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  1. #3951
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    fyi from Killington website - "4:36 pm 05/03/17--We're closed Tuesday-Friday, May 2-5 and plan to reopen on Saturday, May 6. We have decided not to open this Friday, May 5 due to forecasted rain and high winds."

  2. #3952
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    Here is this week's blog update. A quick version, we are down to 2 ski areas (MSS and K).

    What a difference one trip out West makes. From many ski options in the East when I left on April 21 to only 2 remaining in the East with no lifts spinning until the weekend. Alberta is offering skiing at 3 ski areas, but the lifts are spinning daily with overall 85% of the runs open at these resorts (From 63% at Marmot Basin to 98% at Sunshine). Like in the East, many of the skiing public aren't showing up in the late season, regardless of the amount of snow left. Marmot Basin and Lake Louise will be closing this coming Sunday with an incredible amount of snow left. The situation in Eastern Quebec is similar, we saw Gaspe's Mont Miller closed last weekend and Mont Comi deciding today not to reopen this weekend.

    How long May it last? - Week 6
    https://madpatski.wordpress.com/2017...t-last-week-6/
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  3. #3953
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    Nice work MadPat!

    The MW Auto Road is progressing:
    Although the Mt Washington Auto Road has opened to treeline for the season, due to predicted rain and snow this week, we will remain closed until Saturday.

    We hope to reopen for passenger vehicles and motorcycles to treeline 4.5 miles up and at 4,200 feet elevation on Saturday, May 6. We will open all the way to the summit as soon as possible - we're still working on ice and snow on the upper half of the mountain.
    The sad truth is that whine does not age well

  4. #3954
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    Quote Originally Posted by robrox View Post
    Nice work MadPat!

    The MW Auto Road is progressing:
    I need to get cracking on my passport renewal. It expires at the end of the month.
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  5. #3955
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    Quote Originally Posted by MadPatSki View Post
    I need to get cracking on my passport renewal. It expires at the end of the month.
    It was touch-and-go for my last Chic Chocs trip, passport arrived with only 5 days to spare......
    The sad truth is that whine does not age well

  6. #3956
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    Kmart, smoke pot, dry slot?
    I'm in, see you on the hill around 11:30
    crab in my shoe mouth

  7. #3957
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    Quote Originally Posted by robrox View Post
    It was touch-and-go for my last Chic Chocs trip, passport arrived with only 5 days to spare......
    Hard to time it right without any potential trips South of the border. Otto Rhodes opening? June turns? etc. I wanted to get the process going before I left out to Calgary late April, but too much urgent stuff to deal with before that trip.
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  8. #3958
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    East Coast Roll Call 10 [ten] SKI or SKI NOT, There Is No Try

    Another great day on Vermont's, World Cup slope. It's still so fat! I really enjoy skiing with gonnif and bucket. Killington parties so hard in May. 20,000 vert, legs are toast. Second Fiddle tastes so good right now. Homemade pizza and wine, next. Seven months of lift served.
    I think we might get eight, this year.
    So Fat


    Gonnif heading over Preston's Pitch.

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    crab in my shoe mouth

  9. #3959
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    ^^^You did it right today (as always). I hiked in the rain. Ate Worthy Burger though, so it was a wash. Cheers mates!

    Edit: are those Jams and gaiters?! Style for miles.

  10. #3960
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    Good times ^^^ I had to work to accommodate a request to finish a project earlier than scheduled. Would have loved to get out of the Valley murk that lasted until 4 or so.
    Next weekend.
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  11. #3961
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    Another great day. Best skiing was from 4-5 and Buttah and I did not waste any time racking up the laps.






    We tailgated till 8. On the menu: bison steak, venison pie, yams cooked on the grill in maple syrup, a fruit crumb pie and many tasty IPAs.

  12. #3962
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    33` with a light breeze bob annndddd

    Some snow


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  13. #3963
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    Looks like the season is finally winding down, it was a great one but might be finally time to let it go...until Otto opens up at least.


  14. #3964
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    ^^ nice ! tastefully edited

    and killington looking sweet. never been. wanted to make a last trip up to gaspé but now the road is washed out

    minor inconvenience for me compared to flood woes hundreds are enduring

  15. #3965
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    Quote Originally Posted by clubhousebmx View Post
    Looks like the season is finally winding down, it was a great one but might be finally time to let it go...until Otto opens up at least.

    When was the last day you were at tucks?

  16. #3966
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    Here's your 2017 Mount Washington Memorial Day Weekend BBQ and Slackfest update. Easties looking good just before sunset May 8. Then it snowed


    Nid vid clubhousebmx.

    Otto to the rescue!
    The sad truth is that whine does not age well

  17. #3967
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    Good season there ^^

    Looks winter like up here


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  18. #3968
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    Kitty Cam mid-morning today
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    I nabbed a sunrise shot from Jackson this morning. I can load that one when I get home (uploads prohibited here).
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  19. #3969
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    Thanks guys, it was a great winter to be unemployed. Just wish the camera battery hadn't died on all the best days.

    Quote Originally Posted by bbergey View Post
    When was the last day you were at tucks?
    The last day of April. Looking good up there again with the refresh. I heard Stowe ended up with a few inches too.

    VTF, maybe go for a Rumble run and finish the season the way it started? Just looking back through the thread, snow October to May with only a few thaws, some epic storms, and maybe best of all, benny left!

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    ^

    Good stuff BMX. I can confirm from pictures and a first hand report this morning (ideally to be confirmed personally tomorrow morning) that Stowe got 6" or so up top and requires little, if any walking from the lot depending on your route. Oh, and Hallelujah on the exit of the bunnyboy!

  21. #3971
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    6" in May. Awesome.
    Silent....but shredly.

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    Here's that morning sun shot of the Northeast Snowfield. This one is from Jackson, gotta love the MWO cam network.
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  23. #3973
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    Quote Originally Posted by robrox View Post
    Here's that morning sun shot of the Northeast Snowfield. This one is from Jackson, gotta love the MWO cam network.
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    ^^^
    Need to get that passport renewed or should I just wait until it expires at the end of May?

    For lift served option, we are down to the same old two...for a 5th year in a row. MSS and Kmart open this weekend.

    Consistent as a Mothers’ Day in May – Eastern Closing Thread 2017 – Past 7
    https://madpatski.wordpress.com/2017...d-2017-past-7/
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  24. #3974
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    Quote Originally Posted by clubhousebmx View Post
    T

    VTF, maybe go for a Rumble run and finish the season the way it started? Just looking back through the thread, snow October to May with only a few thaws, some epic storms, and maybe best of all, benny left!
    Haha, That would have been nice but I don't have skis that are rock enough.
    Alas Sol shut that option down by last evening.


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    And when that wind rolls up, while hardly making a sound road turns from solid to rocky ground mountain high and river wide may lie between here and there...
    I may not know where i'm going..
    but I'll keep rolling on and on..



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  25. #3975
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    Quote Originally Posted by MadPatSki View Post
    ^^^
    For lift served option, we are down to the same old two...for a 5th year in a row. MSS and Kmart open this weekend.

    Consistent as a Mothers’ Day in May – Eastern Closing Thread 2017 – Past 7
    https://madpatski.wordpress.com/2017...d-2017-past-7/
    Update: @SommetSaintSau announced extra wkend of skiing. New closing date: May 21. @KillingtonMtn still going until the snow melts or June.
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