Ok so last year I was mainly riding at Blue (PA) and Belleayre Mountain. This year since I need to stay close by plus I need to save some money, I decided to buy a weekday pass (only 199)to Camelback. I am just curious of what to expect since I have never been there. What are good times to go, are the crowds mainly on the super easy hills... how is
Just a heads up to any night riders...they advertised that they're open until 9PM with 7 trails but they closed the quad and everything except for the terrain park at 4. I wish they would have made that a bit clearer :thumbsdown:
I was there yesterday.... Wasn't all that bad all things considered. Im not a park guy so just rode the two trails off Sullivan. Was fun enough. I hit up hunter last week and considering the difference in drive time for me, Camelback definitely made more sense.
according to their site theyll have some beginner terrain open. if youre dying that badly to go, boulder has been open for a month already, creek is also opening this weekend, hunter has been excellent so far, killington is awesome too
I am 40 miles east in NJ and about the same elevation as camelback's base. We had a pretty significant snow burst in the afternoon that changed over to freezing rain early evening, then rain, back to freezing rain and then a bit of snow on the back end this morning.
I was trying to figure out if it made sense to go today but assumed that they had some rain/freezing rain in the mix and with the crowd that it may not be worth it.
I am very leery of that 8 inch total.. would be double what I got here in snow. Also doesn't add up that the only trail they got open (and I use the term trail loosely) was spinhx. Was there yesterday and it was fine but I can't believe they are charging full holiday freight for what they have open.
Webcams shows its pretty crowded for being a weekday @ 5pm. I'd imagine this weekend will be terrible. Probably going to Hunter Sat and Camel on Sun anyway. Maybe JFBB to avoid crowds.
The reason all those people were there is because they blew a transformer, so the lifts had no power. All those people were waiting to get back on the lift.
I was at CB on Thursday and I gotta say, it was a mad house. There were so many people on those trails I couldn't believe it. I say more that 4 people with broken limbs from coalitions it wasn't funny. I was hitting the green trails there and it was almost impossible to make down the run without bumping into someone or vice versa. They produced a huge amount of powder but by noon it was already moved to the side and there was nothing but ice left on the run, short after that I decided to go because someone collided with me and I got hit pretty back. I didn't wanna risk an unnecessary injury so I left.
I'm in central Jersey and I made it there in a hour from 80, If there is anyone going soon please message me. It would be nice to ride with someone and not by myself since im learning and need those good critiques.
Exactly why I wasn't there then, today, or tomorrow.
Shitshow.
Sucks to hear people were injured but I'm not surprised. Good call to have an early day. Hopefully that collision wasn't too bad. Yeah, whatever snow is made or falls gets run off pretty quick there, leaving all that ice nice and exposed.
What part of central nj? Like what county? I'm about an hr out from the Poconos also. Maybe something could work out if I'm headed up there.
Also keep an eye on this forum for a mini meet in the area at some point.
it sucks though because i wanted to stay and learn but it was crazy. Im in woodbridge nj, exit 12 on turnpike.
How do I find out about the mini meet???
Yeah. However. You learned when to call it a day and got an idea of what that hill is like a) on a weekend b) just after some natural snow c) during a holiday d) the disastrous sum of that equation.
There will be more days to come, better days when you'll be able to learn without concern of being slammed into, avoiding the mess of others all over the place, etc.
I don't ride there on wknds unless it's after 4pm. It clears out to tolerable numbers by then. It's too small of a hill to have fun amidst the madness imo..
Oh okay yeah I know woodbridge. As for the mini meet/s, keep an eye on this Northeast forum. One of us will throw something up as a new thread if the stars align. If I remember, I'll pm you. But don't rely on me remembering haha.
i rode jack frost today for the first time and was pretty impressed. the regulars said that today was about as crowded as it gets and it was still much better than a regular day at camelback or blue.
the trails had good coverage all day and didnt get scrapped off and the glades were :thumbsup: definitely going to go back, hopefully east mountain will be open next time too
Hunter Saturday was solid.. I second that. Also going to give camelback a shot tomorrow, hoping with a few more trails open it won't be quite as mobbed.
stevenson lift and nile mile was open today. it was a ghost own today, no lines or crowded trails for most of the day. snow decent. probably did 25-30 runs. by far the most fun i ever had at camelback
the trip you guys are planning for this weeks sounds interesting, what about if we plan a trip for saturday early morning would you guys be able to meet. Before then I gotta go and see my doctor because the fall I took the last time jacked up my two elbows and im in alot of pain, not sure if I cracked something so will check it out. If I get cleared im either going to CB or MC this weekend.
I was there today. I showed up about 9 and there was a many open parking spaces in front and very few people on the slopes. I asked one of the employees and he told me that all the kids are back in school so the mountain won't be as bad. It picked up at about 11 and was starting to get slightly crowded by 1 or so. So my game plan is to show up at 8 am and have a few good open trail runs. Nile Mile was open and I see why many people like it. It was my first time on an All Mountain Camber board and damn it makes you work a lot more than a rocker. I tried a small kicker and just ate S**t. Back to basics I guess.
This is the game plan for every mountain within 2-3 hrs of the NYC area. Even on the busiest days if you get to the mountain a half hour before the lifts officially open you will usually get a solid 1.5 hours in before things become too terrible... sometimes more.
I'm always amazed how many people show up around 11 and take a lunch sometime after 12. I'll usually start right when the lifts start spinning and take a break around 11 so I can get back out when the masses head to eat.
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