PowderBeard

Thinking it might be a good idea to throw some grub treatment down. Have a had an opossum in the yard eating the past three nights.

Got stuck at 33* and fog here.

I'd take that prion over FFI.

I think November has had better skiing than December a couple times in the past five years. 38*, crunchy grass tomorrow morning?

Crotched in NH probably has the best system around. When I was a Peaks holder in 2011-2014 they would "resurface" the entire mountain (~100 acres) after any liquid event or free/thaw cycle. Basically just blanket the mountain in 4-6", the conditions were always fantastic, rarely heard hard pack noises. They run into issues come February because they have limited water supply.

Blue Hill has gusted to 45. I'd put the over/under at 64.

Not sure about Superstar but I know North Ridge (Rime, Reason, Upper EF) area they can get enough base in about 12 hours, then a few hours of pushing/grooming to open.

I think I will try Icelantics for my next pair of 110-115 waisted sticks. Any likes or dislikes? I usually prefer a super stiff ski with a little rocker.

Wind maps are not "over doing" for this event, calling it now. Why? Five years of grad school all comes down to this week for me, internship apps due and I really need internet.

He was just flat out good last night. I noticed that but umps were routinely checking for substances between innings. Fox would show it just before breaks. I didn't realize the Yankees complained about the whistling in the 2019 ALCS and MLB agreed but couldn't identify the source. https://www.yahoo.com/now/report-mlb-confirmed-whistling-after-yankees-complained-in-alcs-unsure-if-astros-were-source-145808180.html#:~:text=According to Martino%2C MLB had,to have identified the whistling.

Putting on my tin-foil hat, 98.5 The Sports Hub is going off about the whistling before Astros hits last night and Dusty Baker wearing a smart watch.

A photo of a photo.

35*, feels great.

Looks like an extended window for snowmaking for Killington starting Friday night. They are going to need a couple hundred gun salute on Superstar every chance they can for the World Cup event next month. Hopefully they are able to find the personnel to make it all happen. I just got caught-up on the "Fast Tracks/Pass" option Powdr is offering. Brilliant move! Less litter under the chairlifts. On a powder day, skiers and riders in NY Giants and Rangers jerseys can easily dispose of their empty Bud Lite cans or cigarette butts by tossing them at "Fast Tracks" holders skipping the lines. There is going to be some serious heckling going on there by the Killington faithful. Mike S.'s comments on it appear as though it will have minimal/no real impact on lines. Probably be cancelled 2/3 months into the season like the last time this was tried.

Driving home from Greenfield area the emergency broadcast system interrupted the Sox game reporting a tornadic cell and tornado on the ground. Never heard that before.

Love the TTTF, it established quickly and came in thick, especially in the shady parts of my yard. I would go lighter when seeding though if I had to do it again, can come in too thick and die off.

I remember this time some years looking for snowmaking windows, not this year. Reddit does a pretty funny collection of "honest" trail maps for those interested.

Yup. Was on the Holyoke section of the river yesterday. Found a one great school where I had a fish or followers on the jerkabit every cast for about 20 minutes. 8-12' seems to be the magic range or the edges of gravel flats that drop from 2-3' into 6-8'. My forearms are sore from so much jerkbait fishing.

They chose the wrong mountains to build on. Cannon for the tram over Blue or Moosilauke. Also had plans for Jefferson and Twin. Could have had multiple ski areas with 2500-3000' of vert, above the tree line, and more snow. Only one Vermont really missed on was Dorset, would have been massive. https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/cancelledskiareas/Vermont/dorsethollow.php

It's like Killington, have to go east-west because the most real vert you can get is 1,300-1500'. Sadly, it's only a matter of time until all mountains have RFID-type systems. I can't believe Berkshire East even has it now. Edit: Damn I stand corrected, can't believe Stowe got rid of them. That was my first experience with them years ago and it was rough.

Newenglandskihistory.com shows some interesting data for skier visits. I would have never guessed Attitash was 3/4 for NH in terms of skier visits throughout the 90s and early 2000s. Wildcat had better numbers than Cannon until 2010-2011. Then just fell off a cliff. I don't know all my pass/industry history but it has never recovered. Wildcat 2007-2008: 112,139 2008-2009: 155,325 2009-2010: 146,884 2010-2011: 77,100 2011-2012: 53, 599 2012-2013: 76,117 2013-2014: 64,400

Completely agree on not being able to function as an indy. Any idea how Waterville survives and continues to put in new lifts/terrain? I imagine the White Mountain Superpass (maybe Indy as well) must help. The power issue is rough, I have only been to Wildcat 5 times, 3 of which they had no power until mid-day or lost it in the afternoon. Just a shape with the terrain they have, the layout, and that quad hauls ass. That Summit Triple has just been a nightmare recent years. Bretton Woods is similar to Stratton imo, all about the polished infrastructure.

There are plenty of "terminal" images from reddit floating around. Looks like Blackrock, Ashmore, UBS, and RBC have big exposure. I'd bet the Chinese government saves their own, scoops up the properties, the west is left holding some heavy bags.

I wish someone would come in and make an offer on Wildcat and Attitash. I can't imagine Vail really wants them anyway. There were so many disgruntled pass holders/locals on social media discussing operations and lack of communication. Wildcat really is a gem and probably one of few places I would ever consider having a place at. Part of the reason why that Crotch-Snow-Cat-Tash pass worked well for Mass/NH folks was because Wildcat would be t2b in October/November. Whereas the other choices were the golf course at Bretton Woods, stairs at K, or downloading at Sunday River.