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Take a careful look at the VW logo. There are two devil horns on the front of the roof. :)

Here's the OpenSnow forecast for Snowmaking at Whiteface for the next couple weeks. Bars show precipitation. I highlighted Nov. 9, the day with 50%+ chance of natural snowfall.

Typically mid-mountain somewhere. For Gore, it says "2290 ft" and the point looks like it's about halfway up the Northwoods Gondola line. These days it's possible to used OpenSnow for a forecast anywhere in the world. Just pick a point on a map. Works all year long, not just during the ski...

OpenSnow has been working on their proprietary algorithms for years. They start with all the available public data and go from there. The Snowmaking forecast graphs were used in Daily Snows starting a couple seasons ago. Mostly for the midwest and mid-Atlantic/SE. The forecast graphic is...

Here's the Snowmaking (Wet Bulb) forecast from OpenSnow for Gore for the next couple weeks.

An event happening in the midwest involving Mt. Bohemia. Snowvana was created by Doug Fish, who also created the Indy Pass. This is the first year for Milwaukee. Snowvana started in Portland in 2016. https://www.stormskiing.com/p/join-me-live-with-mt-bohemia-at-snowvana

One reason that lift is still there is because the current owner wasn't a skier when he bought Montage. He appreciated having a slow chairlift that only beginners use when learning to load a lift. He told the story to Stuart in a Storm Skiing podcast.

How long do you stop to eat? The most I've driven at one time solo is about 800 miles. Usually a short break with food that may get finished on the road plus another sit down meal that takes about an hour. Whether the longer meal is brunch, lunch, or dinner varies. My understanding is that...

OpenSnow is making their "Snowmaking (Wet Bulb)" forecast graphs public for Premium subscribers starting in November 2025. They have been working on Snowmaking graphs for a few years. I've seen them in Daily Snows for the midwest and the mid-Atlantic/SE. There is a free preview at the moment...

Agree with @Peter Minde that the Catskills Queen film is in the morning block on Oct. 31. The block 9:00-11:30 is called Your Shorts Are Showing. Tickets are $15 plus a $2 fee for buying online. Should be in the middle of 10 films. As for eating in Lake Placid, are you planning to stay until...

<BUMP> Stuart has been researching lifts from a business standpoint. Haven't read past the free section yet, but wanted to make a note now. A key point is that the supply of used fixed grip lifts built decades ago is dwindling. That means even getting parts to keep an old lift going is...

Thanks for the details of how the escorting works! Sounds like a great day all around.

I have a schoolmate who ran a B&B in Lake Placid for a few decades. Only retired a few years ago. There was definitely a "shoulder season" for his business. Was true for the previous owners as well.

The Wooly Worm festival in NC was last weekend. Based on the banding of the winner, could be a fun winter in the southeast. October 19, 2025 https://www.skisoutheast.com/saturdays-woolly-worm-festival-winner-is-announced/

Snowshoe has had First Tracks as an add-on to full season pass holders for a long time. Perhaps even before Alterra bought Intrawest. Keep in mind that during holidays and weekends people are driving from FL, GA, SC, TN, NC, Pittsburgh, and the DC/NoVA areas. During late season (March) there...

I was wondering when Pilot/FlyingJ started working with GM for EV chargers. The answer is 2022. (Need to copy & paste without the space for full press release. Automatic URL looked odd.) March 2025 https: //news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/topic/us/en/2025/mar/0325-pilot.html "Pilot...

Love's truck stops also increasing EV chargers.

Got a surprise at the Flying J on I-81 just south of the NY/PA border . . . GM Energy EV chargers. The sign on the highway for gas stations included Flying J with a note on the bottom for EV.

Stopped by Belle on the way to Jiminy Peak. Was a nice day to ride the gondola. The last time I was at Belle, there was snow on the slopes but only one cabin on the cable since the installation was still in progress. Belleayre Fall Festival, October 5, 2025 Gondola views Construction in...

Stuart recently released a podcast with the CEO of National Ski Patrol. She's been in the role since 2022. How about a discussion with a NY patroller? Could you find a paid patroller and a volunteer patroller?