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HaHa! It just puts us on the edge after the long rollbacks from a couple of years ago.

We experienced a rollback on chair 5 Sunday. It was more than a couple of feet, but can’t give an estimate. We realize that a little rollback is normal, but this one didn’t feel normal. We were sitting for a bit before a mechanic arrived. He got it running again, but we headed back to chair 4...

We didn’t ski today, but saw guns being dragged to Alchemene yesterday. It should be a good week for snowmaking. Any idea where they are currently making snow? I would have to imagine that Castor is in the mix.

Chairs 4 and 5 will be opening today, but the shuttle bus is required to access chair 5. Hopefully, they get Upper Mars open for the weekend to avoid the shuttle.

That would make me crazy! I hate hitting rocks with the skis--even when using rock skis.

We had a late start today (skied from about 10:30 until 2:00). It was dead and depressing for a holiday week. What's even more depressing is the weather forecast.

How is Snowmax actually mixed into the water? When pumping hundreds of gallons of water a minute, doesn't the Snowmax get diluted? I picture it as a liquid, or is it a powder?

Yes, we keep saying, "one of these days," but then end up making the extra drive to NH or VT. We pretty much spend our time at Greek Peak, with just occasional trips out west or New England.

Yes, for many years--Camelback, Shawnee, JF/BB, Blue/Little Gap, Montage, Elk--with season passes at all of them at one point or another. We then happened upon Greek Peak, and realized that it was a notch up from the others in terms of terrain. Not so much in terms of lifts or snowmaking, but...

That’s a shame. I had no idea.

I don't know why people get excited about Elk. Maybe it's because it's different from where they are used to skiing. We had passes at Elk years ago, and much prefer Greek Peak. There just isn't that much to Elk--plus the parking is a bit of a hassle. In terms of Blue Knob, we last skied there...

Wow! They are being very aggressive this year. I hope that Mother Nature plays nice this season.

That's a little hokey! Maybe we'll just tell them that we simply want the season passes that we purchased and paid for in the spring without the RFID. HaHa!

Are you saying that when you pick up your season pass that you paid for in the spring they are charging you another $5? We’ve experienced that charge at other ski areas who use RFID cards, but that was for day tickets, a one-time charge, and disclosed upfront.

Did anybody ski today????

Yes, that was what I was referring to. I just don't know how much air/water capacity they have to do that. One of the challenges we've noticed over the past few seasons is that they tend to blow massive piles of snow and then groom them out before the moisture can dissipate. Those mounds are...

According to Ski NY: Greek Peak, Virgil: Greek Peak is pushing forward on the technology front with their implementation of an RFID ticketing system called “Go Pass” which is an RFID card that will replace a traditional pass and ticket. It features a reloadable card that will allow skiers and...

I think part of the challenge of what the author expressed is that the gaps in snow piles being referenced may simply be the result of the hydrant spacing. Short of splicing hoses, not much can be done with the distance between hydrants unless they add more, which in turn may require an upgrade...

Being a snowmaker is one tough job! Nothing like playing with water in zero degrees at 2AM for $15 an hour, no benefits, and about a four month job at most. I give these men and ladies a lot of credit and appreciation.

In order to access this perk at Stratton, one must first be a member of the Stratton Mountain Club. Then there are add on’s to the membership, which affords one the ability to access the express lines at the lifts.