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  1. 1-15 really good

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted

    9 minutes ago, tnt temp said:

    I like the trend of leaving whales alone and let people ski 'em.  Seems like more and more places are adopting this strategy. Super fun.

    Makes for much better snow since it has a chance to drain and dry out, but it's highly doubtful Blue will ever do that.

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  4. Kinda chilly Sunday morning 1/14

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    Total 100% opposite yesterday's hero snow.

    Paradise ridge was ROTD for us, just kept lapping that as Main Street was a disaster of marbles, cookies and just plain crap.

    Lazy wasn't too bad, both sides were fun until the very bottom which just a shit-ton pile of sugar and Jerries trying to figure out how to deal with the piles.

    About 1, the front rolled through bringing a disappointing squall, but high winds and drastic temperature drop.

    Went back out for a couple more runs, but Connector was a sea of noobs not knowing how to do anything and that's when we called it.

    Oh yeah, saw a car roll in with their roof box wide open with shit hanging out the back. 
    They definitely were not happy campers when they got out of the car to find half their stuff gone.

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  8. Zee Lights

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    2 minutes ago, Benm said:

    give them widowmaker and vista chair.

    Blue should have opened up widowmaker at the beginning and given that to BMR the entire time instead of pissing on Raisins that one time, only to have it end up in the retention pond.

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  10. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

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    2 hours ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    I think generally lessons can cut the liftline.  It’s like that everywhere. 

    I think he's talking about BMR, not lessons.

    I don't think anyone has an issue with lessons cutting lines, that simply makes sense with the outrageous amount of money lessons cost.

    BMR, on the other hand, should not be allowed to cut lines.

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  12. Zee Lights

    in Blue Mountain

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    8 hours ago, RidgeRacer said:

    Amazing tech yet the size of the cookies this year are record breaking. 

    That's because they groom immediately after blowing, there's no time for the "snow" to dry out.

    Look at how good the snow was on Coming Soon when it first opened and Raisins (from what I was told), since the snow had time to sit.

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  13. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

    in General Chat

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    1 hour ago, enjoralas said:

    That's about right, lol. Cableco has to wait for poco to finish before they can do their work when there are lines down

    Not sure if the two were related, but makes sense.

    Went out for coffee early and did the loop where power lines usually are down, nothing.
    Then on another street saw a PPL truck stopped on the side of the road.

    Later the Astound truck was a pedestal at the end of the cul-de-sac.
    When I called them, they wanted to roll a truck at my charge, wrong!  Agent! Agent! Operator!

  14. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

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    15 hours ago, AirheadD8 said:

    Falling trees. Outage #12 or 13 ? And the night is still young.. Kudos to PPL they got me back on in 4 hrs 

    Lost 12:51am, restored 10:00am...

    Lost Astound for a while too, but they got it back up 10:30am.

    Ash came down in the back, but instead of just breaking off top limbs, the whole thing uprooted.
    Luckily it wasn't a very tall one and missed hitting anything.
    Heard the crash early this morning.

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  15. January 7

    in Blue Mountain

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    1 hour ago, tnt temp said:

    I really think a of this had to have been Ikon driven.

    It's not going to get any better...

     

    It could, if they'd implement a reservation system for Ikon holders, only allowing so many.

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  18. January 7

    in Blue Mountain

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    5 minutes ago, Benm said:

    here's the problem. they learn about it in the short term. the next day JD was on the radio asking about all kinds of shit (like getting challenge prepped in case of crowds, asking time and time again about the VIP lines, etc).

    but it takes months, sometimes YEARS for snow like that to come around again. by then, anything they'd learned has been forgotten

    Yeah, it's not like they can't write anything down in a run book or something.
    Snow Day Preparations:
    1. Get lift crew in early
    2. Get maintenance crew in early/stay late
    3. Fire up ALL lifts early
    4. Review lift gating procedures
    ...

