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Haha, you beat me to it. This was going to be my post: *** BREAKING NEWS ALERT FROM TANNERSVILLE *** Snowtubing Season Begins Friday Associated Press, Tannersville. Camelback is excited to launch another Out-Of-This-World Snowtubing Season with Galactic Tubing, Friday November 24th 4:00PM-10:00PM. Mountain operations has concentrated all of the snow gun fleet capacity on the snowtubing hill throughout the past several cold nights, so all 42 lightning fast snowtubing lanes will be open. Season pass holders are welcome to head over after a fun filled day of skiing at Blue Mountain, Palmerton, on Black Friday, but not Saturday or Sunday. Come and enjoy the feeling of being a sitting duck in an uncontrolled and unstoppable rubber tube after standing in line for at least 30 minutes per run.

Thanks for the info. Last year, I went to Elk on the Friday after the March superblizzard. The crowds weren't bad at all until around 11-12 pm. Then a line formed at the main lift near the lodge, so I moved over to the other lift and it was pretty empty most of the afternoon. The lines were never terribly long, and they moved pretty fast. It seemed that most people knew how to get on and off the lift, so stops were very minimal - compared to Camelback, where you'll average 3 stops per ride. I may try going to Elk on a Sunday, since I'm stingy about using vacation time. Camelback turns into an absolute zoo on Saturdays and Sunday, and you'll easily have at least 100 people in both high-speed quad lines most of the day. I would never pay $67 for a weekend lift ticket to stand in that cluster, but I tolerate it since I have a season pass and a lot of time to kill.

I love how this thread's initial topic was BC, but instead every other mountain is discussed.

How bad are the crowds at Elk on weekends? Is it worth going? I went on a Friday last year and it was amazing, truly like skiing in Vermont. Considering a weekend or two this year, but not if I have to stand in line all day long.

Hope I didn't forget how to ski. Will the chair lift for n00bs be open so I can warm up?

168's. Entry level, but good enough for a few more seasons. I'll eventually upgrade to Volkl RTMs.

I'll have the same attire as below, except for the wireless bluetooth speaker, and the blue GoPro retention strap on my helmet.

Mostly both high speed lifts, but I think I used some of the slower lifts, like Old Bailey, once the New Jersey gapers flooded the lines on Sullivan & Stevenson.

Found my personal best at Camelback: https://gpx.io/a/jx5x 3/4/2017 Start time: 9:05 am End time: 9:41 pm Total decent: 40,304 ft Total runs: 62 or 63 Fun level: Insanely Fun Camelback level achieved: Wild Bactrian Camel

I'll probably hit up Blue for 8:30. Look for a skiier with a helmet, jacket, snowpants, gloves, and goggles.

Geeze Steeze, for $50 more I could be skiing on my pass already.

It's $399 ages 19-29, and $599 ages 30-64. I'm not sure if I'll qualify for next season, because technically I'll be 30 at the start of next season (birthday in May). What age bracket gets you the discounted price of $449 for Blue? What is the regular rate for adults?

If I'm no longer eligible for the $200 season pass discount next year @ CB, since I turn 30, I'll strongly consider Blue next season. Got to try it out a few more times.

Lol, I can't believe I fell for that. The live webcam view, below, is just sad.

True. I've never had a Black Friday opening before, so I'm pretty excited. Where'd you hear about Camelback opening?

Didn't hear that anywhere about Marjie. But I'll see if I can come up with $29 for Friday. I've become a bit spoiled with first tracks, so I'll be getting your sloppy seconds.

Have fun at Blue. I'll be sitting at home on Black Friday with my Camelback Hero Pass nearby, while refreshing my browser every few minutes to see if they'll be opening any tubing hills by December.

Looking forward to Stowe. I was going to go back to Killington, but I agree that life's too short to ski the same mountains all the time. I definitely plan on heading west after skiing a few more mountains in Vermont.

Did I ski with you one night at Blue last year? I only went on Valentine's Day evening for the $14 special, but don't recall skiing with anyone. Were you there that night?

Killington. Heading up to Stowe this year. Otherwise, I've been to CB, Shawnee, BB, Blue, Eagle Rock, Montage, Elk, and Roundtop.

Thanks. I'm interested to see if I've maxed out my ability, or if I can continue to improve this season. I taught myself how to ski fairly well without ever taking a lesson. Still suck on moguls though =\

Nice stats! I'm nowhere near you. This is actually only my third season, but I became addicted really fast. I skiied 37 days last season... no idea how many days in a row. Usually go out Saturday and maybe Sunday, and then 1 or 2 days during the week.

Found an old data file... not quite your 57k or 70k Steeze but it's a start. https://www.strava.com/activities/1285434968

I'm going to try for a 100 run day at CB this season. I get First Trax with my season pass, so that'll give me 10-15 extra runs this year. Just need to pick a day where something is going on in Jersey to keep all the Jersians/New Yawkahs from clogging up the high speeds during the afternoon. I'll pack some crackers for lunch, and bring my CamelBak to ensure continued hydration.