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  1. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted

    1 hour ago, AirheadD8 said:

    Yeah the warm pee rain will be doing a number but I’m optimistic for the coming week. The nighttime temperatures look better than the last two weeks. I think upper main st opens next as there was still a good bit of moonscape snow leftover. 

    More like the warm pee monsoon deluge on the order of 2+"!

    At least the retention ponds will be full...

  4. 12/2/22..Day two…foggy and warm.

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Remember folks, no drones allowed on the mountain. Somebody was flying a drone over Barbs way and the security guy freaked.  With permission from Blue, I’m gonna take one of the bushes from my yard and put in on Barbs way as an early Xmas present.  I’m gonna call it Barbs Bush 

    We call the security guard Taser Dave.  He was ready to take down Harold yesterday in the lift line for ducking the gates because his pass didn't work and Bethlehem Ford guy crew egged to duck the gate.  Then Taser Dave made him leave and go get his pass fixed.

    We heard him screaming in the lot about the drone.

    Hero snow all day today.  Would have been grate in the morning had the sun burned off the fog, but that didn't happen until just after noon.  Legs were totally shot by then.

     

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  5. Opening Day 23-24

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted

    8 hours ago, DiMe said:

    That was them!  Wish I could thank that guy and buy him a beer.

    Ha! You can thank me as well, I think.

    Was coming down Vista and spotted a set of keys in the snow, but couldn't stop quick enough, but stopped below them.
    I flagged the next guy coming down who stopped just beyond them and picked them up.
    Guy: "Yours?" 
    Me: "Nope"
    Guy: "They're for a Honda, guess I should turn them in"
    Me: "Yup, someone's gonna be a bummin' dude when they go to open their car.  They'll be happy someone turned them in"
     

    Also watched a couple of guys try to change a flat in the parking lot.
    Took them almost an hour to figure out how to use a car jack.
    How to use a car jack should be a mandatory test on the driver's exam.

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  6. Opening Day 23-24

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted

    Definitely not a bad opening day.   Upper mountain snow was far better than lower due to the inversion.
    Midway by 11:30 was showing signs of major thinness as rocks and grass were poking through in the middle.
    Both sides of Midway bumped up for some early season fun.

    Right side of Vista outside the grooming berm was the ROTD as only a few daring souls went in there to get the goods.
    You had to dodge a couple of drainage ditches, but the snow there was worth it.

    Checked out Coming Soon and it had a fair amount of snow up top.
    Unfortunately lower Paradise is way too thin to open.

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  11. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted

    Ok, so I watched their latest Fakebook Story video about the guns being on and I commented that they need to clarify what day they're opening, as their heading image says 12/1 and a post says 12/2.
    This is what I got in response.  Maybe someone else would do the same to confirm.

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  12. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    14 minutes ago, Benm said:

    i'm not too sure about lazy looking at the hype video they put out. it looks like nothing except a bit the top (this is tuts lane going top left to bottom right i think).

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    Yup, nope, no Lazy this weekend.

    Looks like they're trying for Tut's & connector all the way to the Summit lodge.

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  14. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    3 hours ago, DiMe said:

    Looks like they changed it to Saturday without a social media post.  Im guessing because the rain in the forecast for Friday.

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    Said the same thing in the e-mail, yet nothing on Fakebook?

    Blue's marketing needs to get it's act together.

    From their FB banner just now...
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  15. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    8 hours ago, enjoralas said:

    It's kind of odd, on the slopsode cam you can catch occasional snowclouds that make it look like they are blowing on Burma, but they aren't blowing on Vista or even the crossover from Come Around, so it would be puzzling that the would bother with Burma. Unless those clouds are from all the way down on Valley School..

    Maybe they're just in one of their common inversions

    I think the clouds are from the guns right in front of the SP building on the Main Street cam.
    Blowing Burma at this point wouldn't make much sense.
    Looks like they may be working all of Main Street and the guns at SP are just filling in that area.

