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04-23-2011, 08:52 AM
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If his skill at reading weather forecasts is...
If his skill at reading weather forecasts is indicative of his decision-making ability, methinks I'll be voting for someone else ...
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04-19-2011, 10:53 AM
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love this pic ...
love this pic
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04-02-2011, 05:06 PM
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I slept in this morning after skiing MRG...
I slept in this morning after skiing MRG yesterday and a long mildly shitty drive home. Around 11 while walking the dog I found enough glorious cream cheese on my front lawn that I saw fit to drive 5...
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03-24-2011, 09:47 AM
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I also found that to be the case. ...
I also found that to be the case.
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03-23-2011, 06:27 AM
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Mount Washington and environs only got around 4"...
Mount Washington and environs only got around 4" the other night but the consistency was perfect - started out wetter so it bonded well with old boilerplate, then lighter up top. I feel I made the...
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03-21-2011, 09:28 PM
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Thanks much & that's what I'm hoping. g'nite ...
Thanks much & that's what I'm hoping. g'nite ...
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03-21-2011, 07:07 PM
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Any snowfall intel from MWV tonight would be...
Any snowfall intel from MWV tonight would be greatly appreciated ... radar's been looking good there last 2-3 hrs
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03-09-2011, 07:07 AM
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http://monkfish.com/ski/mostinterestingman.jpg ...
http://monkfish.com/ski/mostinterestingman.jpg
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03-08-2011, 10:21 PM
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Intended to go to MRG today but 100B was closed...
Intended to go to MRG today but 100B was closed because a tractor-trailer skidded out and rather than sit in the awful detour traffic from Waterbury and not have a chance at first chair, I called an...
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02-28-2011, 05:49 AM
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NICE. Get it however you can. For me the...
NICE. Get it however you can.
For me the logistics came together for once and I was able to get in great days at MRG on Friday and Magic on Saturday - then woke up at home yesterday to a N Shore... -
02-25-2011, 08:23 PM
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I don't know if it was fine sleet or graupel or...
I don't know if it was fine sleet or graupel or what but at times at MRG today - especially but not only in the morning - I could hear some of what was falling from the sky pinging off my helmet etc....
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02-25-2011, 04:13 PM
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Thought you might. MRG was pretty outrageous...
Thought you might.
MRG was pretty outrageous today. Had to be 8"+ by closing, very silky stuff.
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02-24-2011, 11:51 PM
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Happily pre-positioned in Warren VT, savoring the...
Happily pre-positioned in Warren VT, savoring the awesome aftertaste of Dogfish Head 60 draft here. Soon, MRG. I'll be wearing
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02-22-2011, 06:49 AM
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Thanks for the advice - the friends we're staying...
Thanks for the advice - the friends we're staying with have Wildcat/Attitash passes & I had no-blackout deals to keep it cheap at Wildcat so we spent George's b-day in sight of George. My...
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02-20-2011, 07:21 AM
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I'd appreciate any ground truth today from...
I'd appreciate any ground truth today from Wildcat, Attitash or Black. Got invited to a friend's condo in that area and will be taking the kids to join the mobs tomorrow, on the premise that since...
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02-18-2011, 03:42 PM
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Had work stuff until midafternoon but as I drove...
Had work stuff until midafternoon but as I drove home from my meeting I passed a local hill that I couldn't resist hitting even if I'd probably missed the best corn of the day. Got my gear, went back...
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02-18-2011, 05:32 AM
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Yep. Later yesterday afternoon I was at Bradford...
Yep. Later yesterday afternoon I was at Bradford chaperoning my son's school ski trip and there too in the woods the surface retained a hint of stiffness despite the temps - again not really...
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02-17-2011, 07:48 PM
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The corn was good, not great, as I explored a...
The corn was good, not great, as I explored a flank of a nearby NELSAP hill early this afternoon. No complaints though.
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02-16-2011, 09:05 AM
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With freeze tonight followed by what looks like...
With freeze tonight followed by what looks like mostly sunny and upper 30s or warmer at Pinkham during the day, any thoughts on whether Sherb/GOST might be good corn or not so good mank or ???...
