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Another nice morning, in by 8, out by 10. Pretty quiet first thing, big line at the ticket booth on the way out. Nice and firm even as I left. Bottom of Rivershot was a lot smoother than Monday. Still no Floyds or glades. Race team on half of Challenge and red coats on Demattes. No guns going. 21 minutes riding, an hour and a half on lifts - what can I say, it's Jack Frost.

You got it, from Buffalo Bill's grave site. Doing some work at Coors this winter.

Newark to Minneapolis to Bozeman, then West on 90. Hint, blue moon rising.

Felt good being back on skis. Good summer boating the Lehigh. Done with Butte, anyone recognize this place?

Great Falls near DC?

Easiest way is to take a right off 209 near the haunted house, just before Service Team on Forest Inn road, follow it all the way down to Aquashicola just before Palmerton. Then left on Little Gap road. Not the shortest way though.

First day out. About 30 degrees and a couple inches of snow overnight. Pretty quiet at opening, got some nice runs on Challenge, TBolt and Rivershot. No cover on Floyd's yet. Starting to clear up a little.

Bunch of new cams at JFBB.

The old days on the lower Yough:

Yes it is bad, was barely able to crawl out of the boat at the end of a day. Sticking now to my RPM kayak (my leg doesn't bend enough any more). Some unbelievable slalom racing going on now:

Also, its almost impossible to roll a canoe back up if you flip with a 2 bladed paddle, not enough maneuverability in the human torso.

Hopefully will get the boats out and hit the Lehigh River Saturday at White Haven.

Other than a half day at Discovery in Montana a couple of years ago, the last time we were out was during the SLC Olympics. Got a discount at the AirB&B at Tahoe City because a bear broke into the house the week before, ripping the front door off. People are using electric fences and electrified scat mats to keep the bears out of the houses.

Squaw Valley, not closing day. Visited my son in Sacramento, and spent the weekend at Tahoe. Was out Friday at Squaw. Took the tram up and skied Siberia Express (1st picture) and mostly backside Shirley's lake area (2nd picture). Nice bowl skiing. Snow was soft but not slushy. We did mostly groomed blues. People were skiing the KT-22 area. Good time had by all.

Was there all winter, but never got out skiing - too much to do at home to stay there over the weekend. Scored a bunch of goggles for the crew and a new helmet at a 1/3 price closing season sale in Butte though.

Coming home this afternoon, looks like still a lot of snow. Not going out though, time to do yard work.

You guys have a good summer. I got my 2 days in at Blue this weekend in my green disguise, so I don't feel like a lurker on the Blue forum.

Between getting the flu over the holidays and being on a Monday to Friday out of state project this winter, I think I'll wait a couple of years until retirement before I get a local season pass again.

Snuck over to the competition today (though Big Boulder is open, it's a little short in vertical even for me). Hit the snooze button too many times, and didn't get there until 11:30. Probably a good thing. First run down Racers was boilerplate, but by 1 it had softened up nicely. A bunch of runs in the area between Sidewinder and Dreamweaver and called it a day around 2:30. Nice to have the legs burning a little at the bottom of the runs.

No, pretty scratchy. A lot of snow on the trails, though.

Great bluebird conditions. Snow got a little soft as the day went on but never got slushy. Got there at the new opening time of 10 AM, skied East Mountain for an hour or so and then lapped challenge and thunderbolt. Nice fast conditions all morning, no need to scrub speed at the top of Floyds or Lower River Shot. Crowd was very light, with no lift lines. Will try to get out again tomorrow for a season closer.

Crowds and snow conditions keep me away. Maybe when I retire and can ski during the week. On weekends, if I get to Frost when it opens I have East Mountain pretty much to myself for a few runs.

About 5 miles past Saylorsburg, when you pass the Turkey Ridge apartments (I think that is what they are called) on your left, blow your horn, we are up the hill on your right. Stop at the Kunkletown general store - it is an experience.

80 to 209 to 33 to Kunkletown road at Saylorsburg?

Nice day, snowing pretty hard first thing, but cleared up around 10. 2 or 3 inches of light powder. Pretty much only hard core people out today. East Mountain crowd pretty light and fast moving. Challenge glade in pretty good shape, but didn't get into the lower section.