Moar toonsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bottleman
https://youtu.be/PZtncR6gfOo
Moar toonsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bottleman
https://youtu.be/PZtncR6gfOo
There was that one winter in mid '10's where the Boston area got pummeled all winter and extreme northwestern VT got skunked. Southern VT did well. It was that coastal thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by slatham
Is the Champlain Valley REALLY VT?Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
Should we start a “What/Where are VT’s border?”
The best part about Burlington is how close it is to Vermont.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boreas
2014-2015 I think. That was the best year for Magic since 2010. Goniff and I canceled a trip to Snowbird because the snow was better in SoVT.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
39º and bright bob w/a light high cloud cover, better than the 45º and gale force winds at 10 pm.
Pleasantly softish skiing yesterday except for fling which was a bit crispy. Left at Kook-O-Clock when it got too dicey.
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Out late day for a quick hike up through the woods for a Slide View
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Then caught the Lynx sunset
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And finished with the Japanese Ninja Turtles hangin top-o-house
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Opening bell in :30, get after it
The Belt du Banana IS Vermont. The remainder of the state is Western Cow Hampshire and or Northern Mass:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Boreas
The northern Maine vs southern Maine is an active debate with many folks confusing Western Maine as Northern Maine and leaving down east Maine completely out of the discussion.
Smuggs is a touch warmer today. It’s softening where the sun can poke through but firm in the shade.
The natural trails lost some coverage overnight.
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A rough guide for those who may come to ski Maine later this season:Quote:
Originally Posted by cat in january
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Trying to confuse me with those maps again, eh????????Quote:
Originally Posted by singlecross
Why, are you a Bates reject?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bottleman
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Bowdoin reject, actually… bunch of snobs. Maybe it was all my drunk hiking as youth to escape the depression of the mill that led me to catch beaver fever at UMF and become a skier who’s full of himself. That, or I blame Greg Stump.Quote:
Originally Posted by anotherVTskibum
I would say something about UMF grads and maps, but my brother graduated from there with a geology/GIS degree so I should probably keep my mouth shut.Quote:
Originally Posted by singlecross
I toured Bowdoin, I think it was Maine student day or something, and I don't know that I could argue with that "bunch of snobs" sentiment. My dad actually fell asleep during the presentation in the dark auditorium, which wouldn't have been so bad if we had been more than two rows back.
You caught beaver fever too, huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by singlecross
'98 for me
*high five*
Giardia is horrible affliction. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.Quote:
Originally Posted by vt_ski
Although, to be fair, it did teach me not only how to successfully navigate a Buck dump but also proper use of a spork.
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Today was day 3 for me. Stratton. Pro tip: on weekends, all the drunks sleep in 'til 10. Got 2 hours of solid groomer zooming before it got to be human slalom.
Ran into Joey on our way out....
Today was day four for me, plenty of good snow at Sunday River but the snowcat parking is getting a bit out of hand. Not only are there two still in the overstuffed Barker lot, but they left one on the top of Cascades this morning (I'm assuming it was having a bad day and didn't want to go back to the garage).
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Day one at the loaf for me.
Our snowmaking upgrades are producing an impressive early season offering. The increased pressure in the lines has been finding weak spots in the old pipe network which the ops team is handling with ease. We’re able to run twice as many guns at once now due to a mid mountain pump station installed up by Bullwinkles.
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wait, what about gatch's is depressing? :fmicon:
Ha +1 for gatch’s reference
just sayin, I'd go back :fmicon:
still not sure on the beer pong though
Dangerous bidness, that.Quote:
Originally Posted by akokskis
Heh.Quote:
Originally Posted by singlecross
Does anyone know if this was snow in the mountains? Asking for a Facebook friend.
Solid upgrades with the pump house and the new guns. The snow surface was as good as it’s ever been at this time of year with as much natural snow as we’ve hadQuote:
Originally Posted by ticketchecker
Love it. Would love to see a NH version too 😂Quote:
Originally Posted by singlecross
Ya gotta ski it for yourself to find outQuote:
Originally Posted by Bottleman
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A scant 3/4" by 1:15
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Busy times at the bar stripping wrappers off straws[rolls eyes]
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Price goes up!
