RidgeRacer

I love how you speak for the majority of PASR. If i could make it this weekend, I'd consider heading up. Octoberfest at Elk sounds like a fun time.

Excellent. How's yours? You coming to ski moose with everyone?

My weekend is insane, otherwise sounds like a lot fun. Rummy I'll definitely have to catch up with you on Elk PASR day. Funny story. Was talking through my vacation day situation with my wife earlier; and to quote her "aren't you taking a day to go to that place? What's it called again... Moose?" haha

Same. While I understand the love for the lower lot (sans pot holes), I don't quite get the upper lot hate.

I'm predicting Black Friday... primarily because that's what I hope happens. I do love those first few weeks at Blue. Midweek nights on Main St, Come Around and Lazy with no one there is always fun; like that night Salty was there last season; in awe that PASRs can actually ski really well. Haha

I think it has happened

Sweet. Where were you hiking?

Most certainly. I need Blue to announce their tent sale already...I need bindings

While I like the idea of a Vail picking up Blue one day and classing up the joint, there's something pretty cool about Blue still being "mom & pop" owned yet annihilating the competition in skier visits. Plus blue is doing stuff (or trying to). Makes me feel better about dropping dough at Blue year in and year out. What investments have Peak made in JFBB over the last however many years? Not being a dick but truly wondering. I really like Frost but it looks exactly the same as it did when I was there for my 6th grade ski trip making my friends jealous cause i was rocking out to Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crue on the bus ride up. How will Roundtop, Whitetail etc. actually benefit? Or do they?

I like the whole Vail Resorts buying Blue notion

First one I've seen in a while

The excitement levels are rising for sure. Side note... Drove past Blue two days ago and "coming soon" looked finished to me. I think this is the year we finally get a name for it (queue Doug with a Barb's Bush joke). My guess for the name.... "Edge of Paradise" Boom! you heard it here first. No name will ever beat "Here be Dragons" at Solitude.

Elk is 1000 feet higher than Blue at it's peak. #microclimate #altitudesickness #rimeice #drypowder

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Dude. It's happening. Are you coming or not? I'll take a day off for this.

If elk isnt fully open or close to fully open the Christmas week then we'll pick another day but ElK PASR day is happening. Trails like Slalom, Iroquois and Mohawk would definitely need to be in play. Rummy are you down to ski with us?

This is true. You do write a mean TR now and again. Check your DMs though because if i end up in Vermont I'm hitting you up.

He shows up in the winter... When you disappear. Lol

It'll happen

Ok

Are you down? If so you're more than welcome. As is anyone else who can fit in the flex.

Was thinking that timframe for an elk trip. Let's make it happen. And yes I'd be down to carpool. If peeps from points south (looking at you toast) want to drive here I'd be happy to take it the rest of the way.

You'll like it. It's worth the drive every now and then.

Needs to happen then.

They wont advertise this but i heard the army of smurfs using a system of underground pulleys to operate the lifts quit. They were replaced by trolls. Not angry trolls like the ones that live under bridges. The cute and colorful trolls from the DreamWorks movie. If, when standing in the lift line, you hear the faint sound of Justin Timberlake's "can't stop the feeling" its them! Long story short im surprised season pass prices didn't go up because the trolls do command a higher wage. All of that said, I'm jonesing for a little Elk. I think a day trip is in order this winter.