Recent content by riverc0il

I just did a search. The haul rope derailed due to the wind (that is the working theory). The man did not get "blown off the chair". Any amount of wind that would blow someone off a chair would not allow a lift to operate. If the lift had a bar, maybe there is a different result, maybe not. But...

Is the condition really that bad now? It has been a few years since I have been there. I suspect the mid-Burke lodge is primarily maintained for BMA, as it keeps the racers in their own space.

I had that happen to me before on the Indy (trying to double up two areas on the same day). I don't know why it is an issue. You are obviously present at both locations (i.e not giving a visit to someone else). It has been an amazing season at Jay. 24-25 may be in contention for one of the all...

It looks like Southwest is also now showing prices on Google Flights (before, they might be listed but just a link to the SW site without a price). It always shocked me that SW would not allow their flights to show up on the biggest sites. I do not fly a lot and I am not loyal to Southwest, but...

NH areas ski different than VT areas. No run outs in NH. Less natural snow and fewer natural snow trails (in general). Tree skiing is more soft wood than hard wood and less expansive. Natural snow cuts cut down to frozen base much faster and natural snow trails are rockier, in general. The...

I would not suggest WV for someone that favors steep groomers, and definitely not Tenney (perhaps the least steep mountain in NH).

For steep groomers: Cannon, Loon, Attitash, Sunday River, and Burke (even though Burke is in VT, it is almost a straight shot up I-93 and closer to Boston than Sunday River and same time as Wildcat... I consider Burke unofficially part of Ski 93). Burke is one of the best area in the northeast...

I log 3.5k miles on the road every year. I've seen some crazy stuff, both intentional and unintentional. Given what I regularly see, I am surprised these stories are not more common than they already are (and they are indeed far too common already). Two weeks ago, I came across a car accident...

Jay does not have a mountain coaster nor zip lines or tubing. They do have other four season recreational offerings, though. No MTB as KT in the NEK has that locked up, no disc golf either, Smuggs is nearby competition with a top tier DG course.

I don't think that the "ski lifestyle" (whatever that means, but I am envisioning what a resort might think it means) is sustainable for many generations to come. A resort corporation saying "adventure lifestyle" is more honest and direct and accurate.

I was just about to post that. Everyone loved him and how he ran the Bush but he was NY$ not a VT local. I never bought into it, SBush feels like a country club (then again, it was mascara mountain before that). But everyone else seemed to love what him and the other owners did with the place...

I've had two cars with pano roofs, seven years worth of owning them, never had a problem. The rest of my cars have had sunroofs. I am tall at 6'1", never noticed an issue with head room (folks taller than me might have issues, I guess). -- My CX-50 (non-turbo) is up to one full year of...

Never got into B-boying myself, but I used to frequent clubs where it was done. I don't remember anyone ever calling it breakdancing, breaking would have been used. Breakdancing sounds repetitive to my ear (as in... of course breaking is dancing). Judged sports will always be fraught with...

Fail. Maybe I haven't read enough Harvey articles on NYSkiBlog, but I don't think you've ever started an article with wording like that before, lol. A first line from one of your blog posts is most likely going to include a personal pronoun. Your writing style is much more personal, and likely...

I think the loss of prestige is due to the fracturing of attention due to so many other forms of media and entertainment being available now. When both summer and winter were held during the same year, every four years, there were only four major networks that people watched. It was a huge focus...