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Day 5 - Snowbird Sun-baked snow. Snowbird was the word yesterday. We had a killer b-fast at GMD, then hopped on the shuttle to the bird. First up was Peruvian lift to the tunnel to mineral basin to warm up on the groomers back there. The ungroomed back there was horridly sun-baked and not kind on the legs. Executive decision was to move back to the Peruvian side in search of better snow. We were not disappointed. Good stuff off of lower primrose path and chip's. another run down Peruvian, under the tram and we then headed up to the summit for lunch at the tram lodge. After lunch we lapped little cloud bowl area for a couple of laps. We called it quits about 2pm to save our legs. Quite a bit terrain is open, but the snow conditions at snowbird wasn't nearly as good as it was at Alta. Oh well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Also, just went shopping.

Solid day. Did 30 runs. Was starting to get crowded anyway. Unless the lift stopped, there was never a wait to get on the life. Even if it did, you could usually scoot on with the gaper who sat down before the chair arrived, or triple up with the next group. People aren’t aggressive about getting on the lift there. Went through the ski patrol gate several times too. This pretty much sums up my day at Shawnee [emoji7] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sucks about your girlfriend

Had a wonderful day there today. Snow was perfect- like velvet. They have 3 bump runs, we did them multiple times, no ice on them at all until very late in the day. I even did Upper Tunkhannock. So proud of myself

Not getting either of those things, but the skiing is great. The snow is a bit slower than normal, but skis like a western groomer. 8” pretty much groomed to perfection. Yolo. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

#fortheculture

After a great day at Mont Sainte Anne yesterday, we headed northeast to Le Massif today, which is quickly cementing itself as my favorite East Coast Mountain. Le Massif is 35 minutes northeast of the hotel and the drive was uneventful. We pulled in just before 9 AM and were on the slopes by 9:15. We snagged a spot in the first parking lot, and repeating my trip from last season, we headed skiers left to the only lift that isn’t a t2b lift. I decided to start off my day with a woods run that I did last year, and found the trees just as enjoyable if not a little tighter than I remembered. It was the first real trees I had hit this year, and it was good to be back. After a couple runs off that lift, we decided to head to the bottom. I had forgotten how long the 2,500’ vertical drop took to cover, and how little run out there is at the bottom. The mountain is steep and mostly consists of blue and black terrain. We encountered our only lift lines of the day at the gondola, and they only lasted about 5 minutes. The gondola is a refreshing 12 minute ride to the top. After 5 or 6 t2b runs, we grabbed our sandwiches out of the car and headed to the bottom to eat. The lodge was full, but we were still able to find a seat. After lunch we headed to the skiers right of the mountain off of the t2b HSQ’s and took some laps there. Things got slightly skied off by the end of the day, but conditions were mostly packed powder and were much softer than MSA the day before. We ended the day with another run or two off the first HSQ and then a couple t2b runs. I had forgotten how tiring putting in that much vert can be. Overall, another great day. It flurried all day, but it is supposed to snow 10”-12” overnight, so tomorrow should be epic. I think we are headed back there. If we have the same crowds as today, I think we are in for a treat.

I had it on before lunch, but it looks like all the footage has iced over lens from the snowfall. Waiting on the rest to upload and I’ll watch it all to see if there is anything worth grabbing. Planning to bring the DSLR out Sunday to get some onslope shots

Really fun tonight. Nice packed powdery conditions in most spots. Sugary mainly down below. Razors was the run du jour. NMDW and Sidewinder were also very nice. Really crowded until around 8 or so. Quad still down. Overall lots of fun at Blue this fine evening.

This is the first trail I ever skied on. When I ski here I feel like a 10 year old all over again. Awesome that a little place like this is essentially the same 35 years later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just arrived.

And a lesson to all those grilled cheese samwiches!

At urgent care getting x rays

Lots of dumb lines were skied yesterday, Im assuming some of them were your lines. Have you ever looked at the rocks and stumps under the 6er? Its tough to cover 12" tall rocks and stumps with 6" of snow..... It was a little crispy till I go there, but the bumps were great!

