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Climbed Cardigan this morning /afternoon. Driving up 93 was surprised not to see really any snow until exit 18, Northfield. Built pretty quickly after exit 20, Laconia. Two feet of snow on higher elevations of mountain. Driving back towards Newfound Lake, I was looking up at the ridge for wxeyenh's house!

I really like Bromley. It's a mid-size mountain without any terrain that I can think of that makes you pause for a moment but has a good amount of variety - generously spaced trees, wide boulevards and narrow, windy trails. I ski there once every couple of years and always enjoy. Their snowmaking is pretty good too. And I should add, the people - customers and employees - all seem real nice.

Mid-week at WaWa is fine as long as your visit does not coincide with February vacation or a weekend. I've never skied there but Butternut Ski area out in Great Barrington has always intrigued me.

Bracket Basin opening at Sugarloaf is silly...in a good way!

saw this link on another site, Killington's GM talking about early and late season. He gave Stowe a shout-out too! Yes, the extended season is here to stay. It’s part of our culture. Long ago we stopped trying to figure out if it’s justified, so there’s not much calculation that goes into it. At the end of the day, we know we’re not making money off opening early and closing late, but it is closely tied to our brand. It’s important for us to show that we will provide skiing and riding to our guests anytime we can. It’s a nice differentiator for us. https://nyskiblog.com/killingtons-mike-solimano/#more-50205

Wolf Creek - Colorado - will open this week on natural snow. Skied two days there a few years back. It is a non-resort - essentially the area runs for about a mile plus along a ridge on the continental divide. Leads Colorado in terms of snowfall most years. Great terrain, essentially tree skiing throughout the entire area.

Hitman - do you ski bumps with a 108? And how do they perform on spring snow? I've demoed a couple of fat skis and they seemed fun but definitely skied differently IIRC.

for an east coast skier, unless you have $$ to throw around - a mid-90's underfoot is the best value, ie Bonafide/Enforcer. I really like my 93-94mm (can't remember) Enforcers.

For anyone around Mad River this weekend, there is a roller ski race on Saturday morning. should be exciting. https://www.nensa.net/rollerski/app-gap-rollerski-race/

18-19" in Concord MA. Definitely will see some localized higher amounts reports. Two measurements - around 2PM and then an hour or so ago. Local school district is making an announcement of either 2 hour delay or no school at 4:30AM.

back from walk with dog - an additional 5-6" in 2.5 hours out on my driveway - in Concord. That would bring me to 14-15" storm total which seems a little low from what others are reporting locally. heavy snow at moment.

Just went out and shovelled the driveway, stuck ruler in several spots shielded from wind and found consistent 8.5-9". Moderate heavy snow falling. Would be nice to get to 18" - that's my criteria for a memorable storm! Snow is relatively light. There is a good inch of melt slush at bottom of pack. Local weather station reading 28 with max gust of 28 out of north...I'd say a pretty consistent 10-15 mph out of north.