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Should have been a banner day!!! 22 inches in the last 24 hours, 17 last night. BUT, the entire valley was here. I've never seen lines so long. People were lining up 1.5 hours before the main lift opened and then it opened a half hour late due to blasting or something. People were backed up the hill waiting to ride that lift. I'm sure all the churches were empty!!! I rode Chair 2 a few times, hoping Chair One would get down to 20 minutes in the singles line, but finally headed over to Chair Four and rode that. That's not so bad, there's a ton of steep trees on either side of it and there was no one riding it. However, Siblet had car trouble and had to get to her coaching job and my husband and I needed to deal with getting her car moved before it got towed to the impound lot because she had to abandon it and get a ride from someone else. At least I got seven runs in. All pictures taken from Friends of Langley, Langley, and Powder Trap. DEEP soft snow, wonderful stuff.

It was foggy but dumping all day long. For locals, that means you ski in the trees. JD enjoying the powder on Elephant's Graveyard: Looking back up at Black Bear Trees, my first excursion to this area:

20-ish is over on East Rim. Not sure about 145-ish as you can SEE East Rim. Maybe that's off the cliff on Haskill Slide.

For those who like people jumping off cliffs, the mountain's video for today:

From today. Fewer people, odd conditions. Yesterday we had HIGH HIGH winds and odd textured snow. Today, some areas were wind packed, others were scoured and parts of the back were excellent. But we started getting a lot of graupel as the day went on, which was I guess super dry as it felt sort of like sand on the hill. Moved lower and things were fine, but not the most exciting stuff. On Heaven in AM, looks nice, but was quite deceiving. Nice powder covering wind-scoured hard pack. No action here, but it was a beautiful view.

Had another migraine yesterday, so bad my husband had to come fetch me, couldn't even talk to people after I came in from skiing to the locker room. Nevertheless, somehow remembered to take ONE picture.

Eye candy for those who want "action" in the powder

Had a migraine today, didn't stay long as the clowns were still here and two of them almost nailed me because conditions were tough. Deep snow with a skin of ice on top on some exposures. Anyway, down on Hibernation:

Hadn't planned to go today due to holiday crowds (supposedly 7000 last two days, which is about the highest number we get), but it's just been snowing and snowing so I had to do some sampling. Skiing with Siblet on Gray's Golf Course: Good Medicine:

I didn't start it, though. I'm just the one posting (and skiing?) the most.

My friend in Elephant's Graveyard today. Too bad we were both skiing with headaches, I could have lapped this all day.

Too late, they are HERE!!! Today was like a Saturday, so writing off the next three days. It will still be crowded on Tuesday because of all the Canadians, but not as bad as this weekend is going to be. I don't line up for Chair 1 if the corrals are full, I head to Chair 2 and ski and let all the "first tracks" nuts up there and then I head up. I'd rather be skiing than waiting. There's 3000 acres here, I can wait until the nuts get settled down.

I don't want no stinking people on my trails. Actually, there is a small dot in the distance that is a skier. From what I hear, the hordes are going to be there this weekend. They are saying it will be worse than Christmas. And...wouldn't you know...it's supposed to snow Saturday and Sunday. Here I was planning on staying home for the three day weekend. Might have to skim the cream by getting a few runs in before 11 each day.

Powder Trap after fog lifted.

Gee, I like those kind of trees, you can see around them.

That's two from East Rim Face, one from Whitey's looking down, and one on Whitey's looking at East Rim (the nose and the chutes).

Pics from today. Sorry, couldn't decide which to post...

You must have missed this thread.

Deep fog, yes. Actually have lost about 6 inches of base in the last week.

Looking up the Ant Hill today. Yeah, there is a hill right in front of you...with skiers on it. Great Fun?

Another grey day.

I am always prepared. Skigee attached to every pair of mittens I own. Fanny flap and SECOND PAIR of ski pants kept me dry. I don't let weather stop me. By the way, a PASR member may be coming for a visit....

Riming day. Pain in the butt.

Fine. Today was uninspiring, but here you go:

Do you want pics from out of PA? Just wondering. Seems like if it's PA Ski and Ride, then Sugarbush wouldn't qualify. I always take a "pic of the day" personally, but not sure that is what is needed.