I removed my snow tires last Tuesday, and it still hasn't snowed since.

I did run up to the River today for a few after-work laps. It started spitting raindrops on my windshield as I left work,...

Maine did note in their release on the same subject that they estimated x people coming into the state, but that there were also a lot of people driving around within the state. I'm pretty sure the...

I'll third the Winds for the 3017 event. I was camping off Union Pass. We talked about Union Peak but had a big enough group with various attitudes and experience levels when it came to hiking that...

It's doable for cheaper if you buy minimalist components elsewhere, but getting everything you need from them usually means you pay a little more for an install that is much easier and completely...

It's a bet against yourself, effectively. I'm well aware that the money I pay on insurance policies is just a hedge against something Bad happening, and statistically it's unlikely to pay off. It...

My three-year-old has been making turns and controlling her direction and speed for a while...when she wants to. As a result, she's generally only skied portions of a run independently (without the...

We had a Delta faucet in at the ex's house (before she was my ex). That was several years ago, she's still happy with that faucet and I liked it enough to have the same one installed here.

I'm...

Can't seem to upload photos from the old app, but today was damned good at the River. Second tracks on Downdraft, several laps on Aurora via skins while Spruce was on hold, and then I was on the...

I stopped braking for turkeys when I lived in Red Lodge. Too damn many of the fuckers strutting around like they own the place, and it turns out they're perfectly capable of crossing the road more...

Having been through a few too many floods of the n-year variety, I'd strongly recommend either building to withstand a 1,000-year flood or building to be replaceable.

It took me way too long to process which day of the week it actually was and whether or not the deadline had passed, but I think I figured it out.

Well, there's this:
https://www.stormskiing.com/p/11-ski-areas-flee-ski-cooper-pass
I think it's been discussed in another thread around here.

I've talked with Erik Mogensen, prior to Entabeni...

Aren't preventative colonoscopies covered by insurance? I thought that was one of the few things the US got right.

(I know that diagnostic ones--ie when they already know something needs...

Can I text instead? Because the odds of someone answering a call from a random number don't seem too high, either.

I'm a little surprised about the concern about road paint. Granted, I did get accustomed to Vermont law on the matter while living there, but when it comes to tractors, cyclists, and such, I...

With one huge caveat: you need a textable phone number that Venmo recognizes as an actual cell phone, not a VoIP number. For years, that kept me out because I use a Google Voice number and was using...

You do realize that they have the same corporate overlords, right?

Re: the phone number prompt, you should be able to bypass it with the "pay without confirming" button.

Incredible skiing at Sunday River this weekend. No good pics, but my legs were toast before I was ready to give up both days.

Settled depth at my house is deeper than a pomsky. For reference, my...

Splitter? You mean a network switch? Or is each router also a modem and you're splitting the coax?

Sunday River is running five lifts, but only one leaves the ground, and I think it was running at reduced speed. Wind is forecast to pick up, word was that the t-bar likely would not last through the...

The NYTimes article on that data sharing mentioned someone who got hit with a rate increase after a track day.

Apparently at least one insurer specifically flags speeds over 80MPH. I am glad I...

Sunday River reported 8" this morning. That seemed believable, although calling it "powder" was a stretch. The density and variety of crystal types kept things interesting, but I didn't hit bottom...

Probably someone who lives somewhere like Maine, maybe in the shadow of a mountain, and is used to watching the sun disappear at 2:30 pm in January (when it's not too cloudy to see it at all).

I seem to recall that a big part of the issue is kids waiting for the bus getting hit by people driving to work.

Personally, I think splitting the difference makes sense, but that you should...

MSU Bozeman was one of two schools on my short list after going through a sorting program with things like size, location (city size), programs, etc. I ended up going to the other school (in Vermont)...

If it were me, I'd practice with trash cans until I was pretty damn confident and then park the other cars and do it one more time. That might explain the amount of rubber.

Just wanted to point out that if you want cheap day tickets, Mt. Abram has them. It's not a megaresort experience--you can probably get more skiing in two hours at the bigger resort down the road,...

For the record, I'd consider public policy that caused the adoption of swords and spears as common ways to defend oneself as wins. Misthrown spears seem like much less of a general hazard than missed...

The one at the local resort in particular. I don't know if they have enough staffing to do lessons on weekends, but the kids who attend full time and meet the age requirements get to go a few times...

Not to add stoke to a pity party, but today was day 40 on snow for my three-year-old. Daycare ski lessons kick ass, and she's now perfectly capable of skiing dark greens so long as she chooses to...

What do you call a ski instructor who gets dumped by his girlfriend?

Homeless

That's a Vermont skier for you. [emoji6]

They said they stopped using stickers on the front plate because people were splitting the pair of plates (and stickers) between two cars. That was before the (originally temporary) Vermont Strong...

When I bought my F-150, I did a fair bit of research beforehand and my must check list for test driving was:
- 3.5 EB vs 5.0 comparison
- Supercab 6.5' vs crew 6.5' vs super 8' comparison

The...

"Unsafe to pass" implies passing is legal.

"Do not pass" says it isn't.

Slowest drivers around here are from Massachusetts. Having driven in Massachusetts, I'm pretty sure they don't drive as slow at home, or they'd have impact damage on the rear of their SUVs.

Damn, that's tempting just to have in hand for the two-year-old, because Murphy's Law clearly indicates that he'll be ready for 80s before his sister is ready to step up to 90s. Have toddler skis...

What's that work out to in terms of mid-season retail tickets? Like one and a half?

I sold my used, studded Haks to a friend who was planning to put them on his plow truck. I'll have to ask him what he thinks if we ever get another proper storm and what he was running prior (I know...

At least one of the other articles I saw implied that the law cited specifically deals with removing firearms from someone who *was* legally allowed to possess them but who no longer is. I'm not...

I like that we went from a post bitching about wages not keeping up with inflation to posts about the cost of having services provided. Guess what: those ski techs want to be able to afford rent and...

And if you have a Euro flight cancelled or delayed, look into the EU passenger rights. I got 600 Euros out of Lufthansa after getting bumped a day on a return flight to BOS (direct from Munich, so...

I'm fairly sure my Ford stores it both in the cluster and in one of the drivetrain control units. The cluster is apparently not too hard to reprogram if you've got the appropriate workbench. The...

Could also be encouraged, albeit unofficially, by patrol. When the same woods run has twelve names depending on who is skiing it, reporting incident locations gets tough.

Yet they didn't spring for the $100 Packout dolly.

Relevant to my bike tools, because I do use a Packout box for the "goes along to the trailhead or bike park" kit.

I'm not going to add up what...

Putting my winter tires on isn't too bad (E-rated Nokian in an almost-stock size on OEM rims).

Putting my summer setup on sucks (wider MTs on smaller rims, probably over 100 pounds each rather...

A variety is good. I'd just as soon not have to explain certain lyrics to my three-year-old, though, so I appreciate it when the lifties pick family-safe content.

For that reason, I think it's worth doing a fairly thorough interior clean--you may or may not find something you forgot was in the car that you'd rather have in your possession than not.

Do you have both 4 and seven pin hookups on the truck?

If so, try the other one if you haven't already.

No one: ski racing isn't dangerous enough
Cowboys: let's add horses
Motorcyclists: hold our beers
https://www.skijorinternational.com/motorized

Some of the racers I coached competed in the Red...