kingslug
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Well..at least the 4 trails open had snow on them all day today.
More on the way.
More on the way.
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Does it always piss hot rain right before or on Christmas in eastern ski country or does if just seem that way?
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GregoryIsaacs
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Bump. Looking like the inevitable pre-xmas week pissing will be occurring this week. Lets hope its a quick one this year. Tis the season........
Yep. Looks like it gets cold again next week with some snow here and there.
Zand
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Plus this year there will be a week to recover...usually the Grinch Storm hits on the 23rd lol.
Pretty crazy that we made it from mid November to now with such consistent cold and plenty of snow to the north. And this seems more like a quick blip rather than a major meltdown.
Pretty crazy that we made it from mid November to now with such consistent cold and plenty of snow to the north. And this seems more like a quick blip rather than a major meltdown.
I don't blame the traditional Christmas melt for this one. I blame myself for signing up for a Master's Ski Racing camp. My track record?
2023 - fully cancelled due to rain / lack of snow
2024 - 1.5 out of 2 days cancelled due to rain
2025 - didn't sign up. Event went off fully without weather issues.
2026 - potentially losing Friday to rain
2023 - fully cancelled due to rain / lack of snow
2024 - 1.5 out of 2 days cancelled due to rain
2025 - didn't sign up. Event went off fully without weather issues.
2026 - potentially losing Friday to rain
Hastur
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this rain and refreeze is really gonna lock in the base!
Smellytele
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The ice on Saturday will be perfect for racing.
drjeff
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On the glass is half full side, after about a month of cold weather, many a stream/river that help fill snowmaking ponds, will have their reflow rates augmented, which some definitely need now
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Since I have had race ski's I see the ice as a fast fun surface that thins out the crowds.
My wife told me that If I had not bought her a pair of race ski's she would have quit skiing by now. We went 125 days last year. That how useful a tool race ski's are on ice.
My wife told me that If I had not bought her a pair of race ski's she would have quit skiing by now. We went 125 days last year. That how useful a tool race ski's are on ice.
Discussed this on chair rides yesterday, the Snovember2018 was a great stretch into early December but otherwise this has been the best pre-winter solstice season since the 1990’s. Think Snow!
No doubt about it, a good beer league or beefier race ski that's tuned properly is in a whole notha league from even a really good sport carver. While I'd be happy to never see ice again for the rest of my skiing days, ripping solid turns on ice with the right equipment is still hella fun.
Given 80+% of my days are in NH, my entire quiver is biased towards hard snow performance. There's some skis 100+ that can do okay on ice. My Volkl M102 would be one such model. But they're a far cry from my Nordica Doberman.
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