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Arrived at Plattekill and met up with @Dirtwolf around 1. The place felt feral after being at an Ikon and Epic resort the last two days. Parked and grabbed the shuttle to the snow. Started on the Northface double chair to Overlook and Lower Ridge Run. @Boo Bear did the full Overlook run while dirty and I did Plunge right under the lift. Snow was firm on the wider trails so we dipped in the trees to the left. Snow in the trees was fantastic and playful. A fluffy foot to play with and the spacing with those trees was perfect. Did Bumps to Blockbuster and then lapped off the triple chair. Chute was a cool skinny trail with better snow. Trees skiers left of Upper Face were really good too. We both agreed it had some good steeps and a laid back vibe. Wish it was taller though. My favorite part might have been that the shuttle disappeared. They radioed for it to come take us back to the lot since we were waiting but it never came. Another dude with a utv pulled up and took dw and I down to the cars and drove them back up for pick up

Stratton posted yesterday don't be shocked at cold or wind holds to delay the morning so @Dirtwolf and I planned to arrive at 9 am. After two days of minimal crowds we didn't really think it'd be an issue but were mistaken. Ski butler said snow in the back yard crowd plus an IKON pass party sponsored by North Face at night. We planned to do a skin lap if there was a delay but to do that you have to pick up a free pass at the main lodge. Got one of the last spots in lot 2 and the line was pretty long for the shuttle. Add another small line for the lifetime uphill pass, we started walking around 1015. Headed lookers right up Lower Wanderer and than into the trees at Lower West Meadow. LWM was awesome to walk through. @Dirtwolfwas breaking trail in spots with a foot of soft snow. No issues with down hill skiers and had a bunch of people stop to talk. Headed to Huberts Hut for a coffee at the top before heading down to the lot. Took Tree Top Way down at the end which was nice to walk to the car Went back to the house and dropped DW off, grabbed the fam and headed back. Got a spot in lot 1 and took the shuttle to the base. Crowds were still deep at the American Express 6 and Gondy. Headed up the AE6 and the other quad to the top. Down from there to the Tamarack lift with no line and skied the trails and glades off there until calling it a day. Plan is Plattekill to split the drive up on the way home

Knowing it was going to be colder then yesterday we arrived at the Clock Tower lodge around 11 with real feel around -15. Got lucky and managed super close parking which was nice. Both bubbles lifts, Evergreen, and South Face lifts were on hold. Most of the trails were wind blown and scraped. Any snow kicked up never came back down on the mountain. After the fam went in for their warming break, @Dirtwolf and I explored the trees. Way better snow and less wind. Black Hole was good, Supernova was my ROTD. Took a break around 2 since my googles wouldn't unfreeze but everything else was comfortable. Checked out what we could around Clock Tower after but as soon as the shadows crept in, temps dropped more. Left at 4 and stopped at the Westen Village Store for cheese, fudge, and Heady's. Was good to get the lay of the land but conditions were tough. In my head the map made it seem bigger but was easier to get around than expected. Only pics I took on the hill was the one time I stopped to melt some snow and the hand was already out.

Third time’s the charm for me at Magic. Finally good snow and 95% open. Opening groomer runs on Trick, White Out, and Hocus Pocus had us laying railroad tracks and loving it. Got into Witch, Goniff Glades, Twilight Zone, and Sorcerer for the first time. Little Boo even crushed some single diamond trails with no issue. Cold wasn’t an issue for me thankfully. Heated socks and new Hestra mittens ftw When the fam came back for lunch I went for their passes and the ticket window had a brb sign. First time I’ve seen that but not surprised there

Drove up last night with the fam and met @Dirtwolf and his fam at an AirBnb 5 minutes from Magic. Plan is to ski Magic today, Okemo tomorrow, Stratton Saturday, and players choice Sunday. We're thinking of splitting the drive up on the way home and stopping at Plattekill but haven't bought tickets yet just in case. Dirty and I are going get after it first thing and but my girls are going to wait since the real feel currently is -14 degrees and ski around lunch. Magic is supposed to be untouched since the storm since they are only open Thursday-Sunday House is nice. Quirky but nice.

Had off today before heading north tonight so got up for opening. Razors first run with the soft cord gave me a warm feeling inside. Could let 'em run and arc whatever turn you wanted on soft cord. Followed that up with NMDW and more of the same. Right side Coming Soon is still bumped up, as well as Chute. Felt like western groomers with this fresh cold snow Pretty empty. I saw @NastarGlenn, @MrsSnowBunSki, and Marty. Quad had more of a line after an hour compared to MSE but still not crowded compared to this weekend.

CF is right. They're making that Johnny Cash today

I think the first thing a true mechanic would do is NOT turn the thing with oil and gas upside down 😂 We still need @JFskiDan to chime in because I am a YT mechanic at best but I'm proud of you for your engineering prowess Ridge

With 15 minutes to go. Have fun to those that ventured

Hey now, that’s not all the time. Just mostly to all the time.

Saw Charles a little ago and he filled his tank for that exact reason 😂

Picked up a pallet of salt yesterday to sell and already sold it. Tried to get another today and was limited to 10 bags. Word on the street is water softener salt is the next best thing to get your hands on. Melts snow slower but does a effective job

I won't be able to make it all weekend. sad

Beer store has been popular too