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Bummed to hear of all of these crowding reports. Stratton was very reasonable today. Nearly all lifts open and probably 60% of the terrain available. Longest lift line was 5 minutes and people seemed to be respectful with masks/distance etc. Still baffles me that nobody (relatively speaking) parks at the sun bowl base. Best snow and no lift line over that way as well. 

9 hours ago, radarman said:

December 2011 might have been pretty awful up there, I don't really recall however.  Was certainly awful down here.  Maybe they scored some upslope or something.

edit- Dec 2015 too maybe? 

Dec 2015 was brutal. Still running WROD on Christmas at Bush with 0 natural OTG. Ski breaks became depressing staring at bare ground day after day. 

21 hours ago, powderfreak said:

History has shown about a one to two winter learning curve for resorts and their customers.  By the third winter, RIFD is as smooth as it gets.  Part of it is consumer education and the other part is operational education.  Once it gets dialed, it is the way to go, along with long distance scanners that can hit a ticket anywhere on a persons body, even buried in a wallet.  The days of having to take out and show a pass to someone, or take it out to have someone scan it, are over.  You get your ticket or pass, you put it in your snowpants pocket and you don't have to fish for it every lap.  Just cruise on through.

Not to mention being able to load online and not having to wait in ticket queues. Convenience on the part of the customer, cost savings on the part of the resort in many facets of the operation. Just requires patience. Though I couldn't believe the innumerable amount of complaints that first year at the Bush over having to spend $5 on a card...it was like, please believe us this will benefit you!

Cardigan Saturday and Ascutney yesterday. Probably settled depths of 18" and 28" respectively so the reported measurements Thursday are to be believed! Snow was still remarkably dry and powdery. 

Anyone get out today? Heading to Cardigan in the AM. They reported 22" this morning at the lodge. Assuming that is with settling, the ski trails should be a go. 

58 minutes ago, J.Spin said:

As we talked about in the ski thread, when the big coastal cities are affected with snow from a substantial coastal storm such that it gets a lot of publicity, it’s typically those ski areas down south that have higher accumulations.  This is just the theory mind you, but we know the perception comes from somewhere, and that might explain it.

 

Pictures I saw on social media today confirmed this phenomenon! But yes like you said, the correlation there exists for a reason. 

Powerlines on Kearsarge may be in?! 

Yeah Thunderbolt was my original plan but have to figure somewhere north will be better. Ascutney or Cardigan will probably be good?

48 minutes ago, mreaves said:

I visited Anfield in 2017. As much as I dislike the Red Sox, FSG has done a great job with the Reds. 

Indeed, happy to have them as owners vs. the Glazers at United among others. Just finished the match...what an ending. Nearly a classic Mourinho team performance, definitely a classic Mourinho press conference 

In other news it is really coming down in Cambridge. Great storm so far!

First flakes just now. Radar seems to be building back in slightly south of Philly to assuage that one poster's concerns. 

Just now, mreaves said:

You don’t know the score?

Nope! I always do my best to alert anyone who would spoil it for me that I am recording the match and to not bother to talk smack until the next day haha. Reds fan since 02-03. Its been quite the roller-coaster since the days of Milan Baros and El-Hadji Diouf but the last 4 years have been a blast. Just wish Stevie could've gotten one....

7 minutes ago, weathafella said:

I lived in Cambridgeport (Pearl Street) in  the 1975-76 winter.  Right down the street from TT the Bears Place.   Photodocumented a nice event in March of 1976.  Slides though and it would be time consuming to scan and digitize.

Nice! I'm close to the intersection of Pearl and Putnam. Will do my best to get a few pictures up as the event progresses. 

Up to 29 in Cambridgeport. No flakes yet. Just cracked the first beer and have the Liverpool Tottenham game recorded to keep me occupied until the heavies move in....we'll see how late I can make it. 

11 minutes ago, KoalaBeer said:

Funny, I was just talking with a friend yesterday about heading out there and doing a little backcountry riding. Anyone have recent knowledge of temple or how overgrown it is? They should do real well. Hoping the goods make it far enough north to Ragged mountain  as well. No work Friday so I’ll be heading somewhere...

Ha, I was wondering the same thing

17 minutes ago, PowderBeard said:

All natural, just how it grows with that exposure.

My handiwork has not translated well (i.e., narrow chutes down multiple large ice falls that can only be skied a couple days a year). Guess I just don't have the eye for it. The guy behind the camera in these is the master at it. Probably done 10-12 areas at Magic and they are all fun and unique. The lower 200' of one some of use made is pretty sweet though, just gets loaded at the bases of these ledges because of a main trail 100' below it. (I clearly need to stop landing in the backseat) 

I've definitely seen shots of that line before (or similar ones like it). Need to get up to Magic more. Only ever been once, actually at the onset of Nemo in 2013. Basically no snow on the ground but the vibe was right! From what I hear that part is unchanged

28 minutes ago, PowderBeard said:

Hoping to try this area for the first time tomorrow, about 600' of nicely spaced and clean woods There is another area close by that is similar but much steeper and would need 10" of cement not blower.

Looks tasty. Your handiwork or au naturel?

8 minutes ago, PowderBeard said:

Youll get busted for trespassing. Super strict. 

Interesting. What's the story there? Saw on NELSAP that it was sold to a timeshare developer 15 or so years ago but satellite view seems to show many of the original structures still standing and not much development to speak of...

Latest guidance has me questioning where to head for some human powered laps Saturday morning...anyone here ever skin Brodie? 

Loon today was socked in but completely empty and mostly soft snow. Inversion made for some variable conditions early AM as you descended but it was great to get out there for 4 hours of non stop laps. Legs are cooked!

1 hour ago, DotRat_Wx said:

 

I'm 29 but when I hang out with my best friends and really throw the booze back it's our band of choice. Brown eyed woman, Bertha, Tennessee Jed, sugaree.... There are just so many God damn jams I don't know where to begin and end 

30. Same here

4 hours ago, alex said:

and selfishly, snow down south is great for business (amazing how we always seem to get a rush of booking after a SNE snowstorm, even if we're smoking cirrus), 

Haha seriously, it's a region-wide phenomenon. Things overheard while swinging by the guest services desk: "I can't park my car anywhere in the city, why isn't there more powder?"

Also I have to imagine the lift corrals are spaced a fair bit more liberally this year which surely adds to that perception.

1 hour ago, PowderBeard said:

Seriously.

 

Your old hill looked packed today. Lines for Heaven's Gate looked like vacation week. Can't imagine if folks actually head up for vacation week. 

Yeah I believe it. Ellen looks slated to open next Friday and Gatehouse/North Lynx should be coming online by then as well which should help spread people out. If the pattern next few weeks isn't too blocky or the north country can cash in on some orographic snows, then C-rock may be in play as well, though normally SB MTN ops prefers long trail traffic jams out that way rather than lines at the chair in the early season.

Either way curious to see what the next few weeks bring. As much as I love snow IMBY, I will take it up that a ways 10/10 times. 

6 hours ago, PowderBeard said:

Shit dude, that is so damn frustrating.

Haha it's like "Thanks for patronizing us and supporting our economy in this difficult time! Also, please don't be assholes"

Stray flakeage in Cambridgeport while walking the pup. Good vibrations!