RidgeRacer

Me and my brother will be there tomm. We plan on hitting Frost around 1ish....skiing till close then moving to Boulder if we still feel like skiing.

That snow is so nice in that last photo.

Just back from another nice day at Jack Frost. I pulled into the lot at 11:30 and found a fairly decent spot in lot 1. Got my ticket and headed for Thunderbolt. Last nights snowmaking made a huge difference and the conditions varied depending on which trails they blew on. Thunderbolt had a nice packed powder surface and really fun to carve. I headed for East. River Shot got blitzed with snow last night and the conditions were top notch .... It had a nice layer of light ungroomed powder on top which meant serious cold smoke when plowing through it. It was cool watching people plow through it from the lift. I skied Floyd's only once because River Shot was that good. Plus I almost skidded out on an icy patch on Floyds. I decided to check out the Challenge and the glade since it was also hit hard with the snow guns. Conditions were pretty much perfect on the trail with fresh snow and cord. I wouldn't recommend entering the glade from the top as it was a bit icy but if you enter the glade half way down challenge the snow in there was a smooth powdery surface and could easily be skied down to the East Mt. lift which I did a few times. I did hit a rock that was barely exposed at the end of the run so be careful. My bases have been taking a serious beating this winter. Anyway....another great day at Jack Frost with great conditions all around and hopfully some snow tomorrow!

Yeah that's definitely the long way...Poconoceancity's way is the quickest way to Blue from the Lake Harmony area.

I'm very curious to see what's back there. We need a huge storm I would think since none of the blowover snow from the snowguns can reach that far.

Welcome aboard Phillycore.

One of these days I'll shock you guys. The first line of my TR will read...pulled into the lot at 8:00AM Bigdaddyk are you there for opening everyday?

Are they still taking patrollers this late into the season?

Just back from another day at JF. I pulled into the lot around 11:00 and to my surprise it wasn't as busy as I had anticipated, still busier than a normal Monday though. Tubing was open. Got my ticket, clicked in and made my way over to Exhibition. The snow is a very fast, sugary surface with a few icy spots thrown in here and there. The only noticeable bare spot was on exhibition and it was very small. There is a big sheet of ice on the entrance to Challenge off of Sno Chute though. After exhibition I pretty much parked it on East for the next two hours or so. Doing laps on River Shot, Floyd's and made my way over to Challenge a few times. The snow is very edgable with again a few icy spots but nothing major. Crowds were really not a factor. There were some people who took spills on Floyd's but everything seemed ok. It would be nice if they let Floyd's bump up again. It didn't look like they blew at all but the big guns were set up and ready to go for tonight. It's going to be bitter cold so I'm expecting the finest man made powder for tomorrow. See you there. Sorry about the double post. Can a mod delete the second one?

Just back from another day at JF. I pulled into the lot around 11:00 and to my surprise it wasn't as busy as I had anticipated, still busier than a normal Monday though. Tubing was open. Got my ticket, clicked in and made my way over to Exhibition. The snow is a very fast, sugary surface with a few icy spots thrown in here and there. The only noticeable bare spot was on exhibition and it was very small. There is a big sheet of ice on the entrance to Challenge off of Sno Chute though. After exhibition I pretty much parked it on East for the next two hours or so. Doing laps on River Shot, Floyd's and made my way over to Challenge a few times. The snow is very edgable with again a few icy spots but nothing major. Crowds were really not a factor. There were some people who took spills on Floyd's but everything seemed ok. It would be nice if they let Floyd's bump up again. It didn't look like they blew at all but the big guns were set up and ready to go for tonight. It's going to be bitter cold so I'm expecting the finest man made powder for tomorrow. See you there.

C1er, good points. .... Little Cliff Huck is still very skiable. I doubt we'll ever see it on the map again but when there's enough snow you can easily ski / jump it.

Agreed they are better than most but Blue's fries are better.

I would add Tuscarora to Mohawk in there too. But it's close.

