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I think there needs to be an official definition of a ski day. I personally think it should be log like flight time in hours.

Guns are on ! Very spicy tonight, Skied TCS sideways . Hit Barneys in one or two places and stayed away from the polished snow in between.

Stuck behind Z buses it’s gonna be a busy nightStuck behind Z buses it’s gonna be a busy night

Haha Sounds like fun although I need to put longer skis on . Kids shorties aren’t too fast.

Yes that’s the Friday it started. I guess the power went out late night. I skied Saturday morning, the storm ended early morning. Everything was untracked when I got there. I was 4th chair, never heard so many hoots and hollers.

Different day https://nyskiblog.com/winter-storm-riley-at-plattekill/ Lazlo “Owner of Plattekill “

He can have these I’m done with them lol

A buried set of steps going up two the second floor deck. The lodge has 3 levels gives an idea of how steep the mountain is. That’s what makes it a great place to ski powder. Crazy parking lot carved into the side of the mountain . All the Catskills was out of power that day and the word got out Plattekill was open. It was their busiest day in there history. With all the snow it was difficult to move around outside the lodge. If you stepped off the packed snow you got stuck up to your waist. People were flailing about, it was comical. Skiing stuff that deep was challenging for experienced skiers but beginners were toasted. I was halfway down a slope and saw a ski pass me slowly following a ski track and bury itself 50’ from me. I looked uphill , about 100yds up a little girl looked down and threw her arms out and fell over backwards and disappeared lol. I went over and dug her ski out and poked it in the snow tail first so she could see it. Never waited for a chair as everyone was spread out and skied slowly with the deep stuff. Took me 45 minutes to leave, there were cars parked 2 miles away from the lodge. They did a great job shutting people in and out. Great staff , they do an excellent job of herding cattle . The double chair is Expert terrain and the triple is intermediate. Loading the triple is strictly monitored,stands with a stick across the entrance to prevent any strays . A second person pairs the singles line. The employees are very polite too . I rode the triple in the later afternoon and the chair only slowed once. Very well run place! Can’t say enough about the place!

Amen! I’m still having happy Dreams from Storm Riley 3/3/2018 36”

Late start arrive 10:45 they got about 8” of fresh but had some FR on top I heard it was heavy yesterday. Today’s cooler temperatures made it perfect. Some nice bumps on Plunge I stayed on the double chair till after 2. I skied Blockbuster quite a few runs . They left a 7’ high whale up top witch I had to appease the little kid in me and go over the top . I lost some Ptex on Twist . It was thin in places but overall a pretty nice day. First picture, trail to the right of the lift is “Freefall” roped off but poachers carved it up.

Well looking at yesterday it took a beating. I had to move my pass up to my top pocket, it wouldn’t work in my pants pocket. I actually expected to see worse. Hopefully Mother Nature will throw us a bone in March.

Nice night for sure, hit Barneys a bunch and TCS had some nice orphan bump clusters that were fun. The ditch wasn’t too bad as well. A little faster than I would have expected but maybe do to the wind? Up top things are starting to get solid. Second last run lifty put the sled hook on the chair in front of me up top. When I got back on the base lifty took it off the chair behind me. Nice they have a clock up top in the lifty shed I was averaging 10 minute runs on TCS side.

I'm not worried about you ,I ski fast but not reckless , I don't use my Ski Tracks Ap any more but have a good idea how fast I'm going and hit 40+ regularly and if I'm passing someone give plenty of room. I don't ski too many mornings but really enjoy that time when I make it up . I've been on skis 47yrs and have seen a bunch of A hole stuff but last night was the most reckless thing I've ever seen .

Maybe you missed the parts about East and West? We were off to the sides . Nobody uphill. We both looked uphill before he came across.

Sound barrier shock wave.

Skied 5-7:30 “ Garage sale night “My son counted 26 poles , 18 gloves and a pair of goggles (not my size) under the main st chair. Hit main st a couple times. Barneys spit me out early and I slid for a while. Not to be intimidated I returned when the light was better, I should know by now. Had 3 very firm runs but respectable. Hit TCS , needed ear plugs for the really loud powder up top. Skiers right was entertaining watching boarders slide all the way down. A couple bumps were actually nice but some ice between. Had a scare on lower main st . Just before the switch merge. I stopped on the west side and my son was on the East side we both looked uphill before he started traverse over to me. 5 park rats straight lined main st in a tight group. They were on us in seconds , I yelled to my son to stop and he pulled up quickly. One on either side missing him by inches, they were doing easily 45mph! They didn’t pull up much and went though the lower lift merge area at full speed WTF! The Papa Bear in me wanted to go kick some ass but I was in shock. Nice night otherwise.

This happens almost every year. I bet they all got the “code red “ warnings on their phones too ! 😖

How much? Going on 6” in the Bear Creek latitude.

I think Bobby over at EPWA was pre occupied with his taxes and missed this one 😁 Still snowing. Not sure how much Blue got . BC should do well maybe 6”?

Awesome day! Start 9:15 on TCS baby bumps, went over to Barneys , the bumps were a bit fast. Back to TCS for a few more then back to Barneys. Barneys skied really well . After 1:00 back to TCS bumps had grown larger. Skied though lunch and bailed at 2:30. Last few runs were interesting, hit alternating fast/slow patches .

Groomed up top and a couple inches of undisturbed freshies from last night on the lower half. I didn’t find any ice anywhere so it was pedal to metal even over the dogleg drop off . Later runs stayed skiers left and bumps were coming back. Didn’t try da trench .

On the passenger side dashboard. The last thing I put in my pocket. Getting old I guess. I’m taping a spare underneath somewhere tonight. Well if you crash a knock yourself out in the woods somewhere your friends/ family can send help if you have locations turned on. I have a patroller friend at Camelback and on the closing sweep he found someone out cold 50’ into the woods. Lucky they spotted him !

I had an existential crisis today… Pulled in 8:45 booted up , wallet phone in one pocket pass by itself in pants, keys in small pocket? Keys ? Fff . I was only planning an hour but my subconscious decided otherwise. I’ll call AAA in an hour 😁 TCS was awesome I was first few down. Sun at my back and could see nice smoky shadow trailing behind . I don’t roam if I find good snow that’s not boring. The bumps on the lower section are reforming. One run on Barneys as I noticed last night that they blew some refresh . Barneys was firm and fast.Back to TCS then my phone rang $&&@! Wish I could have stayed around longer! Beautiful day!

Dillon Dam Brewery, Great food and Beer. Was there two summers ago . My son and daughter-in-law rented a pontoon boat as a late Father’s Day present. We spent 4 hours fishing and didn’t catch a thing but I didn’t care as the scenery was spectacular. The houses along one reservoir branch were built on a crazy cliff. We stopped there afterwards, our server was busy and a Brewmaster helped out , he noticed my sons Emmaus T shirt. He was from Philly area. Small world lol.

Great repotting….eye roll. Maybe it needs a new flux capacitor.