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Plattekill's season starter feels like a homecoming or a family reunion at this point. And this year's first day was one for the books. This pic is actually from Sunday morning Me and Junior were on the schedule for Sunday but we didn't want to miss the first day so we got a motel...

I’m feeling pretty good about my early season this year. I did a better job of maintaining my fitness over the summer so my first day up at Killington felt pretty good, no burning thigh muscles or early bonking. And then I was able to ski Hunter on Black Friday which was also tons of fun. I got...

Please note, all pics are from 2025 and in somewhat random order…. I first volunteered to be an escort for The Lighthouse Swim two years ago. I found it to be a gratifying experience. It’s nice when you can use one of your hobbies to benefit a good cause, in this case to raise money for a...

My wife has been doing this run for years. She took a break between 2012 and 2020 but she has run in every other one. Partly because I’ve always been more of a biker/kayaker/hiker type of guy rather than a runner, partly because I haven’t really been a “joiner” until recently and partly because...

I’m making my son watch Valley Girl.

I mean it seems like a natural. They’re cheap to buy frozen in bulk, easy to cook and fit right in with the burgers and chicken nugget pub fare that most hills serve but I don’t think I’ve ever had wings at a ski area

Yesterday, after a great Saturday at Catamount, I went the other way and headed up to CNY to grab Dangerboy from college and hit Greek. We got to the hill and my son was moving pretty slow but it turned out t9 be another nice day. It started about 31 degrees or so I think and warmed up in the...

I went to Catamount on Saturday. I don’t think I made it last year but when I pulled in there was Rich Edwards helping his parking lot guys direct traffic, just like always. It was nice seeing him again. https://nyskiblog.com/rich-edwards-of-catamount/ I booted up at the car and headed up...

Yesterday, I decided to go check out Montage. I wanted to use an Indy Pass day without getting up at the crack of dawn or driving too far and it looked like a cool place from the website… I pulled into the parking lot around 10:15 Am or so. As has been commented on by others, the lodge and...

So me and Robert and Junior started a podcast. We are raw. I say um um a lot. It’s a work in progress but we would love for anybody that’s interested to give it a listen and provide some feedback here. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-double-chair-podcast/id1791860776 Season 1...

You read that right. Haverstraw Beach! I got out for some rare (for me at least) Rockland County bike path Nordic skiing. It was supposed to be Nyack Beach but I discovered they don’t plow their parking during winter so I couldn’t get at that end of the bike path. I also considered getting on...

We drove up to Greek on Friday night. We’d gotten an Air B&B across the road so my wife could see the boys (they’re both at schools in CNY now) and we could use our indie passes on Saturday.. Can’t claim we got an early start or anything but we made it across the road and skied. Greek is...

Lately Dangerboy has not been into skiing at all. Over winter break, his pattern has been to live nocturnally. He was able to get hours at his part time job, which is good, but after getting home late at night he has been either playing Nintendo into the wee hours with his friends or just...

So our new member - Milo K- got to experience Plattekill for the first time on Monday and he said all the right stuff about our favorite mountain- cool trails, short lines, vibe, great snow etc etc… It turns out the young man is a transplant from the west coast and previously spent his time...

Junior and I got out today to break in our Indy Passes at West. I’ve only been to West maybe a half dozen times I think. It’s always fun. I like how the place is so close to downtown Glens Falls and the Thruway. It’s right in the middle of a suburban neighborhood. It was not a powder day by...

Park City Ski Patrol is officially on strike so anybody that has plans to go there should tentatively cancel them. I actually wouldn’t feel good about skiing any of their hills during the strike. Certainly don’t buy any food or drink at Hunter

No way I was gonna miss opening day. I wasnt on the schedule so technically I didn’t have to be there before opening but I got an early start anyway. I played around with the filters a little for some of my pics… Everybody seemed to happy to be back. Lots to do of course, getting all the sled...

A couple years ago at the Plattekill glade day, one of the guys in our group had a folding saw that was far far better quality than any I had used before. I asked him what brand it was and he said “it’s a silky big boy”. When I looked it up later, I discovered that Silky Big Boys start at $80...

if you wear a large like me, the tan one might be acceptable… black/black in mediums and XLs… https://www.sierra.com/s~northface-denali-/

At least it was sunny On September 8, I showed up for my second year as a kayak escort for the Lighthouse Swim. If you’re a front page reader, you might remember that I wrote about doing this last year and that I also kayaked with the Newburgh to Beacon Swim (which Ripitz swam). My intention...