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Been playing with USGS’s national map viewer to check out what LIDAR data reveals for some local bumps. https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ Here’s some Labrador Mountain views. LIDAR 3DEPElevation-Hillshade & Elevation contours Same zoom but with Imagery checked and 3DEP Hillshade unchecked...

For a lot of ‘em. Ortho docs oughta study this Pirate for science. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/aroldis-chapmans-arm-stands-alone/

I ain’t a judge but was summoned for jury duty starting April 8th. Called ‘em and asked for a postponement as I’d have to wait till 2144 for the next total eclipse to come around. She laughed. Asked her if I was the 1st to ask for a postponement due to the eclipse. “Yup" was the answer. Got it...

Since the Boeheims’ are done with college hoops for a bit & March Madness gets going in earnest tomorrow, it’s time for a more formal basketball thread. There’s some older forum discussions here: https://nyskiblog.com/forum/threads/buddy-b-draining-em-boeheim.917/ Cuse, St. John’s, Indiana...

Link to Dr Lane’s blog: “The Saga of Skiing" When I went to Song yesterday, before booting up, was talking with someone I parked next to who told me his dog went blind. We talked dogs & vets for a bit. He said NY has a severe shortage of opthomalogical vets. Good vision is priceless. Need more...

Don’t usually start a new thread but figured folks might wanna put up their favorites. This is one at night when the little rascals are outta school ain’t bad. https://www.youtube.com/live/fSybjFdUGrk?si=HPVLAMBMAC39KNLv

It’s mid summer. Stu has his spreadsheet going for the 23-24 season. Storm Skiing Pass Tracker 5001 Got the SkiCNY (Lab&Song) oldfarts pass ($319) again but already blew thru the $25 voucher for buying early. Most likely gonna get another FSC from ORDA if they don’t change the rools too much.

@Brownski suggested it. https://nyskiblog.com/forum/threads/stratton-conditions.1195/post-56423 For starters here’s some quotes: "Ya gotta go to know." "You just need to go at that shit wide open, hang on, and own it." "Expectations are predetermined disappointments" Definitions: “Iceroy”...

Since 2 NY teams just won their NFL playoff games today seems like it might be a good time to start a thread about the only game played with a prolated spheroid ball. Another dang wide right? Another Giants helmet catch ala Eli to Tyree? It’d be good for Buffalo to win all, for once; after...

They came out with the WUG schedules and other info. It’s less than 6 months till the games begin. https://www.lakeplacid2023.com/about/media/ Looks like Gore’s stuff is the 11th to the 22nd of January 2023. Schedules...

Looks like these folks offered comments today. https://www.protectadks.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/220411-APA-Whiteface-UMP-Amendment.pdf

It’s 2/2/22 middle of winter, weather prognosticator,& the cute well fed furry rodent predicts 6 more weeks of winter. Attaboy

The inter webs can be a useful place to learn how to fix stuff that’s broke. With supply chains stressed it can help to fix things and also keep shit out of landfills. This dude is in The Upstate and has over a million subscribers on UTube. Here’s a start.

Sweedish folks studied racers and found what we already knew. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.714014/full

Pennsylvania’s DCNR offered $10M to folks who would come in and restart Denton Hill for skiing in the Pennsylvania Wilds and/or God’s Country part of the state. Nobody came to take it. Back to the drawin board. https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/DentonHillStatePark/Pages/MasterPlan.aspx

a) Pump the water in pipes from here to there. b) Entice folks to move back but they can’t live in floodplains. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nijhuis/pipe-dreams-the-forgotten-project-that-could-have-saved-amer...

If ya got 3 & 1/4 mill $ it could be yours. https://www.coldwellbanker.com/property/4833-Cascade-Rd-Lake-Placid-NY-12946/104922657/detail If the price of 3/4 mill $ for Togg is correct, I’d guess Pete got a good deal.

Been gettin some nice cherry maters daily. Been pickin gallons of blueberries each week and there’s plenty of green ones. It’s been a great year for the blues. The pickin seems better than yoga though I’ve yet to try yoga.

https://forum.nyskiblog.com/Jay-Burke-and-EB-5-td4077449.html New newsy stuff: https://www.pressherald.com/2021/06/04/jay-peak-ski-area-receiver-reaches-32-5-million-fraud-settlement/

Judge says off piste stump is inherent hazard, allegedly. https://sports.yahoo.com/jackson-hole-tree-stump-prevails-095522642.html