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Got out for a flat tour around the parks by my house tonight. Not much breaking trail since this route sees a lot of hiker traffic. It’s pretty cool since there are a lot of little bridges across small streams. The lake that the one trail loops around is almost totally frozen, which made for some nice scenery. I also managed to not almost fall in the river tonight, very much unlike when I biked this route last week. Are dynafit toes always a pain to step into, or am I doing something wrong? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My Q5 was pretty fun in the snow the past few days. Even with lowly all season tires. Guess I should take it to the luxury small SUV thread. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm sad I don't have more boner cities to give. @Benm nailed it. The untracked stuff might not have been quite as deep today as yesterday, but with coverage so good everywhere and everything in play, you could just ski so much more freely. You know it's gonna be a good day when you're standing in line waiting for the lift to spin and patrol announces to the crowd that they didn't groom everything, there's 4 foot drifts, and "just don't ski in the woods alone". Saw a few patrollers poaching some bike trails, so then all bets were off. Quad liftline hotlaps were 💯.

dude. bathroom trip report in 3... 2... 1... I support you creating a thread with the chronological history of every ski trip you've ever been on, just to see the sheer rain man factor of it all. I definitely have a few fond memories from each trip i've been on, but i definitely do not remember what I had for dinner on the first trip I went on. Well, now that I think of it, I think we got mcdonalds at some point cause it was right next to the hotel we stayed at in Rutland... carry on.

Is that the trees off of main? They were awesome first thing this AM when the doubles just started running. Seems like we timed that perfectly. Sorry you guys got my sloppy seconds on the T bar line 😘

I'm putting forward a motion that the lower headwall of coming soon from here on out be referred to as Boner City. No good photos from me today. Too busy getting lost in the woods.

Wish i could join ya. If things get a little refresh on Friday I'd be in for another round on Saturday if ya want. I'll bring the hiking carrier so I can put rose on my back since she doesn't have skins. 😒

Got out Sunday night when it was still low tide, but 4"+ inches was enough to test out the CAST setup on the old jeffreys. Didn't really do any downhill skiing, just skinned around in the cornfields to get an idea of how the tech toes work vs the guardians. The difference is night and day. Don't know why i didn't do this sooner. I still need to trim my skins down because the old skis they were on were 122 underfoot, these are 110. Lots of blowing snow And the skis with tech toes on the CAST plates

I don’t recall there being an all green until the XT free came out. RX 130 was always white cuff green lower I think. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

you have skis with touring bindings... get some skins! not exactly the same, but it's a thought. If the cuff has the "L.V." graphic on it, it's low 97mm. If it doesn't, it's 100mm.

You still in the RX130s? If you like them, i've seen some deals on RX/XT 120s and 130s floating around on the interwebs... not stellar deals, but ~$400 range instead of like $700+ retail.

Sunday Monday with some magic carpet time in there somewhere. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Getting to blue will be harder than driving any interstate. NY does a good job with the thruway. I better not have to pass a sonic clogging up the access road.

that's a google maps car, no? the ones on 476 definitely have more crap on the roof than the other photo posted. I'm waiting for a letter in the mail; i think i mighta got popped this weekend. anyone remember the google maps snowmobile rig from a few years ago?

i took off monday, it's gonna rain now

to be fair, i wouldn't wanna drive the NY thruway in a blizzard in a chevy sonic either

Blue doesn't choose to "join" Epic. Sure, there are a few resorts that have agreements with Vail for a few days on an Epic pass, but Blue is not gonna be one of them. Zero incentive on either end for that sort of arrangement here. The only way Blue becomes part of epic pass is if they get bought. It didn't pan out last time there was hype around it; I highly doubt it's gonna happen for next season, especially after such a turbulent year where epic resorts, who make a ton of their money on the retail/hospitality portion of their business, is probably already stretched thin and has seemingly cut quality and services at some of their less prestigious properties to save money. I guess Ikon is a possibility, as they don't have the same "owned by Vail Resorts" operating structure, since Alterra doesn't actually own all the resorts on the Ikon pass. I see the business sense there for Alterra in being able to attract away some of the crowd that jumped ship from local passes to Epic passes for this season and are now pissed off with how things have been going at jfbb. I'm not sure how much it helps blue though. If there was a blue + ikon add on, that'd be pretty sweet and check the boxes for me, since I do like the northeast options it provides a bit better than epic (stowe aside). Just not sure how much it would really benefit blue. Doesn't seem like they've really been hurting for business the past few seasons, honestly.

While I'd normally agree with this, I'm not sure what a "normal" ski season looks like anymore. For passholders at blue, and most PASR members in particular, aside from slightly longer midweek lift lines and not packing chairs, it's been a pretty normal season. The weather in PA is still finicky, everyone still parks in their normal spots, boots up at their cars, and have some beers in the lot after skiing for a few hours in the morning. The wildcard is Epic's reservation system. Does that continue for next year? Epic is definitely appealing because as others have said, there's locations outside of PA that are day-tripable, and even more that are relatively easy weekend trips. Having to reserve days makes it much harder to storm chase, though, which is realistically what interests me most about a multi-mountain pass that's good multiple places in NY/New England. Until the kid is skiing full days and wants to be there, blue is gonna be easiest for me due to proximity to babysitting, so I'm all but locked in there regardless of price. I'm very curious to see what prices end up being for various different options. In a super weird year, blue's done well for their loyal season pass customers while we all hear the endless complaints about vail properties and the epic shitshow associated with some of them, so that's gotta count for something.

I’m planning on taking off work next Monday. That ensures it will be sleet at best, but most likely freezing rain. You’re welcome. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Onto the next one. Little bit more coming in Sunday/Monday? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No friends on a pow day, barb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Naturally waterproof, plus you can hit up a local furry party on your way home. Win/win! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You have touring gear? I think you might have been better served skinning up Alta than waiting for the lift today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

they have literally nothing else to do, might as well catch people speeding

main street chair is your friend