method9455
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36 in my hood with a 26 dewpoint..Blue could be blowing tonight..I hope they do..not to just test the gunz out but for an all out assault..you can do it Blue..
Last year was an incredible start to the ski season..by this point I already skied 5 different ski areas..and this year..I am fortunate to have one day at Killington...mother nature has a way of averaging things out and we are due some intense blizzards this winter!!!! Actually today would have been day 6 for me last season....
Interestingly the temperatures are basically rolling in all at the same time from Vermont to PA. Mount Snow and Hunter are only going to beat PA mountains by a few hours if JFBB/CBK/Blue make snow tonight. The difference is Vermont has 24 hour conditions for the next few days I think so they will be good for this weekend.
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Some screenshots, man, how much does this suck? Last year at this time top to bottom runs at multiple mountains, this year stoked just to see people thinking about making snow.
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Sounds like they're not tonight. If you look wednesday night is forecast for heavy rains now, that isn't good. I guess hope for Thursday night snow making. Can they make snow Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights and open Sunday? That would be tough. Otherwise looking like the weekend after. Wow. I might have to hit Hunter or Belleayre this weekend if they are open.
Snowmakers are out and about on Freedom park right now - or at least 3 people with flashlights. No lights on the guns but some lights on in the lodge.
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FWIW, when driving past BB tonight, the lights were off.
Sounds like they're not tonight. If you look wednesday night is forecast for heavy rains now, that isn't good. I guess hope for Thursday night snow making. Can they make snow Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights and open Sunday? That would be tough. Otherwise looking like the weekend after. Wow. I might have to hit Hunter or Belleayre this weekend if they are open.
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it was in the 40s and humid..at this point I'd be happy with December 18th
Still forecasting the temperatures for tonight that I posted last night, but I'm worried about the weather right now. Even if the air rapid cools the ground is going to be warm and wet. Either the water on the surface freezes over and the warmth in the ground is insulated and all is good, or the ground is too warm and there is no way to make snow tonight. I think it is very much a coin flip for tonight even if the air temperatures are a go. At least the wind is forecast to be <5 mph which is nothing. Thats about the only thing going right at the moment.
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If you haven't learned how to jump how to jump before going on the airbag it won't do much good because you are missing the most important part from the whole thing - landing.
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I never learned how to jump anything.
I thought the airbag would be the way to learn jumping... and landing.
Not just kamakazie new shit that you wouldn't want to try on hardpack.
It's definitely not, because going off the ramp is not the hard part of learning to jump and thats all the airbag is teaching you. When you start spinning then what you do going off the ramp is important, but when you are starting how to land and how much speed to use are the more important factors.
My approach for teaching/learning jumps is to start by going over the deck of a jump and jumping right at the knuckle. So you can work yourself up to the speed you need to actually clear the jump and you are landing on the actual landing and can feel everything, but you won't get hurt because you are only coming down a few feet. If you fall you are basically just falling like you would on a trail at speed and its fine.
Then I'd go to small jumps and start landing that (but park jumps, jumps on the side of trails are dangerous). Make sure you are landing on the landing not on the deck. Anything under 10' isn't a "real" jump in my opinion because landing on the deck doesn't hurt so people don't realize you have to make it to the landing, but if you use them right they are a good learning tool.
Then go back to a "real" jump. It doesn't have to be big but the small ones at JF in One Park are a good example. Maybe 10-15' and a 4-5' step down. Now you are on a jump that coming up short of the landing will suck, it won't get you hurt most likely but you'll know when you aren't going fast enough. Follow someone else into it a few times to get the speed right (make sure THEY'RE clearing it) but skip the ramp. Then drop on your own for the jump at the right speed and get it.
From my experience the most difficult part for beginners is hitting the jump at a high enough speed to get to the landing. Second is landing, and third is coming off the ramp straight. The airbag only takes care of the last.
The airbag isn't useless, but I can see a lot of ways getting hurt on it and a lot of ways it can build bad habits.
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Great news, I'm out of the market for bindings but if I were I'd be interested. A lot of guys hoarded what was left when they canceled them a few years back. Will Rossi be shipping some under their name as well? Or only Look?
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This airbag was mentioned in the job fair thread.
Sort of breaking it off to talk about it instead of the job fair topics.
So whats up with this airbag?
I couldn't find anything on the web about it.
What is the this airbag used for?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFtJAHoows
Sorry for the horrible quality of that video (and its music), but that's what they're talking about. I pretty much hate the idea personally though I admit I'll probably try it to work on bigger spins. I think it will increase the number of people who are hucking themselves around in the park (dude I "landed" a 360 on the airbag let me try it in the park!). If you haven't learned how to jump how to jump before going on the airbag it won't do much good because you are missing the most important part from the whole thing - landing. It is meant for people who know what they're doing to try something crazier and feel it without consequence (though rumor is no inverts, so kinda negates a lot of things it was good for).
edit: damn GSS beat me to it.
Hi Robert2...here is a video from Windham mountain NY
Damn the jump Windham made in that video is awful. Wow.
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They definitely do want to do it, it's just a matter if the weather will allow it. It's become blatantly obvious that Camelback and JFBB have entered into a fierce competition for opening first, closing last, and their park scenes since last two season. This rivalry can only make both resorts better
So true. I have been keeping this Sunday free because I think if it is going to happen before 12/11 it will be then. I don't care where it is because I don't have a PA season pass this year so whoever opens first is getting my money.
I think Camelback does have a handicap if they go with one of the quads - way more ground to cover to get open. I went on black friday last year and they were open top to bottom off one of the quads, but what did they open with day 1?
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love the chart, btw. i'm actually suprised to learn the humidity doesnt lower the snowmaking temperature as much as i thought it would.
i would be more than willing to ski on a pocono wrod this coming weekend.
Chart courtesy of Bear Creek by the way.
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I'm sure most of their business is local but they are going to have to convince some people to drive past the Poconos and Camelback to be profitable enough to add new lifts and trails. That website is not gonna help make that happen.
For real. Don't spend any money are marketing until the website is fixed. The people on PASR are MORE likely to go than the general public because we have more info. If I hear a radio commercial that says come to Sno and my next action is to check out that website, I'm ending it there. Why would I go? Compare it to any other PA mountain and it is a liability.
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Forecasts for Monday night 11/30 as of Sunday night 11/29
Humidity - 60% (32F needed for snowmaking)
Low T - 28F
Snowmaking Window 9PM - 9AM
Humidity - 80% (30F needed for snowmaking)
Low T - 27F
Snowmaking Window 10PM - 8AM
Humidity - 80% (30F needed for snowmaking)
Low T - 27F
Snowmaking Window 1AM - 7AM
I'd be surprised if they don't have people out there to try Monday night. If the forecast holds they could make a decent amount with 6-12 hours of snowmaking in these forecasts. Tuesday night is a toss up on if they can make snow or not, but it doesn't look like much will melt Tuesday. Wednesday looks like some melting and no snowmaking. Thursday and Friday maybe more snowmaking. If this week stays this cold we probably won't have PA skiing next weekend, but a little colder and maybe we will. I think JFBB has to push to open before the rest and the following weekend might not be before everyone else. I also think only JFBB has a chance for this weekend.
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i won.....all those boards sold on ebay..your just a cheap loser who just needs a board to slide on snow and thats it.....
Keep telling yourself that. I see that nobody on PASR bought them. I could care less if you sell them to the general public, my goal was to not have PASR readers buy them. (didn't I tell you to try and sell them on eBay? Shit, that makes me right on that too). Every potential buyer here was convinced by the collective opinion of everyone BUT YOU not to purchase them.
Did you link to here and the people who bought the boards read everything we wrote and still decided to buy them? Hell no. So you didn't "win" shit. It is not surprising there is a market for the board on eBay.
Glad you got some money to support yourself though, must be tough when you need to make money doing arbitrage on snowboards. When I had hookups for gear I used to sell them to my friends for what I paid for them or give them away to try and get more people riding. I never had to try and make a buck peddling stuff online. What'd you make, $200-400 each? Woohoo!
Oh yea, and I picked up a $600 board brand new for $200 on friday, not through a connection that was the price in the store for a 2009. Hmmmmmm.
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This is awful. Not only is the opening date going to be very late but I'm worried they will have very little open for Christmas week and it will be a total clusterfuck. When it gets cold we need 24 hour windows not just nightly.
Snow breads snow and this is honestly the most distressing map I've seen even more so than just temperatures. Until Canada and the midwest have some snow cover storms aren't going to roll in with much power and artic air will warm up a lot before it gets here.
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duuude, i was just lookin for a little hope last night after seeing 73 on the way home from pittsburgh - i know they cant predict yesterdays weather! i believe theyre right this time. thanks for pissin on my parade!
Yea, my bad. I'm so mad about this weather right now it is unbelievable. It doesn't help when every single person I run into starts off our conversation with, "wow this is GREAT WEATHER FOR NOVEMBER! I have short sleeves on!"
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The last week of every 15 day forecast in November shows snowmaking temperatures. It hasn't worked out yet once. The models just trend to the mean temperatures at the tail end of the forecast. There is a reason most forecasts only go 7-10 day other than accuweather. If the temperatures were 10-20 F then the models are giving you something big coming, but if you are seeing 25-32 F 15 days out, don't bank on it other than at some point the cold weather has to come.
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What would you consider a reasonable drive to/from the mountain in the morning? If you're willing to have a 20-25 minute drive to the mountain, I'd suggest staying in Waterbury. It's right off 89, and there are some decent places to stay around there. From there, you can reach Stowe/Smuggs in about 20 mins, and Sugarbush/MRG in about 25. Gives you tons of variety if you can put it together in your price range.
Thats where I stayed when I went up to stowe for a long trip last year.
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the biggest boulder had last year was 65 feet, and it was much, much bigger than anything blue has ever had, regardless of what the magical tape measures said.
I would love to see a picture of this supposed monster jump, I've never seen a picture of a jump at Blue that looked 40'. Mountain Creek built a measured 65' jump last year and it was absolutely enormous and they knocked it down after about 2 weeks becuase no one could use it. It was definitely bigger than the last jump at Boulder.
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he is 16. a little further into this and i am getting the impression this will be a new purchase. used gear for him just will not do.
At 16 I would be buying too. I was just guessing by the story he was 13 and still had growing to do. At this age he should be buying if he is serious.
Give me some more info and we'll point you in the right direction.
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i managed to get my nieghbors up to the poconos, and on the snow. twice, last year. they have 2 sons now asking for ski/snowboard equipment for christmas. the skier i can handle, the other one snowboards, so i need figured i would tap into the wealth of knowledge around here for snowboard advice. of course, he wants his own snowboard. so, for a complete beginner, what size board should he be on? he is 5'6", and weighing in at about 110 lbs. Basically i think he would need something comparable to whats in the rental fleet.
i'm a big fan of used equipment for this purchase. is it crazy thinking i could score something on ebay for 50-75 bucks, that would be functional?
money is the object here, i would prefer they spent less on equipment and more on lift tickets.
Renting for the season is an option, i guess, but i think it boils down to him having his own equipment.
keep in mind i know nothing about snowboards, so feel free to give me and education.
What are their ages?
I would recommend renting based on height and weight. That is going to be like $120 I bet from a shop for the season. Buying stuff you out grow next year is just a losing proposition.
On the rentals, definitely do not get anything that is click in/step in/clicker/SI junk. Just don't. Also avoid Morrow/Liquid/m3 and some of the other crappy rental brands. Some brands that make rental gear that don't suck : Flow, Burton, Ride, K2, Salomon. Make sure you see the bindings and the board as well as the boots before you sign anything.
For boots, brand doesn't matter much but make sure they do something to make sure the heels aren't lifting when he punches his knees forward. If they just sit there and say "how does it feel" without having him do anything to look for heel lift I wouldn't trust the quality of the person fitting him very much.
If you are going to buy off ebay, stick to the brand recommendations above for kids gear. It isn't an inclusive list but I'd be warry of some of the crappy brands that sell kids gear.
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well i have finally narrowed down my search for a board and have gotten a deal for a discounted rome board. I have narrowed it down between the mod and the agent. from what i ahve read the mod is a stiffer board than the agent but both acell all of the mountian. I probably will bto be hitting that many rails mostly jump lines and powder.
anyone have any advice or personal preferences?
If your focus is jumps and freeriding while jibs are your secondary purpose I'd go for the Mod.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I will try Kevin's idea. I tried to go to Alpine Sunday but they were closed. If the footbeds don't work I guess I'll try FGT's idea and just tell him to suck it up.
If I can't get another year out of them I'll try to ebay them. They are probably small for anyone who reads this board. But Solomon's size 6.5 boys if anyone is interested.
By the way my idea was in addition to Justo's, heel lifts work very well too and the both the footbeds and the heel lift are combined to get the right effect.
There is also a boot stretcher, usually used for liners of ski boots but you can try it on a snowboard boot as well. Last resort move though I never much liked the results.
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What kind of footbeds does he have? If they are the stock ones you can try something like the SuperFeet cut-out ones with a plastic arch support. They should be about $30. That will give more arch support, but one of the results of the higher arch is a shorter overall length, about a half size. It will put the top of his foot tighter into the boot though so if he has high arches to begin with that might not work. Worth trying at the shop though, they will have some to try before you buy. I buy footbeds for my boots and you definitely feel the boot has some extra room up front because of the arch. Don't waste your money on anything more expensive than the plastic cut out ones if his feet are growing quickly.
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Remeber the chipy incident?
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THANK GOD!
in Blue Mountain
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My hangup on the instructor is money. By the time you tip the guy you've spent >$125 for a few hours. I've done two private lessons since I got "good" at snowboarding and I'm going to take at least two for skiing this year, but it is a big investment. I learned a great deal in those lessons but two lessons is equal to what I've paid for a season pass each of the last 5 years. If I could pay someone $50-75 directly for instruction and cut out the mountain as the middle man I absolutely would.