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Close...Luke 12 - English Standard Version Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

I was joking with my son that if I need to share a chair with a non-family member, I am going to position myself upwind everytime.

I noticed the gondola was running at Loon on Sunday - assume, it is family only. I think I posted earlier that Cannon has said the Tram is TBD. I'm not getting on an enclosed/bubble lift with someone I don't know.

manufacturing in the US looks completely different than it did 50-75 years ago, on-shoring manufacturing jobs is a political trojan horse IMO. As referenced, highly automated requiring a much higher vocational skill set than was the case two generations ago. Just look at mini-mills As an aside, I have told this story a bunch, skiing a few years back in MWV, probably at wildcat, and struck up with a local machine tool cos. owner who seemed to have a nice success business. Told me he was paying a competitive hourly wage, guaranteeing 10 hours of OT minimally a week, plus full benefits including savings plan and he couldn't find help b/c job applicants couldn't pass the urine test. He had got to the point where he was interviewing, asking them point blank their habits, suggesting they stay clean for a month and come back and they had a job...none of them ever showed back up. I was relating this story to a friend who runs HR for a big cos. in NH lakes region, they confirmed saying they had recommended no drug test due to lack of applicants. A big issue in our economy is the mismatch of skills. Want to have a job, become a certified welder.

Wind was howling in the Pemi today. Started a Bond Traverse at midnite and was getting knocked around on Guyot at 5am. Going across Bondcliff was tough.

I once stumbled on a book, now lost, that was written around the same time that was an examination of issues confronting Maine economically ... reading it in mid 2000's, I was struck how nothing had much changed in 30 years. I have looked for the book many time - Doris Kearns Goodwin wrote the forward from book from Sugarloaf is all I remember.

sister told my son it was sunny one moment and next all hell broke loose.

sister in N. Haven is reporting her yard was completely uprooted/destroyed. She was able to shelter in basement. My nephew was supposedly in a car in local vicinity, dodging falling trees.

I think I will get the epic NE pass. Try to ski mid-weeks at the premium resorts and wildcat or crotched on weekends. If wildcat would run their mid-mountain chair regularly that would alleviate a lot of congestion IMO. Definitely thinking of the touring skis too. Again, hopefully, we get snow and have regular base in metrowest boston so I have a midweek alternative to a man-made, busy loop at weston ski track!

this is the headline ...For your safety, we will be managing how many people are on our mountains this season and implementing a pass holder reservation system. Reservations will be required to access our mountains. For the vast majority of days, we anticipate our mountains will be able to accommodate everyone who wants to ski or ride at our resorts. This reservation system is designed to give you peace of mind knowing that you will have the space you need to feel safe and physically distance, no matter what day you visit. https://www.epicpass.com/info/reservation-details

My niece and family from MD were going to go up yesterday when the temps were forecast to be 30's with 0 -10 above wind chills. They brought no jackets - I brought up a couple for them. They now plan to go tomorrow when the weather is better. I've hiked numerous times but only from the west side or doing a Presidential Traverse and then last year on Memorial Day when technically I didn't summit - but with skis on my back - via a deep snow pack on Lion's Head trail. I have also run the road race - that was brutal - I had been injured for something like two months, had almost no fitness but had a bib# so decided I would do it...finished but walked more than I ran the second half of race.

@tamarackYou got me googling the Seven Islands Land Cos. and the Pingrees, fascinating part of Maine history. My grandfather was a Maine State Congressman around the 1917 and 1919 sessions. He died before I had much interest in this sort of thing but my grandmother later told me that his summation of his public service in Augusta was 'frustrating.' She said the big lumber companies held all the power at that time in the state and getting anything done legislatively went nowhere if it was not in the timber cos. interests. Of course, he was there to do the bidding of his families' business interest!

Spectacular sunrise in central NH lakes region. Small white caps now heading down the lake - north to south and cool. Feels like Fall.

Made reference here in past that until recently work got me all over MI - UP and LP - throughout the year. Traveling by car, I can attest it is an interesting snow climate but one that the locals say is changing rapidly - much more variable according to locals. With that said, been in Gaylord in big snow years and the snow they get there is impressive. Stopped at a Bigby coffee shop in Gaylord early one morning driving from Traverse City in mid-January and there was a group of mother's there complaining that school had been essentially cancelled since Christmas break due to non-stop snow. I was on my up to the Sault which didn't have any real impressive depths, if I recall; but returned to Gaylord that evening and found the settled snow depths to in 5' range. It was only January but the snow was already reaching up to the roof lines. There is a town, west of Gaylord, called Mancelona that has a permanent snow stake along the train tracks downtown that stands about 10' tall.

Spent a week plus in Norway two summers ago, mostly in mountains and fjords. Absolutely spectacular. Would love to spend a winter ski touring there. Edit- would say the same for Iceland which I visited three summers ago.

Whenever I drive into Rangeley in the winter and maybe even the summer you get glimpses of the pond. There are a couple of homes on it that can be seen from the road and I always think that's a nice spot. The best thing is the road has been improved - it was bad until the improvements a decade plus ago. That is a long drive so you need to be committed if you are doing weekends or coming from out of state.

Have a friend who just bought a place out there. You have a place there?

Feeling late summer in NH Lakes region this morning. Steeped outside at 3 this AM to look at stars and it was cool!

Email from Cannon today discussing Covid and upcoming ski operations... Here are some plans we can share right now, all of which come with a *subject to change: - Opening Day is scheduled for Friday, November 27th; - Snowmaking will begin as usual in the weeks prior to Opening Day; - Base lodge spacing and seating will be very different as we will likely be directed to limit capacities and encourage only short-term use of inside facilities to follow social distancing guidelines... you should plan to spend a lot more time outside than you may have in past years; - We WILL be selling day passes (tickets)... and purchasing said tickets may move to an online-only system; - We do not plan to curtail season pass usage or require reservations at this time, but we may have to ask for the assistance of our passholders in helping us plan usage from week to week so that we know what our sales capacity may be in a particular week; - Snowmaking, grooming, and lift operations may be revised to reflect reduced capacities and revenue projections; - Lift schedules are being discussed, and there will likely be changes in line spacing and on-chair capacities; - The operation of the Aerial Tramway is certainly a question mark at this time, and there's no telling whether (or when) its operation will be approved relative to social distancing measures and both State of NH and CDC guidelines;

The house is referenced https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Neutra

I would really like to buy an AT setup. I have difficulty spending $2K for boots, bindings and skis. I've been thinking of purchasing the Epic Northeast pass and just skiing weekdays. I hope we get some persistent snow coverage in SNE because going around and around a man-made ski loop, Nordic skiing is probably not the best way to limit exposure.

Moose Pond has Shawnee Peak (aka Pleasant Mountain) located at the northern end. It is a pretty spot. My cousin went first as a camper and then as a counselor to a boys camp - Winona - for years. Watching a beautiful sunrise over our lake as I type...maybe I should put the phone down!

Looking at the snow arch in the pictures, the idea crossed my mind....yup, it collasped and luckily the person was only hurt not killed. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/19/metro/quincy-man-injured-when-arch-snow-falls-new-hampshire-mountain/ Been in Iceland and Norway and watched people stand under melting glaciers and just shook my head.

I think it is very good. There is a small brewery in Bristol who sells growlers and that's not bad either. A nice young man who grew up in our neighborhood now works at Schillings. It is an impressive operation. Coincidentally have gone to their Traverse City location many, many times when stayed there for work.

I agree. Winnisquam right now is silly warm. Hiked Tripyramid yesterday from the Kancamagus and cars were parked all along the road with people in the Swift River.