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Dude! Black is 100% open. Gotta hit it!

Curiously interesting.... Indigenous Origins and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe The area around Coeur d'Alene was originally inhabited by the Schitsu’umsh people, who called themselves “Those who were found here” or “The discovered people.” For millennia, they lived across a vast territory of over 3.5 million acres, encompassing present-day northern Idaho, eastern Washington, and western Montana. Lake Coeur d'Alene, a central feature of the region, was the heart of their homeland, providing abundant resources like trout, salmon, and whitefish. The Schitsu’umsh were skilled hunters, gatherers, and fishers, using tools like gaff hooks, spears, and nets. The name “Coeur d’Alene,” French for “heart of an awl,” emerged in the early 1800s when French-Canadian fur traders from the Northwest Fur Trading Company, led by explorer David Thompson, encountered the tribe. The traders nicknamed the Schitsu’umsh “Coeur d’Alene” due to their shrewd trading practices, likening their sharpness to an awl, a pointed tool used for piercing leather. This name stuck, eventually applying to the tribe, the lake, and later the city.

Ahh, I wanted to hit Dartmouth when we were up there but ran out of time. Next trip. Waiting for the Black report... 😉

Guess all this is why up in Maine all they do is spread sand around instead of dealing with all the headaches of salt.

A few bumpers are headed there Thursday...

Sloppy!

How about some ice melter stuff followed by some traction stuff after it has melted a bit so that the traction stuff has a place to sink into the ice?

No sarcasm there either! 😄

Yup. The time we were there the groomers were in pristine shape first thing but then deteriorated to boiler by the afternoon after the masses scraped off all the goods. Just conditions with which all mountains and sliders have to contend.

Report from Gah-skier George said it was pretty good. Good till on the snow and the place is a ghost town. Still have to deal with the wind in same ol spots.

Thought about it, but went outside to find the plow blasted my mailbox off its post. Spent a rainy morning repairing it, fuckers!

Indeed it was crazy how good it was for the first run on practically all the trails and then just went to shit on the next run down them. Quit the shit-show around 11:30 since everything was down to boiler in the middle and crazy sugar on the edges. Lower Main was just a pile of sugar waiting to envelope those who weren't paying attention. Left around 1:30 or so with lots of people still pouring in and searching for parking spots. Pay lot was down to 15 free. Departure was interrupted by a pretty good 2 car accident on the North side of Mountain Drive. Looked like the lost it on the top turn and T-boned and uphill car and then spun into the ditch. Staties were there limiting traffic to one direction at a time.

Alta doesn't stand for Another Long Traverse Again for nothing... Yeah, it torques the locals when rookie skiers can't even handle the traverses properly let alone the problems boarders would have with them. Deer Valley on the other hand...

Does it have a winch, looks like there's one in the bumper? There appears to be plenty of trees around.

Would be a great buy by Indy like Black Mountain NH. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/05/metro/entabeni-systems-indy-pass-black-mountain-ski-area-nh-co-op-model/ Check out...