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Really fun day. Sunnier than the forecast predicted, amazing snow. ROTD for me was Main st. Was a bit crowded late morning but has really thinned out. I quit my job and am moving to Vermont! So I celebrated today by enjoying a great Friday at Blue.

Day 6 - Alta Better snow, still sunny. Busy day exploring more of the supreme, sugarloaf, and backside areas. Day started out pretty cold, but warmed up quickly...snow was a bit stiff but softened nicely by mid-morning. We met up with another lady from the ski diva site and two random guys from GMD that we met in the hot tub days before. Good time skiing with them all. Tomorrow is either Alta or Snowbird. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dang, the Great Gatsby Book DIscussion Chair never came together this season. Oh well. Here's the view tonight just before I took my last-ever run down Blue Mountain, the True Mountain:

Today was the day to be at Le Massif. Since I had been lucky enough to hit Le Massif last year on a pow day, my expectations were skewed, and yet, today delivered on those expectations. We were expecting a storm total of about 10”-12”, but we woke up disappointed to just more than an inch in the hotel parking lot. Despite the lack of snow, we still got on the road by 8:10 in case we hit some inclement weather. The further northeast we got, the heavier the snow became, and the colder it got. The wind was really whipping, but the road conditions weren’t poor enough to slow us down. The parking lot was a little more full than yesterday, but we were still able to get on the lift by 9:15. We followed the same game plan as yesterday in terms of lift service, but I finally decided to dig into the trees in earnest. About 4” of snow had fallen, and it continued to dump. The wind was really whipping at the top, which also helped to refresh the trails. I did back to back glades, and the only bare spots were at the very top where it was steep. Lower down, the snow was soft, deep, and the coverage was full. My next run was down an open trail, but it was already starting to bump up with soft snow. Following the third run, we decided to head down and do some t2b runs off one of the HSQs. We went to far skiers right where I hit some more trees. Being slightly steeper, they had some more bare spots than the previous runs, but once the pitch flattened out, those glades were also quite enjoyable. We also went over to the ungroomed expert only section and were met with mostly untracked powder and some huge drifts. The snow was starting to bump up on the well traveled runs, but it continued to dump. After a handful of runs off that lift, we grabbed our lunch and headed to the bottom to eat. After a good lunch break, we went back to the first lift and repeated several runs we had started with. Since it was later in the day, the trail traffic was significantly less than before and the snow was piling up. The woods were absolutely phenomenal and starting to get deep. After two or three runs, patrol started shutting down some trails to funnel skiers back to the base area at the top of the mountain. I was able to sneak into the glades via an unmarked woods trail off an open trail, and was richly rewarded. We tried to sneak in an extra run, but unfortunately, we were a little too late. Overall, we ended today with 13 runs, which was one less than yesterday. However, the powder was much tougher on the legs, and 2,500’ vertical t2b routes really rack up the vert. I would say that 8” had fallen by the time we left today. Our two days at Le Massif have been phenomenal. We are packing up tonight to head back to Vermont, but we are going to try to hit Le Massif du Sud on the way back.

Wishing you nothing but awesome successful vibes (however you define success)! Your ski game will get a huge kick start rolling Vt daily opposed to our beloved pokes

Had a wonderful day there today. Snow was perfect- like velvet. They have 3 bump runs, we did them multiple times, no ice on them at all until very late in the day. I even did Upper Tunkhannock. So proud of myself

I hate to say it, but I think this is the worst brisket I've ever prepped. Terrible marbling, and I had to cut off so much fat cap. Hope it eats good. @mbike-ski, show @MrsSnowBunSki these pics. I told her it's just salt and pepper!

Nice day Salty, glad you had a great day. I guess the slow lifts didn't bother you much. Now you know why we're Elkaholics!! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I don’t need likes to know that I’m appreciated, unlike you. An arbitrary ‘like’ system doesn’t mean anything, especially on a piece of shit board like this, but I can tell your anxiety is increasing with every like that I get, because it shows how inadequate you really are. We get it. It’s okay. Go back to your hotel with your mashed potatoes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The joke is definitely outplayed. Lol

You were doing so well until you starting acting like Doug again. Bummer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Marinated pork tenderloin BOGO at Giant this week. Picked up a couple more

About rutvegas ? I always wanted to write a skiing version of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle maintenance where it's partially a guide book to skiing, eating and experiencing VT and partially a collection of random ass funny shit that kind of explains VT.....place is so strange in a way, if you hang out there any decent amount of time you run into funny weird shit.

I think they let him out last year

Johnny law might have to bring his Miami hat. It's badass. Salty and Beau should also be there.

Salty, check out the "half-way house" 1/2 way down the West slope, skiers left. It's the locals hang out, picnic spot. Was Elks' original lodge 53 years ago. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Be there Sunday. Anyone redeeming a buddy pass, make sure to let them know you want to redeem this year’s and not next years. It was an issue for some last year.

Did somebody say pot??

You had me at beans Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Also, just went shopping.

Eaf you and Salty would have a blast in Vermont!!!