Today was the day to be at Le Massif. Since I had been lucky enough to hit Le Massif last year on a pow day, my expectations were skewed, and yet, today delivered on those expectations. We were expecting a storm total of about 10”-12”, but we woke up disappointed to just more than an inch in the hotel parking lot. Despite the lack of snow, we still got on the road by 8:10 in case we hit some inclement weather. The further northeast we got, the heavier the snow became, and the colder it got. The wind was really whipping, but the road conditions weren’t poor enough to slow us down. The parking lot was a little more full than yesterday, but we were still able to get on the lift by 9:15. We followed the same game plan as yesterday in terms of lift service, but I finally decided to dig into the trees in earnest. About 4” of snow had fallen, and it continued to dump. The wind was really whipping at the top, which also helped to refresh the trails. I did back to back glades, and the only bare spots were at the very top where it was steep. Lower down, the snow was soft, deep, and the coverage was full. My next run was down an open trail, but it was already starting to bump up with soft snow. Following the third run, we decided to head down and do some t2b runs off one of the HSQs. We went to far skiers right where I hit some more trees. Being slightly steeper, they had some more bare spots than the previous runs, but once the pitch flattened out, those glades were also quite enjoyable. We also went over to the ungroomed expert only section and were met with mostly untracked powder and some huge drifts. The snow was starting to bump up on the well traveled runs, but it continued to dump. After a handful of runs off that lift, we grabbed our lunch and headed to the bottom to eat. After a good lunch break, we went back to the first lift and repeated several runs we had started with. Since it was later in the day, the trail traffic was significantly less than before and the snow was piling up. The woods were absolutely phenomenal and starting to get deep. After two or three runs, patrol started shutting down some trails to funnel skiers back to the base area at the top of the mountain. I was able to sneak into the glades via an unmarked woods trail off an open trail, and was richly rewarded. We tried to sneak in an extra run, but unfortunately, we were a little too late. Overall, we ended today with 13 runs, which was one less than yesterday. However, the powder was much tougher on the legs, and 2,500’ vertical t2b routes really rack up the vert. I would say that 8” had fallen by the time we left today. Our two days at Le Massif have been phenomenal. We are packing up tonight to head back to Vermont, but we are going to try to hit Le Massif du Sud on the way back.

I’m at Shawnee today. Groomer paradise. Tons of untracked left. 9 runs/hour. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'll bring a bottle of Champagne and I'll probably get a growler filled over the weekend. Also maybe bacon? Unless there are too many people who are Kosher.

Pass purchased. Hooray for Lehigh valley power outages lol

I monitor that pH daily anyway so it wasn't much of a burden.

Need more days like yesterday.

Side note: @RidgeRacer if the skiing stays as good as it is this morning, you are in for a real treat on your first day back. Take it easy, and enjoy!

Hope this did not cause you to miss karaoke last night.

Thanks I'm taking my time getting into work and at the diner and guy at diner was saying that everybody had off yesterday for nothing. I wanted to say,"OK"

And you told me you didn't goto the doctor despite not being able to lift your arm above your head. Don't be so fucking stubborn. Go to the doctor. If I don't see paperwork from a doctor by tomorrow at 5pm you're banned for a week. Shots fired!

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Antman I would have looked from you had I known who to look for. Almost forgot to mention it was really nice seeing / skiing with Mr. NMSki who I haven't seen since the party room in WY as well as Matthew Edge and his buddy (who I don't think posts here).

Hahahaha. Jokester. Hope the snow is as nice this weekend as it was today. Pretty much had the place to ourselves today, so didn't get skied off.

Drink whatever the hell you want. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not just on PASR but life in general. You're welcome and anytime Salty!!

Oh my God, that's amazing! Thanks! Wow you really do have a lot of influence!!!

Just let Root add the tags.

But the snow is awesome. Glad I'm not missing this.

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I don’t know the names of any of the trails. I just point them downhill and send it. Best carving snow all season. Shawnee knows how to groom.

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I've always had a great time at Shawnee. Fun trail layout and the high speed is a nice bonus. Not the biggest or steepest mountain but so what?

Looking good, buddy! Loving your choice of hat/mask/scarf today!

My girlfriend Jill is fine

Sooo a bruise? lol Its good that you went to get it check out though.

This has been a legit season. Ill see about coming up tonight

Couple more from this evening.

Pack your bags, leave tonight Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Today was amazing, great snow, great people and endless fries

I'm sure if salty tells them who he is it will be cool.

Eight to ten inches at Elk today, longest liftline was four to five minutes, usually less, Shin deep powder bumps on Tunkhannock . Sweet!