Eastcoast Roll Call TwoTwo/TwoThree A Slow Start to a Big Finish

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twilight zone december 22

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Originally Posted by SoVT Joey

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magic is a full blown joke. There. I said it. Don’t gauge the northeast on that shit hole with an inept mountain owner. Stratton has been spinning lifts since thanksgiving same with bromley, killington, okemo, Stowe, sugarbush, and just about every other mtn in the north east. Magic sucks and I would hate to have given them money for services promised.

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hate as you wish but every other mountain there has a large corporate parent (including the inept vail resorts), and except for stowe and the bush, can't compete with magic for challenging terrain (full disclosure: never ever opted to ski okemo or stratton based on respected opinions of friends - and their nicknames!)
the weather is fucked and i'm glad lifts are spinning at all.
plattekill got torched as well and is the best-run small (and family owned) mountain i know. mad river glen got hit hard as well.
magic's management issues and the weather are 2 separate things.
skiing without natural snow is only made possible by great expenditures of energy - and the emissions at the heart of the weather we experience today. (and by $150+ lift tickets). much like running the a/c in the car to stay cool in a parking lot on a hot day.

how are the woods and nats holding up at the corporate resorts?

Monkeys flinging poop at each other.
There was good skiing in December. Never forget.
I have been running in shorts all week on the Cape.
One more weekend at Cannon and I'm headed to Bachelor.
Stick season is bumping against mud season.

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Originally Posted by singlecross

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unfortunately nor is breakdown/collapse.

i do love pics of frank with poodle-ears ;0]
(was just listening to lumpy gravy)

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hate as you wish but every other mountain there has a large corporate parent (including the inept vail resorts), and except for stowe and the bush, can't compete with magic for challenging terrain (full disclosure: never ever opted to ski okemo or stratton based on respected opinions of friends - and their nicknames!)
the weather is fucked and i'm glad lifts are spinning at all.
plattekill got torched as well and is the best-run small (and family owned) mountain i know. mad river glen got hit hard as well.
magic's management issues and the weather are 2 separate things.
skiing without natural snow is only made possible by great expenditures of energy - and the emissions at the heart of the weather we experience today. (and by $150+ lift tickets). much like running the a/c in the car to stay cool in a parking lot on a hot day.

how are the woods and nats holding up at the corporate resorts?[/QUOTE]


there are over grown woods that are steep all over Vt. I’d rather walk then get stuck on a lift at magic. Their terrain is the same as everyone else’s if you know where to look. I’m 36 and have spent every year of my life in that valley.

and I guess $800 season passes to spin three days so far is worth it too?

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Originally Posted by jhyatt

Monkeys flinging poop at each other.
There was good skiing in December. Never forget.
I have been running in shorts all week on the Cape.
One more weekend at Cannon and I'm headed to Bachelor.
Stick season is bumping against mud season.

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there could of been great skiing in January too if every resort didn’t sit on their hands and pray for more natural. There isnt a resort in the north east that didn’t mess rhat window up. I would of made snow like crazy for the two weeks after that storm. Instead, oh let’s sit and hope. Bunch on idiots run the ski industry for nothing more then profit and it’s sad. And magic is right there with the best of them.

what window are you talking about? everyone was making snow whenever they could as far as i could tell. 30 degrees and high humidity doesn’t really put down a lot (or good quality) fake. hey, maybe i should stop bickering and just thank the lucky stars for the 3” of zipper crust we just got, another month of this shit and i’ll be calling it powder!

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Originally Posted by SoVT Joey

there are over grown woods that are steep all over Vt. I’d rather walk then get stuck on a lift at magic. Their terrain is the same as everyone else’s if you know where to look. I’m 36 and have spent every year of my life in that valley.

and I guess $800 season passes to spin three days so far is worth it too?

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i almost got stuck on the red chair that x-mas week pow day about 10years back but for running 15 mins late. no argument there. and agreed, the pass would have been a bad investment thus far. i believe i was there day 4 and they still ran after that (i think) i stopped buying passes a few years ago except for springs at K.

^^ a lot of those same mtns may close early if there's no snowpack and move on to their summer offerings. for profit.

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Originally Posted by ex-powderbroker

what window are you talking about? everyone was making snow whenever they could as far as i could tell. 30 degrees and high humidity doesn’t really put down a lot (or good quality) fake. hey, maybe i should stop bickering and just thank the lucky stars for the 3” of zipper crust we just got, another month of this shit and i’ll be calling it powder!

