East Coast Roll Call #??? 20-21 Covid closures and hard core touring! Be Fit or Sit

[jhyatt]

How's the conditions at Cannon?

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Great considering how bad it was the weekend before. Some bare patches and rocks but otherwise good to go. We are for sure open april 11 and hoping for another weekend after that. Tickets are less than 50 now. Woods are no go.
Photos from Easter Sunday. Sunny and empty.
1st is at the top but second at the bottom. Still plenty of snow.

[Bottleman]

Things are starting to melt out, even at 14,000 feet.





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[powbmps]

Wildcat was fun, but a bit thin, on Saturday. Nice views.



Ragged closed yesterday, but Sunapee is going another week. Should be interesting after the warm weather coming this week.

How are the vaccinations going in VT? Can I come up to Killington and ski with you guys in May?

[prsboogie]

Great considering how bad it was the weekend before. Some bare patches and rocks but otherwise good to go. We are for sure open april 11 and hoping for another weekend after that. Tickets are less than 50 now. Woods are no go.
Photos from Easter Sunday. Sunny and empty.
1st is at the top but second at the bottom. Still plenty of snow.

Unfortunately I'm working this coming weekend, gonna try for the 17th if they can manage to hold out until then. Way to much can change between now and then though.

I skied Waterville yesterday and there was plenty of snow but they will likely burn out next weekend.

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[jhyatt]

Unfortunately I'm working this coming weekend, gonna try for the 17th if they can manage to hold out until then. Way to much can change between now and then though.

I skied Waterville yesterday and there was plenty of snow but they will likely burn out next weekend.

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Weekend after closing is usually great for skinning up Cannon.

[cat in january]

Tough fall this weekend up in gulf of slides

https://www.unionleader.com/news/saf...41538d9b5.html

[Core Shot]

Ouch. Didn’t even make the first turn.

But saw this while reading that
https://www.unionleader.com/news/saf...db6528e0e.html
Wtf?
Maybe we should change the law to allow emergency responders to let Darwin take over the rescue operation.

[VTskibum]

Ugh, that guy posts in the NE BC ski FB group frequently and lives not too far away. Have seen him “BC tour” our rolling hilly mountain bike trails in DE/MD.

In more upbeat news, finished my season of kid ski camp at Whiteface yesterday which was some fun corn harvesting up top, bottom was a slushy mess. Saw a photo of the 8” they got Thurs/Fri and that was for appearances only, as its rapidly winding down.



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[Laps]

That was one of four rescues on Sat after one on Friday.

I am not heading up there on a weekend if I can avoid it this year.


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[anotherVTskibum]

That was one of four rescues on Sat after one on Friday.

I am not heading up there on a weekend if I can avoid it this year.


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Just this year?

My wife and I were discussing schedules and she suggested I ski on weekends "like normal people."

I responded, "have you ever seen the place on a weekend?"

It's not that people don't many bad decisions on weekdays, but IME the weekday crowd is better equipped in both decision making and poor decision recovery skills then the weekend crowd (as a whole).

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[ex-powderbroker]

just that day, just GOS, four rescues.

anyway my summer on now on so LETITSNOW.

[jhyatt]

That was one of four rescues on Sat after one on Friday.

I am not heading up there on a weekend if I can avoid it this year.


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Just because other people are getting hurt doesn't prevent one from going.
Just don't stand where someone will take you out if they start to slide.

[patg]

hey all - I have 1 unused quad pack ticket at Sugarbush that is good until end of season. can anyone use it? send me a pm and I will drop it in the mail tomorrow

edit: ticket en route to Peruvian

[Peruvian]

hey all - I have 1 unused quad pack ticket at Sugarbush that is good until end of season. can anyone use it? send me a pm and I will drop it in the mail tomorrow

PM sent

[Laps]

Just because other people are getting hurt doesn't prevent one from going.
Just don't stand where someone will take you out if they start to slide.

True, but I also prefer to avoid the crowds.

Are you around this week to ski over there?


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[smartyiak]

Tough fall this weekend up in gulf of slides
https://www.unionleader.com/news/saf...41538d9b5.html

Ugh, that guy posts in the NE BC ski FB group frequently and lives not too far away. Have seen him “BC tour” our rolling hilly mountain bike trails in DE/MD.

Just here to note: I am not Arild Hestvik nor am I 61...and I generally only mountain bike our hilly, rolling terrain. I am in Newark though.

[Moeghoul]

Groms we’re going off at Smuggs today. 6-8” of new late week snow certainly kept the surface enjoyable for goniff and I. Only upper FIS was true ice but there were cold, soft bumps to control speed. We even ducked into Mustache and found decent coverage.

Slow fixed grip doubles meant trying to meet up with moeghoul was a cluster. He even missed lunch.

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Gas burner, iron skillet, bratwursts? Looks famliar! Only reason I woke up is your text jingle at 9:30, so I was behind the 8 ball. Upside was the snow was a wee bit softer, but not by much. Did 4 runs and had to head home. Upper lot was so full by the time I got up there, they had someone closing the gate to keep cars out from circling around. Glad you guys had a good session. Smuggs looks to close down Sunday, gonna try to play in some corn while the lifts still spin this week. Hikeable snowpack should be around for another week or 2 absent a washout.

[PhishingME]

Great considering how bad it was the weekend before. Some bare patches and rocks but otherwise good to go. We are for sure open april 11 and hoping for another weekend after that. Tickets are less than 50 now. Woods are no go.
Photos from Easter Sunday. Sunny and empty.
1st is at the top but second at the bottom. Still plenty of snow.

Nice. Hoping to get up there on Friday.

[singlecross]

Saddleback had a little surprise storm back in and park yesterday. 6” of fresh to whiten the trees. Headed up tomorrow for leftovers.

[Bottleman]

Thinning out.


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[Peruvian]

https://vtdigger.org/2021/04/06/a-br...t-100-million/

[slatham]

https://vtdigger.org/2021/04/06/a-br...t-100-million/

https://www.vpr.org/post/vt-distribu...ustry#stream/0

[Peruvian]

https://www.vpr.org/post/vt-distribu...ustry#stream/0

How the fuck did Suicide 6 qualify for $300k in Economic Recovery Grant Awards when Magic, Bolton, MRV, etc. only got $150k and Cochran's gets $32k?

[ex-powderbroker]

seniority?

[Laps]

Some bullshit right here:

“the Hermitage Club – a member-owned private ski area in southern Vermont with a $50,000 initiation fee – received the maximum award of $175,000. In contrast, Cochran’s Ski Area in Richmond, which offers $19 day passes and primarily serves about 400 local families, received a grant of just over $8,600.”


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