So you think you got snow eh?
 

http://doomgaze.worldeater.org/photo/snow2.jpg
Driving to work at 3am on Sunday morning through Pinkham Notch.

Snow falling approx 2 inches an hour
6 inches to 2 feet of snow on the road in drifts...
Some drifts well over 3 feet in some spots.
Visibility 0

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

http://doomgaze.worldeater.org/photo/snow3.jpg
Wildcat resort Monday morning
FOURTY SEVEN PLUS INCHES OF FRESH UNTRACKED POWDER
Drifts well over 5-6 feet

Best day riding I've had since 94

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

nice pix ! nothing better than untouched snow . I like being out after a good snow before the other humans wake up and destroy it .

Enjoy it !

The best was mach'ing through monster snowdrifts.
The worst part was realizing visibility is now zero and you can't see where you're going and you dive the nose on your board/skis.

But atleast falling didn't hurt.

Getting up in fluff was difficult though.

My legs don't work today! :cool:

Sounds sweet!!! Wishin I was there.

"Driving to work at 3am on Sunday morning through Pinkham Notch."

Dude, what do you do?

ski patrol :cool:

Not much bass fishin in the Mt. Washington area. You live up there?

only during the winter.

got some fly fishing in about 2 weeks ago before everything froze over though

yum
happy natural rainbow
:D

Are you up there now? Can I tap you for a first hand snow report from time to time?

go right ahead

i work at Sunday River during the winter :D

Sweet, we make about 6-8, 3-4 day trips per year and visit Sunday River at least 2X...one of my personal favorites. Work myself from the hotel, across all the mountains to one of my favorite slopes, have lunch at that hotel right on that slope lalapuloosa(?), and then work my way back for a swim in the that outdoor pool at the main lodge. It is really quite a nice place.

Are you physically there now? What do you do in the summer?

currently living in N. Conway and commuting up to Bethel
employee housing isn't available for another week so i drive to work currently

during the summer its a combo of:

diving (salvage/moorings/cleaning bottoms)
SAR
web dev
network consulting
and sleeping alot ;)

Soooooooooo jealous.

Of course, on the weekend of epic snow what was I doing despite a season pass and place to stay at Sunday River? That's right - packing for our move on Friday. To make matters worse, my ever so courteous friends gladly gave me snow updates from the lifts. Things like "Dude, waist deep pow in New England. Can you believe it? Hahahaha (fades out)". Unfortunately, I won't make it up until January.

Also, what board shop around SR does the best repairs? I've got a core shot along the rail that I'm a little aprehensive to fix myself, the shop near me that I trusted went out of business, and I sure as hell ain't taking it to SkiMarket.

Nice life....must be young and single

try blades board and skate down there
they got their crap together...
i used to give them my business when i still had to pay for my boards etc.

now i just pay for my skis :(
(which i need another set of teles speaking of)


core shots are sketchy
what would you be looking for in a board if it wasn't repairable?
i might be parting with my Ride Profile 160 w/ Ride SPi bindings if i got an offer i couldn't refuse (and would be enough for a set of used K2 tele's w/ bindings)


27 and seeing someone actually ;)
and getting friendly with the new female patrollers....

Blades was my place, and that's the one that went out of Business.

I've got a Burton Custom 160.5 that's about three years old (the one with the mother of pearl inlay), and I am not looking for a new board. I love mine, and I am 99% certain this is fixable.

Do you know the Rossi rep Mitchy/Ken that services your region? Good friend and former roommate of mine.

Likwid...
Do you work out of newport in the summer? Who do you dive for? I work for Viking Tours in the summer, running and bartending on the Viking Queen out of Goat Island... we've probably crossed path's before....
Bryan

i've met him but don't know him personally
the K2 rep is a freaking wack job
Ride rep is a huge pita

Mostly work out of Fairhaven/S. Dartmouth.
I work for myself diving.
90% refferals through Fairhaven Shipyard/New Bedford Yacht Club etc.

ps: OH GOD I HURT TODAY

That's a nice, soothing winter picture, just like out behind my house, but with 30" less snow. The mind's willing but the body's just not up for the rigors of downhill winter sports, but a tromp thru deep, virgin snow in a quiet forest, well that's quite another thing. Reminds me of Frost...just not under the same circumstances of his poem. Thanks for the pic!

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

Hmmmm White Heat - used to do that pre-ACL :( - Miss Skiing :(

Poached the heat and spruce cliffs sunday afternoon :eek:

epic
totally epic

and i know plenty of post acl people who still rip

I still need to have the reconstruction part done - all they did was remove what was in there :(

Ahhh

I gotcha...