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what planet are you on? Obviously not one in southern Vt. Just about every mountain sat on that storm and didn’t turn on a single snow gun. Including magic, they could of figured out their pump problems a few days earlier. And after that storm if dropped to mid teens with no humidity for six days. Take a lap.

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Originally Posted by buckethead

i almost got stuck on the red chair that x-mas week pow day about 10years back but for running 15 mins late. no argument there. and agreed, the pass would have been a bad investment thus far. i believe i was there day 4 and they still ran after that (i think) i stopped buying passes a few years ago except for springs at K.

^^ a lot of those same mtns may close early if there's no snowpack and move on to their summer offerings. for profit.

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Stratton and okemo will spin until 4/15 just like usual unless there is no snow. And we all know what killington will do. I’ll gladly get my 50 days at Stratton and thank alterra for it every step of the way. I guess I’ll thank palisades, steamboat and Jackson as well.

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Originally Posted by ex-powderbroker

what window are you talking about? everyone was making snow whenever they could as far as i could tell. 30 degrees and high humidity doesn’t really put down a lot (or good quality) fake. hey, maybe i should stop bickering and just thank the lucky stars for the 3” of zipper crust we just got, another month of this shit and i’ll be calling it powder!

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I’m on the sugarloaf snow meeting just about every day, we made a huge investment in our system this off season and make snow when we can. We haven’t been able to lately


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I’m on the sugarloaf snow meeting just about every day, we made a huge investment in our system this off season and make snow when we can. We haven’t been able to lately


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owls head put in 3M to make more (on pumps and high e guns)and they have been closed because it’s been so warm. i got my pass at the mini vernon valley up here that blows tons of snow and skied there 2 days of the storm and lots before - no guns going. virtually every night ski i’ve had it’s been basically 30 degrees. that there is some conspiracy and that if only some jong was running the show all the east coast mountains would be at 100% (except Magic) makes no sense.

warmest december ever and january has been even worse.

It doesn’t snow like it used to so you need a big snow hose system, now you have the big hose and can’t use it also due to weather.

How fucked is that?


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Look deep in your soul
Step outside yourself
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Close your eyes
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Originally Posted by SoVT Joey

Stratton and okemo will spin until 4/15 just like usual unless there is no snow..

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that's what i was getting at - while unjinxing by the suggestion.
i'll also be waxing skis tonite. so it's a wash.

fwiw 07/08 didn't really hit til mlk and turned out to be a season of many bottomless days. but that was 14 years and many disappointing winters ago.

I asked this last season already but here we go again. I am looking for a high quality outdoor garment repair place in New England.
The zipper broke on an almost new pricey ultralight Salomon running jacket. They warranty it with store credit so they are all good but I would like to try to get it repaired. The seam is fully taped so I don't want to go to a local garment place. It also a relatively light zipper.
Happy to mail it.
Thanks for suggestions
I am checking with rainy pass but their site says zipper replacement starting at $95 which would not be worth it.


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Originally Posted by ex-powderbroker

owls head pu

warmest december ever and january has been even worse.

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i've been turning my compost over nearly every day since before xmas. i didn't encounter earthworms. otherwise, it's autumn right now

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Originally Posted by jhyatt

I asked this last season already but here we go again. I am looking for a high quality outdoor garment repair place in New England.
The zipper broke on an almost new pricey ultralight Salomon running jacket. They warranty it with store credit so they are all good but I would like to try to get it repaired. The seam is fully taped so I don't want to go to a local garment place. It also a relatively light zipper.
Happy to mail it.
Thanks for suggestions
I am checking with rainy pass but their site says zipper replacement starting at $95 which would not be worth it.


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Duct tape?

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Originally Posted by Boreas

Duct tape?

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Then it's an anorak. And that sucks. I tried it with a safety pin and it's very difficult to get over my head

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Originally Posted by buckethead

i've been turning my compost over nearly every day since before xmas. i didn't encounter earthworms. otherwise, it's autumn right now

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That sounds like code for eating ass. Which is what this ski season is doing in New England

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for a comparison i think replacing the zipper on a ghost whisperer was 50-60cad from these guys. and you get to look at the danseus dropping off and picking up since the snow sucks

http://ateliermicho.com/

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Originally Posted by jhyatt

That sounds like code for eating ass. Which is what this ski season is doing in New England

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hate to disappoint. sometimes composting means just composting.

...and yes it is (and in the alps too). my pow days in late december, and the feeling that winter finally arrived....pffft!
until it returns again. fleetingly or otherwise.

