I haven’t quite seen it all yet, but after seeing a girl *snowplowing* down Black Magic yesterday, I feel like I am one step closer. My kid - who doesn’t yet have a fully developed filter - asked...

Yes, I love low angle ripper trails like that that have lots of natural features mixed in.

I’ll be at Magic today in off-duty mode with Kid #1 and Kid #2. Maybe I’ll see you for a run or 2?

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I friggin’ love Stitchline [emoji106]


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Yesterday we made a family plan to hit Sunapee today because it’s close, and school was cancelled ahead of time so we knew we could ski. The plan was to not rush, because, well, it’s Sunapee. This...

Great shot.
How did you do?

(Was trying to include that first shot. Doh!)


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Okemo was in the bullseye for the last storm. Not sure how Mt. Snow did.


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My legs are still a bit sore after skiing Magic on Sunday! Good on you for being able to ski yesterday. Pico is such a cool hill, and those packed powder bumps look f-ing sweet.


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I think we came down just after this - it looked like you guys were going to sit down at the top of the upper section of Blackline. I give the front flip an 8/10. Nicely done! [emoji3]


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Magic today. Best day of the season for me. I skied with my youngest son, and also with a friend I haven’t seen in years. Also randomly ran into another friend I haven’t seen in a while, so we...

Shhh…. Don’t tell everyone that or we are liable to have 5-10 minute lines tomorrow [emoji23]


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Exactly. But anyone who has skied it knows how ballsy that was. Hopefully that guy down below was getting video - I’d love to see it.


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Griffin Larsen is a Smuggs freeski athlete. He aired the headwall on the M1 liftline.

The. Whole. Fucking. Thing.
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Well, on the bright side, they can go and get that ladder that’s laying on the ground!


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It looks like *dogshit in the yard season* is a bit early this year.


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I’m glad to see quad spinning, but, man, Blackline looks rough!


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That’s what it looks like at a mountain with just a double serving the summit (for now). The quad in the pic will hopefully be online soon, so there will be more traffic in the future. The trail...

A few from Magic today.

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Everyone is stoked about the prospect of skiing 4-5 inches of fluff over a porcelain/coral reef base [emoji106][emoji38]


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It’s been a while since I’ve skied with people over the age of 12. I may invite myself as well.


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Pitch Black at Magic. It almost looks like the snow was good, doesn’t it?!


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There’s a freeride comp on Sunday on M1 liftline below the midstation. Hopefully the kids put on a good show [emoji106]


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Best day of the year at Magic. We got to 100% by the end of the day. The Freeride team got to help get some of the terrain open (patrol had to twist our arms [emoji3]). Run of the day was a late...

I’m glad you are on board this year [emoji123]. IMO this is the best way to “work” on the mountain!

Before you know it, your little ripper will be in the program as well.


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I’ve never heard “line!”. But I’ve also never been to Mary Jane.

I usually shout “heads up!”, and if it’s more urgent, it’s “HeadsUpHeadsUpHeadsUp!!!”


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Maybe instead of saying “that was awesome”, he could have, you know, apologized instead…?

There are way too many dipshits out there like him who mistake skiing fast for skiing well.


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Life goals [emoji106]

I’m trying to finish some customer work so I can finish my own house so I can…. get back to other customer work that’s backing up.


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I see Johnnypoach getting on the chair in that first pic.


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Mike brought the stoke and definitely made an impact. I have many great memories of Jay, and he is absolutely one of them. There is no way his family was ready for this, so I was happy to make a...

Baxter has some good stuff, but I haven’t had this yet. I’ll have to be on the lookout.


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I applaud this effort to scare everyone off.

I doubt it’s going to work though!

27” at 6pm at my place. You probably have that much or more at the homestead.


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No more quota spots next year, but they will increase the number of prequalified athletes.

I’ve heard that the western region is pretty full. We were at the Mad River Glen 3* (VT) this past...

On the east coast, the resorts (usually) offer discounted lift tickets for athletes and discounted spectator tickets for family - but the number could be limited. The event cost is found on the...

For your enjoyment: here is a sequence of my kid sending it big in the tower 10 cliff zone - after I suggested several times that he choose a different line…!
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Ok, this one doesn’t fit the mom/pop angle, but Wildcat is my favorite hill in NH. The trails are old school, and there is plenty of rowdy terrain.


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It depends which town you live in as well. Our last house was a Victorian in town on a small lot, and the taxes were a little over $5k. Rural towns like ours with minimal services are definitely...

I’m glad to hear someone else say this [emoji3]. I skied it that same day. I was with kids, so of course we had to ski it…. It would probably be fun if you got first tracks on a pow day, but there...

Congrats on making this happen during this challenging season…! I’m glad to have made a few turns with you - although not as many as I had hoped. I hope the knee problem gets resolved so you can...

This spring has definitely taken a turn in the right direction for you to get 100[emoji106]. Lots of good stuff in here. Sending positive vibes to you and your better half.


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I’m not able to go the 16th - the boys have indoor soccer that day. My 14 year old has already asked about going to K this spring, so hopefully we will make it at some point.


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That looks like some classic New England mogul skiing right there. Sorry I missed it! [emoji23]


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I’ve been trying to find some more details about this accident. Chandler was a former (high school) student of my wife. She was crushed to hear about this…He was a really great young guy who was...

5’9”. Back in the day I used 48” poles. I kept cutting them every so often and finally settled on 40”.


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I hope to get in a few afternoons at Sunapee this spring if they have any bumps to ski…!


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The boys have school-issued chrome books, so that stuff is out. And as an added bonus, since my wife is a teacher, she can monitor what they are doing online (via Go Gaurdian) and shut them down as...

I could do it in 10 minutes, but I’m sure the boys will milk it for hours!


Teachers are in school for professional development, so she isn’t around to suffer the whining.


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I wish this photo was from that not-so-epic hill that we meet up at for afternoon laps… [emoji2369]


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I saw a pair of super bro’s in the line for Red on Sunday. It must of been a mag, right?


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