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I’ve been missing tele Sundays since I broke my binding just before Christmas so I decided to take a last minute trip up to Platty to join the nyskiblog.com Harvey Road birthday beer celebration. A lot of tele skiers in that group and platty rents tele skis. With the chilly forecast I was in no rush to get there and pulled in a little after 9. I was a little concerned when I was about 15 minutes away and the car thermo was at -10* but it ended up being a calm comfy day with bright sunshine and single digits. The first couple groomers I felt pretty confident on the setup but that quickly went to shit when we ventured over to the double. My skills and the rentals were no match for the pitch and 6+ inches of cream cheese chop from Thursday’s snow. Those guys rip so I ran back to the truck to swap skis to keep up. It felt great to be on some soft 3D snow! Ski’d to about 12:30 then took a chili and Mother’s milk stout break and change back to the tele set up. Noodled around off the triple until the legs gave out around 3. Capped off the day with Catskill brewing devils path IPA, thanks Harv! Pics to follow (tractor trailer took down our work internet) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just arrived. 22 degrees as I make my ascent to the peak of the mighty Mt. Bluelympus. Snow looks good. Crowds are minimal. Rush playing at the base. Even got a complement on my goggles for some reason. Should be a solid evening sesh!

Reason I've been here since 2 is that school closed early. Win for me! Plus I get to ski all day next tuesday since the kids have exams and I don't have to proctor that day.

Sweet. I'll be there probably around 7 or so.

Be sure to document your bump skiing with your GoPro for the rest of us.

hahahaha Being spicy on a demo biding kinda doesn't make sense but to each his own. It will be fine.

What length?

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Seriously jealous I missed a sick NMDW yesterday morning. Overall though Blue is just killing it this season. From the classy move that is the red chair, to seemingly great conditions daily this season to their usual excellent customer service. I'm definitely feeling the love right about now.

10:51AM start not bad. That's the time the Jerrys arrive. This is somethibg id want to try...the alpine slide at Camelback was rad. When I was 9 years old I did it twice with my camp group and I liked it so much that I chose to go there for my birthday and got an all day pass. That's when I first started getting into elevations and vertical drops and what not. Previously it was a foreign concept.

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I remember everything

Oh wow... I sent them an email, and got a response today saying that the issue was discussed with the staff, and I can come again to finish the Navigator. Now, why couldn't they just say the same while I was there?

Winter storm warning for the Tetons..8-16+ inches https://www.wunderground.com/US/WY/012.html?hdf=1

You should do it! https://www.google.com/amp/unofficialnetworks.com/2016/11/10/watch-old-school-mogul-skiing-was-out-of-control/amp/

I’m not a certified meteorologist, but I like this! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Can't wait to see you dude.

Vail.

Ha ha, I think I owe the PASRs waaaay more beer than you do in the "putting up with posts' caregory!

Snow is good at Blue tonight. Sidewinder and Lazy are the best. Scrapey in places, yeah, but the snow improved things. I hear it was freezing rain for a bit this afternoon; was snowing when I got hete at 2

Aw, don't mind my griping about the lines. The vip line moves quickly. I'll be at CBK most Friday nights in Jan and Feb with our school ski club. Hit me up if you're there and want to do a run or two; my colleagues and I are old, but we are pretty fucking fun imho. If you don't mention my flu thread I'll buy you a beer.

That's a choice, not your destiny. It's easy to become a competent intermediate; It takes a shitload of work to get off that plateau and become a really good skier. I'm still stuck, and I work like hell. I'm at Blue right now giving my legs a break. Blame the conditions if you want, but look around at all the people styling that icy hardpack. I want to be like them. I look forward to skiing with you someday; we can commiserate!

I've never seen a binding with more play than my Markers! I'll never buy them again.

You can practice bumps at Blue when you buy your season pass next month.

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I already signed him up for this years Bump and Jump..

Platty is the best thing south of VT when there's a decent snowfall. Heck, I'd even take Platty on a pow day over a lot of VT mountains like KMart or Mt Snow. Love that place, great atmosphere and a lot of fun lines in the trees if you know where to find them.

sunday funday at montage was a bright and cold one. we arrived at the lodge around 9 am, booted up, and headed to the upper mtn for some *much needed* warm-up runs. the added extra layers of clothing made me feel a bit like ralphie's little brother from "a Christmas story". it was good to see montage open wall-to-wall. snow was cold and fast. we headed down to the northface and white lightning was off the charts. big firm bumps, but no ice was to be found. lighting was an issue in the AM.....kinda reminded me of how snowbird skis in the AM. the afternoon was spent in the GS race course that was set. could have done with a bit warmer temps but at least there was no wind to speak of. overall fun times had by all...and no frost bite....so that's a plus, lol.

10:51AM start not bad. That's the time the Jerrys arrive.

There's always Facebook to submit complaints/suggestions/recommendations. We pretty much know they read them and if nobody speaks up, I'm sure they believe everything's working fine.

