NazarethSkier Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I just picked up my Shawnee season pass. Excited for the upcoming season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I'm still waiting to ge sponsored by Blue. NS-Jay have fun at Shawnee...the mini Cooper sized bumps on Nightmare surely prepared you for their technical Turin. turin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Back to the important topics like are you a lower lot or upper lot booter upper? Are you a lodge or parking lot booter upper? Do you own at least three pieces of clothing that contain neon...and do you have ski resort bumper stickers or had them at one time???? Upper lot - too lazy to drive to the bottom of the other side Parking lot - too cheap to pay for locker anymore Yes - Coats, hats, pants, even an old pair of Blizzards from the rockin 80's Do state stickers count? (VT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Does anyone ski anymore??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrQmaYskVW0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Does anyone ski anymore??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrQmaYskVW0 they posted that video on their facebook account like two weeks ago. i watched it, commented, asking if blue mountain allows skiing, and both my comment and the video were promptly removed from their facebook account. don't put out poor promotional material and expect people to not have criticism. nothing against the kids in the video, i ride with most of them regularly, but it's doing a very poor job of representing the actual clientele of the mountain, unless that was directed specifically towards a snowboarding message board or TWS's website or something, i dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 they posted that video on their facebook account like two weeks ago. i watched it, commented, asking if blue mountain allows skiing, and both my comment and the video were promptly removed from their facebook account. don't put out poor promotional material and expect people to not have criticism. nothing against the kids in the video, i ride with most of them regularly, but it's doing a very poor job of representing the actual clientele of the mountain, unless that was directed specifically towards a snowboarding message board or TWS's website or something, i dunno. Damn, I thought that they only deleted Doug's comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMe Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Does anyone ski anymore??? The little girl was drawing a picture of a skier on her McDonalds wrapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobert540 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 we had the club leaders meeting at blue last night. news for the season: 5 fan guns! to help blow snow on two new glade runs - should be interesting to see what they constitute as a "glade run", i hope theyre legit and not lame like some other pokey tree runs moguls, moguls moguls - more commitment to bumps with two comps this season! looked like alot of new snow making guns on main street also! racing re-vamp: no more racing on raceway, now re-named widowmaker. monday night beer league to be on razor's nastar to be on lower paradise re-named finish line. not sure about that one - i understand that the crossing was an accident waiting to happen and the finish area is too short but i like the pitch on the raceway headwall. definately the steepest nastar course around. no masters program this year either - i know a few tuesday night regulars were thinking about jumping over then theres the lodge and tuning & rental shop improvements - no changes planned for the bar so really doesn't affect me so much oh yea and the rfd lift ticket checking. not sure how thats gonna play out or mean to the season pass holders, i hope they keep the vip line but no one's sure how its all gonna work. mmm and don't put it in the same pocket as your cell phone i begged barb to bring back the 7:30 opening for passholders only. it might happen but probably not this season The Monday night league will be on Razors???? I wonder which part....and Nastar on Lower Sidewinder? Why don't they just make another permanent race hill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 The Monday night league will be on Razors???? I wonder which part....and Nastar on Lower Sidewinder? Why don't they just make another permanent race hill? lower paradise... not sidewinder, the run out east of the quad. i only skiid it few times when they had the roller/woops there. the thought is that they'll blow a shit ton of snow at the start kinda like what they did for the take off of the big air bag. i can't visualize it myself - anybody do the air bag? the thinking is that it will be more like a typical nastar course like camelback, bc etc. which are all too flat are you guys committed to a monday night team this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobert540 Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 lower paradise... not sidewinder, the run out east of the quad. i only skiid it few times when they had the roller/woops there. the thought is that they'll blow a shit ton of snow at the start kinda like what they did for the take off of the big air bag. i can't visualize it myself - anybody do the air bag? the thinking is that it will be more like a typical nastar course like camelback, bc etc. which are all too flat are you guys committed to a monday night team this year? Sorry meant paradise.... I can't visualize it either but it will be interesting to see how they follow through. Most of the people I skied with are already on a team. I'm not sure what I am doing yet this year. My guess is they will run it down the last pitch of Razors since they have the timing shack at the bottom already. It will not be an easy beer league for some people if they