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    Moira and I watched "Togo" on Disney tonight. A...

    Moira and I watched "Togo" on Disney tonight. A good adventure yarn with a few over the top scenes and very enthralling for a northern dawg:

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    Stay tuned on this one, the date will likely be...

    Stay tuned on this one, the date will likely be switched to April 6 for a better chance of good snow. The snowmobile hill climb event originally scheduled for April 6 at Hidden Valley has been...
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    Yes, the new snow we got on Family Day weekend...

    Yes, the new snow we got on Family Day weekend took a hard hit later that week. The crust is still there though, and in the "flash freeze warning" you have probably seen, we could get a bit of a...
  4. My brother (literally) is in residence at Jay...

    My brother (literally) is in residence at Jay this week, and has sent these reports.

    Yesterday:

    Well, just to provide the real Jay Peak snow report: No three feet of snow in the village but I...
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    Now would be the time to visit Limberlost and...

    Now would be the time to visit Limberlost and other points north:. After an extended break, the snow chair is back in action. To be honest, the picnic table actually gives a better reading on the...
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    Yeah, I am open to the collar idea, just which...

    Yeah, I am open to the collar idea, just which one? Basic shock, GPS, virtual fence? Or the low cost option of keeping her on-leash forever.
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    Thanks. It's pretty much impossible to keep up...

    Thanks. It's pretty much impossible to keep up with a dog in the woods, and she does have an excellent track record (7 for 7) of returning home after running off after something. So I was banking on...
  8. I'm a skier and Scot S is one of my heroes, but...

    I'm a skier and Scot S is one of my heroes, but Dan D's riding in that segment is SOOO much more soulful.
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    No pictures but I am very stoked that Moira...

    No pictures but I am very stoked that Moira returned home on her own after a four-hour jaunt in the woods on a deer scent. I tracked her for about two hours, finally gave up and headed home due to...
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    Thanks, she is a great pet and definitely a...

    Thanks, she is a great pet and definitely a good-looking dawg. She's a rescue from Attiwapiskat, way up north, and is likely a husky/GSD mix of some sort. She loves people and other dogs, our only...
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    Well, Twigfest at Nickle Peak was postponed...

    Well, Twigfest at Nickle Peak was postponed (likely won't happen) but I did get out in the back 40, which has similar conditions to Limberlost. You aren't missing anything:

    No chair photo, it is...
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    Echo Ridge was a small ski hill just outside of...

    Echo Ridge was a small ski hill just outside of Kearney off Echo Ridge Road and there is no way it has 950' vert. Maybe 250 or 350 at best. And a t-bar. Telemark Dave and I skied it in the early...
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    Have no fear, it is all about the doggie snow...

    Have no fear, it is all about the doggie snow stoke. No poop is visible.
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    The price you pay for pooping in private. ...

    The price you pay for pooping in private.


    https://youtube.com/shorts/nX1M7AaKMlk?si=EbhypQC8zr5esJWC

    Sorry about that, I thought the video would show up. It is worth a click though.
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    Hero to superhero. Picture is from this morning...

    Hero to superhero. Picture is from this morning at my house. If you are thinking about to Limberlost, now is the time. Rumour has it that a couple of recon missions may go to Nickle Peak this...
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    Moira did not want to come inside this morning,...

    Moira did not want to come inside this morning, she loves snow.

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    Great plan! There are some local WWHSTA-types...

    Great plan! There are some local WWHSTA-types with flexible schedules, let me know when you want to come up.

    What a difference a week makes! Zero to hero. 17.25 cm (8.38 inches) of fresh fluff in...
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    It wasn't that windy in these parts, so no...

    It wasn't that windy in these parts, so no falling trees to speak of. Good news, we got another 10 cm-ish of light fluffy stuff overnight. More snow and cold this week, should be pretty good by next...
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    Where is the love button?

    Where is the love button?
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    The new layer of heavy wet snow will solidify the...

    The new layer of heavy wet snow will solidify the base, and the snow squalls forecasted between tonight and Monday could result in some good conditions. The crew out at Limberlost today had fun,...
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    The struggle is real. If you look carefully into...

    The struggle is real. If you look carefully into the woods, you can see Bambi taunting Moira one more time. Damn leash.

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    The forecasted Snowmaggedon did not materialize...

    The forecasted Snowmaggedon did not materialize but my part of the north did receive about 15 cm of new snow, followed by a spell of light rain. It is kind of gloppy out there. The good news is that...
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    My last head smack was without a helmet and...

    My last head smack was without a helmet and resulted in my third concussion (1: skiing, 2: rock climbing. 3: snowboarding). Bought a helmet the next day and never leave home without it nowadays.
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    ^ Good story. I did a three-year snowboard...

