RidgeRacer

Don't forget the steep trails at Jack Frost Sounds like Saturday may be turning into an unofficial PASR day. I'm going to try to go. Getting out before 2 or so may be tough.

Good to hear they're still making snow.

That says it all right there. Last year there was a clear path if you hopped in mid way down the last headwall of Rivershot. Even that's grown over now. It's amazing how quickly that stuff grows.

Are you saying the old Elevator will be cleared out or are you referring to the woods to skiers right of Risk it?

I was tempted for maybe 2 seconds....The Value Pass isn't a bad deal but Saturday's conditions at Frost solidified my decision for next season.

Maybe another foot or so of snow (to cover up the brush) would make it skiable. If people express interest in it, maybe they'll end up clearing it out some and you can tame the beast next season.

That value pass at $349 isn't a bad deal and you can still ski weekends, just at night.

It wasn't skiable at the PASR day or at all this year because of the growth. Last year you could jump in midway down the last headwall on Rivershot but the actual entrance was well above that. Me and Phillycore spent a good part of the day on Saturday trying to figure out a way. There looked to be a line maybe 2 feet wide but that's really not skiable, we tried. Plus whatever isn't covered with growth will be by next season if it isn't cleared out.

Yeah there's plenty of snow on it right now, most of it likely blow over and some natural, which is fine. I wouldn't want them to blow on it or even put it back on the map....just to clear it a bit, like they do elsewhere on the Mt.

So there is hope.

Here's a few recent quotes I've seen from skiers about the Elevator... Plus I found this quote on another ski site...(no, I didn't make this up) "...Jack Frost's Elevator is steeper and slicker than most things I've found at Jay Peak" They wouldn't even have to put it back on the map...maybe just clear some of the brush out like they have elsewhere on the Mt. so when conditions permit, expert skiers can enjoy some really challenging terrain. I'd hate to see terrain like that go to waste. It's like letting White Lightning at Sno grow over to the point where it's no longer skiable.

That could very well be it. I couldn't get out until late so I ended up hitting Big Boulder for a bit. Most of the fresh snow was still skiable but it was all on the sides of the trails which was fine, icy in the middle as usual on a crowded day. The base there has got to be 3 - 5 feet in spots.

Well said and ditto on the Elevator. Thanks for the pics Philly.

Carbon all the way. Aluminum's bend way too easily plus I think thinner poles look nicer.

With a few inches of new snow tomorrow...should be nice.

Just back from a long, really fun 6 hour session at Jack Frost. I got there at around 8:20. The lot was filling fast. Temps were in the 20's and the sun was shining under blue skies. I got my ticket and headed for Thunderbolt which was a spectacular packed powder / cord...absolutely perfect. I headed for East and did a run on Floyd's which was just as nice. At 9am I met up with Smartass, Phillycore and Phillycore's son at the top of Lehigh. We skied Lehigh and then over to East for a few runs on a perfect packed powder surface before heading over to the Challenge glade, which was the run of the day. There was freshly blown man made powder and bumps in the trees with no ice in anywhere....the glade was skiable down to the East Mt. lift, with a few logs and rocks to be aware of on the way down. We also made a run through the One Park trees, which were not as good as challenge. We skied out to the bumps on Exhibition, then skied a run on Dematte's before heading back to East where I got to meet C1er who stopped by to say hello as he was getting off of the East Mt. lift. Phillycore and I were on a mission to find a line among the mess of thorn bushes on the old Elevator, since there was plenty of carvable snow in there and there looked to be 1 or 2 possible lines. We ended up trying a few different ways down while Smartass and PC's son looked on. The first couple of turns weren't bad but it tightened up pretty quick and finding room to turn on that pitch became the hard part. We ended up trying 6 or 7 times to find a way to ski it flawlessly but it's near impossible. We almost had it the first few times but it's way too overgrown. After getting beat up by the Elevator (kid's don't try it) a number of times, we did a few more runs on Floyd's and the Challenge glade before calling it a day. Today was a top 5 day for sure and lots of fun skiing with PASRs. No crowds and fresh cord in the morning Phillycore on vader... PC picking a line in the challenge glade. Floyd's from the lift

I just looked at the high temp and saw 35, I didn't look at the hourly. Leaving now...see you all there.

Top of Lehigh at 9am? BTW tomorrow looks epic. 35 and sunny with clear skies and man made powder... Sounds good to me. Work your magic BDK?

We still got a way to go, probably 4 or more weeks at Frost and Mid-April for BB. Plus the Catskills, VT etc. well into April. I'm not ready for the season to end yet.

Floyd's was awesome last year bumped...I have no idea why they didn't let it bump up this year. I agree about JF needing a dedicated bump trail. Looks like you made up your mind for next season. I'm still debating it but leaning JFBB.

GREAT to hear.... I'm actually going to be there first thing on Saturday Morning to sample some of that fresh powder in the Challenge Trees....unofficial PASR day possibly??

Although I wish it were the other way around, they're likely focusing on keeping Boulder open well into April again while Frost will likely close 2 or 3 weeks into March again. I can't remember but I think they were finished snowmaking ops at Frost this time last year.

I was always under the impression that the mega resorts charge for parking because of their stature and that allows them to get away with it. Plus their skier visits are probably much higher which means more cars to park (if that means anything). I just can't see it happening here. If it did that would be a shame.

Hey everyone...Just back from a really fun bluebird day at Jack Frost. I got to the Mt at 12pm (I know...I couldn't get there any earlier than that). I ended up parking in lot 10 Obviously the perfect weather with 33 degree temps and sunny skies on Presidents weekend had something to do with that. The snow was much better and less icy today than yesterday. I made my first run down Exhibition and then skated over through the "Gateway to East Mt." River Shot was groomed out and bump-less unlike yesterday. There was plenty of soft man made snow to carve through there however...although icy in the middle a bit due to the traffic. Floyd's was MUCH better today. The right side of Floyd's was where it was at. There were a lot of people falling down everywhere on East Mt. today. After a number of runs on East I headed to Challenge to and see what the trees were like. Like yesterday there was good snow in there and bumped up pretty nicely although a bit icy in the troughs (see below). Still the absolute run of the day even though I ate it when hitting ice in one of the troughs on one of my runs through there. There is no way to make it back to the East Mt. lift through the glade there just isn't enough snow further down. I called it a day after a bunch of runs on Challenge. Today was lots of fun and the skiing's pretty good right now. Have fun all.

Just back from my first day at Frost since the PASR day about a month ago. After skiing Boulder a bunch of times it's amazing how Jack Frost feels much bigger. I actually got there around 1pm and spent 5 minutes or so looking for a spot. I got my ticket and headed for Thunderbolt. There was lots of hardpack and ice on the headwalls with sand like snow mixed in on the sides. The weather was about 33 degrees and the place was PACKED which was to be expected. The abstract lift looked to have a 5 minute wait at one point. I headed for the East Mt lift and found the snow was a little better there. They made some snow on River Shot which was left ungroomed and small bumps had formed on River Shot which was fun. After a few runs on East I decided to hit Challenge and sample the trees. They made snow on challenge and there was actually some man made powder in the Challenge trees which is where I decided to hang out for the next few runs before calling it a day. Oh and GSS...Floyd's was icy. I skied it once. Anyway, today was lots of fun on a very crowded afternoon at Jack Frost.