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02-13-2011, 12:38 PM
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Explored terrain I'd not skied before in the...
Explored terrain I'd not skied before in the vicinity of a local (N Shore MA) NELSAP hill at midday today in that-which-does-not-kill-us-makes-us-stronger conditions. Surface was plenty carvable but...
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02-03-2011, 09:38 PM
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No crust northernmost N. Shore. A little sleet...
No crust northernmost N. Shore. A little sleet mixed in yesterday so the snow has a thick consistency but there were no problems with turn initiation that a little speed couldn't cure.
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01-28-2011, 08:34 PM
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Certainly not a first descent of the terrain I...
Certainly not a first descent of the terrain I hit solo today (or second - I was there a week ago) as 50+ years ago it was a rope-tow ski area. How long since it last was skied is a good question...
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01-27-2011, 05:18 PM
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Took one of my sons to Bradford this a.m. after...
Took one of my sons to Bradford this a.m. after about 10" overnight and we did probably 15 laps through what woods they have - some decent little shots actually and absolutely zero competition. The...
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01-24-2011, 06:10 AM
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LIFE STOKE
My older son's first "bc" experience, yesterday. Local NELSAP bump + his alpine boots + my snowshoes (+ his skis on my pack) = success.
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01-21-2011, 05:39 PM
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p.s. rog I can vouch for your observations re...
p.s. rog I can vouch for your observations re conditions in this neck of the woods (I'm assuming it's similar by you as down here, N. Shore MA). Snowpack is deep - woods are completely in - and we...
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01-21-2011, 05:20 PM
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NE Mass. NELSAP represent The photos don't do...
NE Mass. NELSAP represent
The photos don't do it justice but here are a few anyway
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01-15-2011, 08:53 AM
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yeah, I also hit Whaleback for a couple hours on...
yeah, I also hit Whaleback for a couple hours on my way home from Middlebury and found plenty of freshies off the beaten path on unlit trails before it got dark. Under the lights, lots of deep...
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01-15-2011, 07:47 AM
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I was going to hit Cannon/Mittersill yesterday...
I was going to hit Cannon/Mittersill yesterday but called an audible as I approached the 89 split off 93 and went instead to a place called Middlebury Snow Bowl. It was pretty awesome. Anyone ever...
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01-11-2011, 10:33 AM
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NWS now has Windham County VT (Magic) under...
NWS now has Windham County VT (Magic) under winter storm warning for 8-16". Re spinning the chair Magic says on FB: "Wednesday is very doubtful as the storm is starting too late. Thursday I would put...
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01-10-2011, 01:14 PM
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Pretty neat view of Gen. Stark Mtn from the MRG...
Pretty neat view of Gen. Stark Mtn from the MRG webcam
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01-10-2011, 12:59 PM
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Should the storm at all resemble 12/26-27 and...
Should the storm at all resemble 12/26-27 and Magic does OK on Wednesday, what would it take to invoke the midweek Powder Day rule and spin lifts Thursday? Website now only says it takes 6" of snow;...
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01-02-2011, 02:21 PM
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While I'm going through photos/videos from this...
While I'm going through photos/videos from this past week and on the theory that all turns are good no matter how modest, here's a Flip HD framegrab from my local NELSAP hill as the storm ended...
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01-02-2011, 01:58 PM
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stoke reset
Dear Ullr,
More of this please:
http://monkfish.com/ski/2010-11/20101228brettonwoods36in01.jpg
(Bretton Woods chowdah this past Tues)
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12-29-2010, 10:30 AM
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Yeah, that was a big part of my thinking as I...
Yeah, that was a big part of my thinking as I resolved the Cannon-or-Magic question with BW yesterday ... Good call in terms of there being almost no wind (aside from sporadic burly gusts) but the...
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12-27-2010, 07:11 PM
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Can't decide, Magic or Cannon tomorrow? File...
Can't decide, Magic or Cannon tomorrow?
File under Good Problems To Have
Warmed up today skinning a local NELSAP hill, Big Red (MA). Snow was wind-affected; open slopes were tough in wind...
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