East Coast Roll Call #??? 20-21 Covid closures and hard core touring! Be Fit or Sit

[buttahflake]

Cold dry, chalk dust in southern Vermont. Windy but all lifts were running. Felt so good to see the sunshine. Feels like it’s been a minute. Got on the hill at 1:15, single six packs, all afternoon.

[Boreas]

Three dog night and bluebird day out there.

Three phreakin phreeheelers in the northern Greens.

Found the path to enlightenment.

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Non-mag RG was trip leader.

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Doremite gettin down to that Funky reggae sound.

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Phone battery nearly died after the first
lap, so it stayed in my pocket for the remainder.

Don’t let a crowded parking lot dissuade you. Just go further.

Wouldn’t be the same RG that keeps the spokes turning would it?

[S.B.]

What'd you think of the new dukes?

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[SoVT Joey]

I found a pair locally yesterday so I haven’t had them long. I hiked for 3 miles today on them and they seemed decent. I have heard of some toe issues but they seemed ok. They aren’t that heavy. Lighter then a frame for sure. They skied really well on the downhill. Just like a jester. So I don’t really have any complaints.

I’ll be on them all week so I guess I’ll see how it goes.

Side note.... I’m tempted to pull the toe off and put inserts in for the duke toe and the jester toe and be able to change the toes on that ski and leave the heel on it all the time. But then again full warranty, so who cares.

[ex-powderbroker]

WORTH IT!

[ridge_skier]

Braved the sub zero temps today and it was worth it. Still a bit thwacky in the steeps but there's plenty of snow in the Jay backcountry and no wind once you got in the trees

[Doremite]

^Right on, Ridge_skier. Been years since I’ve been out in the Jay bc but thinking that terrain looks familiar. Snow quality looks stellar. Nice work!

[jackstraw]

Guy buried on the rock pile...no beacon, probe, or shovel.

Guys running on Lafayette loses shoe, so shoeless, needs rescuing.

Seriously, what in the fuck.

[AyoBeng]

Yesterday.


Today.


So tired. So fun.

[akokskis]

^^ smile moar. .
still, looks fun fun fun!

ml, nice pink bases

shurr is nice to catch some rays out there

oh, did I mention? skiing is fun!

[dangur]

Solid work everybody ^^^

There is fun to be found outside of VT, if you can believe it. Greylock delivered the goods yesterday. As suspected, the Thunderbolt had been skied into softish bumps Saturday, but I managed to find some shin-deep pow on some of the lesser-travelled lines nearby. And I didn't even have to break travel restrictions to do it.

No action shots, unfortunately. But the bellows pipe shelter sure looked impressive to my eyes, which have been staring out of my home office window at green grass for about a month now.





NWS says a little more on the way...

[Peruvian]

Wouldn’t be the same RG that keeps the spokes turning would it?

Different RG.

Oh and dangur makin lemonade!

[s_curran]

Covid uphill ski culture-change, POSITIVE post...

Suicide6 has a steady stream of uphillers all day these days due to the massive uptick in gear buyers--> and it's seriously the nicest, most considerate, thoughtful gang of newbie skinners you can imagine. People really focused on taking their time and learning the gear and protocols, little kids on day-wreckers encouraging us oldies as they race up the hill, local skickter bros being mellow and passing the stoke along to all the greenies coming out.

I keep trying to be cynical and pissy about how many uphillers there are all of a sudden, but it's just been so pleasant and cordial and cool.

Sorry I can't be more of a downer or flame troll, but the lemonade here in the UV has been pretty tasty.

Cheers all- pjs inside out, cars washed, spoons under pillow.

I've also had a great time there, gets me stoked every time. Usually there at sunrise, but had some good interactions.

[s_curran]

We did our first little inside VT vacation this past weekend, 2 nights at Chittenden brook hut. Was a blast, climbed up to bear brook, broke quite a bit of trail, did a lap and back to the hut, drank a bit of gin.

My wifes feet were done, so I did a lap at no name from the main Brandon Gap lot after we skied out from the hut. Couldnt beleive we were one of the 3 cars with VT plates. VERY even mix of NY, NJ, MA, CT, RI plates in the lot. Did a quick one and split. Never saw anyone on any of the the trails, so theres that.

[cat in january]

Limiting myself to Mount Washington area (all my relatives from the Conway area who spent time in hospital were down at Maine Medical so I figure it is in my geography) and Maine. Low snow for sure our way. Very jealous of all the pictures from Vt. and those folks in Quebec. I got scared ice skating on the marsh stream today so there’s that

[buttahflake]

Another beautiful day in southern Vermont

[Peruvian]

^^^Is that Upper Downeaster under the chair? That's so rarely open. Goes to show how much snow is in SVT right now.

[Greenstateofmind]

Take this thread to 11. Solid!

And be careful on the road
https://newbostonpost.com/around-new...ne-police-say/

[buttahflake]

^^^Is that Upper Downeaster under the chair? That's so rarely open. Goes to show how much snow is in SVT right now.

Maybe? Still learning trail names. There is a shit-ton of snow in the southern Greens.

[VT skier]

ridge_skier
If that's the skin track, along the ridge to Big Jay it looks pretty slayed ! Never seen so many cars at the Big Jay pullout on 242. Hardly a secret now.
First skier pic, Strawberry Fields?
I went somewhere, less traveled on Friday..

Braved the sub zero temps today and it was worth it. Still a bit thwacky in the steeps but there's plenty of snow in the Jay backcountry and no wind once you got in the trees

[Speedfreak]

^^^Is that Upper Downeaster under the chair? That's so rarely open. Goes to show how much snow is in SVT right now.

No, UDE is looker's right of the Shooting Star 6 pack base terminal and doesn't have a lift running directly over it.

[spanky]

Putting a feeler out there to see if I can find anyone for local NYC area pickup on these as I currently don’t have any boxes to ship the skis. I could ship the boots. I’d post in the Keep Kids Skiing thread if I could ship.

153 cm Volkl Shiro Jr. Mounted twice and currently sized for 298mm BSL. Bases could use a good stone grind but no major damage. I’m pretty sure they’ve never been tuned (or maybe once).

250-255 Technical Bodacious Jr. (298 BSL). Worn maybe a dozen times. “Current” boots on the Shiros.

26.0-26.5 Nordica NXT 50 (305 BSL). These are well worn as they were a used lease boot when we got them.

Scott 110 cm poles.

Pics to come in a few.

[singlecross]

Beautiful day for a ski date with my wife at Saddleback. Low tide in the trees and glades, but exceptional snow on the groomers and plenty of space to let ‘em run. New lift is speedy and smooth providing lots of laps. The ‘Back is back!

[Aldo]

Wow


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[Brownski]

Snow Ridge on Saturday was good. It was my first time there.





my phone froze after this one so no pics of the snow pocket but it was deep