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Fashionably Late..Who has not skied yet this year?
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Yes, fashionably late. Today was our first day, a beautiful one at Mammoth.
Per above, skied Kirkwood today for day one, just 3.5 hours cranking turns on steeper groomed for the sake of easing into the season. Old body is fine.
Similar, spent about 4 hours bashing my way down very roughed up (after the first run) groomers today to get the season started.
Booked for three days in Niseko next weekend, but that could be canceled unless it starts snowing a bit more up there.
Booked for three days in Niseko next weekend, but that could be canceled unless it starts snowing a bit more up there.
I had my first day in Tignes today. The conditions are ok, but I'm bringing some Jake-effect snow which should arrive tomorrow. The visibility will be bad, but it should set up good conditions for Tuesday.
In other news, I'm definitely out of shape.
In other news, I'm definitely out of shape.
I'm definitely skiing Friday. If the weather is semi-OK I'll ski Saturday. If it's really bad, I'll decide in real time.
I got my first day in this past Saturday. Nice to knock the rust off.
When you live in the mid-Atlantic and you see only rain out the window, it's not unusual to have to wait until after the New Year, unless you plan some early travel to higher, colder, snowier, far-away places... Hoping our local little hills open soon, otherwise I'll have to wait until my first trip North and West.
So, you're saying that you'll be skiing in Oz at the end of January? Or did you mean 7 months? Or are you heading north?
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He has some agreement with Canada to let him in to ski.
->Canada.
Although right now the bush fire smoke is about thick enough to ski on - just need wide enough skis.
If you're really jonesing like I was, Massanutten has been doing a good job keeping Diamond Jim open.... I was there on Sunday:
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They will have a White Friday Sale Nov 29. No link is available at this time. You could check https://www.7springs.com/ the day of the sale. LHC, Checked 7 Springs website on White Friday and didn't see anything. I was hoping to see something today, Cyber Monday but no luck. Was an email sent...
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They plan to open for daily operations starting next weekend, weather permitting.
Telemetry says there's 10 inches, but it's lying. There's not that much. NWS says there's a possible 2 feet later this week, maybe more, but Baker can't open with such a small amount of snow. They don't groom the slopes enough, and logs are big obstacles. They might be able to open the beginner chairs, but Baker isn't that kind of place. Nobody would come.
Still zero and will be until hopefully next Wed. Hill closed next 2 nights to make more snow at 0 degrees F.
Plus I feel like this too:
Plus I feel like this too:
<Sheepishly raises hand...>
To be honest, I rarely plan to ski before Christmas. The reliability and quality of the early season snowpack in Arizona is typically sketchy. This year however, off to a bang and it's killing me! I'm a working man and my pre-Christmas weekends are chock-full-o family activities so i've been struggling to figure out how to squeeze something in. I think I may have found a solution and this may change very soon!
To be honest, I rarely plan to ski before Christmas. The reliability and quality of the early season snowpack in Arizona is typically sketchy. This year however, off to a bang and it's killing me! I'm a working man and my pre-Christmas weekends are chock-full-o family activities so i've been struggling to figure out how to squeeze something in. I think I may have found a solution and this may change very soon!
Today was my first day. Excuse: we were on a Panama Canal cruise from Nov 18-Dec 5! 90 degrees and humid, but no snow!!
Hopefully, if all goes according to plan, my excuses dry up tomorrow!
New Yorker here and haven’t gotten up to VT yet. Not as much terrain open as I’d like anyway. Planning on skiing Stowe 2nd week of January. Hopefully it’s not “freeze your toes off” cold...