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  3. BC Still Sucks

    in Bear Creek

    Posted · Edited by saltyant

    4 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    I prob skied over four hours like 3 times last season. My night sessions are usually 7-9

    I need to go hardcore. I've pulled several open to closes at Camelback on Saturdays last season.

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  5. BC Still Sucks

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    1 hour ago, AtomicSkier said:

    JohnnyLaw lives in Reading, works in Conshie, and skis at Blue at night.  Everyone else needs to quit their bitching...except when Airport Road gets backed up and it takes me 30 minutes to get the BMDI :ph34r:

    That's pretty crazy. I've always just hit up Spring Mountain because it's only 41 minutes; Bear Creek is 64 minutes, and Blue is 85 minutes. However, I would actually have 16 more minutes to ski at Blue than Spring Mountain, and the runs are probably a couple seconds longer. So I'll have to reconsider Blue as an option those 5 weeks. It's just rough getting back to the hotel around midnight after a long, rigorous day of work.

  6. BC Still Sucks

    in Bear Creek

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    5 hours ago, RidgeRacer said:
    16 hours ago, saltyant said:
    Forget BC. Spring Mountain is where the gnar is at. Two mountains chock full of trails, and you can even cross over to another mountain without needing a lift. The main slope might look like one big trail, but rest assured, there are 3 trails there. The piste map says so.
     

    Savagery

    Not hatin on the big Spring Mt. Im glad its there but its a little sad that I'll be skiing there for 5 weekdays while working in suburban Philly. BC is too far to drive. :(

  7. BC Still Sucks

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    Forget BC. Spring Mountain is where the gnar is at. Two mountains chock full of trails, and you can even cross over to another mountain without needing a lift. The main slope might look like one big trail, but rest assured, there are 3 trails there. The piste map says so.

     

  9. Ski Season 17 - 18 thread

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by saltyant

    7 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    It has to be really warm for mashed potato conditions this time of year with the low sun angle.  Main Street at Blue is only in the sun 2-3 hours this time of year. Rain doesn't make things slushy..it makes the snow smooth and fast.  

    Maybe I'm just being too picky about conditions... nothing compares to those pristine mornings of untracked, freshly made snow. Can't complain about mid-November snowmaking, regardless. I'm just impatient for the actual season to start.

  10. Ski Season 17 - 18 thread

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by saltyant

    14 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Where are you looking at the forecast for??  Possible snowmaking at Blue Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. 

    Wunderground, which I think uses the same data as The Weather Channel.

    http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USPA0698

    That high of 49 on Tuesday is kind of a downer, but the lows all week starting this Sunday look pretty nice for some evening snowmaking. So I'll stay cautiously optimistic for some more openings within the next 2 weeks. I just hate skiing in mashed potatoes, so even if some places open I probably won't go unless the high temperatures are below 45 degrees. I was thinking about BB this Sunday, but I think it will be a slushy mess after all the rain tomorrow.

  11. Ski Season 17 - 18 thread

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by saltyant

    21 minutes ago, NMSKI said:

     


    I was wondering the same thing


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    Nope. I'm a 29 year old dude from Hazleton. "Salty Ant" is a username I made up in the very early 2000's for online forum trolling. The name actually originated from playing the online game Microsoft Ants while eating salty french fries, hence the name Salty Ant. I decided to resurrect the name 17 years later. I have absolutely no relation to Sally.

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  14. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

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    Posted · Edited by saltyant

    someone pointed that out on CB's facebook page and they said the temps are rising and the snow will all melt.  ya next week but temps are gonna be dropping rapidly today

    Haha, that was me. I mean come on, even Montage is blowing??? After their abysmal season last year I'm pretty impressed, maybe there's hope for Montage yet.

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  15. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

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    there is a lot of irrational camelback hate on this site

    I love going to Camelback for FirstTrax at 7:30 am. Last year, every trail was open and perfectly groomed, and they blew large piles of snow whenever they could. Yeah, it sucks big time once 10-11 am hits and there's 100+ people/gapers in line at the Stevenson lift, but they usually run a few slow lifts, like Bailey, which don't have any lines.  I take a lunch break at 2-3 pm, and from 6-9 pm the crowds disappear and open up the whole mountain to fantastic night skiing.

     

    I always found Camelback's terrain to be pretty fun and diverse, especially their blue runs. The 5 diamonds are kind of similar in that they're steep at the top and then level out, but Cliffhanger is still a blast.

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  16. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by saltyant

    A lot of former Camelback season pass holders at Blue. They saw the light and the light is blue. Where do you live SallyAnt?

    Hazleton. CB, Blue & Montage are the same distance from me. Jack Frost is a little closer, but I love night skiing and BB is way too small.

     

    Why do people like Blue so much better? Is it mostly because of the terrain? I know CB gives off that family friendly, once-a-year skiier, millennial type of culture, which is kind of irritating. Maybe that's part of the reason, but I assume the crowds at both Blue & CB are about the same due to their proximity to major cities.

  17. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

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    The one time at Camelback me and Dime weren't even through half of a beer when security told us that wasn't allowed in the lot. The same thing happened with matt edge and TheDude4Bides

     

     

    SallyAnt I'll be looking forward to your reports from Camelback.

    Will do. I see Blue is blowing like crazy. Makes me a little sad - maybe I'll go Blue for 2018-2019.

     

    Polar Vortex inbound?

    https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/polar-vortex-may-unleash-bitterly-cold-air-snow-for-northeastern-us-prior-to-thanksgiving/70003223

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  18. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by saltyant

    Blue doesn't mess around with their snowmaking. I genuinely think Blue will blow enough snow for some of it to last until the next cold snap.

     

    Way to get after it and welcome to PASR SallyAnt...

    Thanks Steeze. I've been lurking on here for quite a while now, and decided to finally make an account.

     

    I've only been to Blue once, last Valentine's Day, and thought the single rider queue on the six-pack was a clusterfuck. Most people don't factor that into where they buy a pass, but my goal is to make as many runs as I can - personal record is 62 in a day at CB.

     

    Plus that RFID chip card is a pain after a while, and I can't lazily cruise on the interstate from Hazleton to get to Blue.

    #1 reason to hate on CB - no tailgating, and it's a long walk from the lot to the lift

    Not if you know where to go. There's a perfect parking spot near the Stevenson lift that's always empty in the morning... I probably shouldn't tell everyone that ;)

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  20. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

    in General Chat

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    Thats kind of a confusing post they put up.  Saying they like the snowmaking temps they see around the 19th.  They are making snow, but i guess its on the tubing hill.  Kudos to them for concentrating on tubing.  i wish i had a season pass there.  (sarcastic font, btw)

    Not sure why people hate on CB all the time here. Sure, it's a crowded hell hole filled with Jersey gapers on weekend afternoons. But go early morning or late afternoon, it's fantastic. Both high speed lifts get you up 800 feet in 3.5 minutes, and you have lots of trails to choose from with variety. They had all 37 trails open nearly the entire winter last year, something that could not be said for Montage.

     

    Is it an Elk Mountain? No. Elk is the best for terrain, scenery and snow quality hands down in NEPA. But the lifts are slow, and it's expense as hell. So CB it is for me this year.

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