Layman

This reads as though there could be a dramatic, 300-esque movie historical significance to it but I fear I may be misinterpreting this particular “Roman helmet”…

I've been able to osmotically pick up on what most terms used on this board mean over time but this one here, I'm still struggling to figure it out. Can anyone help a brother out?

Pretty sure we've been there a few times for trees including last year in the snow. Dirt road, long driveway - beautiful property up there and nice trees.

Links to New England Ski Area Web Cams in one easy to get to location. If you have updated links for existing cams, new resorts to add, etc, please post below and I'll update the post. Thanks! VT Killington: https://www.killington.com/the-mountain/webcams/mountain Okemo: https://www.okemo.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/mountain-cams.aspx Stowe: https://www.stowe.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/mountain-cams.aspx or https://player.timecam.tv/express/index.html?C=D786BEJG4F5A Stratton: https://www.onthesnow.com/vermont/stratton-mountain/webcams Sugarbush: https://www.sugarbush.com/mountain/webcams Jay Peak: https://jaypeakresort.com/resort/photo-day Mad River Glen: https://www.madriverglen.com/live-web-cam/ Bolton Valley: https://www.boltonvalley.com/the-resort/web-cams/ NH Loon: https://www.loonmtn.com/mountain-report#webcam Waterville: https://www.waterville.com/cams Gunstock: https://www.gunstock.com/discover/webcams/ Bretton Woods: https://www.brettonwoods.com/live-cam-forecast/ Attitash: https://www.attitash.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/mountain-cams.aspx Sunapee: https://www.mountsunapee.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/mountain-cams.aspx Cannon: https://www.cannonmt.com/mountain/webcam-daily-photo Wildcat: https://www.skiwildcat.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/mountain-cams.aspx Cranmore: https://cranmore.com/cams ME Sunday River: https://maine-webcams.com/sunday-river-webcam or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J98tW5YX4Z8 Sugarloaf: https://www.sugarloaf.com/mountain-report (scroll to bottom of page) Saddleback: https://www.saddlebackmaine.com/mountain-report/webcams/ MA Wachusett: https://www.wachusett.com/the-mountain/media-center/webcams/ CT NY Gore Mountain: https://goremountain.com/the-mountain/summit-webcam/ Catamount: https://catamountski.com/winter/the-mountain/mountain-conditions#webcams

I'm looking for recommendations for in-helmet sound/communication - anyone have anything they use and like? My son has simply been using Airpods as he listens to music while riding. I looked into the Cardo Packtalk units and Alec Nunchucks and liked the idea of on-mountain communication while actively riding. Reviews are kind of all over the place though with respect to group communication. Any recommendations for a quality/reliable setup you have experience with is appreciated. TIA

"Plum Smuggler" Thank you for expanding my vocabulary today - this one is definitely going into the rotation. It sounds like Fruit of the Loom's answer to the Hamburgler!

But the squirrels are so fat!

Still snowing nicely up north. The crows seem to have formed a committee to hash out the details of the pending warmup.

We’re going to get a place up here at some point. Just need to find the -right- one.

We’re back! Found winter in Franconia Notch. 31 and plowable snow. A little less on the grounds at the hotel but definitely a wintry feel. Has been snowing continuously for the last hour and expecting a couple inches overnight. The valet took a keen interest in the car - might need to check the mileage when we leave Interestingly, we saw a significant amount of roadkill on the way up including deer, raccoon, turkey and even a bear (?!) in Thornton.

That's January weather down this way! Heading back up to the hotel again this weekend as we do some more house hunting in the area. We'll be sure to pack boots!

Where are we at? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Meh Exciting

Are they for real? I've eaten a lot of interesting things but squirrel hasn't made the list yet!

26kw is a bigun’. Like these little fatties I mentioned the other day. The one with the short tail is sitting on a 17kw Generac. The one on the pole is just a buddy apparently.

Looks like this Wednesday November 12th it is for opening day this season.

It was a beautiful November day coming up yesterday and it’s been fun seeing our first snow of the season this morning!

As the wind turned off, so did my power. Seems to be localized to 100 customers in my area. Just as it happened, my wife showed me some weird pictures people are posting from VT to ME asking what the bright squiggly light in the sky was. Someone suggested a solid rocket booster…? Curious if anyone here saw or heard anything.

We're heading up to your neck of the woods tomorrow for a few days to stay at the Omni. Looks like we'll get our first taste of some snow! And wind...lots of wind. The red squirrels were out in force during the spring and early summer here. Bold and trying to get into everything!

So the squirrels...absolutely huge around here this year! After such a dry summer/Fall I thought they'd be their typically ragged and ratty little selves but they're not by any stretch. More like Chihuahua-sized and furry as I've ever seen. A selective mating outcome? Genetic anomaly? Local aberration? Or...are we in for a season to remember?!

Interesting article about Vail Resorts and Epic Pass sales apparently being down YoY at this point: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/vail-resorts-reports-drop-season-passes-sales-ski-season

Any guesses where Kilington is going to fall this year? It's been a warm one!

Saw the last remaining patches of snow at Cannon and Bretton Woods over the weekend as the wife and I went up to the Mt. Washington hotel for the Big Band Celebration, which was a ton of fun. Also grabbed season passes for Bretton Woods while there and are looking forward to another slope-side stay or two for the 2025-2026 season. Crazy how a couple hours drive north can look so different. Insanely lush and green at home with vibrant green popping everywhere while the mountains looked to be 2-3 weeks behind.

We've slowly crept through the 40's all day long up to 48 now. Would love to see 60 before too long!