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How'd the trip go? Boring human intrest story- A buddy I skied with this Sunday asked "Hey, do you remember when we went to Snow Valley with your Dad?" And I was glad he confirmed what I thought I remembered. My friend said he even remembered "the rock" saying that people were doing flips off it.

January 29th, 2005 Bobcat, NY 100% natural Packed Powder/Powder After a sunny two hour and fifteen minute drive the mountain came into view, and I could see only one or two slopes as I pulled into the parking lot. I counted about 40 cars. It’s easiest and best to describe what Bobcat does...

1/19/05 Night Jiminy Peak Packed Powder & Powder Arrived 7:30PM. Snow falling steady. All night trails were covered in a few inchs of fresh! Sub-surface was packed powder. Best conditions so far this year for me! I'm going to guess that there was 3 - 4" of powder on the mountain! There was...

What skis have you owned that you thought were terrible and why? For me all the skis I owned as a kid. From my first "bear trap" pair up to some old Head 360's. I didn't know how to sharpen skis and the edges became so dull they seemed more like wood than metal. The Head's were decent skis, but...

I stumbled onto this and It's actually named Make-Your-Own-Opoly, and is a customizable Monopoly game. Initial reviews I've read are very positive. Seems kind of cool. You can use ski areas rather than streets. Put Condos and Lifts on them, etc. Apparently every aspect of the game can be custom...

Hmmm. The snow guns were brutal, absolutely brutal! Kinda like a firehose spraying ice crystals at your face. Unavoidable, totally blinding google icing at serverl points on the decent. Aside from the man-made ice blizzard, the surface conditions were great! Because Kmart was blowing snow all...

Pushed back to Tuesday, November 9th. per their Web site. ------------------ **OPENING DAY UPDATE*** SNOWMAKING IS STILL UNDERWAY! OPENING DAY NOW SLATED FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 9! Unfortunately, the weather in the last 24 hours and the near-term forecast have not cooperated with our efforts and...

Man, I hate it when my memory is bad. :idea: Just remembered this last night and would love to find out. Greg, could possibly pass this one on to Okemo? :wink: There was snowboard's only and ski's only trails advertized one season at Okemo. What happened and why? At first I wasn't...

The weather was calling for partly sunny skys and temps into the upper 40’s by late morning. It clouded up a bit, but by noon it was fully sunny for the remainder of the day! The temps also got up to 59 degrees! All the open trails had excellent cover. I didn’t hit a rock or root all day which...

Just got my email snow report from Jiminy Peak, and then checked their Website. The following trails that seem to have been closed all season are now open!!! Upper Liftline Upper Exhibition Hot Wheels Glade Riptide Willie's Gulch Jimme

Jiminy Peak 3-17-04 Night Even arriving at about 7:00 I got to park in lot two! No buses! No crowds! About 4" in the lot. (?) Maybe they plowed overnight. Looking up at Ace, I could see it was pretty tracked up, but that was expected since it was an ovenight snow. As I got near the lift I was...

Jiminy Peak- Night No question, there was 5 - 6" in the parking lot, at least 6 - 8" on the mountain. I'd love to know where they measure to report 10 - 12"? But, I didn't have a ruler so who knows? Drifts were deeper here and there, nearly up to my knees a few times. The wind was wicked and...

Literally, at the last chance for the exit I scrapped Belleayre and decided to try Hunter. Only because I've never been to Hunter before and have been to Belleayre a few times. I figured this would be a good day to see what Hun'tah was all about. As I got out of my car, the kids I was parked...

2/10/04 Night 7:00 - 10:00 Jiminy Peak Hardpack with 2” of manmade on top. Some glazed hardpack spots. The conditions were about the same as my last trip on 2/10. F A S T! The crust on the upper mountain was a bit thicker and hence bullet-proof. Trails were in good condition as I was usually...

Not to be confused with the toddler time-outs. :roll: Very often, I log on and begin to compose a message. Then when I choose Submit or Preview, I'm prompted to log on again and after doing so, the message area is cleared. (I've learned to copy all my text to avoid retyping.) Is there a...

4/10/04 Night 7:00 - 10:00 Jiminy Peak Hardpack with 2 - 4" of manmade on top mixed with some of Mother Nature's. Some glazed hardpack spots. The conditions were fine despite the rain from last Friday. F A S T! The crust on the upper mountain was a bit thicker and hence bullet-proof. Trails...

It was OP Girls Learn To Ride day so my two daughters and myself went and the girls got some snowboarding lessons. Since we didn't make it in time for the 9am session, I pulled each of them up the tiny slope near the Doc Maynard Center while we waited for the 11am session to begin. Each of the...

I arrived at 12:00 after a dangerous drive on Rt. 43 from the Albany, NY area. Parking was full, I parked in Lot three. There did not seem as many skiers as the parking lots indicated. Very few liftlines all day. Longest wait was about 2 min tops. The snow? Well, there was at least 8" or more...

My first time at the mountain so this is long. The lodge has a rustic feeling harkening to the ambiance of a lodge in the sixties. A wood stove on on side and open fire place on the other. Food was good, the selection varied and served with smiles. A general feeling of laid back friendliness...

My TiVo had recorded a disabled skiers race event and I was blown away by the skiing! This wasn't any slow, careful racing, but full tilt go as fast as I can skiing! Most impressive was 16 yr old Tyler Walker from Franconia, NH. This kid can ski and do some park type tricks! Incredible! Maybe...