Salty has skied 9 different areas so far this season. Gotta give him props for that.

Sally best of luck to you. Enjoy VT and don't be a stranger around these parts after you move.

Salty, now that VT is almost like a boring kindergarten playground for you, I think we can go to CO next year. Jump on the Ikon pass in another thread? Plus we'll ditch BM passes next fall when they cost double of what they're today, and will be hitting Stratton on a weekly basis.

Pretty cool sally. some woman gets kicked out of the gulf and ends up skiing with us dumbasses.

Good luck to you SallyCat...was fun hanging out with you in the lot at Blue and screaming at you from the lift this season. Keep posting on here..we all appreciate your writing!!

That's great stuff!!!

Nice Atomic Jeff will teach you how to tuck even better for only $100 an hour.

I didn't even smoke up before I read this report I was so excited.

Nice report Salty.

Fuck you. You didn’t go to Vermont. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I will send you and ski2live buddy tickets by next weekend. Gonna try and hit WP one last day next week with my son and he needs a buddy ticket. It’s just a pain to keep track of which ones they use when we go in person. He has 29 days in this season and trying to hit 30.

Rutvegas is cool, I like Roots, Kelvans, the palms, table 24 and Little Harrys as far as places to eat. Sugar shack is ok but waaaaay too many people, Johnny Boys I think is better.

Wishing you the best luck in your future endeavours!

The relief after quiting a shitty job is amazing. And scrary. But mostly amazing. good for you.

I will handle bringing the burgers to be cooked on the expert grill.

Also should probably subtract the 30' difference based on the molehill they put the top of Comet on, so we can give then a legit 920 if your runout figure is accurate. So they beat Elk by a yard

Yup when I'm in Colorado next month it will be light out until past 730pm. Your trip out there is coming up soon.

Fat Joe was better when he was actually fat.

pshh. You'll be there.

No. i want to clean the windows

I don't even think a roll call thread is needed. Seems like everybody will be out. Maybe even Zonked

Just north of Scranton.

#fortheculture

After a great day at Mont Sainte Anne yesterday, we headed northeast to Le Massif today, which is quickly cementing itself as my favorite East Coast Mountain. Le Massif is 35 minutes northeast of the hotel and the drive was uneventful. We pulled in just before 9 AM and were on the slopes by 9:15. We snagged a spot in the first parking lot, and repeating my trip from last season, we headed skiers left to the only lift that isn’t a t2b lift. I decided to start off my day with a woods run that I did last year, and found the trees just as enjoyable if not a little tighter than I remembered. It was the first real trees I had hit this year, and it was good to be back. After a couple runs off that lift, we decided to head to the bottom. I had forgotten how long the 2,500’ vertical drop took to cover, and how little run out there is at the bottom. The mountain is steep and mostly consists of blue and black terrain. We encountered our only lift lines of the day at the gondola, and they only lasted about 5 minutes. The gondola is a refreshing 12 minute ride to the top. After 5 or 6 t2b runs, we grabbed our sandwiches out of the car and headed to the bottom to eat. The lodge was full, but we were still able to find a seat. After lunch we headed to the skiers right of the mountain off of the t2b HSQ’s and took some laps there. Things got slightly skied off by the end of the day, but conditions were mostly packed powder and were much softer than MSA the day before. We ended the day with another run or two off the first HSQ and then a couple t2b runs. I had forgotten how tiring putting in that much vert can be. Overall, another great day. It flurried all day, but it is supposed to snow 10”-12” overnight, so tomorrow should be epic. I think we are headed back there. If we have the same crowds as today, I think we are in for a treat.

Day 5 - Snowbird Sun-baked snow. Snowbird was the word yesterday. We had a killer b-fast at GMD, then hopped on the shuttle to the bird. First up was Peruvian lift to the tunnel to mineral basin to warm up on the groomers back there. The ungroomed back there was horridly sun-baked and not kind on the legs. Executive decision was to move back to the Peruvian side in search of better snow. We were not disappointed. Good stuff off of lower primrose path and chip's. another run down Peruvian, under the tram and we then headed up to the summit for lunch at the tram lodge. After lunch we lapped little cloud bowl area for a couple of laps. We called it quits about 2pm to save our legs. Quite a bit terrain is open, but the snow conditions at snowbird wasn't nearly as good as it was at Alta. Oh well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Day 4 - Alta Less ppl, more sun. Had coffee first thing and watched all the motivated ppl skin up the other side of LCC. I was glad for the ski lifts bc that kind of skinning looks like too much work for my taste, lol. Yesterday we spent most of our day over in the supreme area. Mad technical skiing in the chutes in supreme bowl let to some spectacular views of LCC. Another lap or two down sugarloaf, then we headed over to the collins side and hit up ballroom (just opened that morning and was mess by the time we hit it). Rest of the day was spent lapping the high t. Ski patrol was blasting the crap out of devils castle, cecrete, and baldly backside. All those areas opened up by noon-ish. Tomorrow is snowbird. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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