Get a job!
Get it fixed!
Come ride the River!

I can probably hook ya up too ;)

Oh John...... You don't HAVE to get the recon. I didn't and still love to rip and carve em. I will say that losing 30+# made a huge difference, both skiing and skating.

Likwid, looking at new skis, any feedback on pro forms and what the pros are liking this year? I like to cruise, steeps, but only good for a couple bumpin runs a day, to give an idea of what I want in a ski.

well we got only 30 or so inchs over here at Sugarbush. skiing wasn't bad for the first hour or two.only north was open. my legs were toast by monday.

Likwid ...maybe I'll bump into you ...I'l be at Sunday River ...12/27-1/1...:happy: :smash:

i only got 3 feet here at the K.:rolleyes: having trouble walking today, but it was worth it. at it again tomorrow before get it gets a little sloppy thursday. was heade south to ri to move boat from boatyard to house but its snowed in.:confused: darn snow.:happy:

I don't alpine ski.
Only telemark and snowboard.

But I can ask around at work what people are liking and not liking.

In all honesty, the Crisports guys at SR are totally honest and will tell you what rocks and what dosen't, and the prices are pretty much in line with what you'll find in normal shops (ski market etc.).

As far as people coming up.... Send me a PM and I'll let you know closer to the date where on the mountain I'll be working if you wanna swing by and give a hollar.

Wildcat had about 4-5 feet of powder
From what I heard from the patrollers there it was actually around 55 inches of fresh...

That'd explain dissapearing in the steeps into the snow at times.

Likwid,

The K2 rep is a wack job ? Which one ?

PM me. The K2 rep I am friends with is a good sh%$&t.

Hope you are having a blast. I am amped to get rolling this year but am just to damn busy right now to find the time.''

It will happen...... :)

Been having a great time with all this snow, except its beating the hell out of one of my elbows...

Seems to be clearing up slowly though after a couple super hard days of shoveling etc.

I like this thread...its getting me really pumped to go. First trip is jay peak new years week.

Pics from back home in MA from the storm

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http://doomgaze.worldeater.org/photo/house2.jpg

http://doomgaze.worldeater.org/photo/house3.jpg

My dog has no clue what to think of it down there!


But you guys don't need to be reminded of down yonder... So I'll add this:

http://doomgaze.worldeater.org/photo/snow6.jpg

Ross - I DO need the recon. I can't thor my weight (all of it :rollem: ) hard to one knee for tight stops or turns. I can't sno9w stop to my right on skates either. I need to lose sixty

One season took me from 170ish to 145

I also skied/rode 180+ days :D

bad knees
 

I've been skiing for the past 25+ years on a right knee with no acl, no cartalige, and several relocated ligaments to help hold things together. The key to painless skiing is keeping the quads and hamstrings in good shape and a good brace, not one of those drug store kind. The other thing that has really helped me are shaped skis. Between the shape and the shorter lengths, I figure that I can ski right in to my 70's now. The techniques used for skiing them take so much pressure off your knees it's absolutely amazing! If you can learn how to ride the edge of the ski and let the shape of the ski do the work for you, you won't even notice that you have a bad knee!

Oh ya Likwid,

Had no snow leftover from storm. Playing golf and working here. Life ain't SO bad. Head off tonight for a 2 day work trip so I I guess I'll see some. Heading to PA and back. No time to fish, nothing. Back by Friday night for the evening boat.

I'll get back to you on the swag ;)

Great shots Likwid!!! And an even better life style! We did a week last year at Sunday River right after Christmas. Was hoping to do it again but the wife has a new job and can't get the time off. But when up there last year, every morning I'd head right up to whiteheat for a few good warm up runs (Come on JohnR, I've had two ACLs reconstructs).

I am all alpine however as I am a race coach at Blandford MA. I also manage to still race in a corporate league here in CT. But I love the woods, the parks, the pipe, the powder...all of it. I'm thinking of getting some twin tips, but right now have a selection of slalom and GS skis.

We were at Mount Snow Saturday during the storm and I wish we got snowed in because Sunday must have been better.

I envy you, but hows bout a race starting at the top of the headwall at Tucks down to Pinkam notch?

I hope you have a great season!

They used to have one called the inferno.

Way to dangerous for anyone to insure it today :(

Now there's Son Of Inferno.

If I could find a set of brand new 2k1-2k2 Arc Angels i'd put pink slips on the line ;)

No sh%&t

I would hike up there to see that one for sure. Haven't been up the trail in 20 years..... :(