GCWarrior

Several of my students reported 24" plus in Lanesborough, MA. What a burial! I bet the top of Mount Greylock got 36" easy money.

I work about 10 mins from Brodie, it looks very skiable right now but I’m not sure of access. I’ve heard it is on private property and they may not allow access.

One of these Christmases we will have a repeat of 2002. What a glorious Christmas night that was out here!

You too Mike! We gotta get out this winter!

I've been teaching ski lessons there since I moved back to western mass in 2010. Nice gig for me and them. I'm an elementary school gym teacher as my full time job so I'm pretty good at wrangling children. I show up on time and don't complain and I'm willing to teach school groups. I live 15 minutes away so it really works out!

The 20th is starting to get me interested for out here. Euro OP looks nice for Thursday out here but it's 6 days out and very different than the GFS. Ensembles, I'm still learning how to read them but I'll assume we ride them until we get inside 4-5 days?

Im a part time employee, I live only a few minutes away. They have been hammering away. We have some training this weekend. They have no day tickets on sale until next Saturday so I'd assume that is opening day. Seems good for snowmaking after this weekends warm up. I think they would like to open with a decent amount of terrain even if it's on all manmade snow. The storm next week won't help unless it takes a track like the 12z Euro.

Finally the deep cold starts to come in. Looks like round the clock snowmaking at the local hill.

I'd like to see this stay right where the Euro has it. Not likely but one can only dream!

Raining here. No surprise.

Oh looks like I’m back in the game!

Ugh! Euro goes from epic here to a few inches! Seems to be the theme over the last several years. Maybe the GFS will hold.

Whiteface crusher.

Sunday storm gone on the Euro and 6z GFS. Looks decent for northern Maine on Euro. Storm exits stage right.

I don't know if a January will ever top that one for SVT and WMASS. Savoy reported 48 inches from the 1/12/11 storm. I'll have to post the pictures if I can find them. Crazy the amount of huge storms we had in that 18 month stretch. "Snowicane" storm of late Jan 2010 dropped 2-3 feet of cement above 1800K feet in most of the hills around here, Boxing day was a couple feet of wind swept snow in Savoy, 1/12/11 48" at Savoy, OCTObomb was 30" at low elevation berkshire east. We haven't really had a biggie since.

Berkshire East opened on New Years day 2012! That was a nice winter for golf!

This may have been mentioned before but didn't the epic late December to early Feb run in 2010-11 not show up on the long range models until Mid December? I know technology in general has advanced in 9 years but I'd like to wait until we get in December before getting to concerned about this winter sucking.

I have been skiing at Berkshire East since I was a young child. Since Jim and Jon took over the operation from their father the mountain has seen so many changes for the better. Not only have they turned Berkshire East into a great 4 season resort but they do a ton for the local community. Very good rates for school groups continues to be one of their big points of emphasis. They even went out and responded to local criticism and lowered their season pass prices a couple years ago. It is very much appreciated that they are going to provide added shelter for their skiers. They honestly don't have to go through these measures but it shows how much they care about providing a great guest experience.

Jay on the Indy pass would be great. Jay is going to really struggle this season without the Canadians. I’m not complaining the slightest bit personally. I’d hope a down season can maybe drop the asking price a bit to allow for Jay to be purchased next summer. I don’t know how long they can be in limbo.

I find it is I much more fun than tuckerman’s proper. The crowds are more manageable and the hiking is a lot easier. Plus it’s the easiest access above treeline skiing in the east.

https://mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/east-side-closure-lifts-monday-june-8/?fbclid=IwAR04XMKaY7amlMF4XVSLBB8FHBiwhQjmskdz1sy3dxfPnNSjJ_Ilzs0DfB8 Well this changes my weekend plans a little. I wont boot it up into Tucks, been there done that. I definitely would hit East snowfields though. Very relaxing and fun place to ski.

If you are looking for something for both alpine and touring the shift is great. But if you are looking for super light touring only tech bindings are good. Tech bindings aren't the greatest on groomers and can struggle with downhill if pushed hard.

We walked. People ahead(super slow) and behind had carts. We ended up waiting a fair amount. It seems every dude in their 20's and 30's has taken up playing golf because the bars are closed. Some of these guys should not be playing golf.

I would recommend the salomon/armada/atomic shift binding. They are pricey, around $350 but they are a great touring option. They switch from pin bindings to traditional alpine binding for the descent. They are a bit heavier than tech bindings and a bit lighter than a Marker F12(no need for tech inserts). I have dynafit beasts so I have gone full tech binding. I went this route for two reasons. 1. Cost, the beasts were the best price at the time 2. I have several pairs of straight alpine skis in my quiver so a dedicated touring rig is good for me. This will be new for me as I have been touring on a pair of marker dukes I won way back in 2010. They have been heavily abused over the years but are still alive and well. The weight difference will be the biggest for me, I'm looking forward to the relief.

I'm going to declare my season officially over. I thought I would be able to make a run at the presidentials but it never really panned out with this quarantine going on. I haven't skied since march 28th but I did manage to get more days in than the ugly 2015-16 season, so I'd say that alone is a small win. Overall though i'm going to forget this ski season and move onto the next one. Put my stimulus check partly to good use with the purchase of a new touring setup.