We can make wine in the toilet like they do in prison! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I really hope they never change the lower lodge. I love it. I don't even mind the muddy parking lot. All part of the ambiance.

This thread is about eaf's inability to ride chairlifts at Shawnee, let's keep it on topic.

Wow, snow was amazing! Heard they haven’t had any snow since Christmas. Started out on Red Lady lift then heralded over to Paradise Bowl. I told my son to go enjoy since I can’t keep up with him, so we parted ways here. Took 3 runs down Paradise Bowl then went over to Painter Boy lift, which I have never been. Some mellow blue runs and terrain park on that side. The powder was better over there since the lift is slow and runs are shorter. Spent the rest of the morning over there. Then a quick 10 min shuttle ride home. This one taken from the chairs at the Umbrella Bar. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I'm getting closer.....not there yet, but it's definitely in my thoughts and future plans. Fwiw... I'm down 30#. Depression freaking sucks boys.....but I'm back. I'm happy to be alive ....That's a big step from where I was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

In your eyes, ok. But lets face it, she didnt buy them there. Why the fuck would they want to stop tuning my skis that i purchased from them, to see if they could fix a ski that wasnt purchased there, and from previous posts, its pretty obvious the bindings/ski should go back to where ever they came from so that they are right/safe/not superglued the fuck back together. The shop at Blue is actually pretty decent, and i have had nothing but good experiences there. i bought my last pair of skis there, and maybe its just me, but i think that goes along way for getting good service. RidgeRacer bought a pair of boots at the tent sale earlier this year. lost a buckle somewhere along the way. Dude took his boot in the back, came out with a buckle on it in 5 mins. Not beyond lame. I'm pretty sure you knew going in you had about a 10% chance of them fixing them. I highly doubt they would want to assume the liability for fixing your skis if it was at all sketchy. Like most everybody else im a big internet shopper for gear, and it hurts the brick and mortar stores, but it is what it is. I would buy another pair of skis from them in a minute if the price was close. I think the shop at blue does a great job considering the fact most people they deal with in there clueless themselves, and im sure that gets old quick. Not sure Buckmans should be placed as high as you might think.

Not hating just 'raggin' on him or whatever the kids say nowadays. Good for you douglas. Maybe one day my daughter will run my business into the ground.

I don't judge Salty what you do behind closed doors is your business.

I also have a personal ski tech and a different person who Toast might know mounted the bindings on my Shiros shit on sausage Sundays it's like we have our own personal caterer..we have beer industry people and even a Cough cough jesus

Nah, they love you on here. You're in 3rd place in most liked posts. Congrats!

Eh, I do it as a favor to a colleague who helps me out with my model congress trip to Rutgers in April. Plus I'm old and don't go out Friday nights anyway. All I'm missing out on, frankly, is some one-way conversation with the cat.

I've left my phone in my car all 22 times I've been at Blue so far this season but when I ski in JH and other Rocky Mountain resorts I keep phone with me to take pictures for all my fans and groupies.

Might have to step up the Sausage Sunday game. Maybe for gaped day we'll do sous vide boneless ribeye. Gotta find a generator, or someone to sit in the lodge and babysit the cooker, lol

A ski shop will always work on someones equipment that was purchased there, before working on something that came in from the internet. Its common business sense which apparently you lack. You really think they should stop mounting a pair of skis that were just purchased at their store, which someone is waiting for, to help fix something that just came in? I bet it was pretty apparent to everyone in the shop that she didnt just come of the slopes on them and was in a jam. You are also missing the liability they will assume when they do fix someone elses broken shit. I think its all for the best that SallyCat sends them back and gets a pair that doesnt have to be fixed before she can even ski them. This is a risk we all assume when we choose to buy something off the internet. Whats lame is the quality control from the manufacturer of the legendary RTM's.

Not to get too off topic again, but I've been planning on buying a carbon frame bike for a few months now. The local bike shop talked me into getting a carbon frame bike since I've been riding aluminum all my life. Oh well, there goes another couple grand. I wasn't planning on buying skis this year actually, but you all and the ski shop talked me into it.

It's been snowing all day in the Deep South Vermont..... Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

Day 2: 5” from yesterday plus ultra light product from guns made for one of our best days at WF. Lower empire was open which was a first for us. Classic New England trail. Gives us access to cloud splitter glades also. Did that as opening run then shot over to summit quad because upper skyward looked amazing. And it was. Usually the first 200 yards is a sketch slide but the whole trail top to bottom were creamy turns. We lapped skyward about 6 x before heading back to wilderness pod. Also a fun seeded bump line at bottom which made the top to bottom worthwhile. Taking a break now. Boys still out there. My legs are feeling it but I may have a few more left in me. Snow tomorrow! 15 F with little wind so really not bad at all Parking lot view: Upper empire: Upper skyward: View of WF from little WF: Bump line at bottom: Upper niagara ((skiers right was $):