East Coast Roll Call 21-22 We have a hot date with Skadi, Pictures at 11

[m2711c]

Shit, one day at Taos I looked down and my chair mate's skis and he had race slalom skis on. I think he could have been a coach, but, that day, in those conditions, I said, yeah, makes sense.

Funny when you see kids on 130 wide double rockers on ice hard January days. Slaves to fashion.

[Brownski]

A bowl inna bowl? seems bit redundant….

It’s a safety bowl

[Benny Profane]

Wow, this is depressing.


From Catamount:

We are closed this weekend, January 1st & 2nd.

Aggressive snowmaking resumes Sunday night with the forecasted colder temperatures

The weather forecast for the upcoming weekend looks warm and wet. We plan to aggressively resume snowmaking operations Sunday night, but we have made the call not to operate this weekend, January 1st & 2nd. We sincerely apologize for the news. If you have tickets, lessons or rentals for the upcoming weekend, please reach out to Customer Service at (413) 528-1262 to discuss options.

See you on the slopes,
Catamount Mountain Resort

[shaggy433]

So.... is this gonna shut shit down again????

https://vtdigger.org/2021/12/30/86-k...ive-for-covid/

[buckethead]

edit: woah, you just snuck that in...yikes.
back in november k was so proud they were loading up the gondis, like it was 2019. what could possibly go wrong?

^^^ yup. catamount was my sat nite go-to last season while VT and MA were no - go.
it's still mud season!
well at least MAD fired up the double for adventure/expert only turns.

all will be forgiven if / when....

[Moeghoul]

No rain fell so far in the Notch, it did snow a tiny bit. I've resorted to speed laps this week on the Bro's (196's) to break up the boredom of a coupla trails and laps in the pool for which every joint in my body is grateful. All the best in 2022 to everyone, wishing it to be Happy is a stretch. Let's set the bar low to avoid repeating 2021's cornucopia of disappointments.

[Doremite]

No rain fell so far in the Notch, it did snow a tiny bit. I've resorted to speed laps this week on the Bro's (196's) to break up the boredom of a coupla trails and laps in the pool for which every joint in my body is grateful. All the best in 2022 to everyone, wishing it to be Happy is a stretch. Let's set the bar low to avoid repeating 2021's cornucopia of disappointments.

196 Super Bros????

[Moeghoul]

196 Super Bros????

Si

[buckethead]

Si

nice! not the ferrari you're running but you've inspired me to try to get my never-skied, spare P50s out. and thus looking for motions (gave them away with the P50s many years back)

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...rker+motion+LT

if and when i get the bindings it will certainly snow mucho,
so if anyone's got some - let me know.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

I think it bears saying...

Christmas Eve of 2014, we hiked to the top of Magic in shorts. There was no natural snow on the ground. January/February/March 2015 was the best stretch of snow in the 10 years I've lived at Magic (although last year came close). If it still sucks after MLK, then I'll start to worry.

I skied at pats Peak (NH) yesterday. Of the 8 ski areas I've hit so far this year, Pats has by far the most terrain open (24 of 28) better snow, and a smooth operation that makes everything so easy. If you have Indy, you owe it to yourselves to hit this place. Sure, it's only got 700-ish vert but it's steep at the top which keeps it interesting. I'm guessing they'll have 25/28 open today as they were grooming in another steep run yesterday.

Happy New Year EC mags!

[buckethead]

^^yea still could be a late-bloomer, this one. was it 07/08 that only revved up at MLK and became more epic with each holiday? good friday to easter that year dropped 54" at MRG.
and yes, happy new year all!

talking about MRG:

The moment we've all been waiting for is here: We are opening the Single Chair today!
While we give that side of the mountain a break we are excited to be riding our favorite lift to the top of Stark Mountain. Please note the following when visiting today:

The Single Chair will have a slightly delayed opening this morning in order to provide necessary time for thorough trail checks and the like. Consider catching first runs on the Practice Slope at 8:30 a.m. while you wait to get your big rock laps in.
Main mountain skiing is for experts only! There is NOT an easy route down from the Single Chair, nor is there any groomed terrain. Current early season conditions present unforgiving hazards that could jeopardize the rest of your season including ice, rocks, grass, leaves, sticks, and yes, water bars that come out of absolutely nowhere. Ski safely and within your ability.
Our ski patrol team has asked that you ski with a buddy if possible in case of an emergency.
There will be no off-loading at Mid Station today. Full sends only.
We'll start with openings on Chute, Catamount, Catamount Bowl, Antelope, and Lower Antelope. Ski patrol will assess trails and determine additional openings as they go. Updates regarding trail counts will be made to the snow report as needed. Skiers must obey all signs and closures; they are for your own safety!
Much like Sunnyside, open status will be assessed on a day-to-day basis. Closures are likely if we don't see more snow. Ski it while you can.

[ticketchecker]

196 Super Bros????

Hmm, maybe I need to get mine out of the basement


Sent from the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen

[Vt-Freeheel]

Not feeling the doom and gloom yet, just forging forward through the winter. I have seen much worse so taking it one turn at a time.

Nice clouds yesterday





Spun the wheel on Ripcord until I got bored and the cat tracks became prevalent.
Very short singles line made for quick laps. Said "hey" to Eug who was skiing with family.

Bleak spot was sitting here for five minutes hoping the lift would start soon.
The two women I was riding with talked about the Stowe evac that took two hours and people having passes pulled for jumping off. They both thought they could jump if it took too long, 20' to 20º hardpack ,please don't as I don't want to listen to your screaming when you break. One also said that she would take her ski boots off before leaping.




Note to self; don't sit in the middle unless you want stains on your jacket




The Stunt Ditch caught some kooks already




Some nice rime formations





Skadi was watching and opened the clouds for a half hour and sunny turns were made.








The crust was there but easily managed.






Happy New Year! Burn some shit this weekend

[singlecross]

nice! not the ferrari you're running but you've inspired me to try to get my never-skied, spare P50s out. and thus looking for motions (gave them away with the P50s many years back)

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...rker+motion+LT

if and when i get the bindings it will certainly snow mucho,
so if anyone's got some - let me know.

I may have a set… I’ll check today and let you know.

[Bottleman]

I think it bears saying...

Christmas Eve of 2014, we hiked to the top of Magic in shorts. There was no natural snow on the ground. January/February/March 2015 was the best stretch of snow in the 10 years I've lived at Magic (although last year came close). If it still sucks after MLK, then I'll start to worry.

I skied at pats Peak (NH) yesterday. Of the 8 ski areas I've hit so far this year, Pats has by far the most terrain open (24 of 28) better snow, and a smooth operation that makes everything so easy. If you have Indy, you owe it to yourselves to hit this place. Sure, it's only got 700-ish vert but it's steep at the top which keeps it interesting. I'm guessing they'll have 25/28 open today as they were grooming in another steep run yesterday.

Happy New Year EC mags!

I'd kill for 700 vert at the moment

[Aldo]

It could be so much worse.
Grip it and rip it in 22!

[Benny Profane]

^^yea still could be a late-bloomer, this one. was it 07/08 that only revved up at MLK and became more epic with each holiday? good friday to easter that year dropped 54" at MRG.
and yes, happy new year all!

talking about MRG:

Yup. Ski It If You Can

[jackstraw]

Funny when you see kids on 130 wide double rockers on ice hard January days. Slaves to fashion.

Even funnier when they fly by carving a better turn than you on said skis, eh?

"Kids" barely have enough money for gas to get to the hill and you think they have a quiver of skis?

[Benny Profane]

Haha. You should take your Flippy floppy skis and ride the single today. You'd be so cool.

You do realize how pathetic it is to try to paint some white ski kid as mired in some sort of poverty, right?

[Self Jupiter]

[cat in january]

Come up to Rumford Maine and Black mountain and you will see white kids mired in poverty getting out.

Skiing was fun yesterday and even had a brief bit of snow

[scharny]

On the positive side of things, skinning Stowe this AM (with at least 40 other people) was surprisingly good. What was rain in the valleys was snow above 1,600’. Both the Nosedive Memorial Highway and Chinclip were a ton of fun.

[Timberridge]

Even funnier when they fly by carving a better turn than you on said skis, eh?

"Kids" barely have enough money for gas to get to the hill and you think they have a quiver of skis?

Haha. You should take your Flippy floppy skis and ride the single today. You'd be so cool.

You do realize how pathetic it is to try to paint some white ski kid as mired in some sort of poverty, right?

Well then, what about a bunch of black kids on FIS slalom skis carving muthafukin' circles around both your white crusty asses?

[Benny Profane]

What world do you live in?

[Laps]

On the positive side of things, skinning Stowe this AM (with at least 40 other people) was surprisingly good. What was rain in the valleys was snow above 1,600’. Both the Nosedive Memorial Highway and Chinclip were a ton of fun.

The visibility left a bit to be desired, but snow quality was excellent.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk