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Looking at those pictures reminded me that during the '78 Blizzard, we didn't really hurry to shovel our driveways b/c there was no place to drive! My parents neighborhood basically just went home to home and shoveled each other out. I was a freshman in high school. Somewhere in the vicinity of two weeks off - it was all-time awesomeness. some of the video posted last night was crazy.

planning on alpine skiing for first time this season on Sunday or Monday - really hoping these two events deliver in the notch. The thought of skiing a bunch of ice is unappealing for my first day out of season. This has to be the latest start to my season in 15 seasons.

that is bizarre!

I echo @sugarloaf1989 - skied around the quickly melting Weston ski track this morning for 80 minutes and most of the younger set were in shorts, shirtless or t-shirts - not right! Plus, the fields are muddy so I'm forced to walk my dog in the street so he doesn't drag a bunch of mud the house.

would like to get out to Hunter this season - I've never skied in NY state.

the sign that the road is closed in the winter is pretty obvious if my memory serves me right. This ski trip will be legend in that family forever. Lucky they are all fine.

Freezing rain in the 01742, Concord MA. Temperature at KBED has ticked up a degree to 36 since 6:30.

If you know how to move around Killington, avoiding the crowd and skiing the right trails, it is a great mountain. I feel lost when skiing alone but when I follow my son who knows his way around, I enjoy it very much. We usually start at Bear Mountain, go all the way across the resort and back again. With that said, I rarely ski mid-winter - tend to ski bumps around May 1 most years. 5 more days this week on the skinny skis at the Weston ski track...kind of concerned they may lose their loop with the incoming precipitation.

[Was pointing the mountain out to my daughter from Welch Dickey on Sunday. Just looked up their current pricing for season pass - $389. I think ragged was selling their passes for low $300's pre-season. Like all skiers, would love to see them succeed but no snow making is problematic.

Daughter, dog and I hiked Welch Dickey (Waterville Valley NH - today - beautiful day to be in mountains. probably only 4" on the ground.

Someone posted pictures of Sugarbush on a ski forum I read, from Thursday I think, Sugarbush has a pretty liberal policy relative to trail openings...some of the trails looked very, very thin.

https://waw.w3.uvm.edu//skivt-l/?Page=depths.php

snow now falling around the rt. 30/masspike intersection...heavier rate of precipitation than before when it was ice.

left concord center (north of rt.2) at 9:15 with moderate snow - probably 2-3" on ground - car said 23 and felt cold. Around Sudbury Center (rt 20/27) area there seemed to be a change in the character of snow, maybe a bit more ping. Just north of Saxonville Village (Framingham) - heavy, big flakes, 5 minutes later just south of the masspike on rt. 30, freezing rain, didn't feel as cold getting out of car. a couple of weeks ago had a quick discussion that this is very usual.

Christmas should have snow on the ground, period. Here in metrowest Boston, I just want enough snow to provide good nordic skiing - so give me a base of 6" of concrete with occasional freshies. Up north, I want deep snow for early and late skiing.

So quick update, 5 days of nordic skiing this week. Two days at Weston and three around the neighborhood. Great Brook received their contract from the DCR one day after they were eligible to be open but the latest update stated the DCR had still not counter signed so they can't begin preparations to open. They would have gotten huge crowds this weekend. I can't tell you how disappointing the behavior of the DCR is for the local nordic skiing community and everyone feels very bad for the guy who runs the place and his employees. On weekends when they are open, you can't find a parking spot- it always amazes me what a huge pent-up demand there is to ski. Also, the local high schools use it as a practice facility rather than fighting traffic to weston. just a joke.

Light snow now in Concord MA. Just checked webcam at Crotched Mountain, ripping there, https://www.crotchedmtn.com/webcam/

eye balled 3" here in Concord MA overnight. was snowing moderately awhile ago but seems to have slackened off a bit. My snow stake reads 12-13" which works about right from round 1's 8-9" and last nite's snow.

Went out for a XC ski in the field adjacent to my house this evening - made a pair of tracks probably 100 yards in length - and just went back and forth for a half hour or so. The local nordic center (Great Brook) can't open due to the MA DCR (department of conservation and recreation) having not issued the necessary concession permit - total joke. Too bad, I'm sure they are losing revenue given Chelmsford/Carlisle received at least 12". And Weston Ski track which I'm less familiar with having just been a passholder last season seems to want to build a man-made base before opening - plus weston didn't get that much snow - 4". Oh well, still nice to be gliding!

8-9" in Concord MA. Been shoveling for 2 hours, back spasms about commence.

Took the dog at halftime, 5.5" on ground and snowing hard in Concord MA. 29 degrees.

LOL. Tim Kelley 'skiing' in the woods at stowe! https://twitter.com/TimNBCBoston/status/1198262278711390209

Cool. Live in town next to Sudbury. Interestingly, work right along masspike in Framingham, south Sudbury is frequently the battle ground between frozen and non-frozen precipitation in winter.

went to the boston ski show last night - hadn't gone in years and was looking for something to get me out of the house last nite. Yes, I lead a very dull life! I wasn't really checking areas off a list but I'm not sure if I saw Stowe there?? But the reason I'm typing this is I noticed there were no Massachusetts ski areas exhibiting west of Wachusett. In previous year threads, we've discussed how BE, Jiminy, Catamount , Otis, Bousquet, etc - western Massachusetts areas don't even look for traffic from the eastern half of state. I am impressed that Berkshire East is opening this early. Great area.

You have to get up pretty early to beat Sugarloaf1989. The dog woke me up at 2:15 this morning to go out and when I came back in and checked my phone, the story popped up. I went to post but Sugarloaf1989 had beat me to it by about 40 minutes or so! Of course, I beat him to Sugarloaf by 7 years - Jan 1982, if moniker is indicative of his first time there. Saddleback is a great mountain. I've skied there when only the t-bar was running and had a great time. The Kennabago quad which was installed by the Barry's can be reached via a long traverse from the t-bar but the 'normal' customer wouldn't do it. The new chairlift which will replace to old double really makes the whole mountain easily accessible. I know the locals have been pruning and keeping at least some of the glades thinned out but suspect the glades will take some time to recover from 4 years of inattention. Great mountain, great for the W. Maine region and also provides an alternative to/and some competition to Sugarloaf which is good.