snowgeek

Well, I don’t want to say that I hope I can’t go to VT this year, but I did just drop $759 (went up to $919 on 9/3) on my first ever season pass for N.Y. mountains lol. Tough calls this year. Now we wait and see what happens. If cases skyrocket this winter, might turn into a skinning / backcountry winter. Time shall tell. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Love it! Wait, when did Alteri’s close? When did you work there? .

Think I’m going to bite the bullet and get a Gore /Whiteface/ Bellayre pass this week. I like how they are working towards carbon neutral and staying in state seems like the safest bet. Now hopefully it will be a rare blockbuster ADK winter.... you know.... like we used to have in the good old days. When there is good snow, Gore and Whiteface are fantastic mountains. $399 for my niece and $759 for me, unlimited at all 3 mountains with 1 free guest ticket, 1 50% off guest ticket, free XC skiing and fall foliage rides. Not to shabby. .

Gore is spectacular with lots of snow. So diverse. Good steeps and endless glades. Pretty mediocre when snow isn’t good. And I’m not impressed with their man made snow. Too much water. .

Been to Platty once. Crazy drive, great mountain. Went after 3’ of powder. Epic day. I think I have to make like 30 turns to get there lol. Can’t get there from here. .

I grabbed an awesome tele setup on Facebook marketplace. Everything is like new with skins and all. K2 Shreditor 92's / 22 Designs AXL bindings, Garmont Ener-G boots. I haven't telemarked since the 80's and I learned on skinny skis with leather boots and 3 pins with no cables. Haven't tried it in 30 years, but should be much easier with this setup. Boots fit perfect and just had them heat molded. Will VT let me in this winter lol? Their county by county map is something. Things feel pretty safe here in Albany County right now, yet Albany County is on the mandatory quarantine list this week. Will ski areas be requiring Certificates of Compliance? That's why I'm reluctant to get an Epic or Ikon Pass. If I'm "stuck in NY, I was thinking of getting a Gore / Whiteface / Bellayre Pass, but I'm feeling pretty gun shy about it. I'm also wondering how the season pass thing will work with mountain capacity limits. Tough decisions all around. Let's hope for a ton of snow so that we can ski just about anywhere!

18F with sleet here. Precip is light. When it picks up, flakes mix in. I think we have about 2".