Stowe Thread

[Kingslug20]

Stowe reports 7 inches in 24 hours..so thats 20 inches this week...Monday...funday

 

[hovercraft]

Stowe reports 7 inches in 24 hours..so thats 20 inches this week...Monday...funday

It snowed all day at a good clip. Fun day,

 

[Kingslug20]

Another clipper tomorrow

 

[doublediamond]

My point is we’re seeing jam after jam of people struggling to get up the hill to the base. Someone has an issue then the whole conga line stops. At that point it can even be hard to restart in such conditions. Soon it’s going to be a disaster if there is an emergency at one of the homes in the area - not possible for emergency personell to respond.

So VTrans (if done by the state) or the town should shift resources to put more effort on Mountain Road so that there is less of issues.

Example: 392 coming out of Messengerville towards Greek Peak has a steep twisty hill but the roads to there and after are flat. NYSDOT puts more effort on that hill than elsewhere: it’s hit more often by plows and salt trucks so that the hill his clear so people can get up and down it easily. That’s what I’m suggesting for Stowe. Just move a little reassures so someone in their house won’t die of a heart attack with the ambulance unable to get to them! Heck they could recoup the costs by charging Vail since it’s their traffic.

 

[Kingslug20]

Like most things..they will wait for a trajedy to happen..then maybe do something..

 

[Kingslug20]

On todays menu was..frozen slug with a side of rocks,ice and powder. Gondi and quad closed.made the best of the triple but found better things over at spruce...where i whirlawayed over some rocks..almost into the tree line. Glad i remember how to flip.
Its a bit thin over there.

 

[hovercraft]

I took a few on the triple, went over to spruce and happened to be passing by when the patrol was lowering the rope on whirlaway. I was the first to hover down the right side in pure pow the whole way down. Then I had lunch (which I rarely do) decided to leave and on my way by the quad it started spinning. Asked if they were opening it, answer was yes, got in line, first chair up, did one final run before calling it a day!! Sure was cold, but the whirlaway shot was worth the price of admission!!!

 

[hovercraft]

My point is we’re seeing jam after jam of people struggling to get up the hill to the base. Someone has an issue then the whole conga line stops. At that point it can even be hard to restart in such conditions. Soon it’s going to be a disaster if there is an emergency at one of the homes in the area - not possible for emergency personell to respond.

So VTrans (if done by the state) or the town should shift resources to put more effort on Mountain Road so that there is less of issues.

Example: 392 coming out of Messengerville towards Greek Peak has a steep twisty hill but the roads to there and after are flat. NYSDOT puts more effort on that hill than elsewhere: it’s hit more often by plows and salt trucks so that the hill his clear so people can get up and down it easily. That’s what I’m suggesting for Stowe. Just move a little reassures so someone in their house won’t die of a heart attack with the ambulance unable to get to them! Heck they could recoup the costs by charging Vail since it’s their traffic.

So what would those resources look like? A long time ago when it snowed they had a person down by Moscow only letting cars with snow tires continue up. Maybe they should do that again.

 

[Kingslug20]

I left..had to fix some stuff in the condo..then read they opened the gondi and quad...
I got Vailed.....
We might have actualy been on whirlaway at the same time...
I hit a good amount of rocks though..so..probably a little after you..but it was worth it

 

[Kingslug20]

Ill be there tomirrow for the storm..

 

[hovercraft]

I will be there in the morning need to do some work stuff in the afternoon.

 

[Kingslug20]

Its...snowing...that is all...

 

[kendo]

skied Swain in WNY yesterday. Excellent conditions. 650 vert. Buddy and I along with about 10 others were the only one's skiing for the first 3hrs. Survived many rides on their 52yr old Borvig double. $29 to ski 1p-9p on a buddy ticket. The anti-Vail pricing strategy.

Looking forward to getting back to the future at Stowe. Keep the snow coming Kingslug...

 

[Kingslug20]

Still snowing...spruce was grest..empty..lot if snow piling up on smuggs

 

[ThatGuy]

Slug effect going strong…might make the drive up on Thursday before this incoming rain

 

[Kingslug20]

Do it..its getting pretty good..moguls frozen but the low angle ones are ok.
Quit at 245...6 hours 45 minutes..im kerplunkt

 

[hovercraft]

Didn’t make it up unfortunately. life got in the way. Did they open smuggs the whole way? Will be there first thing tomorrow should be fun!

 

[Kingslug20]

Ill be there with a guy i know from nyc.
Lower smuggs is closed...rock garden..but that may change if it dumps all night

 

[hovercraft]

it was closed yesterday as well. Hopefully we get enough snow for that to happen it s a fun trail

 

[Kingslug20]

Upper got good in the afternoon..the whole spruce area picked up a lot...wind was blowing hard..