SkiPennsylvania/SkiNortheast Vol. XXIII No. 4 Mountain Edition February 2016 Fantastic February on The Slopes Jonas Kicks Off Ski Season With a BANG ! Vonn Chalks Up World Cup Victory No. 73 Usasa Mid-Atlantic Series Results Vonn Breaks Down Hill Record Vonn Takes World Cup Win 75 Budget Friendly Slopes in PA Blue Mountain Palmerton, PA 2 S k i P e n n S y lva n i a ~ S k i n o r t h e a S t February 2016 Minutes from Camelback Ski and Jack Frost Fantastic On-Site Winter Activities! Sledding, Cross Country Skiing, Snow Shoeing, Dog Sledding, Horse Back Riding, Snowmobiling and More! 242 Rooms and Suites Outstanding Restaurant and Lounge Endless Acres of Fun Activities Year-Round One Manor Drive | Pocono Manor, PA 18349 800.233-8150 | poconomanor.com February 2016 S KI P ENNSYLVANIA ~ S KI N ORTHEAST 3 Jonas Kicks Off Ski Season With a BANG! Skiers and Snowboarders hit the slopes at Jfbb–Jack Frost/Big Boulder New Snow and Snowmaking bring the crowds to Montage Mountain By: Nicholas Gill live entertainment and prize giveaways as well as a sun set torch paraded down Main Line. A fi reworks display will follow to put the fi nishing touches on a great day. Let it snow! That is not the declaration you will hear from residents of Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Washington D.C., but for local ski resorts, it rings true. Shawnee Mountain is also offering terrifi c events throughout February and March. Winter storm Jonas brought winter in with a bang and really kicked off the skiing Beginning Saturday February 6th, Shawnee will host the 3rd annual Paint the Mountain season after warm weather and little snow delayed the start. Shawnee Mountain was the Pink. Patrons can enjoy the day and support the Hope for Strength Breast Cancer fund in benefi ciary of 18” of snow. Jack Frost-Big Boulder saw 10” inches fall. the process. On Sunday February 7th, Shawnee hosts the Joe Riesle Memorial NASTAR race to “Conditions are good,” Jack Frost-Big Boulder general manager Mark Daubert said. honor their friend and colleague who battled cancer. The race is open to skiers and snow- “The cold air and snow fi nally got here so we are 100 percent. It’s been really great the past boarders of all ages and will benefi t the American Cancer Society. few weeks.” “It’s a nice event to support the breast cancer cause,” Shawnee general manager Jim Tust said. “We give away “Hope for Strength” headbands and have special activities throughout The cold weather and snow have allowed ski resorts to ratchet up snow making and in- the weekend. We do a race against cancer to support Joe Riesle. For anyone that enters corporate Mother Nature’s help to create a the race, we donate to the American Cancer strong base. Montage Mountain is working society.” with an 18-40 inch base of well-groomed snowpacks on their trails. Shawnee is 100 Shawnee also hosts a Military Appre- percent operational with a 24-48 inch base ciation Weekend on March 18-20. All active and Jack Frost-Big Boulder is working with duty military persons and their immediate a 12-36 inch base. family will receive free lift tickets and a rental. All retired and reserve military person will re- With the resorts working hard to make ceive a 50% discount. the trails perfect, they are offering some fun events to showcase their product. The “Military appreciation weekend is where month of February is the perfect time to we give free lift tickets and rentals to any ac- enjoy these events. For the entire month, tive duty military person and their families,” Montage Mountain will offer a Throwback Tust said. “It’s a nice way to say thank you. Tuesday special where all lift tickets are Other military affi liates get a half price dis- $19.84. They also offer a College Wednes- count.” day promotion where students can show their 2015-2016 ID for an extended lift Big Boulder will host a Carve 4 Cancer ticket and rental for $25. event February 6th. Every full day lift ticket purchase will result in a donation to fi ght One of the most enjoyable events will blood cancer. Carve 4 Cancer will include live be on February 13th. Montage will host music, prizes, and demos to try out the new- Torch Light Parade and President’s Day est gear. You can also enter rail jams to test Weekend Fireworks. The event includes Snow is here at Shawnee Mountain and School is Open your skills on the courses. 