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The scar area collected a ton of leaves over time. I think that’s why there was more deciduous tree damage vs the rest of the burned area. A couple years ago I started exploring the upper gully area from the top down but quit a little way in . I started sliding on the leaves and it gets pretty steep.

Maybe tonight. Didn’t see anything at 3am today.

And beer https://www.freewillbrewing.com/beers/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-charcuterie I’m thinking the article screwed up the date/day . I read another article that said Sunday night/ Monday morning.

https://www.space.com/stargazing/auroras/aurora-alert-severe-geomagnetic-storm-could-spark-northern-lights-as-far-south-as-alabama-and-northern-california-tonight Aurora possible

I hiked this area, although it had little fire damage the area to the left (North) had considerably more damage.

Jim Thorpe fire damage. I didn’t hike the North fire damaged area ( left side) It looks a bit worse than the area I hiked ( middle)

IMG_9804.mov A couple months ago we were planning an Az trip after my son was done with college.His older brother moved to Tucson for a three year assignment and is back east . We came out for a visit and really loved the state so we’ve been back a couple times. Planning this trip in my mind there was no chance to ski but as the date got closer I was thinking maybe? Then they extended their season! Yes!!! …….No!!!! . We were stuck in Philly with the American Airlines Fubar on Saturday. Delayed then boarded and told we might un board😡 Then they unloaded the luggage from the earlier flight 😳People waiting 3hrs plus for their luggage!!! Finally off but 3hrs late. Fortunately I made it to Snow Bowl by 10:30 with 46° and the upper mountain in the 20’s winds ripping at 35. They got an inch overnight and some rime ice. Conditions were mashed with a little sugar and some marbles, pretty firm till about 1:30 and softened nicely. The lower 1/8th of the mountain was flypaper and upper was full on winter. Skied till closing at 4 pm and totally whooped.

I guess a powder day is too much to hope for 🤪

Still snowing!!! Booking a lift ticket for the 18 th 🤞

If you like to camp there’s a nice spot behind the cliff in the video. Mount Pisgah behind North st in Jim Thorpe is our go to spot for overlooks.

My father-in-law used to live across the river from that spot. I would stand on his front porch many days and look at all the potential ski lines. When the D&L trail went in I was pretty excited of the possibility of skinning up to that point. I hiked (crawled) it a couple times. There’s a 10’ high rock spine with pine trees on both sides that went up in flames last night. In February if 2014 there was finally enough snow. My niece wanted to go but the day before she cracked a vertebrae at Blue and canceled.A couple hours later she called me back and asked if I had a backpack, so I carried her stuff, She’s one bad ass girl! We started at Weissport at 10 am and skinned up 2.5 miles and after a rest at the observation platform attempted to skin up but kick turns were difficult so we figured out if we put our back against a tree it was possible. The snow was perfect but we waisted a fair amount of vertical before figuring out how to ski it. I didn’t know at the time that one of my friends had 20 acres on the north side so now it’s a half hour skin up. I’ve hiked it a couple times with my son One really cool place! I’m thinking arson off the D&L after looking at the two places early on . IMG_0543.mov

Found a picture of my FIL in front. Latest word it’s done.

The one on the D&L trail a mile south of Jim Thorpe. No rain in the forecast and moderate winds the next couple days.

Rt209 shutdown though Packerton . The observation deck on the East side of the river is in danger.