Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!

[DoWork]

17 degrees early this morning at 1600' in SoVT.

I can smell the wood stoves now

[strawjack]

I was stoopid at one point a long time ago also. Didn't have the right gear and would burn holes thru my jeans at the knee. The transition back to dirt was so nice and then the final commitment to mtb was the best! ...but I still seem to break myself

[weasel1]

Took the MSF course and started riding for the first time this fall (roads, not dirt, yet). What a way to commute to work! Hopefully I can find a bike I can afford this winter.

What I think I look like:


What I really look like:


Ok, maybe not REALLY....or do I?

/offtopic

[DoWork]

Took the MSF course and started riding for the first time this fall (roads, not dirt, yet). What a way to commute to work! Hopefully I can find a bike I can afford this winter.

That's awesome, I LOVED taking rider training courses. You can always tell which instructor to listen to the most by the giant roll of rubber on the edge of their tires haha

Next summer I will be able to commute to work in my kayak. REALLY looking forward to that!

[Speedfreak]

Next summer I will be able to commute to work in my kayak.

That upstream paddle to get home is gonna be a bitch after a long day of work.

[icelanticskier]

Next summer I will be able to commute to work in my kayak. REALLY looking forward to that!

now that would be a cool commute!

1st somewhat chilly commute for me this am on the bicycle. wore the winter cycling jacket and tights. way overdressed for low 30's. mid 20's and colder and that gear will be comfy.

gorgeous day. k must be blowing big loads right now

rog

[robrox]

...Next summer I will be able to commute to work in my kayak. REALLY looking forward to that!

That upstream paddle to get home is gonna be a bitch after a long day of work.

Maybe, could be more like "Heck yeah!".... Drop a line over the side and troll for dinner on the way home.

[strawjack]

my best commute was a ski down and skin back home. don't ask why I left.

[weasel1]

Maybe, could be more like "Heck yeah!".... Drop a line over the side and troll for dinner on the way home.

Drop a line? Man, DoWork noodles his fish and eats it raw!


Wait....that didn't come out quite right.

[Todd Zander]

top o page stoke/tunage brought to you by an early adopter of pov footage...the man himself....laser. and of course some direction by LH. One of my best first days of the season by far.

[DoWork]

That upstream paddle to get home is gonna be a bitch after a long day of work.

It's above a dam so it's all flat water and actually almost disappointingly close.

Saw the biggest snapping turtle possibly anywhere ever in that section though, so no noodling for me Never sitting at that damn bridge light again though... I might give a finger for that haha

[Moeghoul]

Hiked up Madonna to lick mansfield's taint this morning. Some nice coverage up high on a few slopes, coulda used my gators hiking thru some of the deeper stuff.

[DoWork]

coulda used my gators hiking thru some of the deeper stuff.

Now THAT'S pimpin'.

I had a giggle picturing Moeghoul bee boppin' up the ridge in some baby blue now 'n later gators like snoop dogg haha

[lemmycaution]

REMINDER: The Plattekill work day is scheduled for THIS Sat 11/2 with a rain date of 11/3. The plan is to lengthen the line we made last year and potentially thin at one other spot- time and crew permitting

ML242's full write up from nyskiblog HERE

meet up at Plattekill between 8-9am, the lift will run for a while starting at 9

[Peruvian]

A dusting on the ground and flurries still falling at 1600' in So VT.

[icelanticskier]

the rivah is trying to got top to bottom for the weekend.

feels like fall out there.

hope everyone gets outside to play at some point today, and every day if yer able

rog

[neufox47]

Going to be tough with this warm front. Man, if only it were 10 degrees colder on MTW


Thursday Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. Very windy, with a west wind 35 to 40 mph increasing to 45 to 50 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night Rain. Low around 35. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 45 to 55 mph increasing to 60 to 70 mph. Winds could gust as high as 90 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 42. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind around 90 mph, with gusts as high as 110 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Strong and damaging winds.

[Fenris]

the rivah is trying to got top to bottom for the weekend.

I believe they're water constrained this week, not cold constrained. Sunday River, Bull Branch and the ground nearby are all wicked dry, and their's no Denver water board for the COO to trade his soul for water too. Shelly's shot from yesterday shows very little progress around the base area.

With the warm front and a half inch or so of rain, I'd just harden up upper Locke and capture all the water I can for Sunday and Monday nights.

[icelanticskier]

ya i was shocked to see them trying to blow down low with the heatwave and hot rain on the way. press the reset on george so it looks. gonna try to hit the riv on the sunday or monday the 17th/18th of nov for the 1st gym day. unless there's good surf, of course. surf should be fun this weekend.

rog

[peace_coast]

Free skiing at Bretton Woods today. One trail off the quad. Went up there for about an hour this morning and it was decent enough, plenty of snow and no walking or downloading. Not sure how late they're running the lift but if anyone has the afternoon off it might be worth rallying up there.

[strawjack]

gonna try to hit the riv on the sunday or monday the 17th/18th of nov for the 1st gym day.
rog

what a waste of gas.

[akokskis]

^^ It's ok, without snowtires Rog will be using less gas than those of us who roll with snows

[biff chalupa]

Way late to the party . . .

One more month until I am cleared for full activity. My grade 2 mcl tear last january turned out to be a completely torn mcl and acl, small meniscus tear, and a tibial plateau fracture. major misdiagnosis to say the least. crushing pt in the meantime. looking forward to the season.

[BigDaddy]

Way late to the party . . .

One more month until I am cleared for full activity. My grade 2 mcl tear last january turned out to be a completely torn mcl and acl, small meniscus tear, and a tibial plateau fracture. major misdiagnosis to say the least. crushing pt in the meantime. looking forward to the season.

Shit.... That's insane. Heal strong, man. Hope to see you out there.

[robrox]

Way late to the party . . .

One more month until I am cleared for full activity. My grade 2 mcl tear last january turned out to be a completely torn mcl and acl, small meniscus tear, and a tibial plateau fracture. major misdiagnosis to say the least. crushing pt in the meantime. looking forward to the season.

dang! That sounds like a harsh moment and some bleak days after!

Keep after it, if it's your first biggie, you will probably come back stronger.