-2018 Opening Day Thread

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    Opening weekend has finally arrived. Thanks to Enjorales for breaking this great news for all Camelback season pass holders on here.

    Two trails will be open: Upper Marc Antony and Honeymoon. I'll take most of the credit for this since I suggested they open these two trails on FB on 11/25. The big kick off will be Saturday at 8:30 am.

     

     

     

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