sibhusky

It's crazy, have a friend in Virginia who is posting pictures and videos on Facebook of what appears to me to be an average snow storm, not all that heavy, you can see her fence, every five minutes. You'd think it was lava or something.

The one time I was there for a race with the Siblet, I was impressed. The place does feel like a destination ski area in spite of the lack of vert.

Today. WE COULD SEE. Which, of course, is not good for the snow, but more is coming.

For one run, then the temps dropped so severely I had to go back to my locker and add more clothes. This am it's 2 at the summit.

Snow conditions were improved and BRIEFLY, we had actual sun. That changed and it was a chilly day. Tomorrow I'll bring out the powder skis again hoping that the snowboarders stirred things up a bit for the rest of us. More snow coming Wednesday.

Not that great a day. Soft wet snow on Friday got heated up some more on Saturday, then the temperatures dropped. A mess resulted. However, has been nuking all day and conditions were steadily improving while I was there. Tomorrow should be FAR better.

Have to laugh and apologize to Ullr for criticizing days where I could see two chairs. We started off with that today and were down to half a chair when I bagged it. By the way, the worst chair video seen below WAS NOT UP IN THE DENSER STUFF as I needed to get my camera put away. Rather it was at a level that is usually well below the cloud. I was just happy not to be freaking out, that is one thing this season has done for me. Apparently, it did NOT help with my sense of direction, though, as I found myself on the wrong trail at one point, well away from where I'd thought I was. These are presented in the order taken.

Was the bid below the back actually the current owners?

The interest is only worth it if you get the principal back. I'd say the bank's out a lot of money for the first fiasco.

You're right... Please change as needed. Typical viz below the total whiteout. A brief respite during a treed descent:

You just like it when I cuss.

So, will post pics in a bit, but the day was pretty much summed up by this diatribe heard on the hill: "Fuck this, man! I can't fucking see! This fucking fog! It's fucking ridiculous!" Separately, I heard that a Pennsylvania ski club is never coming back and when the season passholder who they told this to heard this, his reply was "I hope each of you will tell ten of your friends." It's been rough week for visibility, although the snow is super, but today you couldn't see the trees if you were in the trees. Left at one.

Here? Or that other place?

Yeah, I need the feedback to keep them coming.

Today. We keep getting more and more snow, a refresh every day. Crowds are gone, life is good.

I guess it was so long ago that I was there I only remember a modern, mall-like lodge, the tram, and the fact that we were so socked in we got lost. And some boarder yelled at me for accidentally hitting him with my pole as he blasted by me... Didn't even know he was there.

What is that last picture?

You KNOW it's bad when they are saying in the video it is low viz: They were saying one chair. That is seriously bad. But, from the vid it doesn't seem like it was all the way down the hill, so some relief.

http://www.skinet.com/skiing/articles/storm-cycles-episode-2-whitefish

Don't want no stinking sun. Makes the snow heavy. We're not at 10000 feet here. Prefer dense cloud layer, preferably above my head.

Today was mostly socked in and still snowing. Some of the pics below were digitally enhanced to make them more "seeable". Rime growing on poles while I was in for a cup of tea: Treed area on the back side, enhanced: Two pictures from Lee's Way, first "enhanced", second as shot: Picture from Slingshot, as shot:

I know a boarder who picked up skiing so fast he was getting down Connie's Coulee after six days of instruction from Siblet. Athletic guy, though. I'm guessing they'll have to move the bindings for you. Depends entirely on the Boot Sole Length not your foot size. Doable if it's the first move, usually.

105 inch base. Take that, Colorado...

Been too busy skiing to take pictures, I keep forgetting. Most of the mountain is knee deep stuff. Can't wait for tomorrow. Sounds like the place was JAMMED yesterday, but better today and it kept on coming down. The woman I've been skiing with lately always did groomers before she met me, it's been fun showing her around.

Another one: