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  1. Bluetiful Morning 12/22/20

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    Posted · Edited by Benm

    40 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Skiing is super affordable here at blue if you’re smart and savvy about it.

    a 429 season pass truly cannot be beat.

    i remember first looking at options before starting back up last season and JFBB wanted like 1K. I said haaayylll naw, are you for real.

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  3. Blue Mountain - COVID-19 Update

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    26 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

    Some pretty interesting activity data from Strava over the last year, but also in relation to pandemic stuff. 

    that was a good read. i got a little laugh out of - "Everesting requires a cyclist to ride up and down the same hill until they’ve climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest’s elevation. Despite the absurdity of this challenge, there was a 428% increase in Everesting activities."

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  5. Zee Lights

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    everything was mowed down on razors and what I could see of NM/DW, lots of coverage. there was a cat working on it where the turn is just before the entrance to dreamweaver. it'll be open soon id imagine.

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  13. Dec 17 2020. NADIP.

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    Posted · Edited by Benm

    so get an admin to delete them, i don't care. i can't.

    fwiw, blue is culling images posted on their FB page, I'm guessing ones talking about/showing masks because a couple remain with people just talkign about the lines. i'd imagine that the govs office would understand this is an anomaly and would ask blue to rectify it. 

    also, almost everyone was masked. i might have seen only a few people in that huge line wihtout one

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  14. Zee Lights

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    18 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:

    @Benmgo back in the archives and look at the Saturday of Pres day weekend, like 3 years ago, after it snowed on Friday.  Cars were backed up from the Valley, both directions, but the most impressive was the back up going up BMD.  They ran out of rental skis and french fries that day.  

    i expected it to be a little crowded, but was thinking a thursday might have dampened it a bit. i was very wrong.

    just found that post, that traffic going up the mountain was bananas.

  16. Dec 17 2020. NADIP.

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    Just got back from Blue Mountain. The only dumbass MF in the house was me... and maybe half of the state of new jersey. Got a late start because I had to snowblow the driveway, we got maybe 11-12". Pulled into the lot around 10:30 not knowing what would be ahead of me and drove around in fucking circles for maybe 20min. Passed Jim Daily way out in lot near where the overlook trying to sort out parking. Ashley or whatever her name is, the PR lady who has been very present the last few days, is probably in hiding. Finally found a spot maybe 20min later. I don't even know if it was a real spot but yolo. Rope drop area didn't look too bad, passed the vista lift to go down burma - also wasn't anything crazy. Only had to dodge a handful of people on burma so things were looking ok. Got within visible distance of burma chair and knew my day was over. Photo timestamps show about a 20-25 min wait, felt way longer than that. Got on the chair with someone else who didn't care about riding solo. looking from above, there were lots of people poaching stuff, tracks everywhere. Got off the lift, headed to rope drop area and packed up.

    ... it doesn't end there, in fact, this is probably the wildest part.

    as I'm leaving, there is a line of cars extending well down into the road coming in and some guy directing. I stopped and eavesdropped. A lady was upset that there was nowhere to park and he said "well some people are leaving, you can keep circling i guess. we are PLOWING OUT THE OVERFLOW LOTS NOW SO JUST CHECK THERE SHORTLY" (emphasis mine). If they don't have the shuttle, are they expecting people to make that hike? I have no idea. I just said wow to myself and rolled out.

    stopped at the valley (after coming in hot and almost sliding into the little rectangular sign there) for some happier thoughts. Guns still going length of paradise when i left (also upper main i think). If you like BBQ or Pizza, they have food trucks set up. 

    i expect them to not blame it on excess ticket sales, but season passholders instead. might be the episode they needed to institute reservations (conveniently after pushing people to buy season passes).

    Anyway, what definitely should have been JADIP was anything but. I cannot wait for the valley to be open tomorrow.

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  20. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted · Edited by Benm

    5 minutes ago, Schif said:

    How long are those lift lines taking? 

    Got in line a few min before that first photo, just got on. 

    Edit - peoplegoing beneath the lift. 

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  25. Zee Lights

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    Posted · Edited by Benm

    If someone told me I was going to be sitting on the sixer earlier this year than last year, I'd have had a very good laugh.

    I can't believe it. 

    I thought waking up to a ton of snow was nice, then I read blues update. That was almost better. 

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