4 S k i P e n n S y lva n i a ~ S k i n o r t h e a S t February 2016 THE POCONO’S BEGINNER & FAMILY FRIENDLY MOUNTAIN! DISCOUNTS & DEALS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY... FOR FAMILY FUN, ONLINE TICKETS & GREAT DEALS VISIT WWW.SHAWNEEMT.COM February 2016 S KI P ENNSYLVANIA ~ S KI N ORTHEAST 5 Vonn Chalks Up World Cup Victory No. 73 Lindsey Vonn skis toward victory #73 at Sunday’s super G in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Lindsey Vonn (C) of the USA takes 1st place, Lara Gut of Switzerland takes 2nd place Austria. (Getty/ Agence Zoom-Christophe Pallot) and Cornelia Huetter of Austria takes 3rd place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Super-G in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria. ALTENMARKT, Austria (Jan. 9, 2016) – Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) extended her su- • Vonn leads the World Cup super G standings by 80 points over Cornelia Huetter. per G win streak to four with a commanding victory over her top rival in the hunt for the • Katja Seizinger of Germany won a record fi ve super G races in a row between March overall World Cup title at Sunday’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup. and December 1997. Vonn has now won four in a row for the second time in her Despite some initial doubt, Vonn absolutely crushed the course for her 73rd overall career. Vonn's fi rst streak was between February and March 2009, and the current World Cup victory. Switzerland’s Lara Gut, the current overall World Cup leader, was streak dates back to March of 2015. second. Austria’s Cornelia Huetter in third. "I don't think that was good enough," Vonn said after coming out of the 16th start QUOTES: Lindsey Vonn position to best then current leader Francesca Marsaglia of Italy by a whopping 1.34 The bottom part of this course … was the most important part of the course. I think seconds. But indeed it was good enough as Gut, wearing bib 17, didn’t carry enough I was smart with my tactics and I felt like I was going pretty fast. But, you never know speed into the bottom section of the course and settled into second place, .70 off Vonn’s until you get to the fi nish. winning time. I had a lot of confi dence after Lake Louise and then in Val d’Isere I felt like I lost my confi dence a little bit after going out in the downhill. I went home, I had a good break “The bottom part of this course … was the most important part of the course,” Vonn and I feel energized again. I feel really good mentally and physically, and I think that said. “I think I was smart with my tactics and I felt like I was going pretty fast. But, you showed in this weekend’s racing. never know until you get to the fi nish.” It’s a perfect start to the New Year. Hopefully I can just continue on in this direction Vonn led another solid American team effort as Laurenne Ross (Bend, OR) fi nished and hopefully just keep winning 12th, Stacey Cook (Mammoth Mountain, CA) 28th, Jackie Wiles (Aurora, OR) 30th, Breezy Johnson (Salt Lake City, UT) 39th, Alice McKennis (Glenwood Springs, CO) Altenmarkt-Zauchensee (AUT) 2nd LADIES' SUPER-G 40th and Abby Ghent (Edwards, CO) 41st. Anna Marno (Steamboat Springs, CO) DN- OFFICIAL RESULTS Fed. With the victory, Vonn closed to within 38 points of Gut’s overall World Cup lead. She Nation TIME Diff. Race Points credits her two-victory success this weekend to a long break back home in Colorado over the holidays with family and friends. VONN Lindsey USA 1:12.75 0.00 “I had a lot of confi dence after Lake Louise and then in Val d’Isere I felt like I lost my GUT Lara SUI 1:13.45 0.70 10.39 confi dence a little bit after going out in the downhill,” she said. “I went home, I had a HUETTER Cornelia AUT 1:14.00 1.25 18.56 good break and I feel energized again. I feel really good mentally and physically, and I FANCHINI Nadia ITA 1:14.01 1.26 18.71 think that showed in this weekend’s racing. “It’s a perfect start to the New Year,” she added. “Hopefully I can just continue on in GOERGL Elisabeth AUT 1:14.05 1.30 19.30 this direction and hopefully just keep winning.” MARSAGLIA Francesca ITA 1:14.09 1.34 19.89 SCHMIDHOFER Nicole AUT 1:14.21 1.46 21.67 Up next, the women’s tech team heads to Flachau, Austria for slalom KLING Kajsa SWE 1:14.32 1.57 23.31 HIGHLIGHTS SCHNARF Johanna ITA 1:14.33 1.58 23.46 • Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) won her 73rd career World Cup victory, and her fourth- BRIGNONE Federica ITA 1:14.54 1.79 26.57 qqstraight World Cup super G.