Ride Delaware ?

I'll post more later, but with the down economy, there were very few workers that came from abroad...

From the pics a month ago, I didn't know you had 6 inches to give...

Does everywhere in PA look like that? Looks like the last weekend of March...

I read this whole thread and can't figure out how it went from Catskills to hatorade... Either way, go hit up GP and Platty... Sucks they don't have good snow, but it's probably still worth it...

This is a terrible trip report, and I definitely apologize for that. I thought I would have more time to get pictures and everything, but we are pretty much busy all day once we hit the slopes. I also haven't been able to get anywhere else since the weather has been less than cooperative. That being said, the biggest reason I decided to stay in the East was the combination of skiing to work. In all reality, I wanted to be a ski bum that actually skied (or in this case snowboarded) on the job. I don't have the patience for instructing, and I really didn't want to work off mountain and then board all my free time or risk missing good conditions. With ski patrol I have the chance to be there during all the good storms and I don't feel like I need to get out there on my off days if I don't feel well etc. Also, now that I have done ski patrol, I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I am really enjoying the job and the atmosphere. Also, it is much tougher to get certifications, and find a resort that allows snowboarders on ski patrol out west. This just so happened to fit my criteria fairly well. Is it possible I could have a better time out west? Yes... Am I still having one of the best winters in my life regardless of it being in the east coast? Absolutely...

Shit, I haven't even checked my pms or used the messenging on my mobile phone... I'll check it out tonight and pm you back... My bad...

Skillz or Dacks?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/groundhog-day-2012-punxsutawney-phil-sees-shadow-6-more-weeks-of-winter/2012/02/02/gIQA9Hb7jQ_blog.html Not sure how to post a link from my phone, but maybe this will do it... The Groundhog saw his shadow... Who knows if it is hogwash or not, but with it being such a mild winter to this point, I'll take a furry animal telling me I have 6 more weeks of winter... Hopefully with some snow...

Finally... It's definitely been a tough natural snow year... Most of our storms, like the one we are getting now, have popped up out of nowhere... It's also been rare to have an all snow event... I'll be ready for a full out dump...

The freeze thaw cycle up here has just been brutal all season, but it has helped harden the base in the trees... If we get a foot to two feet, I think we will have a decent amount of them in play...

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile... Two powder days the last 2 Fridays... No pics from the 27th, since I opened, and subsequently took runs on a tree run all day, but I have some pics from the 20th and a pic or two the day after... Unfortunately, I took them on my phone, so they could be blurry (sorry Justin)... The next dumps should put almost all the on map trees in play, so I'm hoping for a good one... First and Second trax on Lost Princess... Manmade base, but all natural on top... Trees on the sides... Great time... It was a tit bit nipply the morning after the storm... Cold but beautiful morning the day after the storm... Took This pic from Amex with guns going on Rocking Chair Terrain Park...

We got a coastal storm last night that came out of nowhere... 8 inches of light and fluffy... I took time to take some pics... Once it gets skied off I'll take time out to post for you guys...

Finally... We are Still looking for our second big dump... I'm sure the Winter Storm Warning/Watch thread will pop up as soon as it becomes more substantial...

Seems to be a big phenomenon up here for some patrollers, but they have leg straps on theirs so they don't flap around like a cape... They are called hot buns... They are apparently great for keeping your ass warm on ice/snow covered chairlifts, but you sure as hell won't find me using them...

I don't know if it's unmarked or not, but all unmarked woods lines should be kept secret lol

That is a great deal... Haven't seen one better for a full day unlimited pass for sure... Props to Sno!!!

Unfortunately I didn't get any more pics because it was snowing so hard I thought it would trash my phone... The big part of the storm came through and dropped 7-7.5 inches... We may pick up another couple inches, but who knows... Never mixed... Great day...

Finally snowing here at the River!!! It's light fairly powdery snow, and we are forecasted to receive 6-10 in with possibly more locally... Snapped a quick pic from the top shack... Hope the quality is decent enough to show the snow... I'll try to get more later!!!

Just picked up a new backpack for my patrol equipment, and a lightweight down vest... All I have left on the gear List now is another pair of pants and maybe a new under armour set...

Internet on a phone... Makes it easy... I can be out And about with my friends and still make a 30 second post if need be... But thank you for your genuine concern... I do so appreciate it...

I'll try to get some better action pictures... I go out mostly on weekdays when I take pictures, and there aren't as many folks around... I'm also using my phone instead of my camera, so I think the focus gets out of wack if I'm a little jittery... I'll try to take my camera next time... It was so damn cold this day that this was the best I was going to get... I'll do my best to step up my game...

Depends on the humidity, but you knew that... Unfortunately we have a relatively high humidity on the EC, so yes, probably too warm and/or not cost effective...

Sunday River 1-4-12 Sorry for the long time in between posts, but I've been busy with work and work related activities... On Wednesday some friends from school came up to visit, and since I had the day off, I decided to get some free runs in. We woke up to a balmy -2 in downtown Bethel, and arrived at the mountain around 8:40. On a normal day i would have been able to get ready by 9, but my normal patrol board was in the shop, and my backup didn't have the bindings on it, so it took me a little time to get that together. By 9:30 we were on the Chondola in the cabin on our way to North Peak. We took Dream Maker back down to the Chondola and went back up. Snow was still firm after the last warmup, but they have been double grooming nightly and it was quite fast and edgeable. Our next run took us down Downdraft to Amex, which was basically in the same condition. We went up the Barker HSQ and hit Lazy River to Risky Business and up the Spruce Peak triple to Amex top to bottom... Amex and Risky are great trails, but they usually get scraped off early, so it was good we hit it when we did. After that my friends wanted to go to a red bull sponsored scavenger hunt, but I wanted to board since everything was in great shape, so we parted ways and I linked up with another buddy to enjoy some more turns. We hit everything off of the Barker HSQ, went hiking to retrieve a missing pair of goggles, and decided to hit up Little White Cap which has basically been deserted since very little terrain is open there. They have basically been trying to get some signature terrain open, mostly White Heat, Lollapalooza, and Tempest, so we got to see snowmaking once we got over that way. We decided to go to White Cap by way of Roadrunner which is the village condo trail. I snapped this picture: We went up lift 9 that runs along Tempest, and decided to hit Tempest. Tempest was only open to Heat's On since the lower section was getting pounded for an anticipated opening later that day. Here's a picture from the top. The mounds were about 5-6 feet tall, and the guns were really dialed in and delivering soft dry manmade pow. My glove got a little in the way, but you aren't missing anything: We eventually got back to the top of Barker and decided to go down Obsession to Snowbound back to the White Cap basin. We passed White Heat, the steepest, widest trail in the Northeast. It had some super huge whales and is scheduled to possibly open today. Here's a picture of the poundage: By about 3 pm it was starting to get super cold, and I had yet to find my friends who had apparently had called it a day early. I wanted to stick it out since lower tempest finally opened, but with the high just above 0 at the top, I was just getting too cold. I called it a day shortly thereafter. All in all, great day. Some trails were getting scraped off by the end of the day, but most everything was in good shape. I went out again yesterday and it was also in great shape. A little more ice, but still fast and edgeable. I racked up 20 runs which was the most yet this season.

I know bunches of PASRs take trips out west, but I'll be just as happy when natural starts falling here in the NE... This is excellent news!!!

CB always had that wack trail grading system... They changed it last year... I think Nile used to be a double green, and pharaoh a double blue...