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Yea I heard JFDan is checking one out as we speak

Yesterday I made somewhat ambitious plans for my own little "super bowl of skiing" at Greek Peak, the plan was to try out my tele skins, hit Kennedy Sf for some bcXcd, then pop over to see some GP A18/nyskiblog friends at their Super Bowl tailgate in the chair 5 lot. I set out a O’dark thirty through intermittent snow showers to get started before the lifts started running at 8:30 as required by Greek’s uphill policy. I booted up just after 7:30. The root up Alpha/Castor was smooth cord with a dusting of fresh snow with gentle flurries for stoke. About a third of the way up a patroller on a sled came by and asked how far I was going, “Sounds like a loaded question” I laughed and he said I need to be down before the lifts started and agreed I had about 15 -20 minutes to go. About 2/3 of the way up I heard his sled approaching again and gave a wristwatch/thumbs up signal, he stopped and said not to worry about it that chair #2 doesn’t run until 11 and just don't go past the lift. At the top I chatted with a hiker who had come in from the Finger Lakes Trail, he said he hadn’t been to Greek in 50 years and that it looked the same except for a little more rust, lol. My original plan was to ski Aesops Glades but it looked a little bony and being alone decided to take my same root down the fresh chord. Since the second quarter of my game was contingent on lift #2 running I did 5-6 tele runs. Nice snow, both groomed and ungroomed on Iliad, Elysian and Trojan. Ran into one of the A18 guys and rode up chair #4 with him but it was close to 11:00 by that point and needed to hit the tailgate locker room for an equipment change. A quick coffee stout and soft pretzel break at the Trunk and Tire and I was off to chair #2 with the XCD setup for a ski in Kennedy SF. The snowmobile /ski trail runs parallel to Pollux so I ducked in and bushwacked the 20 or so yards and was on my way. I ski’d the multi use trail to the Cook Rd XC ski trailhead for about a 6.9 mile loop including the harrowing ski back down Castor to the base. Even with cable bindings I can’t drive those skis, especially on warm days, those boot soles are just way to floppy. (FYI my skin track is the same root as the finish to start on the track below) It was about 2:30 when I got back to the truck. I was pretty beat but the snow was really coming down so I threw on a dry shirt, grabbed a couple of pocket beers, locked down my heals and headed over to chair #5 area to see if the A18 crew were still around. Had a fun cruise over laying down some big arcs after the morning’s work. Chair 5 lot is an unimproved lot with a tailgating scene that may even rival our row. I got there late and missed the venison spedies though... Caught one of the last chairs back over to the base so I had a burger at tracks before heading out for the snowy ride home. Legs are cooked today A great day a Greek with good snow, all the lifts running (smoothly but slowly!) and a lot of nice folks. Reminded me how much I miss the place. Hopefully this is the start of winter there and I get back up soon. Oh, and I’m more of a hockey guy than football so my Super Bowl of skiing only has 3 quarters!!

Rode tonight meh, guns blowing gak almost sent me over the handle bars, beats watching tv and fb Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Noice boys, stop shitting up this thread with salad, meat shots only! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

potato cannon extraordinaire?

Next time I see ya want to talk skins - want to cut some down for the skinny xcd fishscales in case I get in a jam... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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yea but which ones good?

bummer heal up quick!

yea I'm a 'bush fan as well, love the terrain and the food/beer in the the mad river valley. you get to Lawsons schif? Headed back in March again if winter ever comes

they are both wizards

VIP line?

I thought last night was gr8! Solid 7.9 /10, firm snow was grippy, lot of nice snow on the edges, NMDW ROTE with a fresh groomer track on paradise a close second. Not sure whiy ut not too many school kids, quad was ski on/30 sec wait if you made your own singles line. I even ski'd the bumps for the first time with the crows

it's distilled from the grape seeds and varies like you say, it can be like grain alcohol or a liqueur. I had a few bouts with the grappa when I studied in Rome for a semester and traveled in college. Can definitely make you hallucinate lol! oh yea, great pics and report!

@indiggio tunk bumps looked pretty good on STEG fb

bump the chute!

PM session sounds better than am other than missing hanging with you fools. Variable conditions with A LOT Of bad skiers out there. So many it never made fun snow piles until about 4-4:30, until then it scrappy/ nice / scrappy. Highlight was 2 runs after they Dropped the rope on razors and late afternoon skiers left on NMDW. Left around 4:45 sleet down low and a lil snow in top. If it doesn’t turn to all rain overnight should be good tomorrow as long as the groomers don’t fuck it up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

skipping tomorrow am, hopefully rider of the storm pm sesh Sunday morning

Go figure it was like 37d when I pulled in at 6:40 [emoji51] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sucks to be you lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Did you see karen & Niko? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Headed up for a few runs after work then to wood stone to hear Serene Green, it’s a Ski-rene Green Happy Hour! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I bet it was nice this morning

Ski’d with nastar glenn tonight, condition were aight/ variable, not worthy of a new thread. ROTE was gunpow spine right side of midway/ lower main. Tail rocker is interesting, beer is good. G’night