Mid-Atlantic Rollcall

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Originally Posted by tBatt

Tempting... but, I think I'm gonna say no.
I know a guy who is pretty set on going, though. Riverc0il on HR. I'm not sure what time he's planning on heading down. I could get you two in touch if you wanted.


BAHH. So Torn on this.

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Weather report just improved a bit. High of only 34 on Friday (when it might rain) at 3000'. Should stay snow up high. Probably wind affected pow.

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Originally Posted by Scotsman50

Im glad you're getting some ( as Brit say we got ours at the weekend and it was ankle deep and its melted now)but for the sake of accuracy...what do you mean by 3 ft of powder?
Do you mean the snow depth was 3 ft or that you where getting 3 ft of ski penetration,
Usually, well at least out here, we refer to powder depth in terms of ski penetration, for instance boot deep, knee deep, waist deep referring to the depth of loose snow(powder) above our ski plane.
If it was 3 ft of pow( which it may well have been) then it means you were skiing with powder up to your nut sack or waist depending on your height.
You need a pretty steep pitch to ski waist deep powder without getting bogged down or else it has to be 4% blower if it's flatter terrain.

Please clarify!

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I prefer tits deep but right now I am sitting at home with my thumb up my ass . . . so, yes please clarify! Just to rub it in! :the_finge

where r the pics muthf*ckers!?

The link that Peruvian posted has a few.

ML242
http://www.whitegrass.com/oct2012pics/IMG_0044.jpg

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Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds!

Weather report just improved a bit. High of only 34 on Friday (when it might rain) at 3000'. Should stay snow up high. Probably wind affected pow.

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Unfortunately, I think I'm gonna have to stick with no. Sorry man!

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Originally Posted by lynchdogger

I prefer tits deep but right now I am sitting at home with my thumb up my ass . . . so, yes please clarify! Just to rub it in! :the_finge

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you should be surfing my friend. today got outrageous fun, as will tomorrow and maybe saturday. skinning whitegrass? better for waxless xcbc imo. timberline warrants skinz with better more vert pitch.

nice to see so many folks taking advantage of the white.

rog

Bang.

http://forum.nyskiblog.com/file/n402...1831198211-376

Boom.

http://forum.nyskiblog.com/file/n402...1831198211-376

Kapow

https://vimeo.com/52668147

mmmmm, pasty^^^^^^^^^^^looks a tad warm. that dood in red suit skinning the warmth in a helmet looks a little over dressed.

way to use it up!

rog

That's what we wanted, thanks for getting that up. Looking forward to this winters adventures.

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Originally Posted by icelanticskier

mmmmm, pasty^^^^^^^^^^^looks a tad warm. that dood in red suit skinning the warmth in a helmet looks a little over dressed.

way to use it up!

rog

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Dress a tad warm...,maybe? Or maybe it was to compensate from 6 celsius hotel rooms. You should see how we played pool down there.

Helmet? Wrong guy. We Canadians call it a toque. I even believe it might have been bought at the MRG General Store.

Okay, on the road again. Google says I'm 5 hours from home...drive should much easier than Monday night. I should borrow MattC GoPro to capture the moment I'll say to borderguard in Canada that I went skiing to WV. I might be locked up in an insane asylum or/and tested for heavy drug use.

Nice work MC and MadPat! Thanks to the mags too...mrs and I laughed our heads off last night reading this thread on a 4 inch screen. This whole adventure been a nice diversion from pile of crap on the front side of the storm.

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Originally Posted by PNWbrit

I got mine last Friday..however.

I take it 3 feet was the actual vert you skied?

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Off by 8517.

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Originally Posted by MadPatSki

or/and tested for heavy drug use.

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Vibes.....

tBatt - the sad thing is Winterplace rarely has that much snow coverage in-season. Keep the WV stoke coming!

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Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Is that image tilted to make it appear flatter?

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Yes...the vertical is subpar in WV, but that shot is pointing towards the flat Blackwater River Valley (a broad valley at roughly 3,100').

I think helmets are mos def needed in the east. The trees are tight and rather hard when you hit them (birch, beech, maple).

I'll end my anal retentiveness now. :wink:

Anyone from the NYC tri-state area headed down tonight? PM me.

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Originally Posted by stuckinbrooklyn

Anyone from the NYC tri-state area headed down tonight? PM me.

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Have you talked to ISBD yet? He was contemplating heading down tonight. I'm not sure if that was dependent on me carpooling with him or not.
I'm officially out.

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Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

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Wait.... you got 8.5K of purely human powered vert?

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Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Wait.... you got 8.5K of purely human powered vert?

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I believe it. That dude was a machine.

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Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Wait.... you got 8.5K of purely human powered vert?

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Originally Posted by mattchuck2

I believe it. That dude was a machine.

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i rest when reading his TRs

This morning was good, real good up above 4000 ft and it just went bluebird . I'm tripping .. More pics later.

http://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/...ngsandy116.jpg

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Originally Posted by mattchuck2

I believe it. That dude was a machine.

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I didn't say I didn't believe it.

I know of Mr S's aerobic reputation.

It makes me tired just thinking about it.

Thanks for posting up some stoke.

I'm leaving tonight. Staying in downtown davis. Bringing grill and a case of beer. Probably gonna skin t line tomorrow with the wife and dogs tomorrow.

