Thread: East Coast Roll Call V---> SO MUCH better then all the other roll calls

Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

Put together a video of my ski trip yesterday, angle is off, no music as I though I would let the snow do the talking.

Soundtrack starts out pretty good.

Originally Posted by akokskis

Well I skied Burke today, for the first time ever, and damn, what a place!

darn toot'n. ski there on a pow day with a respectable base and you may never pine for jay again. whole different world. 6" at burke?, 12" at jay?, burke won hands down every time. woods at jay get skied out faster than the pow groomers at burke.

you probably saw my dad loading chairs there.

blog: meeting up with crank this morning to ride the stratham alps with jerry. then head over to ride fort rock for a double. if stratham is worth another lap we may just stay there. today will be all about the up. stratham can be an ass kicker fer sure.

c'mon down anytime vt free! next sunday maybe? skiing forcast for the coming weeks looks downright meh.

rog

Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

Checked out that area you mentioned, a bakers dozen cars made me exit. No idea what they were all doing though. Saw a group of 10 20 something dudes and what may have been a backpack full of video equipment and astroglide. Saw a truck of someone I know will try to get some info from him.

Jesus, that's a lot. But I've been up there with a lot of cars at the car park and not seen a soul in there, maybe they were all hikers? Eh, either way, that's too many cars... And that other zone you found looks tasty!

Originally Posted by kingdom-tele

I assume it was the white fields you saw out on the horizon. those are on percy,s peaks outside of strattford NH, off of rt 110. no secret, they get skied. not sure this is the year for them though, yet.

That very much piqued my curiosity as well, but I was actually thinking very much closer. Maybe an old closed area? Maybe some MTB area? Not really sure, but certainly looks skiable.

Originally Posted by Bottleman

Heh. Haven't skied Burke for what must be twenty years or so but that's the trail that's burned in my memory. Skied it on a good day with my 208 Kastle Super Gs. A GREAT ski in its time.

Yup, instantly rocketed up there with Antelope (MRG) for me, and the conditions were, well, not so great. But damn, what a great spot.

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

darn toot'n. ski there on a pow day with a respectable base and you may never pine for jay again. whole different world. 6" at burke?, 12" at jay?, burke won hands down every time. woods at jay get skied out faster than the pow groomers at burke.

Hah, I could see that in an instant. So few people there yesterday, it was great. Definitely on my radar from now on, I totally dig the vibe of the hill.

Will look forward to seeing folks at the Bowl on the 25th. Will be an excellent prelude for this:

http://levonhelm.com/midnight_ramble.htm

If you are a music fan and you haven't been to a Ramble you owe it to yourself to check it out!

Headed back up Bailey's today. Anyone else?

Originally Posted by akokskis

Yup, instantly rocketed up there with Antelope (MRG) for me, and the conditions were, well, not so great. But damn, what a great spot.

when i lived/worked there i had a 4" rule. if we got 4" or more overnight i'd skin up and ski 2 t2b laps before patrol got there and before i had to work. east bowl was usually my 1st hit and i'd usually just short swing down the side to leave plenty of room for one of the patrollers that always skied eb as her 1st pre opening pow run. i'd usually get done just as patrol arrived at mid burke and it was the same every time, "so how was it roger?"

fond memories.

rog

Latest sign of the apocalypse. MRG is using this AZ post to promote the skiing.

WOOT!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=107480

Originally Posted by Bottleman

Headed back up Bailey's today. Anyone else?

Yup, Dragging a gaggle of kids to play in the actual snow. Sleds, etc. but will also have my touring rig.

Originally Posted by weasel1

Yup, Dragging a gaggle of kids to play in the actual snow. Sleds, etc. but will also have my touring rig.

Breakfast at Steve's before the GREAT UNDERTAKING. See you there!

but not *that* far

nice rudy!^^^^^^^^^^^

rog

all pics are from Mont Lyall... the locals talk about a lack of snow but it's pretty frigging good

Anyone know a Jeffrey Baron? If so PM me i found his k-mart pass under the Slidebrook lift at the Bush.

