skategoat Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 We’re Opening for Easter Weekend!Last call of the season for skiing and snowboarding at Blue Mountain! Get your final turns in before it’s time to hang up your skis and boards until next winter. Day lift tickets are only $29 +GST. 5x7 and Night Value Season Passholders can purchase day lift tickets for only $19 +GST, when your Pass is not valid. Day operating hours (9am – 4:30pm) will apply, weather and conditions permitting and the Silver Bullet High Speed Six and Easy Rider Magic Carpet will be operating for access to our central runs on Friday, April, 10 – Sunday, April 12, 2009. This week Mother Nature has granted us fresh snow and promises warmer temperatures for this weekend, which will make for some excellent spring skiing and riding. For the up-to-date Snow and Conditions Report, please click here. I'll be there Sunday. Who's with me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEBSIGHT360 Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I can't wait till Sunday, Skategoat, sorry. I'll be there on Friday. I'm leaving London at 5 am, so I can be there for 9. Anybody else going friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Sat looks best as it is to be the coolest day. I will be there on Fri early and probably Sat too. Have 3 or 4 boards to test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted April 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Too bad I'll miss you guys. I might go Sat. and stay overnight. Bruce, where do you usually ride? Edit: I guess only Magic Carpet and Silver Bullet will be open so you'll be hard to miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 I usually start at the top and end up at the bottom:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Sorry but destination now looks like Osler for Friday. Hope to see many there. BV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 If you can be at Osler at 8:45 tomorrow morning, I will sign you up for a ticket. Late arrivals will be sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 what do i hope for as to conditions on sat if i drive 3hrs ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Let ya' know tomorrow night. C'wood had about 40 cm on Tuesday and the nights have been below freezing since. Looks good for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted April 10, 2009 Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 aww crap i'll be in toronto after the blue mountain's closed. -waah- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2009 Coming from Vail, you won't be missing much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 ...epic today. Got in somewhere around 35 runs. Fantastic conditions from 8:30 to about 11:30. Then it started to deteriorate rapidly. However, with a good supply of boards on hand, we found the right formula for the afternoon. Quit about 2:30, sunburnt and exhausted. Should get below freezing tonight and set up again for tomorrow. The big question is whether it sets soon enough to groom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 with blue set to close after sunday tremblant and sutton as well looks like mt st anne is all thats left in the east. Thank for the update "csquared" packed and ready for few turns tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Supposed to be real cold on Sat night so looks like I need to get out again on Sun. Anyone else going out? Still have a few test models lying around. BV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Very tempting...snow condition/price/company. I would have to dig every thing out from the basement, put the windsurfing gear aside and miss Easter Egg Hunt. Very tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Supposed to be real cold on Sat night so looks like I need to get out again on Sun. Anyone else going out?Still have a few test models lying around. BV Bruce: I'll be at Blue. Probably riding a sweet Prior. Hopefully, I see you there. HK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Very tempting...snow condition/price/company.I would have to dig every thing out from the basement, put the windsurfing gear aside and miss Easter Egg Hunt. Very tempting. Take the whole family. Westin Trillium has an Easter special at $100 per night. It has a great outdoor pool. The kids would love it. You can ride and the kids can swim and ski. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Coming from Vail, you won't be missing much. That may be true, but I did help build the electronic components for the new Poma lift installed at Blue Mountain few years ago and would love to see that lift, "again." :) 'Sides Ive heard about Blue Mountain for a long spell that I've always wanted to check it out. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 That may be true, but I did help build the electronic components for the new Poma lift installed at Blue Mountain few years ago and would love to see that lift, "again." :) 'Sides Ive heard about Blue Mountain for a long spell that I've always wanted to check it out. :) If you're curious, its certainly not a mountain. Its part of the Niagara escarpment so if you've seen Niagara Falls, You've seen Blue Mountain. More water at the falls though:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 I should be up first thing in the morning. Too much like Spring for the youngsters and wife to be still interested in snow. The $100 Westin is a great deal though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 I'll be there at opening for sure. Lookin good!! BV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Thanks for the report "csquared" had a great last day at blue they cheaped out and only ran one chair.Only one other hard booter out today got pretty tough by 2:30. Met a young guy from Michigan in soft boots claims he had never seen Alpine board before.Tried a quick intervention to convert don"t know if it will stick.He was on his holidays before heading off to army boot camp. Gave him a pair of comp lift passes i had he was hoping his dad would stay another day.Sorry i won't be there tomorrow would like to try other boards my 186 coiler was a handfull today.If anyone gets to try one of "Bruces Best" tomorrow offer up a run to that kid from Michigan hope he keeps his head down and gets to try hard booting on a coiler some day soon.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Thank you, thank you Skategoat for starting this thread. I had washed my snowboarding gear and already put them away for the summer. Got there at 8:30, met up with Bruce and his inumerable test boards. By 12:00 we were done, my legs were completely cramped up. Beautiful sunny day. Very hard (like hurt if you touch the snow) to softening up by the time we left. Got to try his Anggry and one of those huge spatula board (can't remember the name!), both with variable side cuts. Bruce was amazing as usual on cement type snow, I sucked. Great fun, great boards. What a way to end the season!!! And thank you Bruce for switching bindings a zillion times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted April 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 John, you are way too modest. I saw you around 10:30 and you were carving really nicely on that still-hard snow. I tried to catch you but never did. I quit around 1PM. Never saw Bruce. I brought an AM board and mostly skidded around until the snow softened up. By then, my legs were done. A great finish to the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I was with Bruce on the chairs up, on the way down, I'm usually a 1/3-1/2 way down and he's already at the bottom resting... We thought we saw you on one run under the chair but never saw you again. Crazy that we couldn't meet up with just one lift open!! See you next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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