Yeah - enjoy ripping it up off the Metro T-bar. Everything else will be on wind hold. Then it's more rain and warmth for the remainder of the month. Good times.Quote:
Originally Posted by vano
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Yeah - enjoy ripping it up off the Metro T-bar. Everything else will be on wind hold. Then it's more rain and warmth for the remainder of the month. Good times.Quote:
Originally Posted by vano
Ugggggggghh.
Well, let's assume this is setting us up for an epic February. :rolleyes:
Now yer talking! I might just hit up the Cape this week. Skiing blows right now, but it's no surprise in January. Same thing every year.Quote:
Originally Posted by peterslovo
well, if it makes you guys feel any better, they just got 8 feet of powder in 4 days at Mt Baker.
I've been delaying buying a replacement road bike (why buy a bike in January in Maine?), but today seems like the day to do it!Quote:
Originally Posted by trainnvain
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Originally Posted by peterslovo
I think I need to go mow my lawn.
^^^ Thanks, I needed that to cheer me up!Quote:
Originally Posted by Godwin-Austin
'94 was actually worse at this time. If that's any consolation. But, hey, still a few months to really get depressed.
I can still hike. I skied powder all day last year while the Jet was on wind hold. Not to say that the conditions this weekend will be classified as "powder"...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tin Woodsman
If any place gets it, it will be Jay. But you probably knew that. One of my best days ever was on a max wind hold day when only the Metro was open. Hiked up to the top of River Quai and bombed it in about 2 feet of blower.Quote:
Originally Posted by vano
Feb and MArch are looking better, but you never know with this shit strong Pacific jet pattern.
So are they just really big liars at Plattekill? How can it be pushing 50 at MRG and these jokers are calling for snow?
Greetings from Plattekill Mountain --
Despite the wrath of good ol' mother nature and a very warm, unseasonable past
week (with record breaking high temps no less)...we're not letting that stop us
at Plattekill Mountain...and we sure hope that doesn't stop you either!
In fact, we are open today and skiing and riding from 8:45am-4:15 with some real
nice spring conditions...and winter is going to be back tomorrow as we are
expecting snow on Saturday and snow showers throughout the day on Sunday.
Today we're skiing/riding with 10 trails open and 2 lifts and we plan to open
the double chair and up the trail count for the weekend once the snow gets firm
again - hopefully for Saturday. Today we're reporting machine groomed loose
granular and spring conditions on a 8-24" base.
We're open this entire weekend including Monday for the Martin Luther King
Holiday. We will be snowtubing Saturday and Sunday night from 5-9pm. For all
the details and a full trail and condition report you can find it all on our
website at www.plattekill.com.
Don't let mother nature fool you...skiing and riding is great on our open
terrain and it's only going to get better as the weekend gets underway! Hope to
see you all here!!!
THINK SNOW!
Plattekill Mountain
www.plattekill.com
info@plattekill.com
(607) 326-3500
I don't trust anything Plattekill tells me. I'm going biking this weekend.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClic...te=NY&site=BGM
Yeah, pretty much chancing it at this point. I did an emotional analysis and decided that:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tin Woodsman
Anger cause i drove 9 hours to ski crappy icy snow < Anger cause i didn't take a chance and missed out on some good hiking and powder
Plus its a 3 day weekend and if i don't do this, my wife will take me shopping in home depot and bed bath and beyond.
Sound the horns! Stroke the violas!Quote:
Originally Posted by mildbill.
Pour the Chianti! Roast the spiced meats!
The MOUNTAINEER IS NIGH!
This is your cue to get in the car NOW. Run while you can.Quote:
Originally Posted by vano
Well, at least if it rains tomorrow you guys have the ability to stay home...I have to teach ski lessons in the Monsoon at the enormous Quechee Ski Mountain...errr....hill...:rolleyes:
Don't be angry about the conditions! Take the skiing for what it's worth (it's still skiing!) and enjoy being lazy, hanging out in VT, chilling w/ friends or alone. --(and vano, you chose wisely)
God, I love to ski...but I can also find a lot of happiness just hiking in the rain, watching some DVDs I never got to watch yet, staying up late w/ my honey and working out all the kinks.
Maybe I'm just feeling grateful that I get to enjoy a weekend of life, as my coworkers husband was just killed in a car crash yesterday on the Jersey Turnpike...leaving his despondent wife and 2 little boys behind.
Life is what you make of it people. Yes, the weather sucks but Vermont is an awesome place. GO GET SUM regardless!!!
:cool:
Sprite
(sorry if that's a little emotional, it's a tough day at the office today.)
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Originally Posted by vano
My way of getting some is through complaint. :p
The Mountaineer will be out in the rain, the snow, the hail, the frogs, the leeches, whatever Mother Nature can thrust upon him; for he is...
THE MOUNTAINEER!
Also he recently aquired an exquisite Alpaca dickey that he simply must expose to the elements. Also the Beaugelais are in the wanning days of their ripeness and are always best enjoyed on the wind-blasted, knife edge ridgeline of a high-alpine range with water crackers and fine imported anchovies.
the weather here has been in the upper 50s and lower 60s all we can do here is climb because there is no snow and the singletrack is all mud
ohio blows:mad:
http://www.donaldedavis.com/NEWSKIES/CB.JPGQuote:
Originally Posted by snowsprite
Tell you what Godwin...just do whatever the fuck you want then, okay?
:)
Sprite
And I hear Beaugelais marries quite well with Funfetti.Quote:
Originally Posted by biggins
Keep on keeping oozing regality.
prepare the rake, stir the coals, mull the wine, filleth thine goblets, for from yon comes the tempest!Quote:
Originally Posted by biggins
oh crap, Sprite, I know you are just trying to make us all feel better - sorry for setting off that thermo-nuclear warhead on your head. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by snowsprite