go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootDKJ Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 http://www.onthesnow.com/news/a/12885/blue-mountain-operator-predicts-cold-snowy-winter-ahead Barbara Green, president of Blue Mountain in Palmerton, Pa., is looking for a good winter. "There are a lot of acorns on the ground, and that always means a snowy, cold winter," Green told OnTheSnow.com. "We're hoping to be open Dec. 1." Green has been in the resort business long enough, however, to cover all bets, and has invested $1.5 million in expanded snowmaking capability. "We automated two major trails this year, Main Street and Lazy Mile, with Johnson Controls Borax B6 tower guns," Green said. "We have them on three of our other runs. This makes five altogether." Blue Mountain also added five tower-mounted Areco fan guns, strategically placed around the resort to make snow in high traffic areas. Blue also is adding an RF-ID system that will allow direct-to-lift access for all passes and tickets, she said. Passes will be renewable online. Green said other work at Blue includes a $1.25 million project to upgrade the courtyard at the summit and make the outside eating area more attractive, as well as adding space to the lodge to accommodate growth in the rental and ski school operations. The work will pay off with summer events, she said. Blue is looking to create a 19-acre water park, Summit Splash, starting in March, Green said, which has taken up much of the attention of the area's operators. That project, and ongoing concerns about the impact of a wind turbine on migrating birds, has put the wind power plans on a slow track, she said. "The wind power issue is birds and how much I want to spend to study them before I put anything up," Green said. Wildlife officials have estimated a study would cost $200,000. More information. Or call 610-826-7700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe ghoul Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Props to Blew for the recent improvements. Now if they can only get the cookie crusher attachment................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 lower paradise... not sidewinder, the run out east of the quad. i only skiid it few times when they had the roller/woops there. the thought is that they'll blow a shit ton of snow at the start kinda like what they did for the take off of the big air bag. i can't visualize it myself - anybody do the air bag? the thinking is that it will be more like a typical nastar course like camelback, bc etc. which are all too flat are you guys committed to a monday night team this year? have fun 'racing' down that. even with the big drop in, we were sitting on our tails to try to get speed to hit the air bag when it was over there. that's pretty much the flattest spot on the mountain. i honestly think upper school hill has more pitch to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 have fun 'racing' down that. even with the big drop in, we were sitting on our tails to try to get speed to hit the air bag when it was over there. that's pretty much the flattest spot on the mountain. i honestly think upper school hill has more pitch to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadows Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Props to Blew for the recent improvements. Now if they can only get the cookie crusher attachment................ just got an email from jim. its in the works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobert540 Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 wouldn't it be logical to put the race course on one of Blue's steeper runs...I always thought Switchback could be good for a GS course.. Switchback had a DH event on it back in the day.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 me thinks that would make a good early season avatar (in cookie monster voice)nom...nom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) Switchback had a DH event on it back in the day.... ouch...that was right around the first time i ski'd blue... er little gap Edited October 27, 2010 by mbike-ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NazarethSkier Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Switchback...highway to the danger zone...classic. Great video. Blue Mountain forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobert540 Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 That video cracks me up, Especially when the one guys says he wouldn't ski in the poconos but racing is what brings him there. I actually like that trail a lot, you can definitely move....and GSS I think most people on here could beat those times down that course. M-bike- Sorry that wasn't a dig at our fellow senior members =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NazarethSkier Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Little Gap was renamed Blue mountain in the late 80s...I wonder what it will be named when the guys from Sno mountain buy them out.. In 15 years Blue mountain will be renamed GSS East. In 20 years Jackson Hole will be renamed GSS West. In 25 years Stowe will be renamed GSS North. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 doubtful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NazarethSkier Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 doubtful. Anything is possible. If you can believe it you can achieve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 Toast wash the sand out of your vagina. Agreed. He's just bitter that he'll only get to ski 3 places this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted October 28, 2010 Report Share Posted October 28, 2010 M-bike- Sorry that wasn't a dig at our fellow senior members =) haha no problem bob - i fricken ripped that thing on my 210cm rd coyotes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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