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Every year @Stu and I say we are going to ski together, but we haven't done so since January of 2020. Monday he texted me "It's snowing up there, who's open? I want to ski on Thursday." I looked around the neighborhood, Gore, Oak, McCauley, Snow Ridge, Woods Valley, Royal. Only Gore was open...

I've felt a need for this thread on and off over the years. Post your questions and answers here. xx Here's my question. I've got 22 Designs Outlaws. There is a vexing (to me) system for engaging and dis-engaging "tour mode." The round hole you are supposed to move back and forth with...

I've been pondering creating this thread for a while. I guess I've been pretty banged up this year, hoping I can keep skiing without missing a beat. I felt we could use something below "Under the Knife" for lesser injuries that keep you out of the game. Right now, I'm not technically on the...

Hey, I need some advice. I want to buy alpine ski boots for my daughter. I'd love it if they had moldable liners. Teleboots come with intuition Liners. Are there alpine boots that come with either moldable lor intuition liners? She's fully grown now. These are gonna be her boots for life...

I know we've got an "In Memory Of" thread, but Warp was one of us for more than two decades. More than anything, he loved his family. He was a fighter to the end. Rest in peace Warp. You will be missed. https://www.fraryfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Brian-J-Felitto?obId=46228697 Feel free to...

I know I am going to have questions, and I know you guys can help me. I want to get under our cars. Daughter's car has something flapping around underneath. I zip tied it, but I want a better look. I was looking at ramps. Are these any good? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0117EESNC Who uses a...

I can't believe we live here now. All we have been doing is unpacking boxes, walking on the property and cooking in a proper kitchen, and sharing meals. We are loving it. I feel like my blood pressure has dropped. Zelda said yesterday "everyone looks you in the eye." - I broke this thread...

Trying to get our house set up next week. I want to add some bluetooth speakers for sound off the TV and phone/laptop apps. I don't REALLY care about portability. I want something that plugs in to the wall, a setup where two or four speakers work together. Anyone have any recommendations on...

Waking up to travel for first chair can be rough. But not on weekdays at Holiday. Another first I'm splitting time between NJ and the Adk, back in the flatlands for a week, I looked for a weather window to ski Holiday. I've been to Holiday in the summer to check out the (huge) infrastructure...

I was planning on skiing Plattekill on Sunday. Friday night around 11pm Zelda and I were reading in bed and she says "how about you ski tomorrow, so we can go out for dinner on Sunday?" I was all in for that. There'd been some largely unforecast snow Thursday night at Plattekill, and Saturday...

For some reason, Saturday night, I set my alarm for 5am instead of 6, to ski Gore. Sort of an odd thing to do. But when the alarm went, the first thing I did, was check the radar, and I saw this... I didn't see how Gore was going to escape the dreaded Pink Line. In addition NWS had removed...

I started out by skipping first chair, I skied in our woods. If it was going to fz rn I wanted to get my trails tracked first. But I was done by 8:50. It was 24 degrees —cold enough for a miracle — and it was snowing and sleeting. Over to Gore I went. I missed first chair, but I still had...

Sunday was one of those days where persistence paid off. I started by inviting myself to Scotts' place for Saturday night. Sunday morning we got up around 6, and drove west towards first chair at Plattekill. Ski Plattekill The thing is, the forecast had a chance for snow starting late, in...

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@Scottski63 told me recently that he'd heard speculation: I didn't have actually have wife, that I was making it all up. I guess I can see why people might think this, as my wife no longer skis and my daughter rarely skis. But Neve insisted she wanted to ski Plattekill on Friday, for my...

The snow is very skiable. Like big gs turns in 2 feet of new snow.

If you are retired, what have you learned that could help us who are not (or almost!) there yet? What is the most surprising thing, or what was unexpected?

For several years my goal has been to ski every ski area in NY. After Jan 1, this will be a more realistic goal. By my count right now there are 25 lift served areas to be skied (in green). Master Map Updated (3/14/25) - 18 skied to date I don't like the idea of skiing multiple areas in one...

From what I can tell, today was a good day just about everywhere. I mostly follow NY and VT. Many of the images I saw today had captions about the surprising snow depth. Cats are fat. There were places I could have skied today with lift service. But as soon as I knew I could ski today, and...