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First Time on Expert Terrain
Do you remember your first time on expert ski terrain? I do. I was on leather boots and skinny skis when I started skiing at Gore Mountain in the late 90s. All I could really handle was Sunway, Gore’s long beginner trail. As I “upgraded” my gear, I started to ski some of the blues like Showcase. For years my ski buddy was Rand. He started to get better and one day he told me he’d “been up top.” I was in awe.
He said to me “you know, you could totally handle Chatiemac or Hawkeye.” He couldn’t convince me to go and I spent my time convincing him to stay at the bottom with me. The next year, at the end of March, it dumped over 2 feet. The mountain was almost deserted. However there was a gang that formed, comprised of skiers of all ages and abilities.
White Knuckle Storm Chasing
If you’re a skier from MASH — aka Midatlantic Ski Hell — you’ve done some white knuckle storm chasing on I-87 and other routes through the Hudson Valley.
This afternoon was a challenging drive. Before leaving, I knew I had to drive through freezing rain. All through the drive, there was ice on the trees and my antenna. But somehow the road never really got slick. The ground was warm enough and the air temp was not that cold either. On the NWS ALY county forecast map there were two counties I had to pass through with freezing rain warnings but Warren County — my destination — was right in the center of the Winter Storm Warning. It’s a classic type for me.
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