Are you frustrated?

[mondeo]

No, I have a girlfriend.

Oh, skiing? Wasn't really planning on getting out this month anyway so I'm cool. I've been busy fondling my new skis ...

That was my first thought, too.

Minus the girlfriend.

 

[riverc0il]

Nah. Its October. Anything this month is just a little something extra special outside of expectation.

 

[Treeskier]

Those who want to ski and those who do!

Like a power storm. Mother nature has her own agenda. Be there if you want to play. It come any time between late September - June. It is often very good up front but can disappear just as quickly.

So I recommend start to preparing those who do not understand the ramification of powder flu / ski bug and it's effect on a skiers being any where but on the slopes when it hits.

Starting my snow dance ~:>)

 

[faceplant]

october
ya get what ya get

let it get it out of its system now
instead of later

no problemo muchacho

 

[jerryg]

I've skied more than I did this time last year, so I'm happy. Will get soggy with Bobr and others this weekend, but like others have said, October skiing is gravy... or is it the sorbet before the meal.

 

[Glenn]

It seemed to good to be true. In the back of my mind I though: "We'll probably get another warm spell...it's really early for snow."

It seems like that always happens. We'll get a really cold blast in September some time....then another heat wave.

 

[redalienx11]

Nope, other things in life besides skiing.

does....not...compute...

 

[polski]

My expectations were far exceeded with a genuine ski day in mid-Oct, so no problemo. I'd be more frustrated if this were late Nov/early Dec and a lot of places had a base that was getting wiped out. As it stands only SR and Killington are at risk of having to "start over from scratch" but I bet both got their marketing dividends from early snowmaking anyway. (Forgot to mention in my 10/15 SR TR that I saw a Portland TV news crew up there midday.)

I will say I certainly appreciated the shirtsleeve weather when I was 25 miles offshore Wednesday (10/21) bailing hake, cod, haddock etc. I'm not too difficult to please.

 

[tarponhead]

I will say I certainly appreciated the shirtsleeve weather when I was 25 miles offshore Wednesday (10/21) bailing hake, cod, haddock etc. I'm not too difficult to please.

Off topic: monkfish gotta be the worlds ugliest fish, ever.

 

[skidbump]

Nope ..cant do anything for 2 to 3 weeks due to surgery

 

[ERJ-145CA]

Not yet but I will start getting frustrated in a couple of weeks if it doesn't get colder. I'm hoping for snowmaking temps is the Catskills the first couple of weeks of November so I can ski Belleayre on November 16th.

 

[neil]

Not frustrated, but disappointed. I really thought we'd see places opening up a week or two early.

 

[MommaBear]

Nope - too busy with work and upcoming trip to even think about it. By the time I surface from the chaos, the mountains will be ready.

 

[skidmarks]

Frustrated

Always............

 

[billski]

Does not bother me. I'm wracking up the honey-do credits right now. Clearing the deck of all jobs that need doing, going to as many of my kids games as I can, attending social events. Working to get ahead at the office (is that ever possible?)
I can't say I get really worked up over a manmade WROD, I'm not that kind of skier.

The last thing I need is a major project in the middle of prime ski time!

 

[icedtea]

Things looked so promising mid-month. Now back to reality. I'm a little disappointed, but not really frustrated..

that's what she said!!

 

[bigbog]

...Have to say I like the amount of moisture that's being driven up in a NE direction...rather than systems passing more eastward...to our south.

$.01

 

[riverc0il]

On the positive side, snow making ponds should be pretty full now...

 

[Harvey]

I didn't see this elsewhere. (I didn't look too hard).

The FIS gang got some yesterday am before the rain:

http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/trip-reports/09-10/le-massive-big-flake-run/

 

[trtaylor]

Forecast looking better