Startling Events when Ski/Boarding stories

[Terry]

I was skiing down Parmalees at Shawnee Peak a couple of years ago at night and when I rounded the corner at the bottom, (you have to get some speed because the crossover is flat) there was a deer standing in the middle of the trail. I slammed on the brakes because I wasn't sure which way the deer was going to go. It turned and went back up the hill as I went by on the downhill side. I don't know who was more surprised- me or the deer! That would have been a painfull collision had I kept on cranking it because I was going to cut behind it on the uphill side.

[snow*angel]

Originally Posted by SIKSKIER

Are you sure it wasn't the boys smoking killer skunk weed in the trees?

hey i ride there all the time, and with some of the people you meet there you NEVER KNOW!

[ski220]

Twice I have been skiing in the woods and had a ptarmigan (Jackson) or a grouse (Mt. Mansfield) burst up out of the snow between my ski tips. Nearly fell over both times.

[Skier75]

Originally Posted by SIKSKIER

Are you sure it wasn't the boys smoking killer skunk weed in the trees?

I don't think it's so startling, but last weekend, early on in the day, this guy about my daughter's age got on the gondi and that's about what I smelled....after we got off at the top I said to my daughter, what'da think? Her comment was wake and bake.....she's a funny girl sometimes.....

[Mikey1]

Just last week at Berkshire East I had 2 deer run across the trail in front of me. They were about 30 yards in front, and both stopped to look directly at me. They waited for a couple of seconds and then took off to the other side of the trail. By the time I got to where they had crossed, I could not see them in the trees at all. I had wanted to get a picture, but they were too fast for me.

[mondeo]

Originally Posted by Skier75

I don't think it's so startling, but last weekend, early on in the day, this guy about my daughter's age got on the gondi and that's about what I smelled....after we got off at the top I said to my daughter, what'da think? Her comment was wake and bake.....she's a funny girl sometimes.....

I've been on the K1 gondi before, and a group of guys actually took out a bowl and started toking up. Honestly, I don't care what they do on their own, but if you're with a stranger in an enclosed space? At least ask if they mind first; but then, they'd probably be more likely to ask if I wanted to partake.

[twinplanx]

Alright I've seen deer cross the trail at Jimminey I think. I even saw a mole once and when I pointed it out to my Brother he could not understand why I was telling him to avoid a "leaf". But the strangest thing I've seen was at Sugarbush a few weeks ago. While ridding the chair on a perfectly bluebird day I glanced up to the sky and saw a jet, for some reason I pointed it out to my friend. As we were spacin on that one jet I noticed two others in a different trajectory, flying so close together it seemed like there wings were going to clip. These were not small fighter types, judging by there size all seemed like commercial type aircraft. The two flying in formation where about the same size and the singular one had nothing to do with the others except for the fact that was the one that caught my eye at first. The only thing we could think of was some kind of refueling mission(obviously not commercial jets in that case). So I guess my question is could this have been some kind of mission out of Plattsburg AFB?

[dmc]

Almost hit a moose at Jackson Hole once... Scared the crap out of me..

[playoutside]

Originally Posted by twinplanx

... As we were spacin on that one jet I noticed two others in a different trajectory, flying so close together it seemed like there wings were going to clip. These were not small fighter types, judging by there size all seemed like commercial type aircraft. The two flying in formation where about the same size and the singular one had nothing to do with the others except for the fact that was the one that caught my eye at first. The only thing we could think of was some kind of refueling mission(obviously not commercial jets in that case). So I guess my question is could this have been some kind of mission out of Plattsburg AFB?

I saw the same thing a few weeks ago, can't remember if I was at Okemo or Sunapee. I thought refueling too, but they didn't look like military planes to me. I guess others practice refueling too, I've only seen it done by USAF with a C130. It was spooky to look up and see 2 planes so close and I had to convince myself that my concern wasn't simply from looking at the planes from a weird angle. They stayed in tandem for a while, so I do think they were doing something.

[billski]

Originally Posted by playoutside

I saw the same thing a few weeks ago, can't remember if I was at Okemo or Sunapee. I thought refueling too, but they didn't look like military planes to me. I guess others practice refueling too, I've only seen it done by USAF with a C130. It was spooky to look up and see 2 planes so close and I had to convince myself that my concern wasn't simply from looking at the planes from a weird angle. They stayed in tandem for a while, so I do think they were doing something.

I always see these around Waterville valley - it's typically Air National Guard maneuvers. They do fly in tight formation pretty typically. For many years they would fly the warthogs around.

http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/a-10/ They fly so damn fast it could be from any airbase in the northeast. What did your planes look like?