larrytbull Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Trying to decide where to go tomorrow Located in Tobyhanna Was at jf today Alpine is on my. Ski and ride card Any suggestions and or reports on alpine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 It's a beginners mountain but apparently uncrowded so perfect for practicing Tri-pods. Everywhere will be empty tomorrow with the incoming weather. Â http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g30042-d274429-Reviews-Alpine_Mountain-Analomink_Pocono_Mountains_Region_Pennsylvania.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrwilco Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I went a few years ago. Had it on the same card, stayed for a few hours then went elsewhere. cool to stop by if you have never been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Plan to take the kids one day this year due to PASR card. Was there once in the late 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrytbull Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Rain hit too early to get out today, maybe Monday Not sure where to go yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skio25 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Most of the trails should be open. Hours are 1-9pm Mon-Thurs, 9-9 Fri-Sat, 9-6 Sun. It's generally dead on weekdays, not too busy weekends (parking lot will be packed but slopes aren't crowded). Friday gets a bit crowded between 5-7pm for the "Friday fun night" deal. They run two chairlifts, a double for the short but wide bunny slope and a quad from bottom to top. Neither is high speed, its about 7 minutes to the top. Park should be open to public by now, 6-8 features and 1 jump at the end (has a high knuckle so the more speed the better). Bar was open for the weekend, not sure on hours for weekdays - yeungling is supposed to come in to re-do the bar and renovate this week or next. They haven't gotten a sound system in the bar yet. Upstairs lodge and cafeteria is running. Food isn't terribly priced (better than cbk/blue/etc). Tuning shop not open yet. Rental gear is still in good shape, was brand new when they opened this season. All rossingnol gear, rockered boards. Â Overall: Great for beginners but if you're experienced don't expect long trails or much of a thrill. About half of the lodge was competely redone but you will still see parts that aren't finished (masonry on side of the building, lockers are old and room still needs to be redone, no mirrors in downstairs bathroom, areas that need new sheetrock, etc) and then you'll turn a corner and see a brand new area or room. Seems like they just wanted to get the ball rolling and not wait another season to open so it's to be expected with all the vandalism to the building from last year and years prior while it was abandoned. The majority of the people there (customers and employees) are nice and just excited to ski or board, 80-90% of the people are beginners. Â For beginners this place is worth going to until you want more challenging terrain. For everyone else, it's worth it if it's crowded at other main resorts or if you have some sort of discounted ticket, free ticket, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackbiker Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Nice summary and report on the renovations. I always recommend Alpine for beginners/first timers. It's a much less crowded place to learn without the hoards at CB or Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skio25 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Now closed mondays and tuesdays. Holiday weeks are 7 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Weird how their trail map has trails that are blue at top and black at bottom. Seems like that could cause trouble for beginners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackbiker Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Now closed mondays and tuesdays. Holiday weeks are 7 days. Where did you hear this? Website still says 1:00 to 9:00 Monday to Thursday. I didn't see anything on their facebook page either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skio25 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Where did you hear this? Website still says 1:00 to 9:00 Monday to Thursday. I didn't see anything on their facebook page either. Â I was there. And yeah it was unexpected. I'll post updates as I get them. Â Â As for the diamond at the bottom, the beginner trails are mainly on the left side (skiers right) of the mountain, headwall is the steepest part of the hill but as long as you steer clear of roller coaster (diamond) you won't hit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 May go tomorrow. Anyone been lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Hit Alpine with the kids today largely due to it being free with the PASR card. Overall verdict is I won't bother driving close to two hours to ski there again, even with kids and a free pass. Â The positives: No lines or crowds, parked within 30 yards of the lift, several inches of fresh snow, beautiful warm weather. Also relatively untracked ingroomed fresh snow was skiable on either side of the groomed area on most trails, and that was a treat for the kids to try as they had never experienced that before. Â But, there really is no challenge here, even for 7 year olds on their second season on skis. They have done most of their skiing this year at Shawnee, where the blacks aren't exactly White Lightning, but they were laguhing at what passed for black diamond terrain at Alpine. OK there was a short headwall at the bottom of rollercoaster which caused one of them to proceed with caution making wide terns and sitting back on her skis counterproductively (the other one bombed down even the headwall). Â Only one lift to the top was operating, and it was really proceeding at a crawl. Also a lot of the safety bars needed serious lubrication and required a lot of strength to pull up and down, which is not a good thing at a beginner hill. Â We had fun nonetheless, and any day on skis beats a day not on skis. But next time for that level of ski experience we will just hit up Spring Mt at half the drive. Â PASR also gives a free pass to Big Bear which is a further drive. Anyone have any thoughts on if that is worth the trip for free? Edited February 23, 2015 by Ski2Live Live2Ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Also see that Alpine isn't even even listed as a Mt on the stats page, so I selected Alpine Meadows CA instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 You can add additional mountains to stats page. Click on the green dot to the right of where you scroll down for mountains. Sounds like your kids aren't beginners anymore!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yeah, it is awesome that they have gotten to this level. They are now better than their mom was when she gave it up in the late 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillycore Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Alpine Meadows is awesome.....even with this year's lack of snow it's guaranteed better than alpine mtn. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 what is this PASR card you speak of? Was thinking the same thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski2Live Live2Ski Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 $55 card for ski club members good for a day at each at Blue Camel JFBB Shawnee Alpine Big Bear good any day after Jan 5. I posted about them in November when they went on sale. Unbeatable deal. I got 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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