GCWarrior

Interesting they blew before this week. It's not super warm up high on North Ridge but it's probably still in the low 50s with full sun. Later this week some cloud cover works it's way in overnight and might not get the wetblub they need to blow more. I got a ticket for 11/15 as I'll be up there with some friends for the weekend. Would be my earliest lift serve day in several seasons.

This weekend looks like it will be a tease. Looks mild for at least the next ten days after Saturday. Doubt there is any snowmaking until at least November 1st.

I was just thinking about this yesterday. I'm glad someone started this thread. My favorite thread! Smuggs, Burke, Berkshire East and Catamount all owned by Bear Den partners now. Should be interesting to see what they do with Smuggs going forward.

Day 100 of my ski season yesterday at Killington. Temp was nice, skiing was good for a couple runs then in got a little crazy with crowds. No snirt but definitely some rocks and ice. Still better than not skiing and always fun to get out in May. We bookended the morning with Friday evening ride at Mount Peg and Saturday afternoon ride at Ascutney. I’ve heard it’s really good up high but I think it’s time to be done! .

Driving to work over the Berkshires was horrible. Some towns have packed it in with the sand and salt. If only my car was powered by expletives!

The season is still going strong for me. Lovely day skiing Saturday, partly sunny 60s. Went to the Red Sox game in the afternoon. I should have stayed and skied longer! Miserable weather and team! .

Had a great time with my youngest up in the ADK this past weekend! Skiing left a bit to be desired but we still had a great time nonetheless. Skied Whiteface on Friday. Glad we packed the carvers because it was a pure groomer day. We did a ton of laps and several top to bottom leg burners. Everything was pretty skied off by 2pm so we headed out. Saturday we skied Titus. I’d like to ski there with more snow but I wasn’t at all impressed due to slow old chairs and lack of vertical. Staff were super friendly though. Conditions were slightly better with a couple inches of fresh. Lastly, we hit Middlebury on our way home yesterday. Place is always so rad. Ripping skiers, happy patrollers willing to drop ropes and friendly people everywhere. Skiing was much better with 4-5” over ice and rocks but besides the steeper stuff it was pretty skiable. Got some great fresh tracks down Proctor and through the woods. Voter was also fun. The rest of the mountain was well groomed with a few side quests here and there. .

Ai euro would help the cause up north next weekend. AI’s held onto the snow for tomorrow’s hot garbage too long so I’m not getting overly interested until after tomorrow’s garbage moves out!

Great trip to the southern part of the white mountains this past weekend. Skiing was excellent all around! Thursday hit Sunapee on the way up. Place is fairly flat but still some good woods skiing. Friday was perfect spring corn at Waterville valley. Natural was the choice of the day. Managed several great tree runs off of the Green peak chair. And some great natural runs under the old north chair. Saturday we skied Tenney. It was my first time there and the place is an absolute blast. Awesome trees and a few fun natural trails. Coverage was still decent and they were almost 100% open. Temp was great but fog was out of control. Woods were the best choice. .

Lol. I only care about up north but Monday now looking pretty cutterish. Hope it can start looking less amped next few days. Up in the ADK this weekend hoping for 3-6" Friday and semi decent skiing.

AIs have something brewing for ski country. Where snow should be in March and April. .

Was back up at Magic Saturday with my daughter. Spring corn fest. Glorious! 100% open! Such a great way to end the month and hit day 70! Not the best day for pictures as the light was really flat but skiing was still great. Hope for a little snow for my white mountain trip this coming weekend but we shall see. .

Despite not getting much more than 4-5” Berkshire East skied really well Monday. The cement Friday night helped really establish a decent base. Jug, east glades and several of the off map spots skied best. Patrol dropped ropes on pretty much everything! .

Magic was excellent yesterday. I was helping judge a freeride comp so we got some access to closed trails with untouched powder. Felt like a treat on one of their busiest days. They received around 8” of dense but not overly sticky snow overnight, it really helped cover up the abundance of rocks they have on that hill. Everything skied very smooth. They were sold out and the parking lots were full. Lines were pretty long in the am but when I went out solo in the afternoon it was ski on. They have been having one of their best Feb vacation weeks ever which is great for their long term sustainability. .

Aigfs brings low from LI over canal. That’s a nice track for the ski resorts. .