Smuggs 1/14/14

[deadheadskier]

Comically bad day on the hill. Rained all day. I was up in Stowe visiting friends who had to work all day. I could have just as easily gone to the bar and drowned my sorrows of the sad state of skiing in New England after the past week.....or.....I could ski. I opted to drown on the mountain instead of at the bar. Skiing Saint of Circumstance for those who catch my drift.

I gave it a go for 3 hours and tested the waterproof limits of my gear. I basically just got pelted by rain and lapped Madonna and Sterling a few times and made one trek down to Morse and back because it had been years since I'd skied down to the village at Smuggs.

This picture below pretty much summed up the skiing there. WARNING.....picture may cause nausea.

 

[Edd]

Dang. You're a better man than I am.

 

[Savemeasammy]

Wow.

Is there anything interesting open?


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[Savemeasammy]

Where was that pic taken?


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[bdfreetuna]

Ouch

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[lerops]

Thanks. I called Smuggs yesterday. The reservations lady said conditions are excellent.


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[WJenness]

Sad... Hopefully things change soon

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[Tin]

WOW, if that is Exhibition on Sterling I was skiing on it the week prior and it has decent coverage. You were not kidding.

 

[JohnQ]

And this is the reason we decided not to take the great deal at Smuggs for next weekend. Without a major storm or two, 2 weeks just isn't enough to recover.

 

[deadheadskier]

Where was that pic taken?


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Looking up from where Link crosses under the Madonna 2 lift line.

 

[MadMadWorld]

Looking up from where Link crosses under the Madonna 2 lift line.

Not good at all. They need to start blasting or they are screwed.

 

[Savemeasammy]

Thanks. I called Smuggs yesterday. The reservations lady said conditions are excellent.


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Oh, good!

I wonder if she doesn't know what the word excellent means...? For that matter, she might also be confused by the word "conditions"!


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[MadMadWorld]

Oh, good!

I wonder if she doesn't know what the word excellent means...? For that matter, she might also be confused by the word "conditions"!


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Her idea of bad conditions: it's summer.

 

[Nick]

holy crap. that's sad

 

[Solitude67]

Great comically funny but oh so sad. Its amazing what a bizzare January its been. Hopefully February marks the return of the big chill or craft beer will be winters best friend.

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[Tin]

Amazing they've had 111" of snow this year and that is what it looks like.

 

[Solitude67]

Its the gawd damn Artuc Vortx screwing up our winter. I blame the Republicans because if you can't blame them for fucking up our ski season who can u blame?

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[ScottySkis]

That stinks come ski the Catskills were getting snow again today.