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Nice, hopefully I’ll be able to get some close ups this summer. Bumps looked fun , I had some family stuff going on sad to miss the festivities.

Iditarod training. IMG_2145.MOV

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/23/illinois-man-falls-chairlift-breckenridge-death/amp/ Darwin award

I didn’t hike the whole thing just by the entrance road over to the dome shaped outcropping. Pictures definitely don’t do justice, amazing there are so many different colors of rock in one spot.

Airport loop?

Got up late and dindu notin . Decided to hit the Bear for reminding few hours. Skiing better than I expected. Hitting the mud bumps on Sasquatch.

I rode 3rd chair with JTG . I was hoping to meet @Harvery but it’s probably a good thing @Ripitz was with him. I might have been tempted to keep up with him. He’s a beast! . That probably would have not ended well for me as I was lucky if I was skiing at 30% of my level.

Nordica Hell & Backs 132-90-118 170s https://www.drugs.com/albuterol.html B vitamin, Vitamin E and a Healthy Testosterone support multi . At your own risk of course LOL .

I've been fighting a respiratory virus for a while so planning to get to bed early for the long drive so I thought I would be a good idea to pound some vitamins and take a couple puffs on the inhaler that the doctor gave me , what could go wrong ? Well apparently I discovered a new type of stimulant that kept me buzzed for 24hrs but not in a good way . I gave up trying to sleep at 3 am and left . The drive was easy peezy with no traffic , last 1/2h was snowing a bit and places the roads had an inch or so . Got to Platty at 7am second car . It was blowing like crazy and 23f. Ticket kiosk and sat in the lower level waiting for a line to start at the double . I ended up 3rd chair . On the ride up I was amazed at the size of the snow drifts 3-4' in some places and like a ridge across the slopes. First run was under the double to hoots and hollers everywhere. 30" of untracked snow . It was not as I thought it would be ,light on top and very heavy below . Stopping was to be avoided if possible as you would sink down and expend a lot of energy to get going . Plattekill is a steep place and usually doesn't present a problem getting started again , todays snow was an anomy . I've storm chased a bunch of storms and this one was very different . I lasted till lunch and after getting a bit sloppy with some turns called it a day . I wish I could have stayed all day the woods were awesome after the trails got cut up.

Salty everyone was " Stoned" around the campfire .

Brought my video camera too . Planning on a trip report but probably tomorrow. Had Stokesomnia last night and didn’t sleep.

Blowing like crazy and 23° This is getting good!

Tomorrow! California Dreamin in NY

Plattekill is open tomorrow a foot so far.

He’s too Hoidy Toidy for Bear Creek

Plattekill is further by more than an hour for me but I know from history that when all the other Catskills were out of power they were up. But bring cash ! I have a friend that is planning on Elk for Wednesday not sure about Elk and wind? I’m sure some folks can comment. I still have a passes yet and hopefully will get to use them.

Highmont is now 2-3’ I’m planning on Plattekill if they open Wednesday. Roxbury's not too far away but they’re forecast is for 9-18”

Late session after bouncing back from a nasty respiratory virus. Fast mashed multicolor potatoes . Sasquatch was nice with some slushy bumps. The whole mountain skied pretty well. Things are quite variable with mud to 3’ base . I hope that they can get to the weekend. I’m not sure if this was my last day or not but I’m going to miss the F lift dance party music. Maybe next year they can add strobes and a mirror ball.

A perfect end to a perfect season for local 🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮

Hanging with the foxes this morning. IMG_2025.MOV

Thanks… Drooling over pictures https://nyskiblog.com/forum/threads/plattekill-conditions.563/page-126 Mon-Wednesday looking like 12-18”

Interesting forecast coming up for Mon-Wednesday . Who's getting the Jackpot? I'm not skiing this weekend ,down with a respiratory virus but I'm thinking Plattekill Friday ?

They're shooting for the 19th as closing , I'm not sure about midweek schedule after this weekend .