25/26 Season

[EdBacon]

I can't wait. This is my new home mountain. Actually this is my old home mountain. 2002-2008. I get two days at Montage, Shawnee and Big Bear too so that will be fun. Wow.

I remember visiting Shawnee once with a friend. It was 2004 so we were like 14. It was April, the last weekend they were open and they had an onion snow the night before. Like 6 inches. Had a blast. Wow. 

I got yelled at by a ski patroller at Big Bear because I was looking at a closed trail. Next time I go I'll make sure to get kicked out. Wow. 

[PSUFrankenstein]

Did you do the Indy add on/Bear Creek pass?  Shawnee can be fun.  Terrain is mellow but any time I've been there in a week day it's been totally empty

[EdBacon]

13 hours ago, PSUFrankenstein said:

Did you do the Indy add on/Bear Creek pass?  Shawnee can be fun.  Terrain is mellow but any time I've been there in a week day it's been totally empty

Yeah. BC season pass with Indy add-on. Maybe I'll try the Finger Lakes this year too. 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

49 minutes ago, EdBacon said:

Yeah. BC season pass with Indy add-on. Maybe I'll try the Finger Lakes this year too. 

My friend Katie got fingered in the finger lakes. 

[EdBacon]

14 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

My friend Katie got fingered in the finger lakes. 

She should visit Lake Titicaca sometime. 

[EdBacon]

Looks like I still get to go to Montage Mountain in the Poconos, PA. I'm very happy. I wanted to use my two days at Montage. I like it there and you can buy beer at the top.

[AirheadD8]

Lil bit of color and the 80° temps are gone. 

[EdBacon]

I pick up my pass today. But they don't have your picture on it anymore which is kinda a bummer. 

They started making snow last night. Guns on again tonight. 

[Mixilplix]

Took the Mazda out for a dive to juice up the battery before pulling it and putting the car on stands...Made a stop at the Bear Creek Resort.

 

[EdBacon]

Opening day announced for this Saturday, Dec 6th. 

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Made my first License Plate Club Indy+ redemption yesterday afternoon at Bear Creek. Nice to see them so close to fully open this early in the season and it was a nice to experience for the first time in years their unique and entertaining trail lay out which makes a local hill ski larger than it is, and includes some fun brief steeps.

Skied briefly past sunset, long enough to see the local Friday night high school crowd come in which was fun to see as it is so much younger from what I see skiing anywhere else I go, as I rarely am anywhere for “night” skiing hours.

A place I rarely go anymore, but I have been hitting it very occasionally since it’s Doe days and it fit the bill nicely yesterday when I freed up in the early afternoon - as the closest place on my pass and a place that would not close up at 4, though I still left around 5 as crowds built and it got chillier.

Nice packed powder groomed conditions everywhere, though one of the blacks had some scraped off patches late in the day.

 

 

Edited December 13, 2025 by Ski2Live Live2Ski

[EdBacon]

Was real nice today. About 6 inches of snow overnight and on and off this morning. Not crowded even when I left around 12:30. 

Thought I might not like coming back here but I did enjoy it. 

[EdBacon]

Holding up real good. Sticky snow. No crowds at noon. 

[EdBacon]

Hard and fast. Sugar on top of ice. 

Nice day. Crowded but all the lift lines were moving fine. A lift was practically ride on. 

No worry about tomorrow doing too much damage. We'll see how good they do at resurfacing next week with some cold temps. 

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Any idea how BC has recovered this week? Considering it for Thursday.

[EdBacon]

I dunno will be there tmw though. 

[PSUFrankenstein]

Hit Bear Creek from 9-11 this morning.   Conditions were great.  I've only been there for night sessions the last few years so it's usually icy.  Mostly hit Grizzly,  Extreme, and Timberline.   One run down Sasquatch which was great too

[EdBacon]

Wow what a day. Great conditions. Soft snow almost everywhere. Light snow all day too. Feels like peak season. 

 

Parking lots were filling up they even opened up the top lots but I snuck in and found a space. Lift lines weren't too bad. Moved well enough. F lift got crowded but A and B were fine. 

 

Great day. 

Edited January 2 by EdBacon

[Kyle]

1 hour ago, EdBacon said:

Wow what a day. Great conditions. Soft snow almost everywhere. Light snow all day too. Feels like peak season. 

 

Parking lots were filling up they even opened up the top lots but I snuck in and found a space. Lift lines weren't too bad. Moved well enough. F lift got crowded but A and B were fine. 

 

Great day. 

If the parking attendants ever try to direct you into a top lot, just tell them you’re dropping something off/picking someone up. There’s ALWAYS spots in the lower lots. 

[theprogram4]

1 hour ago, Kyle said:

If the parking attendants ever try to direct you into a top lot, just tell them you’re dropping something off/picking someone up. There’s ALWAYS spots in the lower lots. 

20 years later good to hear that still works lol