Cheers

Wow.. it took you nearly 24 hrs to get the gist of my post. Good to know that us "unreal" skiers/boarders were going INTO the storm, as you were probably at home desperately, pathetically gunning for that 25Kth post. As an avid boarder (and former skier), I must reiterate that 2-3 hrs of moguls is enough for me. We boarders prefer carving and aggressive free-riding. But after hitting moguls for 6+ hrs on Feb 6th, I defaulted to my fellow skiers. And without a doubt, seeing a full-on rock star, skier slam some moguls is quite a sight. As you said earler, "The 12 inches they are predicting is for Thursday/Friday when a humdinger of a storm is gonna slam into Jersey and could produce near hurricane force winds. Even Blue might have lift closures." I didn't say, "DON"T GO"; I suggested corraling the enthusiasm. I guess that nuance is lost in the Valley.

With 30MPH winds, you can have 'em.

I wouldn't get too jacked up about riding/skiing under these conditions. I was at Liberty for the Feb 6th storm; the possibility of road/lift/resort closures kept me up the night before. Once there, the 2-3 hrs of powder riding was great, but by noon, every trail turned into a mogul field. If you're < 30 min from a mtn, perhaps it's worth the attempt. Snow's great; it's the wind that blows.

Any opinions on Whitetail? On the Snow reviews seem a bit negative, but as always, take them with a grain of salt.

Thanks for your advice. I'll give it a go.

Any opinions on riding Elk(or any other mtn) on the same day said mtn is holding a college race? Thinking of hitting Elk this weekend, but unsure about crowds, parking, closed trails, etc. All the best, Cheers