Jully
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Woah, just checked Whiteface's report and they are also reporting 32" in the last 7 days. Not as much as So. Vt. but better 7 day totals than everyone else in NE.
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Woah, just checked Whiteface's report and they are also reporting 32" in the last 7 days. Not as much as So. Vt. but better 7 day totals than everyone else in NE.
Smellytele
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I don't have one of those jobs. What I find as troubling is the State of NH tells everyone not to drive and to stay off the roads and then they make state workers come in. I am not a state worker but why bother with saying to stay off the roads.
Jcb890
Active member
I also find that annoying. In MA they have the balls to tell people to stay home, but don't issue a State of Emergency. Most buildings and businesses stay open/operating unless a State of Emergency is issued - my company is this way.
sankaty
Member
One of the things I noticed yesterday at Mt. Snow was how high the average level of skiing was. It seemed that 80% of the folks I could see from the chair had perfect powder and zipper-line mogul technique. It makes sense that days like yesterday bring out the most experienced skiers, but I've never noticed it to be quite as pronounced.
Jully
Active member
Midweek and a storm for the ages - makes sense that every experienced skier that could get out would, while less hardcore skiers probably passed to do things like shovel, fix the house, or deal with power outages.
sankaty
Member
Makes sense. I also think that there was a perception that travel was difficult (even though I had no issues come up from CT). That may have kept more casual skiers away that would have otherwise been up for a powder day.
That said, I ran into two day trippers who had come from Philadelphia and Baltimore. That's dedication!
Jcb890
Active member
That is a good point. I was enjoying getting to watch the level of skiers and riders from the lifts and when stopped on the trails. I also felt that the percentage of good skiers/riders to worse was much higher than normal. But, to be expected I guess, like Jully said below. It was easy to tell which people knew what they were doing... if you didn't, you spent more time falling and digging than riding/skiing.
I thought about passing myself after also going up last Friday. Definitely glad I made that call though!
I mentioned this either in this thread or another thread, but roads were MUCH worse last Friday in my opinion on the drive up. We almost crashed 2x in my wife's Crosstrek which is pretty damn good in the snow. Yesterday we had pretty much no issues.
I met 1 or 2 people with long hikes. Met 1 guy who drove up from PA Wednesday night and it took him 9.5 hrs instead of 5... ouch!
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bdfreetuna
New member
Shaped skis, dude. Everyone slays these days. Have you seen the kids?
sankaty
Member
Just captured this from Okemo's Web cam. Looks like these cells could lay down several inches very quickly.
BenedictGomez
Well-known member
Snow tires?
Jcb890
Active member
Nah, just the stock Falken Ziex tires that come with it. It certainly isn't a tank by any means, but more than adequate for most storms.
BenedictGomez
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I was curious because my gf has a crosstrek, but with winter tires, and that thing is s beast in the snow for a little vehicle.
Jcb890
Active member
There's someone at work who has one with dedicated winter wheels and tires, it must be a monster in the snow. Your gf's Crosstrek with winter tires must be awesome in the snow and a blast to drive.
The one drawback I think the car has is its weight. It is a bit lighter so in deeper snow it can tend to follow other car tracks and even float where a bigger, heavier SUV would plow through it.
Its been a great bad-weather car for us so far though.
Last Friday up at Mt. Snow there was a guy in a 4x4 Jeep stuck in the parking lot for quite some time as we were packing up, so I was worried because I had forgotten to pack my portable shovel just in case. Shovel was not needed! Turned off the traction control and had the car out in under 2 minutes while those 2 guys still were fighting with their Jeep.
BenedictGomez
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^ Absolutely correct about the weight being the only drawback, you cant screw with physics. Generally speaking its great in the snow, and she has separate steel wheels for the winter tires. I have dedicates wheels/tires for my Acadia too, highly recommend going that route.
Got here to Magic about an hour ago, and it's snowing, just under 2 inches down, but NWS says it will stop soon. Every bit helps though.
Got here to Magic about an hour ago, and it's snowing, just under 2 inches down, but NWS says it will stop soon. Every bit helps though.
WJenness
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Was at Mount Snow today... My legs are dead... what a day.
Spent most of it in the trees all over the mountain.
Pass me another beer.
Spent most of it in the trees all over the mountain.
Pass me another beer.
SkiFanE
New member
Awesome Friday. Regular weekday skiers were grumbling about the crowd lol, but still not enough people to decimate new snow. Awesome day at the River. Too many good runs to pic a fave - but Lower lower right Blind Ambition, Ruby Palace, Vortex and Gnarnia were prob top pics. Didn't get to White cap - that's on today's agenda. 9a-3:55 day - just too beat to get last chair.
kingslug
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At Stowe..groomers and icy moguls..very windy..i give it a meh..might drop down south tomorrow.
Edd
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Surprising. That’s a bummer. Snow that fell on Wildcat and SR was very dense so I don’t see the winds taking that stuff anywhere.
Edd
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That was me yesterday at Wildcat. That mountain cannot handle crowds like the River. Lines weren’t an issue but trails there are narrow so it doesn’t take a ton of people to make it dangerous.
Thursday at Sunday River was a blast.
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