moe ghoul

My 11th season up here and it's pretty much a shit sandwich weather wise making it one of the worst so far. They opened M2 during the holiday week briefly. Currently pouring rain at 2AM. Very limited trails available. On the bright side, I only paid $199 for my season pass. When I refilled my card they prompted me for the Seniors rate but that applies to age 71 and up.

Nice to see an earlier start for you guys this season. Friday is opening for passholders only, then the weekend for the general public at Smuggs. WOOHOOOOO!!!!

Slight chance of some flurries in the higher elevations Friday night: 'Dacks and northern Greens.

Trippy, were at foot of pow already......

Winter Storm Watch from MON 1:00 AM EST until TUE 1:00 AM EST 1 of 2 Action Recommended Make preparations per the instructions Issued By Burlington - VT, US, National Weather Service Affected Area All of northern New York and Vermont Description ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 to 45 below zero. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12 inches possible across northern New York and portions of south-central Vermont, while 5 to 8 inches across the Champlain Valley and northern Vermont. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. WHERE...All of northern New York and Vermont.

Interest? All the time, especially when I read the annual trip reports out there and see a dozen reminders of the place. The bar I built should be a pretty good clue! I'll get back out again.

Weather in the notch has been hanging at or near freezing with a handful of days near 0 or single digits. we've had 2 decent snowfalls and some intermittent flurries, but nothing boner worthy at this point. Looks like Madonna (M1) should be opening Friday. Saturday might be warm with light rain turning to snow into Sunday, but no big dump based on current forecast. Basically doing 3-5 laps a day just to keep busy and work the legs. I didn't get the Epic pass this year, if I can't travel west, just skiing Stowe occasionally isn't worth the $ for me this season.

That'll require some metal work to build legs for it unless you plan on hanging it like a swing.

Lastly, but most importantly, my dad was stranded in Germany from March 2020 to June 2021. He Amtraked up here for a week for thanksgiving and his 86th birthday. We talked about a ski trip overseas in the spring, but all the unvaccinated dipshits are fucking things up. When did 40% of the population go retarded? The last 5 years have been a serious embarassment and will mark another dark chapter in american history. And it's still bad.

snowing with an inch down. We're grateful for anything we get and they can add up. should be good for 3" by tomorrow. Will snow until at least midnite.

Ok, I know the Cowboy bar uses carsons.

Speedo jams, not the euro bikini. It's cold up here, fur is a good thing.

Good eye, bars in JH use Carson city 1/2 dollars. I went with $1 coins to keep up with inflation.

Currently working 3 bar shifts at the Morse Mountain Grille at Smuggs. 5 minute ride versus 2+ hour round trip to Stowe is a nobrainer. Free ski pass and access to the pool, 40-50% discounts on everything including ski tunes. My shift starts with laps before work and a swim after work. It's a Moeghoul triathlon. Ski, run around at work, swim. I plan to lap Morse Mountain tomorrow and ski right to the grille, lock my gear, and do a Superman routine sans phone booth. I'll wear my swimsuit, followed by my work clothes and put my ski clothes on over it. It's all in the staging and planning to maximize livin the dream, yo.

"BFD, Do you ski?" well, sure, I do what I can. This season started with an employees only Wednesday after getting close to 8" the night before. Felt like a good start, but it's december in VT. We rollercoasted thru several drench and torch moments, with a 10 incher that was a nice re-set, but we are still in limited terrain mode and OB is too risky for me right now. Next weekend has some foot plus potential...

Home bar porn: Pretty much done, still need to do some rewiring and a few pieces of trim. Stained glass lamp I picked up at a thrift store, replaced broken glass and rewired.

Whistle Pig Pavilion porn: I pretty much ran the bar in there all summer, then did Banquet bartending, then quit. Whistle Pig rep gave a presentation one day, only 3 peepes showed up, and he left 8 sets of the little pigs. I took 5. 😁

Then I decided I needed to rebuild the hot tub. 20 years old, one pump died, so I replaced all the pumps, the motherboard, the heater, and the control panel. Runs like new and hopefully outlives me. I got some parts at a pool/spa dealer in Colchester. My tub 2021 model costs 13,000-15,000 new depending on bells and whistles. $1600 for new parts was the better option.

The undelivered sled. Woulda been a blast to jet thru the notch to work at Spruce Peak. In hindsight, I still woulda quit and had fun with it.

What's going on up there, you ask? Spent May to October working at Spruce Peak Lodge 50ish hours a week, a place the size of the largest cruise ship spread over 6 city blocks, chronically understaffed and run by McHale's Navy. And I'm being nice. I had a dozen good reasons to quit, the final nail in the coffin was when the sled dealership informed me that due to supply chain issues, my sled was not delivered. So, knowing the shortcut thru the notch would be closed shortly, I quit. I had to finish building my deck and move 2 cords of firewood and I was running out of daylight and weather. The upside is: I can keep my bennies thru COBRA which turns out to be $350 cheaper per month than a plan thru BCBSVT and I got dental and vision as well. If I knew that, I woulda quit the day after I was eligible and signed up. Some projects porn: Palates of Bluestone: 75lbs/each x 60 = 4500 lbs Me and 2 friends putting in the precast peers in May. Thereafter, I ended up building the whole thang alone.

Issued By Burlington - VT, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Portions of central, northwest and southern Vermont and northern New York Description ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... WHAT...Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches below 1000 feet, and 6 to 12 inches above. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, northwest and southern Vermont and northern New York. WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Saturday. Some early season deeeeeeeeepness..............

Nice group, I used to own the property next to them and skied there on a few rare occasions. Stoke levels are rising for another great season (hopefully)

New bar in the hood opening soon and it's in walking distance. 😆

Spruce Peak lodge is doing a major renovation in the lobby and restaurant/bar. They've been doing the guest rooms as well. Remodeling won't be done until November. Cutting it pretty close. If yer in my neck of the woods, stop by.

Creamy and smooth, sun cups were filled in. Did a quick Sterling hike. Eating lunch and headin out for a sunny session. Freaking priceless outside right now.