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I drive right past Blue to CB, because of the horrid lack of grooming I experieced at Blue last year. I'll give Blue another chance sometime in the future. I was at CB on Thurs Jan 31. I'll probably be at CB nxt Sunday 2/10 (with the kids) for my 4th ski day this season. I'm trying to match the 9 days I had last year. I dream of the day I can get in 20 plus ski days in one year (retirement probably)

Mike, thanks for chiming in. I liked your post. I agree, those few people going to great lenghts to prove my son did not go 20 feet in the air were real asses. dont they ever exagerate stories? I was surprised to read your profile and find out that you are only 14, because, seriously, your post sounded more mature than that. I also think that those few who said how reckless my son and I were, are throwing stones from their glass houses. They dont know us, but its a free country and they can be judgemental if they choose. If I could give you one peice of advice, young man, please do not use your real name as your user name, and also, please dont put your picture in your profile anywhere online. It's just not good practice for any teenager in today's world. Good luck, sir, and keep on skiing/riding, its a great sport.

You make a lot of sense. You're right. There are other factors at work that make things wacky, like political correctness, greed, insurance companies, and lawyers. Consider selling alcohol on the slopes, sometimes at the top of the mountain! Resorts are insured up to the waazoo to protect themselves against lawsuits. It must suck that you go all the way to Stratton (not my fav) and cant use the damn park. I think on a crowded day, resorts can either pay spotters, or pay higher insurance bills.

Thanks for the advice. He is icing it now. I was at CB my byself yesterday morning for my 3rd ski day of the season. It was sunny and 20ish degrees in the morning, and the snow was decent for the east coast. The ability to cut an edge was about a 5 on a scale of 1 -10. They were making snow on Cliffhanger, and Pocono Raceway.

I am learning about the parks as I go, and I never heard of the smart style signs before, so I searched and found this at http://www.nsaa.org/nsaa/safety/smart-style/ MAKE A PLAN Every time you use freestyle terrain, make a plan for each feature you want to use. Your speed, approach and take off will directly affect your maneuver and landing. LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP Scope around the jumps first, not over them. Know your landings are clear and clear yourself out of the landing area. EASY STYLE IT Start small and work your way up. (Inverted aerials not recommended). RESPECT GETS RESPECT From the lift line through the park. As you can see, the smart style sign does say to "know your landings are clear". Also, there is a difference between "stay off landings" as you say, and "clear yourself out of the landing area". The difference being, if you fall and hurt yourself on a landing, you may not be able to clear yourself right away. CB had two workers there to be "spotters" for all jumpers, as they whistled off all oncoming jumpers as my son lay on the landing area motionless for five minutes.

I'm jealous. Seven years ago was our last week long ski trip to Vermont, when we stayed ski in/out at Okemo. The boys were six and eight, and it was our first Winter where the three of us really skiied. It was early March and conditions were ideal. We skiied in the woods a lot. We took a day trip to Killington and the boys loved the intermediate glades on Rams Head, and the Gondola rides. I never tried Smuggs, but I looked into it a number of times. My wife gave up skiing after we had kids and it's a shame because she was a really good skiier.

No, but when I brought my son (of ski jumping fame) to the doctor yesterday, the nurse said her daughter was there and it was super crowded. I was there Friday, and there was a good deal of packed powder and frozen granular on most of the runs. The front four, which I did not try, sounded pretty hard packed/icy from the Sullivan Lift when the skiiers/riders were going down. They were also making snow on some trails Friday. I was planning to go again this Friday, but they are calling for rain.

I brought my son to the doctor today and he has a muscle spasm in his upper back / neck muscle (rhomboid). Ice, Anti-inflamatories, and rest is the treatment. He should be healed in two weeks. Thank God, that's all it is.

You're right! Having those two workers there is a necessity, and I applaud CB for having them. I was not ripping them at all, just making light of what could have been a serious situation. I remember skiing in Killington and watching I guy take big air, and yelling "oh crap" in mid air as there was a fallen skiier right where he was going. Fortunately, he missed him, but it was a close call.

Thanks, I emailed that article to my son.

Thank you everyone for your concern and advice for my son. His back still hurts and I may have to bring him to the doctor. He said the pain is about a four on a scale from 1 to 10, but there is more stiffness than pain. We usually, just ski around the jumps and I instructed everyone just that before we entered the park. Both Laurel Glade and Rhodendendrom Glenn are marked expert so I did not know that one was easier than the other. I have found that if you go around the jumps, or just go off the side at a slow speed, an intermediate skiier can do these runs as they are not very steep. Those of you who are parents must know how bad I feel for not properly protecting the kids who were in my care. That said, you cant always stop a teenage boy whose testosterone levels are out of control. Sometimes I am just not careful enough as a parent and I thank God that my son did not have a serious injury. I usually ski with just one or two kids, but I had my hands full with three and I thought the older one was more responsible than that. I am sure from now on he will be more careful. I sure was way off about the height of his jump, but I do know that it was way to much for his ability.

We got there around 10am, and were freezing in the lift ticket line. We dressed real good, and ended up sweating alot in the sunny 25 degree, 15 mph winds beautiful day. I brought my two teenage sons, 13 and 15; and my 14year old nephew who never skiied before. I consider myself a pretty good teacher, but this student was my best ever as I had him parellel skiing on the Nile Mile after only five runs on the Sun Bowl. We were having a great time, then it happened. I took the bunch down the expert Rhodendendrum Glenn Park, not necesarily to hit all the jumps, but to experiment with a little air. Well my 15 year old got his testosterone going and went flying off the first jump, 20 feet later he made a perfect landing and picked up even more speed for his second jump. Being far behind, all I could see is my son, about 20 feet in the air, and whose body was parallel with the ground. As he was descending in this horizontal position, he disappeared from my view behind the high mound of snow they use for the jump. The next thing I see is a ski flying twenty feet in the air and another ski flying twenty feet to the left. He got the wind knocked out of him and his back is killing him, but he is alright and skiied gingerly the rest of the day. At least, the two CB workers whose only job it is, is to sit by the jump and whistle off other jumpers from landing on my motionless son, got something to do.

Skied Camelback yesterday . I would say the conditions were pretty darn good, especially between 8 and 10 am. The roads were all wet and not a sign of snow until I hit Wind Gap, which was picturesque with the trees all frosty and snowy. About two inches of snow.