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    Sunday River 22-23

    Still at it last night… https://x.com/sundayriver/status/1772647973559656682?s=61&t=YJIKJJdEPqrofqWGcRu25A
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    3/23-24, The Big One! Care to post your face shot here?

    Confirmed: Post in thread 'The NEW Magic Mountain' https://forums.alpinezone.com/threads/the-new-magic-mountain.138383/post-1132561
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    The NEW Magic Mountain

    First time at Magic Saturday (2nd Indy visit this season, for those keeping track). Off the hook good. Yes, the quad was running Just Fine, Thanks.
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    Indy Ski Pass

    Aspirationalism is a thing. Used it once so far this year. Hopefully 2nd time this week. Re-upped the other day. Next year I’ll have much more leisure time, right? Right!?
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    EVs - New Hampshire gets it right

    Some perspective on hydrogen: https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/22/9349/2022/
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    Ideal ski towns for the future factoring in all issues?

    Counterpoint (for the really long haul…): https://www.frbsf.org/economic-research/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/wp2017-25.pdf
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    LiftBlog Reports that Smuggs and Stowe are Exploring an Interconnect Gondola

    During the 2011/2012 (?) financial crisis, Smuggs was in the midst of some significant development on the North Hill (the Owls buildings and a new Tamaracks or two), and found themselves in need of a partner. Windham (I think) swooped in and took over some large fraction of the Owls, the new...
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    LiftBlog Reports that Smuggs and Stowe are Exploring an Interconnect Gondola

    And how about the fact that there is zero beginner terrain on either side?
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    Loon South Peak Expansion

    Map of the new trails, and the name of the new lift!
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    Vinny and Jerry go skiing, run into yahoo, cold-mud-rain, dbny, skier-dead head-crusty the clone.

    Waiting for the Highway Star character to make an appearance. Keep at it!
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    Skiing and Music

    Yeah me neither. Oh wait, you’re not talking about the same NMA…
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    Ski journalism

    See also Mountain Gazette, mentioned at the top of the thread. Yes, lots of great glossies. But some good writing, too, on ski and ski-adjacent topics.
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    Ski journalism

    If you’re not already reading Stuart Winchester, you’re doing it wrong. “This may seem paradoxical, as no trees equals more terrain, but one glade run at a small ski area like Berkshire East can feel larger than a whole open bowl, as each line feels distinct in a way that un-treed skiing never...
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    VT Flooding

    Really, really bad. (Gift link —>)...
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