    So, possibly: Paradise, Sky Top, Tuts, Main Street, Home Stretch and (fingers crossed) Coming Soon?

  18. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    12 minutes ago, AirheadD8 said:

    I don’t see much activity on Vista . I wonder if they are going to open the Valley lodge only?
    Maybe a new strategy now that the 6pack is in? 

    I thought that was gonna be their plan going forward, open the East side runs and start with the valley open and do away with opening up the Summit lodge first.

    Once they got rid of the doubles, opening up Vista just with the Vista chair would be a nightmare like in prior years.

  21. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    They need to get decent production tonight, Monday night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night to have a shot at next weekend.  This was the only strike they can afford.  

    Looks like they were able to put more down at the base, so I'm going with @JFskiDan's hope that they were able to put more effort into Paradise and maybe Coming Soon.

    Wish they would point the Valley cam back up Homestretch instead of showing the lift lines. (hint, hint).

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  22. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted

    1 hour ago, JFskiDan said:

    hopefully they were able to keep some shit running that we couldnt see on cam.  i have a hard time believing they have to shut everything down to fix a pipe near vista.  

    Hang on!  We are talking about Blue Mountain here...

  23. WHERE is the best place to ski if you don't drive

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    11 hours ago, AirheadD8 said:

    A 5 gallon bucket with some oil dry (kitty litter) keep in the vehicle along with a change of clothes and a roll of tp. 
     

    I keep mental notes of where the rail trail parking is, road construction sites . Usually a job johnny available.
    Wawa , Sheetz . I’m not the most religious person but I’ve prayed the stalls open many times. I’ve yet to have a blowout but came close. 
     

    My buddy has the record for the most embarrassing and most conspicuous emergency. Top of Tuckerman headwall.He started his run then stopped and for a cheering lunchrock crowd dropped a log 😳😂

    I've had a couple VERY close calls on the slopes.
    One night riding up the doubles at Blue, before there was a valley.
    Started kicking in standing in line waiting...
    On the way up, the levels started building, probably because I was sitting and every rumble across the towers made it worse.
    Then the worst, it stopped just over Come Around!
    After what felt like an eternity, it started moving again.
    Flying down Easy Out trying to hold back the turtle is not something you want to be doing.

    Not many know about the bathrooms that used to be down by Ski Wees, but they were always open but the race down the stairs was always fraught with danger.
    Luckily I made it with less than a second to spare.

    Then there was the time up at Killington, taking the never-ending green from the top down to the Skyship, holding one back the entire way down.   Luckily the Skyship lodge was still open, or that would have been an outdoor for sure.

    I hate my bowels!

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  24. WHERE is the best place to ski if you don't drive

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    11 hours ago, DiMe said:

    My boat has a makeshift toilet.  Can't tell ya how many times on the middle of Lake Champlain or Lake Ontario I had to use it as such

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    Went striper fishing out of Belmar once and the coffee kicked in shortly after departure on the way out in semi-rough seas.
    There was no way that was gonna be held back for 5 or so hours.

    Luckily the boat had a "toilet" (a broom closet with a 5 gallon bucket and a toilet seat to place on top and sit)
    Better than sticking your ass out the back of the boat and launching that way, but riding the surf and shitting at the same time was a never forget experience!  After that, having to hit the head at Home Depot or Sam's club feels like sitting on a true throne.

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  25. WHERE is the best place to ski if you don't drive

    in General Chat

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    6 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    Have you ever had a level 6 where you just shit in a bush and luckily had an old greasy fast food Napkin to wipe with. 

    Oh yeah!  Out drinking one night, wasn’t my turn to drive, one started just after leaving bar, of course I was last to be dropped off at home.  Struggling to keep turtle in its shell the entire ride. 
    Got back home to my parents house and there was NO time to wait.  Headed to the back corner of the yard behind a bush and let loose.  No greasy old napkin.  Had to do a waddle of shame straight to the shower. 

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