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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:04 pm
by teledave
Ran up to Ober yesterday and skiied a while with UABSkier. The snow actually kept people away and we never waited in more than a 2-3 minute line all day. Crowds kinda got crazy around 3:00 so we called it a day.















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UAB on Grizzly

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:18 pm
by jamsandwich
looks pretty good. which is better, hawksnest or ober?



in terms of run difficulty, lifts, crowds?

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:22 pm
by SkiCop
I've never been to Hawksnest, but I like Ober. It's small and usually crowded on the weekends, but if you get there early, you can beat the release of the ski school minions. To me, and I know I'll get killed for this, Ober has more variety that Cat. Ouch, stop guys, those stones really hurt.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:27 pm
by jamsandwich
thanks for the honest opinion!

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:28 pm
by SkiCop
Honesty is the best policy, besides Ober is about an hour and a half closer for me.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:49 pm
by bamapilot
Pics look great, and I'm amazed at the lack of background skiers in those pics.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:01 pm
by SkiCop
When are we going to Ober Wayne? We need to have a mini-summit there this year since they have almost everything open.

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:06 pm
by dreamnofpow
Ober needs a new website or maybe it's part of their small mountain charm.



http://www.obergatlinburg.com/ski.htm

Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:20 pm
by SkiCop
Maybe.......Dave?

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:05 am
by teledave
SkiCop wrote:
Maybe.......Dave?



Doubtful, most of my connections are gone.



On a couple of other notes, It wouldn't surprise me one bit to see Ober close after March 5.



I got a call from UAB and he said they evac'd the black lift Sunday afternoon.