New England 2019/20 Northeast

[KingGrump]

We need to understand the joy of the actual sport itself, not the snow conditions. – Glen Plake

 

[tch]

^^^ Yeah, that sounds nice...until the "sport" becomes more like skating downhill on a tilted sheet of ice trying to slalom around patches of bare ground.

I'm no stranger to pushing the envelope; here in NW CT I've xc skied on a combo of snow, mud, and leaves many times. But I don't have to pay money to do that.

 

[KingGrump]

I don't know, but we have fun on ice and crap.
We look at it as crowd control.

 

[neonorchid]

^ screw that. @tch is right, been there done that, including the XC, and couldn't agree with him more.

 

[KingGrump]

Crowd control at work.

 

[mdf]

I'll take ice. Not fond of bare ground, though.

 

[dbostedo]

I'll take ice. Not fond of bare ground, though.

Eh... as long as the are some leaves around, you're fine.

 

[neonorchid]

I don't know, but we have fun on ice and crap.
We look at it as crowd control.

I'm sure she does too -

 

[Guy in Shorts]

Normally it's takes a couple of grooms following a rain/freeze cycle to get back to a decent surface.

 

[PinnacleJim]

Normally it's takes a couple of grooms following a rain/freeze cycle to get back to a decent surface.

Agree completely. However it looks like they will get lots of practice with another cycle coming in this weekend and early next week. At least there looks like a good stretch of snowmaking weather after that.

 

[James]

The good news is... It’s not the mid-atlantic.
Frozen after wet groomed is foot massaging.

Reminds me of the first time I roller bladed over the Brooklyn Bridge. The surface is boards laid across the path. Going uphill from Brooklyn everything was fine. On the downhill portion into Manhattan I’m now going over a lot of board gaps quickly. All those vibrations made my feet go numb and sort of fall asleep. I can’t remember if my skates at that time had no heel brake. I just remember trying to slow down with paralyzed feet was not easy. Like Kramer roller blading hurtling downhill. Somehow I made it with out falling or taking anyone out.

 

[Tony S]

 

[x10003q]

If I go to VT it will rain. If I stay home, it will snow. I am staying home.
You all are welcome.

 

[James]

If I go to VT it will rain. If I stay home, it will snow. I am staying home.
You all are welcome.

Why don’t you go down to Florida? Then it’ll dump snow. Festivus is coming, you could shop for an aluminum pole.

 

[Guy in Shorts]

Get the correct weapon on you feet and go out and have some fun. Day one for the SC's and they spent most of the day on the ungroomed.

 

[Scrundy]

It’s New England. This isn’t much of an aberration.

Agree if you wait for perfect conditions it’s likely you won’t ski much. Just get out there

 

[Erik Timmerman]

Nice surface at Stowe today. Firm but no foot massage.

 

[Marker]

Nice surface at Stowe today. Firm but no foot massage.
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Looks like the right tools for the job!

 

[Tony S]

We need to understand the joy of the actual sport itself, not the snow conditions. – Glen Plake

I'm sure if we set up a spying operation we'd see Grump's loyal grasshoppers all out on the hill freezing and spazzing while he watches them through a big picture window in the bar, "understanding the joy of the actual sport itself."

 

[dbostedo]

Heading to Stratton tonight....

EDIT to add:

Should be a good day tomorrow with a couple of other folks on here. If anyone else is going to be there and wants to meet up, PM me! Planning to ski Saturday too... but the weather looks a little iffy, but improving.