Recent content by trtaylor

Good point. Blue Mountain has a 6 week adult racing program, available on Wednesday mornings or Tuesday evenings for $175. I can't think of a more effective way for an intermediate to raise their skill level. Yes, there are marketing issues ("racing" term probably turns people off) and there...

The small feeder hills here in the east generally have great, multi-week, instruction programs set up for school groups (public/private/home-school). The instructors I know speak very highly of these programs, because generally, you get to work with the same group each week. From the instructor...

Who pays for the new, fancy-schmantzy jackets every year? My hill will reimburse you for the cost of your jacket after you accumlate 100 hours. Who pays for instructor certification? The instructors. All the legal fees to pay for these unreadable release forms? The mountain. Additional...

Here's a typical daily staffing of paid employees at the hill where I teach. Paid staff: Ski School Director Director's administrative assistant Two dispatchers (lessons provided at two separate locations) Two shift supervisors Childrens Center Director Safe to assume their wages are...

Fiction; Snow Waste

Tide turned. Blue Mountain, PA. had a record crowd today, 12/30. Rental shop ran out of equipment even.

I'll be there Wed & Thur this week.

Kinda ski related...Kodak Zi8

Blue Mtn in Pa. fairly dead. Saturday was total washout. Sunday was bluebird, but low turnout.

Done this afternoon. Loading up for Killington this Tuesday.

Sugarloaf Pico Loon Cannon Bromley

Newsflash: This is a ski forum.

You can avoid that (midweek) by getting there early. There are two upper lots. One within walking distance of the lodge. The other lets you ride the Tunhannock lift.

What's the trick to keeping it on the ski before the iron touches it? The stuff all rolls right off and ends up on the floor when I've tried using it.