While I love skiing at Jack Frost I wouldn't mind seeing a few changes / upgrades to make a great place even better. Here's a list of things I would like to see happen (in no particular order) in the near future . Since I ski mainly at Frost most of what I have is directed there. 1) Replace the east mt.and abstract chairs with high speed lifts. 2) Night skiing at Jack Frost 3) Nastar 4) Clear out some of the branches and brush from the elevator to make it more skiable 5) Get french fries like the ones at Blue 6) When BB is the first to open, blow on the boulder park and/or mittl-weg trails along with freedom to spread the crowds out. 7) Maybe open JF with a trail or two at the same time BB opens and possibly close JF in Mid April along with BB. 8) Bring the $50 JFBB bucks back with purchase of a season pass. 9) Keep JF open until 5pm later in the season when there's still plenty of daylight. That's all I got for right now. Feel free to add to the list.

What's up with this "database"? What happens if you're name is in it...are you banned from buying a season pass the next year? Anyway I can't wait to see the show.

I hate having to pay that quarter each way I think JFBB should set up something with Split Rock so that pass holders dont have to pay those quarters every day. 50 cents a day adds up through the course of the season. Sweet TR by the way Oakley. I was wondering how it went with all of the rain. Sounds like a great time.

Very cool. We probably should have went to this.

Just back from JF for the first time since Monday. Today was busy to say the least. I got there a little after 11 completely forgetting that it was Presidents Day Weekend. I ended up parking in lot 6!!! which is all the way in the back by the Lake Mountain Club. And it was crowded even in Lot 6. Got my ticket and made my way over to Thunderbolt. Crowds and Lift lines (although not long lines) were the norm today. After Thunderbolt I made my way over to East hoping for less people which I found but nevertheless it was still busy. I skied River Shot a few times then Floyd's. The upper part of Floyd's has a lot of exposed icy spots as does parts of River Shot. The trees are a crusty icy snow...kinda like cardboard. Definitely not the best thanks to the rain / freeze thaw a few days ago. Stayed for maybe 1 1/2 hours and called it a day. I guess I'm spoiled when it comes to crowds skiing mostly mid week so I was definitely not prepared for the number of people today...given that the snow is still in excellent shape (on the trails).

I missed yesterday unfortunately. They closed schools early because of the the snow and I had to pick up the little one. This storm was nasty yesterday / last night. Right now there 's a think fog and it's pouring...I'm debating whether or not I want to ski in this. Whatever powder we had from yesterday is now gone I'm sure.

welcome!

I was there once a few years ago. If you're a beginner and live in or near Philly then i would say it's perfect.

I mean when it is groomed

The Pocono shuffle is tough to do on Floyd's because you pick up so much speed. I tend to carve wide turns on it (when it's not groomed).

Just got back from another excellent day at Jackson Frost . The theme for today was packed powder and cold smoke. It was around 8 degress when I got there. There was no wind and a bluebird sky. The snow was a perfect packed powder corduroy. Everything is in excellent condition. I made my usual laps on East. River Shot had a nice layer of man made snow on top that was like butter. Floyds was a carver's dream easily some of the best runs I've taken on that trail all year. I then went over to Challenge / glade. There is decent coverage but the second headwall is still lookin' a little rough. It's best to enter it down below to the right of Challenge through the trees and down to the East Mt. lift. The snow at the bottom of the glade to the lift was like silk. Top Part of the glade Took a break to warm up, got cheese fries...(just another reason to love JF by the way...they don't charge for the cheese). Then it was out to the One park glade which I did a few times. Then back over to East where I hit Floyd's and River Shot a few more times. But this time I stopped on River Shot and beared right on the final head wall into the Elevator which was really fun (I think thats part of the Elevator). I did that a few times and called it a day. Today was easily one of the top three of the season. I can't wait to get back tomorrow.

They both have short / steep pitches. A fully bumped Floyd's is more intimidating than anything at CB IMO but it's definitely JF's glade areas that put it a notch above for me. Risk It is the only "trail" in the area that makes me think twice before skiing...most of the time it's because the snow can be sketchy though. Sno on the other hand has more on the map steep sections than both IMO.