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  19. January 7

    in Blue Mountain

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    3 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:

    No doubt.  I dont think there was one resort that wasnt basically over crowded.  But Blue pretty much took the cake for as far as i am concerned, with their lift ops, and that ridiculous move to close free fall.  I totally get that it was crowded.  overcrowded would be an understatement.  

    They certainly found their weakness, and its their lift ops, and ultimately, management.  The OG 6 should have been plan B, ready to go at any time for a while now, and they showed it was barely on their radar.  I dont know what ancient indian burial ground the lifts at Blue are built on, but we all know they are cursed.  they have lift issues all the time, and i get that shit breaks, but they were not prepared, and it happened at the worst time, although the quad was probably preventable if they had someone there before like 7:30 am to turn it on.  

    @benm aint making shit up.......they were more concerned about the paid parking than the lift situation.  

    Its like showing up to Dunkin Donuts on Valentines day for the heart shaped donuts, only to find out they didnt make them.  "you had one job to do."

    They really should have found a way to keep at least one of the fixed-grip doubles.
    They could have used the other for spare parts.

    The detachables are notorious for having issues with snow/ice.  The huge storm a number of years ago we all went to the valley and both the OG 6 and quad were down because of snow/ice.   We ended up driving up to the summit and lapping the doubles until they got the detachables running.

    It's just like they don't think about winter operations at all and think everything's gonna work just fine, when it's really gonna take time to get them running on a snow day.

    For them to allow BMR to take over CS on a snow day is just plain stupid.
    They know people are going to be clamoring for that run and now you're removing already limited terrain, duh!

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  20. January 7

    in Blue Mountain

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    59 minutes ago, antman12 said:

    My hopes aren't high going forward but im willing to give the benefit of the doubt for this past weekend. EVERYWHERE was a sh*t show this past weekend. Elk, Bear, Blue, Camel and JF

    I have to admit that when they do get trashed on socials, questionnaires, here?, they do seem to listen. 
    As the mention of trash got them to get their act together pretty quickly, at least for a moment.

    Someone did finally get a clue to get the OG 6 fired up on Sunday, albeit way late, but they eventually did.

    Will they learn for next time?  Who knows?  Only time will tell.

    I think by NOT speaking out, they just go about their business in their offices, fat, dumb and happy with the money they're raking in.
    When they do get railed, well, it's far easier to tarnish a good reputation than it is to create one.
    Thus it's definitely in their best interests to do what they can to rectify the issues that people point out rather than ignore them and definitely drive away customers.
    After all, they're not mind readers and probably don't really get out to see what's actually going on out on the hill.

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  21. Seriously, WTF is with this Weather?

    in General Chat

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    27 minutes ago, Johnny Law said:

    Noaa says 19 low for Palmerton on Sunday, production is so much better the colder and colder it gets so sharpen your harpoons could be whaling season. 

    If only Blue would blow whales and just let them be instead of grooming them into death cookies...

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  22. January 7

    in Blue Mountain

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    23 minutes ago, JFskiDan said:

    one thing i will say in the positive is, they were spraying snow this morning.  Thats a pretty ballsy move considering 2" of rain or whatever.  Or, maybe they didnt look at the forecast for today.  take your pick.  

    I noticed that too when I checked the cams this morning.

    Wondering what other trails, if any, they were spraying?

  23. January 7

    in Blue Mountain

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    1 hour ago, Schif said:

    KSL has absolutely no idea what they are doing. Looks like they have 33 properties. 31 of them are hotels, mostly on beaches. Owning Blue and Camelback is just a portfolio diversifier for them. I think they are learning the hard way that it's a way different operation than running a hotel. 

    But they did keep Jim on staff and supposedly promoted him, so he should have a clue on how to run the mountain (hopefully by now!).  However, he may be being met with resistance on how it *should* be run.  Who knows?

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  25. January 7

    in Blue Mountain

    Posted · Edited by indiggio

    44 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

    I didn’t see many paying for parking yesterday. 

    We were talking with a girl in the row who said that the parking gate was open and they weren’t charging.  Didn’t fact check her though.

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