The "Earn Your Turns" Thread Spring 2020

[Domeskier]

They should shut down parking altogether. If you can’t walk to it, you shouldn’t be there (leaving aside the issue of whether anyone should be engaging in risky activities like skiing at this time). There is no difference in driving 2 hours from the NH coast and driving 2 hours from just over the MA border.

 

[snoseek]

They should shut down parking altogether. If you can’t walk to it, you shouldn’t be there (leaving aside the issue of whether anyone should be engaging in risky activities like skiing at this time). There is no difference in driving 2 hours from the NH coast and driving 2 hours from just over the MA border.

Yep I agree keeping it local counts. I'm down in southern nh and staying close to home. Sure do miss the mountains but they ain't going anywhere

 

[kbroderick]

It’s a vicious cycle. Every area that closes down just pushes people to those few that are still not shut down and they become more crowded. Wash, rinse, repeat. Of course the shut downs start with people not following the guidelines and coming in from out of state, etc so I guess it is no surprise we are where we are. Sure sucks for locals though, this is why we chose to live here. Now that some have ruined our limited recreational opportunities, please don’t come up and compete for our medical services. Stay home!

+1 on this.

I had been holding out hope that Mt. Abram would be able to allow access at least another week or two (which, at the current rate, is about how long I'd expect the snow to be reasonable and not silly skiing). Now I'm trying to figure out how the heck I'm going to keep myself and my dog from going crazy between now and hiking season—most trails are either still snowed in, or in a mud-season situation that makes usage a bad stewardship decision (plus those trails are getting a significant amount of traffic now with very few options available), and road-walking is both higher-risk than skiing and involves interacting with a lot more people and dogs.

I've come to the unfortunate conclusion that the number of people who don't understand that skiing (particularly when earning turns, but also can be applied to any number of any other inherently risky outdoor activities) can, for those of us who have chosen to live near reasonable venues and have the experience to evaluate and mitigate risks, be done in a manner involving reasonably low risks is significant; unfortunately, the number of people who don't understand "live near" and "in a manner involving reasonably low risks" is even more significant and resulting in very few options to get outside in a reasonable manner.

 

[thetrailboss]

The governor would be wise to shut down parking to out of state plates. Stiff fines. This goes for all states imo

Vermont is having police monitor places.

 

[Smellytele]

+1 on this.

I had been holding out hope that Mt. Abram would be able to allow access at least another week or two (which, at the current rate, is about how long I'd expect the snow to be reasonable and not silly skiing). Now I'm trying to figure out how the heck I'm going to keep myself and my dog from going crazy between now and hiking season—most trails are either still snowed in, or in a mud-season situation that makes usage a bad stewardship decision (plus those trails are getting a significant amount of traffic now with very few options available), and road-walking is both higher-risk than skiing and involves interacting with a lot more people and dogs.

I've come to the unfortunate conclusion that the number of people who don't understand that skiing (particularly when earning turns, but also can be applied to any number of any other inherently risky outdoor activities) can, for those of us who have chosen to live near reasonable venues and have the experience to evaluate and mitigate risks, be done in a manner involving reasonably low risks is significant; unfortunately, the number of people who don't understand "live near" and "in a manner involving reasonably low risks" is even more significant and resulting in very few options to get outside in a reasonable manner.

That last paragraph is a long run on sentence


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[Not Sure]

 

[Smellytele]

Remember when places are crowded everyone else is the idiot for being there not you.

 

[skiur]

Stay home

 

[Not Sure]

Stay home

Or else?

Ironically she would have had no human contact except for being asked to get out of her car by the police.

I would argue it's part of mental well being for a short site seeing trip .

 

[Domeskier]

Remember when places are crowded everyone else is the idiot for being there not you.

:lol:

And unlike all the other idiots, they know how to eliminate the inherent risks of their irresponsible behavior....

 

[STREETSKIER]

The "Earn Your Turns" Thread Spring 2020

We had what appears to be the last snowfall
It’s now 60 and raining hard
I have been hiking a lot during the pandemic
It’s my back yard
Mostly Lincoln peak a few mt Ellen’s and Sunday I ventured to the forbidden zone
I was rewarded with fresh spring dense snow
The runs early before the warm up were stellar some of the best Ive had up there’re .the

sun came out and cooked it but I had a great morning on my old ski hill lots of memories best time to experience it is closed and empty

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[Smellytele]

So you committed a crime and trespassed on sugarbush property?


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[Slidebrook87]

^^^


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[thetrailboss]

So you committed a crime and trespassed on sugarbush property?


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Maybe I am wrong, but some of that looks like MRG.

 

[flakeydog]

Slalom Hill.

At least someone is having fun. Problem is the masses cannot be trusted. Looks like “don’t ask don’t tell” season at this point. If no one saw you, were you there?

 

[Not Sure]

The old time Pa. farmers had a saying dealing with unwanted critters ." Shoot ,shovel and shut up ". So Skin, Ski and shut up.

 

[Cornhead]

If no one saw you, were you there?

If you post pics on the net, complete with selfie, yes, you were there. Not saying that if it's in your back yard it's a bad thing, but posting about it might not be so smart.

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[STREETSKIER]

Don’t care how’s that


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[Smellytele]

Don’t care how’s that


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You took a picture of yourself in a place that has been noted to not allow up hill travel at this time. Either you’re a fuckin’ idiot or just a fuckin’ idiot. The guy running the place is on this forum as well.


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[Hastur]

Sooooo many Karens.