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I dunno. This latest iteration of the backcountry touring community is pretty insufferable and they typically lack the capacity to do any self reflection beyond their relentless pursuit of stoke. Locals were skiing there long before the arcteryx crowd from Boston showed up and GBA slapped their name on it. Locals got fed up with it and took it back, good for them. I will never share my backcountry spots with GBA, defeats the purpose.

Chilly evening with snow showers. Lots to track starting next week. Can we give forky the smegma treatment?

She done, spiked to 45

Still haven’t budged from 34

Rotting at 34 here. Any warmth will be short lived. This is best case scenario and we will survive with a pack.

Can always count on winds underperforming and CAD over performing

It’s spreading quickly in Maine, where half our biomass is suckered beech in early successional forests. The eastern forest has been going through an ecological crisis for the last century and maybe 2% of the population is even aware. It’s just thoughts and prayers when their shade tree dies.

Sucks cause after tonight we have a great little pack going. I even test rode a new to me sled a bit today. Picked up a utility sled for some work things, 97 Indy trail 2 up 488 fan cooled. Garage kept a little over 2000 miles sled is mint

Nice snowy night out there, looks like we’re not far from done here

With orographic enhancement that’s another scary situation potentially unfolding for the whites and Mahoosucs. Big damage

Deterministic models have impressive skill with handling these systems too.

How many of these have we had over the last few years? Fascinating from an objective wx perspective, endlessly frustrating for winter enthusiasts though. The state just announced another round of funding for businesses impacted by last December’s similar event.

Plenty to more to go for you over next 4 days. This has been a great stretch

Nice to see plenty of ensemble agreement for ridging out west returning around the holidays. This is a different long wave pattern than what’s been persistent across NA for the past couple of seasons. Still see no reason not to be optimistic. Folks seem to think it has to be 2015 or else.

What a monster that D8 cutter is. Wipe it clean to gaspe start all over type system. At least it’s not the 25th