Well, there’s still hope (if one is to believe in the farmer’s almanac)…

Freezing ‘Cold, Snowy’ Winter Expected For New York State

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”Depending on where you live, this will be the best of winters or memorable for all the wrong reasons,” The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editor Janice Stillman reports. “One half of the country will deal with bone-chilling cold and loads of snow, while the other half may feel like winter never really arrives.”

Sadly, if you are hoping for a mild winter, New York isn't where you should be. The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts the Empire State will see a "cold" and "snowy" winter.

Winter temperatures will be colder than normal across much of the country, including New York State and much of the East Coast, officials predict.

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It's laughable to think there is an east coast ski area cartel that has decided not to make snow. Conditions for blowing have blown for most of the season around here. The last few weeks have had inversion conditions a lot of the time and or really high humidity, like this screen grab from the east, the bush has had a warm middle regularly.
The best run of snowmaking was when they got ripcord done before it got rained on, nice piles with edge able snow. Everything since has been Google Mist Way with sticky low output "snow". Due to all of the warm rain/temperatures combo the majority of the trails that have been blown now need to be redone as most of them are far from good.




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Low clouds and humidity required putting the goggs up to get some vis, only skied mid to base for two hours with the upper 3/4 so murky I could only see about 2' in front of my tips, max. Braille ski day, at least it was soft and melting.

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Even the Lower Birdland ice flows are gone

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We did have a fun dawn patrol in December

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Close your eyes
Look deep in your soul.......

Found some not terrible snow to slide around on this week(albeit 2km worth) and the babes first pulk ride was a success! Attachment 441437


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^^ nice. he'll want his own skis in no time!

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a little base-building help in progress (if mostly where not needed)
saw snow falling on a nearby area webcam

here's to the first, small steps!

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Found some not terrible snow to slide around on this week(albeit 2km worth) and the babes first pulk ride was a success! Attachment 441437


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Finally, some news that can cheer this place up.

What a cutie pie and the kids not bad looking too

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Originally Posted by cat in january

What a cutie pie and the kids not bad looking too

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Snork.

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Originally Posted by buckethead

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EVERYBODY TO WACHUSETT!!!

^^ ha! i almost drove there once when it was in the bullseye...until i read the night before that they were planning to groom EVERYTHING!:eek:

it does look like jiminy (my cheap date that's open late!) and berk east got a little love. and we're on the verge of ... snowmaking temps ... IN JANUARY!

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Originally Posted by buckethead

^^ ha! i almost drove there once when it was in the bullseye...until i read the night before that they were planning to groom EVERYTHING!:eek:

it does look like jiminy (my cheap date that's open late!) and berk east got a little love. and we're on the verge of ... snowmaking temps ... IN JANUARY!

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A rare and important phenomenon that demands much celebration!!!!!

31 and raining, this is fine.

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Originally Posted by jhyatt

That sounds like code for eating ass. Which is what this ski season is doing in New England

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That's called "tossing the salad." GET IT RIGHT, MAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!

Just Play Some Slayer...

Or

On a positive note, check out my eco-ski wax at Dots Ski Wax


Yea, I owe wax to a handful of you. It's in the mail.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Z7...6cgSc&index=16

No worries on my end, glad to see the site up and running. Best of luck and definitely the direction we need to go

5/8" of glop in the yard when I headed over today. Slightly better visibility was welcome but steady rain/snow combo, not so much.
1-1 3/4" of damp cotton candy texture new snow tried its best to bond to the old firmer surface. Remembering where yesterdays glide cracks were was helpful during several runs. It was just slightly busier than yesterday, so still dead.

Good size crew pulling hoses in anticipation of blowing some snow. Still just above freezing here and their scheduled on the valley house trails so maybe sometime around 3am?

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Gripped an end of the splice today, crossed myself

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Stikka

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Surface Whore reminded us that programs start tomorrow, what a shitshow that will be. Was reminded of that when the inconsiderate weekend renters across the street [last 4 years] showed up with their shitty dogs that roam free barking at everything and nothing.
Fo'cast is bleak and my knees don't want to rattle the groomed {there really isn't much left to groom} so its time for a Zwift break.

Snow had melted when I returned from skiing

^^ glad your splice held!

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Originally Posted by Bottleman

That's called "tossing the salad." GET IT RIGHT, MAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!

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wait...then what's a blumpkin? bwaaaah!

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That's called "tossing the salad." GET IT RIGHT, MAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!

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https://www.urbandictionary.com/defi...ning%20Compost

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