Ski Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 http://ski-bigbear.com/ Not a ton of vertical (650 ft.), but they beg you to come ski and charge adults $175 for an unlimited pass. We hiked around it to find a new grass skiing spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Whoa, that looks like something worth checking out. What a great price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Let us know how it is. I've heard of them and even have a brouchure laying around the house somewhere from them. Thats an incredible price for an unlimited season pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Didn't I post something or other about whos heard of that place a few months ago? I guess we just forgot about it when we were thinking of places that umm groom there summer runs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Yeah that is the same place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 It really is in a strange location. You go through private community after private community, then turn left into another private community. And it seems far because the speed limit is 25mph for the last seven or eight miles. One of the runs is 1.5 miles long, though, and they have tower guns up and down the black diamond. And it's cool because it's one of those park-at-the-top ski hills and the runs funnel down into a heavily wooded valley that seems pretty remote. I'll at least have a close alternative if those dumbass County Council members screw up Montage. They put Montage up for sale at $9.6 million, spent $20,000 to advertise in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and NY Times, then found out that it's only worth $4 million. Like, uh, maybe you should find out what your property is worth before spending a small fortune advertising it at a ridiculously high price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 MMMMmmmmmmmmmmm Cheap ski resorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Park-at-the-top resorts are cool. Like Jack Frost. It takes more time for the lifts to close which = more skiing time (If you talk (or bribe....) the patrollers into it as they're closing the run) : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 The only downside is that I end up getting off the lift after what was going to be my last run, then taking another---then another, etc... I always end up late for whatever I was supposed to be doing. Upper mountain parking lots are like having free vodka shots next to the bar exit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 (edited) I agree with that.. It makes it easy to get lost like that. But at Jack Frost, navigate down trails to the western side of the mountain instead of getting off the east side lifts as your last run. It'll make it a lot easier because going from east to west you have to skate pretty far uphill, which is terrible after skiing all day. "Upper mountain parking lots are like having free vodka shots next to the bar exit." Haha, and skating 175ft uphill is like trying to walk in a straight line after drinking all the vodka. Edited July 4, 2004 by ERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 I like JF, although I've only been there a dozen or so times over the years. We'd mostly go when CB was waiting to get "all terrain" covered before opening for the season. JF just kind of says "F it" and opens. I remember the CB board gripes about all the Chinese people. And, yes, the lodge was always filled with about 75 percent Chinese people that plug rice steamers into every available outlet. Chinese food rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 I've never really noticed that... although I don't really spend any time in the lodge at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Russian is the second language at our hill...mmmmm Russian: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Too bad she doesn't ski.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Yeah, but she was still my hero for beating this guy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Who... what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 ITS JEFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Are you sure? It looks like it may be a good candidate for Skierforever's dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted July 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 The first pic was of Sharapova, who just beat that guy Serena Williams at Wimbledon...Skierforever's dad doesn't look like much of a tennis player, but apparently skis: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERS Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 OH MY GOD! IT'S HIDEOUS! Thanks a lot Ski, you just scarred me for life buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTmark Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 hi greg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librider Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 omg not masthope... I hate that place.. with a passion. Come to tanglwood its right down the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clashboy Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 tanglwood all the way!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkbuilder Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 sorry... im gonna hafta step in and represent shawnee... its gonna be off the hook this year, (matt keep that mouth closed rookie lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 omg not masthope... I hate that place.. with a passion. Come to tanglwood its right down the road They're a little touchy at Masthope, for sure. I had called last winter about the race they hold during their winter fest. I asked four or five questions about whether they used gates with panels, or just bamboo, just trying to get a feel for the race. The woman basically yelled at me, saying it wasn't a hardcore World Cup event and that it was meant for families. But I was just calling to see if it was a good race for my 4-year-old...I was just going to videotape...jeesh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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