thedude4bides Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 People like to find reasons to bitch about almost anything these days. I think it's partly due to the massive widespread epidemic of entitlement and I know I'm guilty at times so I just wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for all the things I love about Blue. 1.) Blue is super aggressive with snowmaking. 2.) From the terrain parks to the bumps runs to the race courses, Blue does a great job of catering to all skiers/riders. They even opened up some glades the past few years. That segues nicely into my next point. 3.) Blue has been adding trails/upgrading lifts for as long as I've been going there. I can't stress enough how awesome this is. I was super stoked about Nightmare/Dreamweaver and it has grown into one of my favorite trails. It truly is a different mountain than it was 20 years ago. More on the horizon? I hope so! 4.). Night skiing. It is easy to take that for granted as it is standard here in PA. It's nice not having to burn a vacation day every week to get some turns in. So what do like most about Blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 What I like about Blue sounds like an 80s song by the Pretenders...I'm tangled up in Blue like the Bob Dylan song...I'm lost without Blue like the Robin Thicke song...I'm Blue like the Eifel65 song. I'll post about 20 things in a little bit after I get settled into my work day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Seeded bumps, VIP line for season pass holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 VIP line, closest legit ski area to me, six pack, bumps, glades, new trail opening next season beyond the quad..it's mostly cut...good social scene if you like hanging out with young and middle aged dudes..Nastar Glenn..Concussion Ted...no parking lot attendants..where I got my start as a skier..razors edge..switchback..mountain manager is a former reality TV star...early openings...late closings...better than the competition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 challenge, razors, burma opening today. home mountain. fun people gnar bumblebee bowl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 How did Bumblebee bowl get its name?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 How did Bumblebee bowl get its name?? because its sweet like honey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 What I like about Blue sounds like an 80s song by the Pretenders The Romantics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 The Romantics Yup my bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 What is bumblebee bowl? My fav things about Blue: - Closest place with 1000' vertical - Served by high speed lifts - Reasonably steep terrain, some of which is allowed to bump up. - Nice that they opened a bit of Glades, limited though they are - Sentimental appeal as I've been skiing there since Little Gap days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Bumblebee bowl is the terrain between Razors edge and Nightmare emptying into Dreamweaver. We skied the shit out of it last year during the epic February snowstorm.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude4bides Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) I missed out on that bumblebee fun last year. Fingers crossed for an epic February dump this year. Edit: dangling participle. Edited January 7, 2015 by thedude4bides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 https://vimeo.com/86718006 this sums up why Blue is great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Fun mountain when its not crowded. Interesting terrain for PA. Fire pits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 DH mountain biking 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude4bides Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 https://vimeo.com/86718006 this sums up why Blue is great. I just came in my pants at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe ghoul Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 It's my favorite color and I like the Blues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFskiDan Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 2/13/2014. That day made Blue awesome. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe ghoul Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 https://vimeo.com/86718006 this sums up why Blue is great. Sweet edit! Better than anything Blue could put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Goliath Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 What I love is the grooming! The way they can take a wide flat slope and make it so much more dangerous and exciting by leaving the edges ungroomed with a 5 foot drop off! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 That's not 5 feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Bumblebee bowl for sure That they don't care that we drink beer in their lot at 1030 and then check tire pressure The big lefty when Nightmare goes to dreamweaver, full speed fast night with good grip snow, thousands of muscles all firing in perfect coordination for that ripping big sweeper, often it has a little lip on the inside and for a second it feels like WC super G.....well for retards. The sort of double fall line on Switchback, the little left to tighter right back to the left line in the middle sometimes almost has two breaks which keeps shit spicy. The people, your all a bunch of drunk or high degenerates but there is not a finer crew of snow sports enthusiasts on the EC. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarponhead Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Sweet edit! Better than anything Blue could put together. Blue would not promote out-of-bounds skiing [emoji3] Regardless, that video is gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Blue would not promote out-of-bounds skiing [emoji3] Regardless, that video is gold Pure gold, some might say. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 Blue would not promote out-of-bounds skiing [emoji3] Regardless, that video is gold None of that is out of bounds..out of bounds would be beyond Burma or Paradise. Definitely within the ski area boundary and not many ropes were ducked that day. Pure gold, some might say. 24 Karets...that's like a case of carrots for Bugs Bunny...yuk yuk yuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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