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They are doing a really nice job on the gravel in the south side lot.

When I used to work the 11 to 7 shift at the chemical plant a window air conditioner on high was my go to.

Kept being a line of people at the VIP gate this morning trying to get through, even with a sign at the start of the orange room. Then saw a guy with a tablet at the opening the VIP gate for day pass people and explaining to them it was for season pass holders only. No problems after that.

I’ll bet he really bloomed after high school.

Red coats put up a warning sign on Challenge after numerous yard sales on the icy spot. Also one on Main Street, but not as amusing from the chair. Loved Razors, the wind coming up the hill slowed me down on the first head wall so I could carve my turns instead of skid them. Sidewinder held up real well - longer than my legs did. Super flat all over. Left at 12:30 after 20 runs.

50 dollar voucher for returning season pass holders when buying a new pass?

It’s a thing.

Bose sleep buds are ridiculously expensive, but they work great.

I have an account with my card number on it, so I add the day to the card online the night before, park opposite the Challenge chair slope side (unfortunately not running weekdays), put my boots on, walk 50 feet and am on my way down the slope. Twice the price for a daily ticket compared to last year, but still not to bad for over 65s. Haven’t checked for my ticket yet mid week.

Once the frozen cord warmed up a little, conditions were perfect for my RTMs all over the mountain. Put in an extra 5 runs this morning.

Decided give myself a break from the crowds and mask problems at Blue and head up to JF. 38 degrees at 9, and 48 when I left at noon. Sunny and no wind. Conditions great and held up well. Challenge glade, Elevator and Mad Tree looked good, but I stayed on the E Mtn groomers. Floyds was in great shape and there were tracks in Risk It. They groomed out the middle and bottom of Floyd’s pretty wide, so had a good time doing side to side high edge turns. The flats in the sun started getting sticky, so I headed home. Just about time to give the skis a spring structure. E Mtn lift ran full at the end, but no lift lines anywhere.

The problem with LED walkway lights is they don’t melt the snow once they get buried. Good thing is I haven’t had to replace a bulb since I switched over 10 years ago.

Nice day today, although it crowded up fast. Quad was closed right at opening, although fortunately it opened up soon after. Hard not to have 3 people on the 6er when it gets crowded. All slopes were in good shape. Left when the Main Street chair started getting backed up just before 11. Warmer today and not as windy.

Widowmaker had untracked powder until I left around 11, a lot of fun. Good to talk to you guys. My eyesight isn’t the best, and I’ve always had problems recognizing faces, so I’m not ignoring you. Especially if you switch skis. Just hit me over the head with your ski pole to get my attention. On another subject, looks like bridge tolls are coming on 80.

No lift lines during the week, but the quad at the bottom of tbolt is usually not running, so you need to take the East mountain lift or exhibition lift.

A good time had by all.

I thought the slopes were in pretty good shape today with the massive exceptions of Challenge and Razors. Top slope of Razors looked like someone deliberately tried to make it unskiable. Down near the jumps was better. Challenge was ok, but nowhere near as good as yesterday. With the rough condition of those two, I was pleasantly surprised at Sidewinder, Lazy, Switchback and Main Street. Highspeed lifts started getting backed up at 9:40, and the double had a line when I got over there around 10. Think I got the first civilian run down challenge. Been noticing the quad starts a couple of minutes before the six pack. Just before the announcement, when the 6er starts just after. Watching Schiffern win the combined right now and the men ski out on the slalom run.

Practical physics classes today.

Started clearing up around 10 today so I headed out for a few runs. Pretty quiet, no line on the quad all morning. Spent all my time on Razors and Challenge. Nice conditions. Got a little soft around noon with temp around 50. Coming Soon was closed. A lot of teenagers out today.

Conditions today portend good things for the weekend. Thought we would have some sun today, but it clouded up right at 9. Challenge was crunchy but good first run. Razors was surprisingly open today. Maybe they want to ski off the loose stuff before the race Sunday and next Fri, Sat, Sun. Conditions were great on the slope, but as I was heading up to go over to the Main Street area around 10, a kid wiped out on one of the jumps and hit pretty hard, ski patrol was working with him. Crowded at the start, I was second in line and there were a half dozen behind me. Got crowded fast, and Main Street lift had a line when I got there. Widowmaker and Sidewinder was nice.

On the bright side, apparently normal flu is almost nonexistent this year.

First run on Challenge today was probably the best ever. Starting to really like Widowmakers too.

That would really freak people out.

Don’t think so, we are rolling over our Icon passes to next year. Taking a trip to CA in May to see the west coast grandkid. Maybe a quick trip to Tahoe. You are probably right, there was a spike in the speed graph that was probably an artifact. Was at the bottom of the hill in the gully at that point and might have lost satellite view.