radarman

I watched the TGR In Pursuit of Soul movie last night and I have to admit I was pretty disappointed by it. They basically went all in on the anti-corporate messaging and the family business aspects and the interesting locals that inhabit these areas... which is fine, other than being more than a bit unfair to some of the bigger resorts, those stories deserved to be in there... But it was like watching the Olympics on NBC, all fluff pieces and tug at the heartstrings testimonials. Where was the skiing??? Where were the people saying, "I ski here because it's sick!" ? I was at Berkshire East the day TGR was filming and I can tell you it was one of the best days in years with some of the biggest features on the mountain in play. Was so looking forward to seeing some of the pros killing it. Between Magic and Saddleback and all the other places they could have made a real ski film that highlighted the bona fides and not just the nostalgia and the quirkiness.

I have the Natural 111s from last year. They are super lightweight and make for a really good touring ski. They're quite surfy in powder and I like em a lot, but if the idea is to hard charge all the time, I think you could do better.

Thanks this is an awesome deal. Just bought a couple.

Lol, they make a fun, light, poppy ski but I"m thinking

I had those skis. They saw their share of snow. And similarly they're rock skis now.

Dalton MA may have taken a hit, per radar

Maybe we can get him to post here

About that lightning...

Definitely severe gusts

Some seriously impressive cloud to cloud lightning here in Denton.

We had a banner year for peaches also.

seeing some pretty good shear W of Barre headed into Petersham

This. Tomatoes, jalapenos absolutely killing it right now. Keep em coming.

Meh I like skiing out west a lot too but there"s nothing wrong with skiing in VT

Try cutting out as much sugar as you can stand to

Seems there may be something affecting the maples around here. All across town the leaves are turning a dull green brown and drying up. Looks awful. Setting up for a dud foliage season locally.

severe thunderstorm watch hoisted

In my 15+ years of watching the way storms evolve in the valley on the UMass radar, if I had to pick one single spot for a generic chase it would probably be Turners Falls airport.

Honestly, for the terrain you describe, just find some mid waist ski and you really can't go wrong. Everyone here may have their personal preferences but IMO I'd just take the kids to the shop and ask them which ones they like and roll with it. Having em love their gear is more important than any subtle performance differences they may note.

There are some decent spots to chase in the valley, and once every 10 years or so you might see a tornado. Good news is that we're due...

Thanks, it was chilling and stalking some small prey.

Saw this guy at Quabbin today. They really are the coolest.

Kind of a ways out, no?

What a spectacular morning out there. Unfortunate it won't last all weekend.

KTix just went on sale. $75 weekday, $85 weekend/holiday. No blackouts. I usually get a few. https://shop.killington.com/s/k-tickets/p/k-tickets-2