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South facing took a hit from yesterdays weather, North and upper reaches still have some limited coverage. Wednesday looks troubling, oh, the weekend as well.
Round and round the wheel.
I'm one flight to the east coast away from making my next mileage tier, and my nephew is in his freshman year in Boston. Having done my undergrad in Boston and grad school in VT, I'm flying to Boston on Friday to pick him up and spend Saturday and Sunday skiing . . . somewhere. He needs to experience fake snow and a WROD. When I lived in Vermont I mostly skied Killington and Sugarbush due to the student season passes, but the New England Jeep dealers did this promotion where if you show up at whatever mountain they said on whatever weekend they said, you skied for free, so I've skied all over the place.
From snow reports it looks like Sunday River has the best coverage right now, although I was surprised that Killington didn't open Superstar today given the race last weekend. Stowe also has coverage but the open terrain looks pretty blasé.
Any recommendations on where to take him? I'm not married to skiing at the same place two days in a row either. I'm just going to find some dive hotel(s) so moving on Saturday night won't be a problem.
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Originally Posted by Alaska-RWC
its going to be a race to pound out more snow after this rain moves out on Thursday morning. Sunday river is a good option with its decent drive from Boston. Killington was a absolute shit show when I was there two sundays ago. And they have been preoccupied with World Cup and the weather has been crap. Maybe it’s getting better but terrain counts are staying low right now. Okemo had really good snow and a lot of terrain open Wednesday before thanksgiving. Stratton was good this past weekend but it was human slalom after 1030 both days as August West said back a page. They did have good terrain open but the weather is warm down in southern Vt until next Tuesday. Just freezing as night. Stupid.
if I was to roll the dice I would pick either okemo or Sunday river. And I can’t believe I just said either of those places. I must go pray now.
and lol, fuck Steaux, especially on a weekend. Unless you bought the parking pass that doesn’t buy you anything.
Joey pretty much nailed it. Killington can't open Superstar until they can hide the ice that the WC ladies skated on. They'd have to line up ambulances at the base of the lift if they let your average Joe(y) try his luck. Not SoVT Joey, MA/NY/NJ/CT Joey.
Fuck Stowe is right. 10-15 years ago it was worth taking a day off work on one of their crazy cheap promo days. Those days, and the promos, are long gone. If you have a few three million dollars to buy one of the condos and can convince them to let you travel by helicopter, maybe you can make the traffic and parking situation work.
My first year living in VT since 1994 without a downhill pass...had a Stowe one since 1997, but as a primarily weekend skier I just couldn't take it anymore. The whole place is a competition for parking and space to ski. Jay, Smuggs, and Burke are just out of reasonable driving range, so its nordic, touring and Catamount trail for me this year. We'll see how it goes. Thought I was gonna be struggling, but to be honest, the quiet mornings at home on the weekend are a blessing. It's nice to let go of the rush to the hill...Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
The weekend weather looks perfect
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to watch the UVM v Syracuse men’s soccer match.
Like watching paint dry...which may be better than skiing. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
I'm trying to envision a point on the map that is reasonable driving to Stowe, not reasonable driving to Smuggs, Jay, Burke AND also not reasonable driving to Bolton, Sugarbush, MRG, Middlebury Snow Bowl or something else I may have missed. And I'm not able to come up with anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by milestogo
Elmore, VT.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
25 minutes to Stowe, an hour to Smuggs, an hour to Jay, an hour plus to the MRV, 80 minutes to Burke. Granted, for people who don't mind driving an hour each way to ski crowded slopes on the weekend, there are options. I'd rather thrash through the woods and ski the hardwoods or go up to Craftsbury Nordic center. I used to be able to get plenty of laps in at Stowe from first chair to 10:30 ish when the quad opened at 7:30, maybe skin a lap before that. There are just way, way too many people now and the experience of skiing Stowe is essentially changed for the worse.
One, the MCSB sucks. Don't go there.Quote:
Originally Posted by riser4
Two, that soccer match sounds fascinating. This weekend I learned that they don't always score goals in soccer but the times that they almost score goals are (although few and far between) VERY exciting.
$10 for Sip!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel