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    nice little lake effect storm we just had...

    nice little lake effect storm we just had yesterday! beware the hoodlums and shine at the shelters on a powder day at white grass!!

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    lucky for us, there is a top notch downhill area...

    lucky for us, there is a top notch downhill area with the best snowmaking and a high speed 6 pack right next door (timberline mountain also family owned business) for those times when there is not...
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    Freeland - A White Grass Story ski documentary

    documentary about the history of our podunk ski community in WV!


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUeML6rxoVo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUeML6rxoVo
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    return of the WV XC ski nutz

    Been a good start so far to the season for the crazy cross-country skiing rednecks down in West Virginia after a few bad years!


    https://vimeo.com/497103326


    https://vimeo.com/497103326
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    hardly, but the commander in chief at White Grass...

    hardly, but the commander in chief at White Grass wanted me to make a promo vid from shots in march. so i threw together a preview. most is on skinny ski's and nnnbc bindings, so may look J.V. but I...
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    March Madness in Canaan Valley

    When February sucks, a great March usually follows! Powder on base for 3 weeks or so is enough to keep the faith of the farm skiing hillbilly hippies in WV and makes all that glading and trail work...
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    WV March, finally gettin sum! ski all the hills!

    Been locked in a great pattern for a few weeks or so, and it's all about that base now!
    And when you get the invite to ski at a private ski club, you say yes!

    no mad river here, just piste off...
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    Gene skis in spandex

    Halloween 2017 meadow skippin' @ White Grass ski touring, Canaan Valley WV.... with just enough....keepin the ski fire stoked in the hills!

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    Turn it up to 11 is something Gene Simmons knows...

    Turn it up to 11 is something Gene Simmons knows how to do I am sure!!! He even made a guest appearance a few weeks ago on halloween at White Grass in Canaan Valley, WV when we got 7" or so that was...
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    doggie single track

    My dog is blessed, he has his own private stash of single track trails with lots of swimming holes for him to cool off right out the back door. (he gets to xc ski on the trails in the winter too of...
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    yes!! sadly almost every dog I know BUT huskies...

    yes!! sadly almost every dog I know BUT huskies do that! (sorry lab owners...they are terrible at that) I think Huskies are too intelligent to shit where they eat :)
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    like this

    https://vimeo.com/63109866

    in all seriousness....they are pack animals, they like to stay with the pack no matter how fast. but a stalled pack can mean a bored wandering husky. if there are other...
  13. Thread: real skiers?!

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    real skiers?!

    no diss to other types of skiers no matter what your thing is, and if you thought you were a great 'skier', take a look and think again! as foofy as the outfits may be, they are _ON_ their skis!
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  14. we all do from time to time! it definitely has...

    we all do from time to time! it definitely has it's place even here! we are about to have a xc ski 'hash' starting at the top of one of the downhill areas, so we will be taking the lift up! (hope it...
  15. both in this flick..mostly nnnbc... (we use nnnBC...

    both in this flick..mostly nnnbc... (we use nnnBC which is a little beefier)
  16. that's what happened to all of us here... well,...

    that's what happened to all of us here... well, not the natives, just the transplants....the ones that go outside and do stuff
  17. hillbilly cross-country downhill in West By God Virginia is rockin

    What a past month high up in the applachian mtns in canaan valley, wv! Constant cold and ~5" snow storms every few days adds up after a few weeks! I know when folks think of cross-country skiing...
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    My dog has been watching these videos and thinks...

    My dog has been watching these videos and thinks he can hang with nacho and kedar if he had bigger and steeper terrain like that ;)
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    oh hell yes. wow that dog is barely makin tracks...

    oh hell yes. wow that dog is barely makin tracks in the last shots!
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    doggie ski video thread

    Dog loving skiers unite!!!
    How bout a thread of only doggie skiing videos? (dogs being in at least 50% of the video)

    I'll start with my boy

    https://vimeo.com/63109866

    in the sweet snowy...
  21. Canaan valley, WV cuz I already live there and...

    Canaan valley, WV cuz I already live there and know how sweet it is all year long in the land of milk and honey. It's like Vermont with less pretentiousness, less money and some rednecks :) ...
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    West by god Virginia White Grass action

    A slow start to the season still after last year's endless one here in Canaan Valley, WV. Gotten some extended super cold temps and decent coverage, but lack of a solid base has made the tree skiing...
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    ski area groundscore time

    the lift served ski areas have been closed about two weeks and the weather has gone from cold to the 60-70s for the past week and many things are starting to appear out of the snow besides the tasty...
  24. definitely the last pow day...we went to instant...

    definitely the last pow day...we went to instant 50-70 degree days for the past week which wiped out almost all the snowpack..there is maybe a foot left above 4000' on the northfacing pockets if you...
  25. has to be the last pow day in West Virginia! 3.28.2013 (viddy)

    man and dog schralpin the last of the big pow in canaan valley, wv


    https://vimeo.com/63109866
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    we average 160" but 3 out of the last 4 seasons...

    we average 160" but 3 out of the last 4 seasons were over 200"! (251", 214", 117" and now 222") .... Pretty much why I live here..summers are sweet here too though.



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    Appalachian Spring Powderfest! (video)

    Late March now and still comin down. (could be the last of it...) Most of this was from Monday, but it was a foot deeper yesterday. (that vid later) Can't believe it! Almost 70" in March so far!?!?!...
  28. Thread: WV highlands alert

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    today march 27, 2013 conditions: 135508 ...

    today march 27, 2013 conditions:

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    still snowing...and i don't think we have steep enough terrain for all this pow at this point...good problem to have!
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    Monday morning had us with 6" fresh and was some...

    Monday morning had us with 6" fresh and was some of the sweetest skiing of the year. By tuesday morning there was 5" more and was some of the sweetest skiing of the year. This morning there is 4"...
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    sweet! it's still snowin fairly hard at the...

    sweet! it's still snowin fairly hard at the moment....add 15" to those pics!!
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    Another alert for a big dump on the way.....over...

    Another alert for a big dump on the way.....over solid base!

    Just crested 200" for the season, and 50" so far in march and it has stayed COLD! Not bad for our own private idaho so close to the...
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    Have to add this too, since it is from a few days...

    Have to add this too, since it is from a few days ago. and a more pro-ish vid than mine, but them mtn biker boys from the other virginia know whats up and were to go for the goods

    This was shot...
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    March in Canaan Valley, WV ...so far (viddy)

    Best skiing of the season has been in march so far! (a little rain last night. but more cold and snow on the way in the next week +) Yeehaw!

    random clips from around the neighborhood and white...
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    home sweet home, snowy mayberry usa. You got the...

    home sweet home, snowy mayberry usa. You got the best conditions of the year here btw! Today was deeper, but sunday and that monday bluebird were tops in my book.
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    not blower powder, but deeeeeep! this only...

    not blower powder, but deeeeeep!

    this only shot was the last run on the slopes (which were tracked out by 10am) before retreating to the woods where is was much deeper from all the snow the past...
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    time for you cats to make another road trip!

    bookend the season here with another storm! Hurricane Sandy - winter storm Saturn.

    We already have been skiing over a foot of blower lake-flake on top of over a foot of solid base the past number...
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    you will have to come through some crazy blowing...

    you will have to come through some crazy blowing snow if it is storming to get here, but nothing is usually actually closed. (rt32 between davis and canaan has only been closed for a few hours twice...
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    hellbender burritos in davis has a great...

    hellbender burritos in davis has a great selection of beers for being in such a mayberry podunk town
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    still snowin....even the random woods in the...

    still snowin....even the random woods in the neighborhood are epic these days!

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    When you see "purple powder alert" claimed on the...

    When you see "purple powder alert" claimed on the white grass daily report site, it means "GET HERE NOW" because there is powder on bomber base everywhere. I would say 6" plus today and still...
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    plan around the nws noaa f'casts in the high...

    plan around the nws noaa f'casts in the high country of canaan and you may never do anything! They don't take elevation into account and according to the radar it's not even snowing right now?! I...
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    WV highlands alert

    back country and cross country skiers should be on standby alert for some possible epic conditions this weekend here in Canaan Valley. We have had a fantastic February with 62" of snow now cooked...
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    Most of the skiers are using Rottefella nnnbc...

    Most of the skiers are using Rottefella nnnbc auto bindings, and Alpina 1550 boots. The rossi evo trail ski and those boots and bindings make up most of what is in the rental fleet at white grass as...
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    WV appalachian hillbilly free-heel

    besides the frankenstorm skiing in late october, we have had a decent start to winter in the appalachian high country. Mostly skiing and antics on rossi evo skinny ski's at our freaky "white grass"...
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    fall sandy corn!!

    Still glad some folks found there way down here to our little bit of canada gone astray! Well, we are still skiing on the snow from the sandy frankenstorm here in canaan valley! we had one weird...
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    that snow is still here! folks were still skiing...

    that snow is still here! folks were still skiing the trees here as of today, and with the settled snow and temps we may get some corn cycles in the next few days.

    fall corn?!?!?
  47. thats the way to get the most of white grass....

    thats the way to get the most of white grass. they make waxless ski's (with scales) up to 110 underfoot now too btw. we have a pair or two on the rental rack even. (they dont climb too well) Madshus...
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    Man, you guys got the locals tour because you hit...

    Man, you guys got the locals tour because you hit all the not so obvious or known tree runs and cliff drops we clear there at White Grass. Never got to ski them last year. awesome to ski em this year...
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    Kosher WV - February Episode

    the February edition just off the press!.....nothing happens fast around canaan valley....well besides the skiing and change of weather.



    http://vimeo.com/22509532
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    you can ski the pipeline off the top of weiss...

    you can ski the pipeline off the top of weiss knob down to laneville (2000' vert) but only after a good storm since laneville is kind of low elevation and it's south facing. sound track on the last...
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