Chubz Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Blue Mountain Opens this Friday at 8:30am. Welcome to the new season folks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Its about time. Now we get to find out if the new snow guns make a difference on Main Street! (or if the had some groom training) It will be nice to be back on the snow, though I'll have to drag myself out of the water. What a season!!!! This is was from a trip in June (yellow boat, red helmut) <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBs8QLjTYDM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBs8QLjTYDM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> Pillow Rock on the Upper Gauley (Yes that is me almost making a mess in my boat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 Jess, SWEET video! Ahh, 'the Upper' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Day 1 was compressed microdeath mini cookies. It looked pretty and was ok for general cruising but once you put any teeth into a turn, it gave out from underneath your edge. Good thing this east coast rain arrived to blend it together to be refrozen into boilerplate this week. Sharpen em up folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 The first two hours on Saturday were not too bad. Upper Main was the place to be, no one was hitting it. My glutes are paying the price today, I need to get back into riding shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted December 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I figured it would be a madhouse. Plenty of days left. I got the system to get those thighs back in shape if you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Anyone have a condition report to pass along? I bet is blows! I got the system to get those thighs back in shape if you want it. If it involves IMPACT FG I'm going to have to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw210 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I was there yesterday morning, not bad conditions. Bottom of most trails were icy but nothing too bad, softened up around noon. Crowds were manageable even with only a few trails open. I'll probably be going monday/wednesday/friday late morning to mid afternoon starting late January if anyone else is trying to ride then. Hopefully a few others from the Lehigh U alpine snowboard group will be joining as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 From what I "heard":biggthump from Wednesday 9:45-11:30 Stiff and slightly grippy, well-groomed, surprising. Main street fairly good but lazy mile took the cake for constant frequent turns top to bottom turn with very little traffic. Tough to leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Wednesday the 22nd? I hope to be there late morning... and hope Lazy Mile or Dreamweaver is nicely groomed and empty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Just heard from a 'bud' that BM is looking 'very promising', can anyone confirm, hopefully I can come out & play soon ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted December 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 John From what I heard..........its nuts to butts time, at least on Challenge:biggthump Though late start, best early conditions I have seen in a while. But then again that could change any given day. Razor not open as of today, windy. Hope to see you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted December 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2010 Keep cold PA. conditions have been great considering late start. Stay cold and it should remain great riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 It gets busy quickly so it's worth pointing out that opening is 8 AM now (until New Year). Anyone going NYE? I intend to be there at 7:45 AM... to get at least one wide-open run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I was at Blue Mt every morning the last several days, and have to ask whether that's typical grooming? A few runs were actually groomed, but many were just a frozen mess from the night before. Midway was bad, I thought, but that still didn't prepare me for Main St; like riding a road bike over 100 railroad crossings one right after the other. Maybe it's the snow-sports version of a rumble strip, to wake people up who might be sleeping as they're flying in to the "slow" area? Some runs were covered with golf-ball size iceballs, with a few softball-size ones thrown in every few feet. How does the grooming there work? Two lucky runs every morning? At least I'm not going to feel so deprived when I ride at night now! Anyone riding Monday morning? I hope the crowds are gone so I can get back to trying to carve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Not too crowded, much better conditions today. Razor was probably really good late afternoon after the tennis-ball size ice balls sintered into a nice hardpackish surface. Lazy Mile was much improved. Main Street OK. Should be just a nice tomorrow, I think. Hope to get some turns in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Icy but nice today; and Main Street's moguls were gone! It was great to have that wide upper part all open. Wish I'd noticed sooner. Anyone going tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 IDK They are hit and miss. I notice those speed bumps on bottom headwall of razor several days ago and couldnt figure out how they made them that way. the other things I have been seeing this season that hasnt been too bad in a few years if the ridges that run parallel to the slope. I have been doing a ton of so-called wheelies this season from those ridges. As far as the mini and mega death cookies, I have accepted those wont go away, so I purposefully, do not for any reason put my hands down a ridge throws me. My main issue this year and it happened to me again today is them not taking the snow completely to the edge of the trail, so it leaves big drops offs along sides of trails and todays incident was right at the top chute coming out of widow maker. Setting up for a heelside (on the right) coming from widow and as I initiate turn at the roller, the bottom drops out (about 6' at edge of snow and total of about 12' including drop in slope) The distance was about 20'. Fortunately, it was soft and not those mega cookies they often dump off the side of the trail. On flat days forget about it and be careful of edge of trail. fortunately I was without injury and rode away. It might be time for a chat with mountain manager. It seems they are more worried about their new fangled ski pass system and speeders in slow zones than the stuff that might maim ppl. It's Blue, what can you say, and dont get me started on ski team taking Razor every Phucking weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Sounds like the SOS unfortunately, guess I'm not missing much. It 'could' be such an Awesome place, :( it is a shame.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Pretty nice today. Chubz, I know what you mean about the snow not going out to the edge of the trail. Scared me a few times when visibility was poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 fought through the roads and got there at 8:30. nobody there until around 10. no carving...i just brought my powder board and had a blast. conditions should be good for a few days at least now. i will be there tomorrow most likely, with the hardboots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teach Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 saw a hardbooter there about 5 pm. I got there late, switched to soft boots. Made the mini-moguls fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Good conditions this past Saturday and great on Sunday. Firm cord to start the morning and then scraped to hardpack with sun later on :D! I hope someone is out today making turns before the dreaded "R" starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman2010 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Man I miss riding so much, even if it has been crappy, crappy snowboarding is much better than no snowboarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 gman...where the heck are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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