Is the power back on downtown?

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Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

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Is that over 2 days? If so, you're slackin'! :biggrin: Probably be two of your shortest days of the season.

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Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Wait.... you got 8.5K of purely human powered vert?

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This is the man who organizes an entire rando race series, and wins every race.

Hit up TLine today... Lots of fun, snow is beautiful! I'm in the lot now, waiting for Jonathan S to complete his obscene number of laps for today.

DoWork on the skin trackAttachment 124538

BushwackerinPA gets it doneAttachment 124539

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Originally Posted by I've seen black diamonds!

This is the man who organizes an entire rando race series, and wins every race.

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For the last time... I know.

In case you didn't know PNWBrit ,Jonathan. S. RUNS up Mount Washington every year and organizes the rando race series so that amount of vert is no surprise to me.

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Originally Posted by Scotsman50

In case you didn't know PNWBrit ,Jonathan. S. RUNS up Mount Washington every year and organizes the rando race series so that amount of vert is no surprise to me.

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Wish he had time to do an avy beacon review website too. That'd useful.

Also it is nice to have his first born - Dromond here as a PNWer.

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Originally Posted by PNWbrit

I didn't say I didn't believe it.

I know of Mr S's aerobic reputation.

It makes me tired just thinking about it.

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Imagine how much it would be if that place wasn't flat? :D

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Originally Posted by crank54

Hit up TLine today... Lots of fun, snow is beautiful! I'm in the lot now, waiting for Jonathan S to complete his obscene number of laps for today.

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There is going to be a mogul field all over the mountain once he's done. I remember skiing Airplane on MTW a day or two after Rog and him skied it. I couldn't believe they were moguls.

edit: Oh yeah, no one found that white bag with my googles inside that would have fallen out on my last short last run in WV yesterday?

Borderguard was a bit surprised when I crossed at lunch and curious about skiing in West Virginia. Much easier crossing than crossing into the US Monday night.

In the car headed back now. Three days of epic Bc skiing far away from the problems at my doorstep in NYC. Thanks west virginny and mags for help and an awesome time.

Video above is from mattchuck2. Glad he made it back home and edited that up so quickly.

^^^ Sweet vid!!!

Great to hook up and ski with you guys. Safe trip home to all.

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Originally Posted by crank54

Hit up TLine today... Lots of fun, snow is beautiful! I'm in the lot now, waiting for Jonathan S to complete his obscene number of laps for today.

DoWork on the skin trackAttachment 124538

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very nice!:yourock:
and yes, the skiing looks legit!

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Originally Posted by Sirshredalot

Thanks for posting up some stoke.

I'm leaving tonight. Staying in downtown davis. Bringing grill and a case of beer. Probably gonna skin t line tomorrow with the wife and dogs tomorrow.

Is the power back on downtown?

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Power was back as of last night but not all Davis. BFS was still out so advisable to take a couple gerry cans with gas along. Convenience store in Bismark, at the top, had power today.

Holy Bajeebus, that was awesome. It was every bit as good as a regular winter storm skiing, and even then better than most!

All night driveathon, no-sleep hot laps in some awesome trees and open trails, moonshine, electricity and heat-free amenities, 3-pin nutjobs getting crazy, more hot laps for more bottomless pow, hotel evacuations, so many good laughs, great suffrage and awesome crew up there.

So happy that we made the drive! Could not possibly be more stoked on such an obscure road trip. What an awesome place that little valley is, such good terrain and people!

My deepest powder condolences to those who didn't go. Seriously. +++vibes+++

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Originally Posted by ml242

In the car headed back now. Three days of epic Bc skiing far away from the problems at my doorstep in NYC. Thanks west virginny and mags for help and an awesome time.

Video above is from mattchuck2. Glad he made it back home and edited that up so quickly.

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WOW. WOODS. WOOT!:yourock:

nice score guys, and nice edit.
looks awesome.
it's snowing in the mountains of VT...safe travels...bring some more back!

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Originally Posted by ml242

In the car headed back now. Three days of epic Bc skiing far away from the problems at my doorstep in NYC. Thanks west virginny and mags for help and an awesome time.

Video above is from mattchuck2. Glad he made it back home and edited that up so quickly.

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Sweet Vid. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes?

Looks super fun. I was trying to make a road trip work coming up from central NC, but too much bullshit at work to deal with yesterday, today, and this weekend.
Those of you who sucked on winter's teat this week, well done.

Well done gentlemen well done! Love the video! I have never been to Canaan Valley, but having just moved to Columbus, Ohio I plan to storm chase there every chance I can this season. I was not able able to participate this week due to recovering from a stress fracture. Nevertheless, I'm glad you guys had a smashing time down there and its good to year you enjoyed the terrain. I am hoping that this dense snow will stick around for the season to provide a nice base, but it is early November in the Mid-Atlantic.

How many 40-50 degree days can this high-moisture content snow handle before it is just a fading memory? I'm sure the ground is still pretty warm in addition to it warming up.

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Originally Posted by MadPatSki

There is going to be a mogul field all over the mountain once he's done. I remember skiing Airplane on MTW a day or two after Rog and him skied it. I couldn't believe they were moguls.

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WHO? US?
http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t...3/DSCN0823.jpg
:D

we have been known to do some damage..............

rog

more like pillage