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    The 2020-2021 Ski season thread

    in New England

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    Guns firing up at Berkshire East, Catamount and Bousquet according to facebook.  Great stuff.  Daily operations at Berkshire east through 3/28 I'd assume unless we really get some major rain, high dews and warmth.
    Can confirm.

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    2021 Golf Thread

    in New England

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    I've got a ping G30, 9 degree that needs a shaft. (Don't ask). Otherwise it's a club that I loved. I'd send it to you if you were interested.

    Yeah, I'm down for a golf gtg as long as work permits.

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    The 2020-2021 Ski season thread

    in New England

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    I was heading up the lift today at Berkshire east around 4pm and I was noticing how scratchy liftline was, especially on the steep upper parts and by the lift towers. ... then I noticed a guy fearlessly crushing it. I yelled, "Hey, Pete!" But I don't think he heard me.

     

    ... so I'm pretty sure I caught a glimpse of the infamous SkiMRG. He's the only guy I know that actually thrive to aggressively ski barely there lines.

     

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    The 2020-2021 Ski season thread

    in New England

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    I know at WaWa, due to pass and ticket restrictions, mid week has been almost as busy as the weekends.   We went last night for a bit, after Feb school vacation, mid week, and the lines were pretty long.  Not as bad as some other years due to restrictions but suprising.  The warm, sunny weather played a role I am sure.
    It was so nice...snow was perfect, plus we hit a couple of runs right after their afternoon/evening groom...fresh cord at 6PM
    Lol. Afternoon/ evening groom... What's that?

    That's my one complaint about night skiing at Berkshire east. There are some nights that can be downright sketchy that could certainly use a little help come dusk.

    ... then again, I'm a corduroy guy. Everything else, naso much. I'm happiest if I'm going Mach 3 down a green or blue groomer with a perfect surface.

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    The 2020-2021 Ski season thread

    in New England

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    Obviously i love all the praise you guys have for Berkshire east. It's such a gem.

    Yes, there's still many whales for them to continue to push out, I see them going strong for a while. Honestly I'm surprised they made a much as they did as late as they did considering their mountain biking is really taking off and I have no doubt they want to get that up and running as soon as skiing is no longer profitable.

    I haven't gotten out nearly as often as I'd like, typically only 2-3x per week there.

    Haven't put together a ski gtg in a while. Next year, for sure! Thought about throwing something out there for everyone here this year, but covid....

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    Feb 22 Minor snow and rain event

    in New England

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    January sucked but otherwise it has been good
    I feel bad that it's been a few years since i tracked my snowfall. I'm typically a few inches above hippy due to my elevation.

    I think there were 2 events that were better out east, so I'm not sure I'm quite there, but I'd guess fairly close.

    Hippy, what are you at for a seasonal total?

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    The 2020-2021 Ski season thread

    in New England

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    Skied Bretton Woods today for the first time.

    It was pretty good, but I can only imagine how it was before Tuesday's storm. Everything that wasn't groomed was very firm, and some trails were groomed late yesterday but before things tightened back up, and were basically boilerplate. Pretty glad I put a fresh set of edges on our skis before this trip.

    The views were outstanding once the rockpile cleared out around 9am...

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    Dec 16-17 obs/nowcast thread

    in New England

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    Visibility down to a few hundred feet.  Horrible night to be traveling on I-91 I imagine.  
    It wasn't bad. My son has his learner's permit. I came home from closing the restaurant tonight and yanked him away from his video games and threw him behind the wheel. Drove all around Greenfield and finished up on 91 to head home.

    He did great in some of the heaviest snow he'll ever drive in. Of course, nobody is on there road. ... that's one of the main reasons I felt confident taking him out.

    He said it was terrifying and fun at the same time. Yup!

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    The 2020-2021 Ski season thread

    in New England

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    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!
    Sweet! No doubt we've crossed paths.

    I'll be bumping chairs there every Thursday.

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    The 2020-2021 Ski season thread

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    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. 
    What do you do there?

    I ran these rental shop about 10 years ago and lately have just been parking cars on the weekends for passes. I can't do that this year due tp my 'real job' schedule but plan to work in some capacity there.

    Kinda a blessing in disguise, as the lot this year will be a shit show with people gearing up at their cars. There's a science to maximizing the Berkshire east parking lot and I enjoy the challenge, but it's time to pass the torch.

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    Oct 29-30 snow threat

    in New England

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    Gotta' hit the hay soon but probably wake up early with giddy excitement.    38/36 RA  Starting to hallucinate those big, elongated raindrops in the driveway light.
    Could have sworn the fatter drops hitting my windshield on my way home just now wre catpaws but it could also been a hallucination.

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    2020 Golf Thread

    in New England

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    I’m been changing my thought process lately...going away from some things I learned last season and over the winter... and I find this guy to be simple but technical. Here is a good video on transition, which is where I struggle and probably many of us do. Follow him on youtube. 

     

    That guy is good, he's out of Bethlehem pa. I also like Zach Allen's videos. He's all about shallowing the club at the beginning if the downswing. In fact, I was thinking about ponying up the $60 to get his more in-depth lessons. Haven't pulled the trigger on it yet.

     

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    TS Fay - Drought ending Rains and Severe Convection

    in New England

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    I’m probably going to be melting real soon but this summer is fooking ridiculous. This is the biggest load of bullshit I’ve ever seen. This isn’t summer...it’s crap. Big fooking deal it got humid out and we’ve had some 90’s. It was freaking cold through much of June. Even the west had snow in June. Monday doesn’t look good anymore. Screw these freaking models...all over the place. Don’t even run them past 2-3 days anymore...they’re crap. I wonder if perhaps less flights are really impacting data availability? Ehhh who cares...doesn’t change the fact that this summer sucks. If we don’t get anything good this week you can bet a melt is in store. 
    Melting soon? Lol. That post indicates that one is currently happening.

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    2020 Golf Thread

    in New England

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    We did not play Bethpage Black. We’ll do it at some point later this summer. My friends played it twice, says it’s worth every penny to experience it. 
    That’s awesome you get to play with your kid. A perfect sport/game to do so. Who’s better? I hope I can share it with one of mine when they get older.
    Who's better? Lol. I still kick his ass daily. We're about even on club distances, but he lacks the smart decision making and short game skills. Those will come with time, experience, and maturity so I'm certain sometime soon he'll be killing me.

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    2020 Golf Thread

    in New England

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    Getting out a lot, nice. My friend and I are thinking Bethpage Black Monday, if we are feeling adventurous. Partying starts tomorrow so we’ll see if we’re up standing on Monday morning to attack such a course.

    Did you end up playing the black? It's on my to-do list this summer with my son, as long as he gets some consistency. Working on it with him.  

    Played Crump with him on Monday. $25 for both of us with a cart, sweet. Played 18 at my home course yesterday with the first 9 as part of my league. (It was a 3 club format, which I love). Didn't win anything though, but I did find a $20 bill in some leaves next to a cart path so that was a bonus I guess.

     

    Haven't broken 40 in 2 weeks. Ugh.

     

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