How The Epic Pass lived up to it’s promise newsflash Epic does not know East Coast skiing at all and a local just proved that So while Ikon stood by and did nothing for most of the summer, epic sold passes with insurance that was too good to be true and it was, while localContinue reading ““The Epic Fail””
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The Return to Jack Frost Mountain
This mountain is important to me, why you ask, well, we’ll have to go back a wee bit, so directly across from Jack Frost is Split Rock Resort, at about the age of 10, I learned how to ski there, one two rope, one lift two trails, I picked it up fast, my parents wereContinue reading “The Return to Jack Frost Mountain”
My Home Mountain, Bear Creek Mountain Resort in PA
Well I’ll keep the history of Bear Creek simple, it’s always been local, so no need to explain there it started out at Rittenhouse Gap Mines in the 1800’s, in 1967 it opened as a ski area known as Doe Mountain, had a T-Bar, a Rope two and two trails, in 1999 they changed ownershipContinue reading “My Home Mountain, Bear Creek Mountain Resort in PA”
Big Snow American Dream
Skiing and Snowboarding during a Pandemic and how the only open Resort In the US is operating So as Resorts have tried to re-open, many have not had the success Big Snow American Dream has had except Timberline on MT Hood, yea I know there were others that opened, calm down, and just listen thisContinue reading “Big Snow American Dream”
Camping at Alpine Mountain, an abandoned ski resort, from guts and glory, to one last run brings closure for me and many others
From 1984 Alpine Ski Resort was born, this resort was a hidden gem in the poconos, financial problems, bad winters, lack of upgrading, Once voted by Onthesnow.com in 2013 as PA’s best ski area for families, to ripping off investors, the resort would close in the worsts PA ski season ever 2015-2016, failing to investContinue reading “Camping at Alpine Mountain, an abandoned ski resort, from guts and glory, to one last run brings closure for me and many others”