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Jan 12, 2010, 8:07 AM
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Location: Rocky Hill, CT
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Mt Greylock Thunderbolt Trail 1/10/2010
We started from Gould's Farm and took the Bellows Pipe Trail to the Summit of Mt Greylock.
Skied down the Thunderbolt Trail and cut through Greylock Glen on the way out. Great conditions!! The snow was perfect! I find it amazing that we can have such a long run in Mass. I'm not sure if we got every last bit of the trail but they talk of vertical drop of 2100FT!! Thank You to The Thunderbolt Ski Runners who did an awesome job on maintaining the run. It was a much better ski than it was 7 years ago. I'm very tempted to go again this Friday. 
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Jan 12, 2010, 8:07 AM
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Jan 12, 2010, 8:14 AM
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Nice TR. Looks like a good base is down.
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Jan 12, 2010, 8:20 AM
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Skid,
That is SO GOOD! I've never seen such an excellent video of the trail. You're absolutely right, the trail maintenance, along with excellent coverage is going to make for a helluva a race! You did a great job narrating it and making a story about it. Can't wait for the race now for sure. - Serious stoke for all racers and fans! |
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Jan 12, 2010, 8:40 AM
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Excellent
I am going to try and get up there this weekend, we'll see.
John
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Jan 12, 2010, 8:42 AM
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Awesome.....I gotta get up there.
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Jan 12, 2010, 9:28 AM
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Location: Northborough, MA
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Nice. Practice run for the race?
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Jan 12, 2010, 9:33 AM
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Location: CT, VT
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Looks great.
There's a great article in the latest AMC outdoors magazine all about the Thunderbolt trail and the races they had there in the mid 1930s. They had over 7000 spectators show up for these races. After WWII the races declined as skiers migrated to lift serviced ski areas. |
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Jan 12, 2010, 9:37 AM
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Very cool!
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Jan 12, 2010, 9:40 AM
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The Race The History |
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Jan 12, 2010, 1:37 PM
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I may try to get back up there and take some practice runs. |
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