    ^ Good story. I did a three-year snowboard experiment back in the mid 2000s, it is super-fun except when you catch a heelside edge and smack your noggin like a human fly-swatter. I had the Burton...
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    This. Over 15 years ago I encountered one of the...

    This. Over 15 years ago I encountered one of the Brothers at Jay Peak, he was offering tele board demos. I opined the same sentiment as frorider above, he gave me a really dirty look. Those that are...
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    Wait, how did my dog end up on your couch?...

    Wait, how did my dog end up on your couch? Black/grey/white body, tan legs, white paws.
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    Deer dog on high alert, four of the bastids in...

    Deer dog on high alert, four of the bastids in the yard.

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    Deerspotting focus: 475137

    Deerspotting focus:

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    Check out https://ethnicraft.com/us/en/. I've sat...

    Check out https://ethnicraft.com/us/en/. I've sat in the sofa and dined at the table, very comfortable and modern, and well made.
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    Lunch time at work. Shop dawg life. 469533

    Lunch time at work. Shop dawg life.

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  31. In the 30+ years they have owned the property,...

    In the 30+ years they have owned the property, there have certainly been some flood events. The river came up to the road edge a few times but the house is up high, as MNIAW pointed out.

    I was a...
  32. Ha ha ha. Ullrfest might disrupt the...

    Ha ha ha. Ullrfest might disrupt the squeeky-clean realtor photos!
  33. Cool house for sale in Montgomery, VT

    My sister and BIL are selling their beloved house in Montgomery village, VT. Cool and funky house, 15-ish minute drive from Stateside parking at Jay Peak, 30 second walk from trout stream, sleeps...
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    The Sugar Man has moved on

    Further to the death of Robbie Robertson, another music legend is gone this week, though he was a little late in becoming legendary. If you don't know the story of Sixto Rodrigues, look it up, what a...
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    That is sad to hear. December is definitely a...

    That is sad to hear. December is definitely a favourite listen. Linus and Lucy is also a remarkable recording.
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    That is a lot of Great Dane. In other news, we...

    That is a lot of Great Dane.

    In other news, we are celebrating the the second Gotcha Day and theoretical third birthday of this one:

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    Thanks all for the collar recommendations and...

    Thanks all for the collar recommendations and recall training advice. Will dig into this and report back. Had another incident tonight after a bath, took off after squirrel, would not respond even...
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    We have have several recommendations for this and...

    We have have several recommendations for this and will be looking into the collar. Any recommended brand/model that won't break the bank and does not need a cell signal?
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    We have done that and thought she had graduated...

    We have done that and thought she had graduated from the long leash. She's pretty good unless there is a deer involved. Need to be more vigilant.
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    Further to my post above, different day,...

    Further to my post above, different day, different result in the off-leash journey. Moira has super-high prey drive, which adds a big variable to the equation. Tonight on our local dog walk, despite...
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    ^ Give him all the help he needs. Moira has...

    ^ Give him all the help he needs. Moira has graduated to off-leash in carefully controlled situations, and has her eyes on the prize:

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  42. FWIW our last dog (RIP) was on Trazadone for...

    FWIW our last dog (RIP) was on Trazadone for doggie dementia and it worked wonders. At 16 he was chewing the baseboards, wandering randomly and doing all kinds of weird shit, the Trazadone calmed him...
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    Definitely. She took off after a fox the other...

    Definitely. She took off after a fox the other day, long story short came back. I felt bad when we saw the fox kits a few days later under an outbuilding, mama fox was just trying to distract the...
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    The two-headed deerbeast made an appearance the...

    The two-headed deerbeast made an appearance the other day but fortunately, Moira stood guard to protect us.

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    Full attention:

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    It was a good day, sorry for the late reply. Some...

    It was a good day, sorry for the late reply. Some fresh snow on the crust, people had fun. The skin up/ski down at Hidden Valley has been rescheduled from April 1 to April 2. If your lifts aren't...
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    It was a good day, sorry for the late reply. Some...

    It was a good day, sorry for the late reply. Some fresh snow on the crust, people had fun. The skin up/ski down at Hidden Valley has been rescheduled from April 1 to April 2. If your lifts aren't...
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    One of the best stringed instrument players that...

    One of the best stringed instrument players that so many people heard but also never heard of. RIP.

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    Someone is doing well at being off-leash. Still...

    Someone is doing well at being off-leash. Still early days and the snowbanks help. This only works if I have a high level of confidence that there are no deer around.

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    There is snow up north. This morning's chair: ...

    There is snow up north. This morning's chair:

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  50. I'm not high for this this story but it is worth...

    I'm not high for this this story but it is worth telling: Six telemarkers in a red VW microbus modded with a Chevy V6 headed out from Ottawa to ski at Jay Peak and environs in the mid-eighties. Four...
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