EAST COAST ROLL CALL #8 14/15 A NEW HOPE

[Peruvian]

Grizzly Lodge caught on fire. Guess the tourists will have to put their boots on outside.

You mean the base Lodge at Stratton or another Lodge? Fire on third floor of Stratton base Lodge has it closed all day today.

[Bottleman]

Bottleman done gots hisself some cheater skis

[east or bust]

Bottleman done gots hisself some cheater skis

Those are some good lookin boards right there.

[east or bust]

Don't know if this was posted - nice thorough write up of mtw fatality last week
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/201...j7K/story.html

Haven't seen that posted, thanks for the link.

[Peruvian]

Fresh lines can still be had just outside of the ropes in the mellow glades of Stratton.

[FussyDutchman]

Fresh lines can still be had just outside of the ropes in the mellow glades of Stratton.

Were you the one guiding Sir Paul around Sun Mt. this weekend?

http://t.co/UuwTvC6Iq8

[Peruvian]

Were you the one guiding Sir Paul around Sun Mt. this weekend?

http://t.co/UuwTvC6Iq8

pshaw...Havent you read? Sir Paul is a hack and a shill.

I already had to tell Treat Williams to back off the last sixer of Limbo IPA there one Saturday afternoon and don't get me started on how long it takes Angela Landsbury to order her freakin' tea!

[Jonathan S.]

Extended family ski trip to Mt Washington the past five days:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1...55561540523489

More extended-family trip than extended trip or extensive skiing, but in brief:

1. Cog is skiing super nicely. (Sorry, no pictures on powder days.)


2. Summit is always neat-o, even when the snow above the ravines is sparse:




3. Burt is fat:




4. Boozing is up with the young ladies is always fun (even if they're young enough to think that Burt is Ernie's friend):

[t-the-east]

VTF,nothing like a sunny afternoon at the beach,spent yesterday digging out the last of my firewood,if this weather continues i will be out in 2weeks

I was there last year and my neighbor helped me out. I probably have 2 full cords left and would be happy to help if you are in need.

[Vt-Freeheel]

10.4` bob with a misting of snow falling.

Thank You JS for the blog free zone update.

This looks good



20150224_093140 by mwactucks, on Flickr

[chrisgpic]

10.4` bob with a misting of snow falling.

Thank You JS for the blog free zone update.

This looks good



20150224_093140 by mwactucks, on Flickr

That's a view that never gets old.

[Peruvian]

I was rollin' up the windows in the Stratton sidecountry yesterday.

[BigDaddy]

First you're skiing with Sir Paul, and now, you're skiing with wings...

[GetAmped]

From Hickory's FB page:

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[FussyDutchman]

First you're skiing with Sir Paul, and now, you're skiing with wings...

Ha, well done! He's a regular star magnet down there.

[t-the-east]

headed out into the woods today


up the brook

up the slide

came across some questionable terrain

final approach

and a long way down


10 miles round trip today. I'm beat. now, beer.

[robrox]

t-t-e, is that Lincoln Brook?

[t-the-east]

t-t-e, is that Lincoln Brook?

Negative. Bennies brook. Adks.

[mtl_ripper]

JS, thanks for the humour-filled beta. Looks so rad up there!

t-the-east, slide looks pretty sparse high up, just wind-scoured? On the approach the river was crossable it looks like?

Word, time to stop procrastinating on all the things that get pushed to the side when pow season is upon us... and stack the chips for next shred

[t-the-east]

JS, thanks for the humour-filled beta. Looks so rad up there!

t-the-east, slide looks pretty sparse high up, just wind-scoured? On the approach the river was crossable it looks like?

Word, time to stop procrastinating on all the things that get pushed to the side when pow season is upon us... and stack the chips for next shred

Yeah, super wind scoured. Must just be the direction it's facing. Lots of snow everywhere else..... One of those things "ya don't know til ya go".... Brook was crossable and skiable the whole way

[Jonathan S.]

The second venue in the four-venue NE Rando Race Series is this coming Saturday, February 28: 80th anniversary of the original Thunderbolt race, now the only 100% backcountry rando race in the East.
(I would say something about the snow conditions, but you can figure it out for yourself!)

As of this morning, we already have 87 racers ... three dozen ski patrollers ... many other volunteers ... even more Town emergency responders and LEO ... and probably *hundreds* of spectators!

All the info is here:
http://nerandorace.blogspot.com/2013...bolt-80th.html
... including link for on-line registration up until midnight tonight (Thursday), which will save you $10 (as well as time spent standing around in the cold).

Schedule is our usual bib pick-up starting at 9:00, pre-race briefing at 9:30, mass start at 10:00, ... and awards at an usually late time of 3:15 at the unusual venue of the big Thunderfest outdoor party in town!

[therudeness]

sounds like a group of american skiers set of a slide on Mont St-Pierre, one sustained injuries but not life threatening

vibes!

[cat in january]

Some gnarly terrain there. Hope everyone is ok.


edit: found this picture of the slide. Category 3 slide; Looks like it was a meathead crew filming and everyone is ok

[therudeness]

I'm not sure that 2nd photo is from there? Doesn't look like Mont St-Pierre to me

[cat in january]

I did not think so either, but this was a photo linked to the story.