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I don't care if they did have a park open... Their stupidity is beyond me... I wouldn't go to make a point... They have been running around the clock for over 3 days, which is more than enough to get some trails open... I mean seriosuly, they could move those guns and have another 3-4 trails open by the weekend... Not opening until Dec. 5th is the exact reason I got a pass to Blue last year... They are dedicated to money, not product or rep... I really wish someone would call them and talk some sense into them... I have a feeling they are planning on opening T-Day and arent telling us to build suspense, but if you have been running the guns, running the lifts would only be a marginal increase in cost and you could get this weekend of revenue in and next weeks (which will be way higher). Not to mention, if people see your open this weekend they will assume you will be open next weekend and make their plans accordingly... The business plan doesn't make sense to me... I'm 100% sure its not a manpower issue since most of the hiring is complete... Ok, so maybe you can't get a full staff, but not enough to run the Sullivan and add like 5 ski patrollers? BS!!! Why waste the money and not do anything with it?

F*CK Lafayette!!!

Once again, the buzzkill known as Camelback strikes again... I called this morning and their tentative opening date is still Dec. 5th... The small park will be all that is open... Seems like their wasting two good weekends of revenue to me...

They will have more open than just a park... They are just building the park in the tubing area instead of laurel... My guess is that they will have about 7 trails and there will be early season rates in effect... They are usually pretty good about that kind of thing... Well, at least for late season...

I can't get the webcam to work... Anybody else having that problem? Can anyone make it up there to take some pics? Are the guns still on?

The website shows 7 trails with snowmaking and a tentative opening for the 28th... Not that we care...

I love Elk, thats why I called them... Its a great day destination, but its in the middle of nowhere... However, they have the highest elevation in PA and are the farthest north... If anyone should be making snow for an opening, it should be them... Most of their trails are pretty wide and take alot of snow... Granted they dont have the most powerful snowmaking system, but they could make it happen by next week if they wanted too...

Yeah, they will probably be able to make the opening with just blowing at night, but its probably only going to hit 30 and they coulda kept them going... The coverage at CBack looks better than that of Boulder Park from the webcam though...

Looks like Boulder shut the guns down... Still going strong at CB...

If it stays cold and there doesn't appear to be a massive warmup for next week I would bet they stay open... There would be no reason to close down if they can keep up the snow quality... Its great PR for T-Day which I am sure will be a big weekend for them if they make it... Another holiday weekend on the books would be a huge success...

I just called to see when their tentative opening date is, and the lady told me depending on the weather (don't know if shes been outside or not lately) early to mid-december... I didn't think to ask if they were making snow, but I should have... Can anybody shed some light on that?

Yeah, the webcam is showing an impressive amount of snow being made... It would appear to be from a fan gun on Sullivans or Laurel Glade...

They have the snowmaking plans on their condition page, and although it will be November skiing and riding in PA, their strategy is different... The past two years they started with Marc Anthony, Cleo, Honeymoon Lane, Coolmor, and Home Again... However, they used to open Marjie's opening day and would appear to be poised to do so again this year. The layout may be different, but it will allow for beginner terrain and "expert" terrain on opening day. It would appear that the ski school would be open too... I wonder if they can open everything before Christmas like they did four years ago... If they get the mountain open this weekend and expand that trail count to 10 by t-day, I think they will see a decently profitable business unless there is some unexpected NCP...

Yeah, Duh, Snowmaking...

Im starting to get the itch...

Im just going through some weather forecasts and such for the extended forecast, and it looks like some decent early season snowmaking temps will arrive almost a week before T-Day... Do you think there is anyone other than Big Boulder that will give it a shot, or are we are looking at 350' vert again for T-day? Most resorts will start to make snow around that time (the 20th), but who will make the push to have everything in place if the temps cooperate?

I know its been talked about in the past, but would anyone be interested in forming a paskiandride team? If we threw 4 or 5 of us together we could definitely make a run at the top vertical for a team... Especially if we could somehow con Steeze into it... That man could cover some serious ground...

From what I have heard from various posts on this board, Sno seems to be having some small financial problems... I think that coupled with the economy at the present time, they will be unlikely to attempt an early opening date unless it is guaranteed... (None of this week to week blow and melt Killington and Sunday River are having) However, if the temps pan out early next week, I would love to see them blow some snow... I think that the results after T-Day would definitely benefit them if they have decent conditions... Plus, Sno can blow from the lodge up to the peak and save a couple hundred feet of vert... As long as it doesn't resemble that WROD at Shawnee the day after T-Day four years ago, I think they can make some dolla dolla bills yo...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if this is an accuweather forecast it is probably way too optimistic... I have been looking at weather forecasts for the Killington and Sunday River areas because I plan on making a pre t-day trip after the Lehigh Lafayette game, and while temps look good for the next 3 nights, there will be a 3 day warmup... They say the jet stream should drop by the end of the week, so we should have some legit temps by next Monday...

I have been helping a friend of mine who is finally ready to invest in his own equipment. I have not ridden many types of boards (Rad Air and Burton), and I would appreciate some help on buying a board package for him. We would like to keep it under $450 for board, boots, and bindings, which I know is pretty low, but he is a beginner and would likely upgrade in a year or two. I was looking online and found some pretty good deals for a Forum Recon package and a Sims Oath package. Does anyone have any input on either of these boards? The Recon seems like a pretty legit all mountain beginner board, so I am kinda leaning toward that. Can anyone offer a review or some advice?

If they do it again this year I would be totally down for that kind of thing... Not to mention, I haven't ridden the Peak since Junior year of high school... Somebody keep us posted?

They still have it, but I don't know what the price is... I contacted them about this last year and they basically told me they like to keep it under wraps and only disclose that information to those who went through the trouble of obtaining it... The past few years there was no deadline date and the price was the same throughout the year, so don't freak out over a timeline...

Looks like Cataloochee will be the first resort in the east to open again this year... Its only a beginner lift, but the resort will make its decision for a 1 pm opening by 11:30... And so it begins...

I usually stay as far away as possible from resorts on weekends due to large crowds... I know that crowds will always be there, but what is the crowd at BC like on weekends? I may be going up there Jan 30 and Feb 1 and am trying to get a feel for it...

I had a season pass at CB my first 3 years at college before I got fed up with their operating policies and decided to hit Blue for my senior year... That being said, the only reason to buy this triple play card is if you want some mid-season variety... Otherwise, I would wait until early March until they price a late season pass or until they start the crazy cheap discounted skiing they offered last year...