Redmorninglight Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 So, how are the conditions after the big storm? Can't wait to come up to Killington for the long weekend. Hoping for a decent refresher Wednesday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 F*ckin' nuts. 16" and still snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 ^ Wish we lived there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 5 hours ago, Redmorninglight said: So, how are the conditions after the big storm? Can't wait to come up to Killington for the long weekend. Hoping for a decent refresher Wednesday night. Snow on top of snow with no thaws even down here at 400' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Berkshire East saves you a pretty significant amt of driving and is fun on a powder day. Location allows you for a game-time decision based on snowfall/roads/etc. They should generally do better in a wind hold situation vs. Stratton or Mt. Snow too. Yup. Never wind holds with fixed grip chairs that top out at like 1600', although today was pretty breezy.In fact, the area lost power due to winds around 2pm today. ...spent 45 minutes on the chair, but whatever. **** happens.It's been amazing. Been out every day since Thursday. Was going to head to sugarbush tomorrow, but it's not needed. The wind has blown tons of snow into the woods and if you know where to go, while its not as deep as Mansfield, it's still pretty epic by massachusetts standards.Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmorninglight Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 2 hours ago, bobbutts said: Snow on top of snow with no thaws even down here at 400' Thanks Bob. I'd like to backcountry board a day with my snowshoes. Looks like conditions should give me some options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sankaty Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Mount Snow was epic today. Deep snow everywhere with totally silent turns. Seems like just about all of New England has prime skiing right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Would really like to get up there and enjoy the conditions within the next month or so. Unfortunately, haven't found a job since graduating, so financially, not really in the cards at this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Not weather related but I've skied Berkshire East once and really enjoyed but never been back. I live in metrowest Boston where Crotched, Sunapee, Mt Snow and Gunstock and even WV are similar driving distance. They do nothing to promote themselves to the metro Boston market which is unfortunate IMO. I've spoken to the owner's son about this and my impression is they have given up on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j24vt Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 My favorite part of skiing yesterday was at the end of the day: Skiing some untracked snow with our 11 year old daughter and I hear "Dad! I'm stuck." Look back and all I see are goggles and the top of her helmet sticking out of the pile of powder that had built up in front of her and stopped her. "Ski in my tracks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 15 hours ago, Professional Lurker said: Yup. Never wind holds with fixed grip chairs that top out at like 1600', although today was pretty breezy. In fact, the area lost power due to winds around 2pm today. ...spent 45 minutes on the chair, but whatever. **** happens. It's been amazing. Been out every day since Thursday. Was going to head to sugarbush tomorrow, but it's not needed. The wind has blown tons of snow into the woods and if you know where to go, while its not as deep as Mansfield, it's still pretty epic by massachusetts standards. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Yesterday was one of the best days I've ever had at Berkshire East. 25000 vert by 1245pm and most all the turns were in powder, beautiful light chop, and wind strewn stuff in any troughs that formed. Grooming occurred early and got a nice 1-2" of orographic fluff thereafter. The entire mountain was open for business, and though I've seen more snow in the trees before, not sure I've ever seen the trails in better shape. What a difference a week makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 32 minutes ago, j24vt said: My favorite part of skiing yesterday was at the end of the day: Skiing some untracked snow with our 11 year old daughter and I hear "Dad! I'm stuck." Look back and all I see are goggles and the top of her helmet sticking out of the pile of powder that had built up in front of her and stopped her. "Ski in my tracks." It's getting dangerously deep on the mountain. Western type hazards now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Mount Snow today was incredible with soft snow groomer and lose powder elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNurse Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: It's getting dangerously deep on the mountain. Western type hazards now. absolutely true. Tree wells are getting to be actually dangerous. I've got some dumb friends without good skills who are venturing above treeline here in the Whites. One of my friends who just got a split board actually asked if he could "borrow" my avvy gear. He's young and impressionable, so I gave him a polite talk about why you never borrow someone's avvy gear when you have never used it or been trained to use it. Unfortunately, it's only a matter of time before someone does something stupid without the right gear, knowledge, and plan. In the wise words of the JH tram "if you don't know, DON'T GO!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Oh man, a 22 yr old from MA died after getting lost in the back country at Stowe. Reported missing at 330pm, found around 1130pm, died at the hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Jeezus.Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 snowboarder. They say unresponsive when they found him. Sad story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 That's why I said it's getting scary deep. Somber day. Found upside down in the snow. Couldn't get out. Essentially like a tree well incident out west. Ski and ride with a buddy when it gets like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 40 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Think it can get to 100"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 2 hours ago, powderfreak said: That's why I said it's getting scary deep. Somber day. Found upside down in the snow. Couldn't get out. Essentially like a tree well incident out west. Ski and ride with a buddy when it gets like this. Oh man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 hours ago, powderfreak said: That's why I said it's getting scary deep. Somber day. Found upside down in the snow. Couldn't get out. Essentially like a tree well incident out west. Ski and ride with a buddy when it gets like this. Been in one upside down have no idea where you are luckily I was sking with someone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR Airglow Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 8 hours ago, powderfreak said: It's getting dangerously deep on the mountain. Western type hazards now. So sorry to hear about what happened. What a horrible situation. On the brighter side, Monday at Loon was the best day I've had in the east since December 2012 at Whiteface. 18" of perfect density pow, comfortable temps, and winds held off enough to keep plenty of lifts spinning. A day for the record books for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quakertown needs snow Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 epic snow for all up north, enjoy! heading to Utah on 22nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNurse Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, SR Airglow said: A day for the record books for sure. indeed. The crappy woods at Attitash were skiing perfect madness with fresh lines til close. Kid even lost his f'n slalom pole in a Jerry of the Day move on one of the lift lines. He'll be looking for that til April. And shoveling snow to pay for his replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeatherNurse Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 check the pics from today's avvy report at Mt Wash. A beautiful sight to behold. It's only February! Crown line under Sluice, hello! Hopefully those rocks to looker's left on the Lip can fill in a bit but even still, holy WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Here is some New England skiing that doesn't get talked about much http://www.reformer.com/stories/harris-hill-ski-jump-set-to-mark-95th-year,498319? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 13 minutes ago, mreaves said: Here is some New England skiing that doesn't get talked about much http://www.reformer.com/stories/harris-hill-ski-jump-set-to-mark-95th-year,498319? I've stopped by that ski jump before, pretty intimidating from the bottom. Ski jumping has pockets of participants - I'm familiar with Andover Outing Club which utilizes the ski jumps at Procter. Gunstock is in a perpetual fund raising effort to rebuilt and there are a couple of jumps in NH's Upper Valley, Storrs Hill in Lebanon and Newport. A good # of NEers have gone to olympics as jumpers and nordic combined participants. Ski jumping is big deal in UP of Michigan. I've driven out to some of those hills before and they are impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 check the pics from today's avvy report at Mt Wash. A beautiful sight to behold. It's only February! Crown line under Sluice, hello! Hopefully those rocks to looker's left on the Lip can fill in a bit but even still, holy WOW!Looks awesome. Snow till July? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Doing Magic Mountian in southern Vermont Saturday. It's close to my Stratton house home base. I have heard great things and if there were ever a time to hit a mountian that needs good natural snow it's this weekend. Anyone have any magic experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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