NMSKI

Goddamn it I'm immature. I cannot say or even read "aer lingus" without a shit eating grin.

One of my kids was learning about planets at school and informed me that Uranus is a "gas giant" which I giggled like a little girl about.

I just listened to this podcast with JHMR's CEO and it was informative and interesting. https://www.stormskiing.com/p/podcast-62-jackson-hole-mountain

No heat November is over. Weak showing by me this year.

No heat November has begun, but it’s already frickin cold in my house. Not sure how long my wife will be able to tolerate it.

I took all my meals at the Black Line Tavern (BLT), which is where I made friends with some locals who showed me around. It’s the base lodge, and has pretty good food and brewskis. I think they’ve made significant improvements since I was there.

Lol yes I do mean Hotel Anthracite, not sure why I keep calling it anthracite inn. The food situation was super weird due to COVID last winter when we stayed there.

I skied at Magic in 2015 or 2016 and stayed at the Blue Gentian Lodge right near the ski area. Was good times.

We're staying near Okemo in Ludlow at a place we stayed at and liked 2 years ago. I'll decide where we ski a few days before, depending on conditions and terrain open since it will be early season (week before xmas).

I went on a plane ticket buying spree on Friday and booked some flights for Jackson Hole and Taos. Also reserved a weekend in Vermont and a couple nights at the Anthracite Inn for some skiing in little Vermont (Elk). We'll see what else I can pull off when the time gets closer. The stoke is building!

Full capacity! Don't know if this was ever in doubt for this year, but will help ease congestion. https://www.jacksonhole.com/blog/winter-2021-22-operations-update/

I hope I get room 227.

Jackson Hole could be owned by Hitler and it would still be the best place to go skiing.

Give me dates! I have an airline credit I need to use ASAP.

I definitely want to. I really didn't last year because everyone was going up during the day due to flexible work schedules and I'm not hard core enough to drive my ass up there for a solo night session.

When I go up for night skiing, this is the way I go to avoid traffic on 22. It's almost exactly the same amount of time for me. Only reason I take the lehigh valley exit on weekends is in case I need to stop and pee or get gas since there are more places to stop along the way.

No, I believe she is on vacation in Europe with my aunt right now.

Wolf Creek opens this weekend!

I’m not worried. A lot of families are back in the travel sports thing after a year off, and full capacity lifts are everything. Maybe wishful thinking on my part.

Hug for sure, just not too snuggly at first.

My out west goggles saved my ass no doubt, but I had to make sure they were always charged and it was one more thing to worry about.

I wonder if a lot of these places will start to use Clear. I got a text from rite aid to set it up for quick entry to concerts and ballgames and was considering doing it but wanted to look into it more first.

Vails rules seem totally reasonable. Glad about the no mask outside thing. Last season was foggy goggle city for me.

I drove past the Flying Pig in MALVERN on my way to work this morning!

Nice option to have the rv. I slept in the guest room for one night and then said fuck it since I was already exposed before anyway.