It's taken a week of challenging work, a couple hundred pounds of explosives, and many ski laps; the good news is........
Jupiter Chair, Main Bowl, and the West Face will open tomorrow morning when the resort opens. While we did pull out several more large and small slides, but fear not there are still plenty of good lines to be had. We have a closure up along the west boundary of Salmon Falls, so no Twin Isles, Land o' the Giants, Portuguese, Rhino, or Scotts. Coverage is just too thin in those areas. PLEASE obey our closures and enjoy what is open.
On the subject of respecting our closures, today some knuckle-head took it upon himself to duck two ropes on Pioneer ridge and hike to the top of Puma. Our guys saw him and stopped him before he could put his board on and do something stupid. We were actually shooting in the Jupiter area at the time and he could have easily ended up near or under one of our shots. Needless to say (I hope needless 'cause you all could guess this), we took his pass and his riding days here are over.
I'm gonna say this one more time then go home and enjoy Christmas eve with my wife and puppies. Come on up to Jupiter for Christmas this weekend to reap what we have sowed. But PLEASE remember to use good judgment and stay safe. It's still way too early to get hurt and end your season.
Have you guys heard anything about upper jonseys and kings crown terrain parks opening up?
Eric replies:
Hi Micheal, Upper Jonesy's isn't going to be part of the Jonesy's Park this season - we just had too many issues with cross traffic and the like. Otherwise, it looks like snowmaking is well underway on the Crown, but with construction time it probably will be at least another week or two out.
Posted by: Michael | December 29, 2009 at 01:20 PM
The family and I have enjoyed the last 3 days. Thanks for getting as much of the mountain open as you've been able to. Given the lack of help from "Mother Nature" this year, we could not have asked for more!
Looking forward to 2 more days of fun.
Posted by: jersey_guy | December 26, 2009 at 05:02 PM
I respect what you guys do tremedously,but basically 2 weeks after everyone else...doesn't sound like your call.
406 replies:
Scott, I'm afraid I don't understand exactly what you're implying. 2 weeks after what or whom?
Posted by: scott | December 25, 2009 at 09:26 AM