Big ups to Andy from Alpine Shop in Burlington for the ride back to Lincoln.

it's slowly improving eh? skied a couple lines for the first time this yr and it was 'ok'. be light was the phrase of the day...i suppose it's been that way all season. only one core shot and edges are still screwed in, so all is good.

vibes to all the deaths this yr...it's just getting old.

Originally Posted by therudeness

Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

Stoke bumps.

Both of those areas look great, let me pull a Rog and say how lucky we are to live here (although I could probably drive to the Rockies as easily as the gaspe!)

I took three of the bunks at Grace Camp from Tbatt last week but it looks like my buddies are flaking. Anyone want to stay over in the dacks for a couple of nights in the high peak area? Should be a good time whether we ski, climb, hike, or build a booter and let the freak flag fly.

Mont-Royal mags? BTV? Bueller?

i posted this in tech talk but wanted to see if i get a bit further here. Anyone work/know someone at Tecnica? Buckles a blowing off my boots and they are less then a year old! (Located in NH figured its worth a shot)

Today was fast. I tried out the new Ski Tracks app and I hit 95 km/h on my GS skis at MRG today.

excellent days at smuggs w/TWD, mrsTC, diamondback, mtnbiker/boarder

went solo to MRG yesterday...woods looked great though kept exploring to a minimum, a bit of ice in the usual places on trails but it was good to see the mountain again 100% open, the lot full and the long liftlines i hadn't seen all year.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

After much soul searching the Bottle Woman and I decided to once again test our mettle in the High Breadloaf.

As per yesterday, we were greeted by dangerous skies.



Our hearts quickened when confronted with additional snow leopard activity. Who knew that such evil could lurk in these woods?



I could be mistaken but these appear to be tracks of a more human sort. Transplanted 40 something Vermonters perhaps?



No gnar was slayed but very fun meadow skipping was had.







After much labour, self-doubt and moments of true terror we reached base camp only to be confronted by a pack of Weasels!!!! The pack moved quickly but we were thankfully able to catch a photo of one in its natural habitat.

Originally Posted by Bottleman

And an exclusive spy shot of the new Worth snowlerblades!

Originally Posted by ml242

And an exclusive spy shot of the new Worth snowlerblades!

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....

Sugarloaf wasn't too bad this weekend. Much better than what I have been skiing. Especially since the lift tickets, hotel, and steak were free. mmmmmm, steak.

Originally Posted by ml242

I took three of the bunks at Grace Camp from Tbatt last week but it looks like my buddies are flaking. Anyone want to stay over in the dacks for a couple of nights in the high peak area? Should be a good time whether we ski, climb, hike, or build a booter and let the freak flag fly.

Mont-Royal mags? BTV? Bueller?

Bueller?

Originally Posted by tBatt

Bueller?

Please Lord, tell me that this is a clever joke. Am I really that old?????

Originally Posted by ml242

let me pull a Rog and say how lucky we are to live here (although I could probably drive to the Rockies as easily as the gaspe!)

ya but the gaspe is less crowded, more exotic, with terrain that blows the mind. maritime snowpack too so waaaaaaaay less sketch. only 12 hours for us.

nice riding with crank today followed by a killer breakfast at the big bean. for a small area the stratham alps do not disappoint. we def got our climb on. plenty of ice still in there which made riding studless a character building affair in spots. how bout them glades crank?!

thanx for the workout!

what will tomorrow bring??????

rog

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

nice riding with crank today followed by a killer breakfast at the big bean. for a small area the stratham alps do not disappoint. we def got our climb on. plenty of ice still in there which made riding studless a character building affair in spots. how bout them glades crank?!

thanx for the workout!

what will tomorrow bring??????

rog

yeah, good ride for sure! Thanks for the tour, just what the legs needed!

Those glades are nice- kinda makes me wish for some waxless touring gear...