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It's good this morning. About 3" up top. Did a few powdery groomers and then started to attempt the hike to the above treeline snow fields. After like 1000 feet of trudging through waist deep snow i felt something dragging at my boot...boa coiler hanging off. Shit...popped it back on but it's not coiling or loosening. Gave up on the hike after that. Heading out muleskinner and back to the base to see if I can fix it. If not I have a spare pair in the car although brand new so they are gonna hurt

After lunch, I rode the Rangeley quad up and did a green trail to Wooly Bugger glades. Steep and tight trees up top, along with a couple bands of big rocks. Obviously didn't jump off any. It flattens out towards the lower part so I hiked back to a groomer and back to the Rangeley quad. Went down Green Weaver to the Kennebago quad and took a run down upper governor and over to Family Secret, which is under the lift line. Back to the top and then took the Firefly traverse to Dark Wizard glades. The first part is pretty steep and at least today, required a mandatory drop or straight line depending on where you drop in. Then hit Casablanca glades again and tight line after that. Took that all the way to the bottom, found a ton of powder on lower green hornet, but it's a mellow green trail so couldn't stop or mess around too much. Finished out the day riding groomers until 3. Hit Portage tap house in the next town over and had a flight and duck for dinner. Tomorrow is gonna be bitter cold and windy so I'll probably stick to the glades and some groomers. I won't do the hike to terrain again but doubt that'll be open anyway

Should be another 2 to 3 inches on the mountain tomorrow hopefully. It's going to be cold though, wind chill of -20 by early afternoon.

After all the hike to terrain, I hit a few groomers and natural snow trails. The grooming here is fantastic, although I don't think the mountain sees a lot of traffic. Stopping at the Saddleback pub for lunch now. Bissell Brothers Substance IPA and short ribbon poutine

After muleskinner I hit casablanca chutes 1 and 2, then casablanca glades. Great snow, good amount of powder in casablanca glades. Didn't see a single person all morning in the hike to terrain

Went down green weaver to the kennebago lift. Up to the top...20 minute hike to Muleskinner. Did not disappoint. Deep pockets of snow. Some windblown ice but overall incredible

Gonna be a good day...

Time for a pale ale poolside. There are like 3 cars at the hotel. I think all the people went home after the weekend

After lunch, I headed back out. Did Sorcerer and Talisman again, then two runs on twilight zone. Left around 1 and stopped at a new brewery about a mile away, Twisted Horn. They weren't serving anything on draft yet due to legal stuff but I sampled their American pale ale and hazy IPA. Picked up a 4 pack of the pale ale. After that, I left for Saddleback. It was snowing a lot so it took longer than expected. At a brew pub in Rangeley Maine now, got an IPA and blueberry BBQ chicken pizza

Magic...pretty good and not crowded at all. Got on the snow shortly after 8 30. Did 2 runs down Sorcerer which had a few slick spots and some bumps that were fun. Then hit up your sleeve, which was a fun intermediate bump run. After that I did 2 runs on Talisman...super fun. Whales everywhere that are getting bumped up. After that, I hit a few glades...pixie dust and Seance...thin cover but fun. Had a fiddlehead IPA and grilled chicken sandwich around 11

Thanks for the info, I was thinking Waterville Valley or Cannon if I do NH. I'd love to get back to Jay Peak instead but we'll see. NH kinda makes more sense if I'm starting to head back home

Driving to Albany later tonight then hitting Magic tomorrow. Staying in Maine Sunday and Monday nights, planning on Saddleback Monday and probably Tuesday unless I feel like paying for Sugarloaf or Sunday River. Staying at Burke Tuesday night and riding there Wednesday. Not sure on the plan after that. Either Jay or somewhere in NH Thursday then start making my way back and probably a short session somewhere Friday. Snow and beer reports to follow after tomorrow

Nice reports. I may hit somewhere in NH next week also

Took off work next week...no idea where I'm going but probably drive north starting tomorrow night for an indy pass adventure.

not sure - I may do an Indy trip Sunday/part of next week, in which case, I won't be at Blue this weekend

Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Schifdawg!

nice pic, I love what you did with your hair

Measured between 4 and 7 here in different spots but it's blowing everywhere so it's hard to tell

Lines weren't nearly as bad as expected today. Found a few slick spots on the way home but for the most part, roads were fine and empty. Sunday feast was delicious as usual. Lazy wasn't great today...all other trails i hit were good

can confirm they don't check to see if you're a guest for the pool. I didn't go in it, but easily could have as I walked through the pool area to get to the bar

One of the weekend days...probably Sunday

Yep - picked it up after Montage and ate some on the way home

Pretty good day at Montage. White lightning and smoke were a little icy but not too bad. Boomer had bumps, which were fun for a few runs. Best run was rattler/cannonball, both perfectly groomed. Did a few runs off the long haul lift but mostly stuck to the lower mountain. Stopped at Arcaro and Genell in Old Forge for lunch

Greek was a mess first thing...apparently they only run the quad for the first hour or so and all other lifts open later. I'm sure next weekend at blue will be crowded but I'll be there anyway

Those lines look terrible but tacos sound great