JFskiDan

it was definitely snow coming out of the gun, my guess is rust from a pipe that hasnt been turned on this year. Just my guess though. Blown pipe wouldnt be out of the norm for Frost though. it happened last year. Maybe Sara can help us understand the orange snow. She has been so helpful over in the Montage threads.

Waiting for a TR from Sarah. They should be just as good as her rants about snowmaking.

Fun day. I thought conditions were much better today than yesterday. Ran into guitar, tiny moose and some ski diva friends of tiny moose. They have been able to make snow non stop since late friday afternoon. East could be open next weekend if it doest float away with this weeks weather. They groomed the top of tbolt, and then called it quits on that for some reason. Would have been nice to have that open at some point today. Bumped into PC on my way out in the afternoon. Only pic from today was the snowmakers experimenting with some new fun colored snow.

Looks like we lost a little cover in the trees. Bad for stoke. the snow in the trees was really nice on Saturday.

all the things we like about the weather this time of year are working against them completing it. Personally i really dont see what all the hub bub is about with this ramp either. Other than not having to go up and down the mountainous backroads, its not going to save an earth shattering amount of time. its gonna take 6 or 7 minutes off the trip. Yes. Basically its going to make 903 a much busier road. Cant wait. Now that there is something worthwhile to complain about. I would have to assume Sarah doesnt travel down that way.

Not annoyed. i just have a little more time on my hands lately.

"I saw the "Upcoming events" and it looks like they've changed it to "Breakfast with santa" " - Santa Claus isnt real. I hope that doesnt as a big suprise to you. Most likely the people coming to see Santa (again, not real) dont care if he is Tubing or sitting in a chair in the corner of the lodge. "Definitely going with Camelback next year" I am sure this will be a huge financial burden to Montage. i bet it just makes them sick to their stomachs. As far as going to Camelback, I have heard its not crowded there whatsoever. especially on holiday weekends. But the forum here doesnt see many members there, so i am looking forward to more of your posts over on the Camelback portion of the site. "Some resorts like Boulder can open in like 3 days" Correct. they take every portable snowmaking machine they have as well as the fixed snowguns over on that trail, and blast that one little trail for three days to open up a terrain park on what has commonly been referred to as having the vertical equivalent of a tilted table top. But yes, they do get "open" in three days. "Camelback has like what? 20 trails open???" 17 trails. Pay attention. " I don't care what you guys say, the choices being made aren't in the best interests for the skiers and snowboarders" It would be really great to think that every mountain makes choices based on what is best for the skiers and snowboarders, (dont forget the tubers, i am sure you feel bad for them too) but the reality of the situation is they are a business. They need to make decisions based on making a profit and trying to keep people like you happy. We all know they are working on a tight budget based on the fact this is year 2.

Same here. Any input on flower shops in the area?

Where the fuck are you? I want to discuss flower shops in the area.

From their Facebook page. How they come up with this is......creative. I would think saying they got 6" of new stuff wouldnt be too far off from the truth. Maybe the first 6" of the ruler is broken off.

Where did you hear that from? they are so closed lip on shit its not funny. i did suspect this weekend would be a no-go with Saturdays forecast.

seems like there are 2 different solutions, 180 degrees apart. storm, or no storm whatsoever.

lots of people getting on board with the possibility of some snow middle of next week. Time will tell.

Well, if you remember correctly Sarah the snowmaker pointed out that you can make snow in temps up to 37 degrees.

i have always found that snowmaking chart to be misleading, especially for our area. I find this chart to have more relevance in this situation.

Do you really think a land developer that buys a ski resort would do that? No way. i think that was the same night Leather Tuscadero played in the lodge. Good times. All kidding aside, Toast is probably right. at this point they are probably looking at a January opening. It appears as though they missed their best opportunity for snowmaking, at least for the next week or so. Sara, i think the $25 tix at JFBB end today.

JFBB is actually currently making snow. i can tell because BB lift is spinning.

Wow just wow..lol..all y'all iz crazy....

i dont think anyone other than GSS has made the call yet as to when Frost will open. I think they could open this coming weekend. Will they? Probably not, if the forecast for this weekend looks the same later in the week as it does today. As much as i want Frost to open, it doesnt make much sense to open if the forecast for the weekend is rain for 75% of the time they are open.

no chance what so ever.

i don't see why they wouldn't open next weekend. i have seen a few pics with big piles of snow, and they have been back at snowmaking for 2 days now.

Love still has no features on it. BB trail should be open tomorrow. Tickets are $35.

look at it from a non - season pass holders perspective. Not everything Blue does revolves around you. i dont really have any issues with the pricing either, (thanks to Mbikes super cool passes), but that pass wont work for me, since its not good on Fridays. and the discounted price of $50 is a little steep for me to be throwing that around early on in the season. i would rather save that money for a lift ticket somewhere else, perhaps Utah. I get the reasoning behind it, but it sure does have people up in arms about it. So much that it makes a big dent in their bottom line? Probably not. i could see revenue from food possibly taking a hit, because you are basically "on the clock" if you stop to take a food break. Again, probably not so much that they have to close the place up. Yeah. Since they restructured their day passes, and basically raised the price on them, you really thinking season passes wont see any increase? To quote GSS, "Two high speed lifts and the areas best trails and snowmaking" Just throwing that out there.

Kyle, here is my contribution to your renewed skiing adventure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPg4HuIQt9c#t=286

And the people at Blue have such a firm grip on pricing their products and services? Seems to me they are leading the way.