I believe you live in CT yes?I am a big proponent of #5.
I am very happy to go mountain biking or hiking until more terrain is open and, hopefully, more natural snow falls.
Mountain biking and hiking is pretty well done up here in NH now. Trails are too wet. I mean if it's a nice 50 degree sunny day I could possibly go for a walk in the woods locally I suppose. But those days also might produce some nice spring skiing conditions on the slopes that are open. That was certainly the case at BW two weeks ago. This Tuesday it was pretty well packed and loose powder conditions up there and no crowds.
I'll be at Wildcat on Sunday. It could very well be a frozen granular mess. Take a few runs and hit the bar if it sucks. Better experience than any hiking I might do locally.
I guess to each their own, but the WROD skiing in 2016 is far better than the WROD I grew up with in the 80s and 90s.
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