Brownski
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- Joined
- Jul 19, 2020
There’s no sugar coating it. Plattekill has been hit hard by the crappy weather.
It didn’t hold me back but I did make sure the old rock skis were in the truck.
There wasn’t much open but the diehards came out
I always chuckle when I see the kid-with-a-shovel go by. There’s lots of that at Plattekill.
Of course yesterday was the annual NYSB meeting so I got to meet lots of guys I only knew from the forum (Rob, Miskier, Jef...) and say hi to a couple I already met.
Mandatory lunch pic. Chili from the upstairs bistro and Keegan Ales Mother’s Milk Stout.
At lunch Harv was all like, “ let’s hike over to North Face. I heard it’s good.” I normally will walk across for Blockbuster but not North Face but then I was like “yeah, ok”. I had layered with warm rain in mind so I did get a little bit of a sweat going once we hit the uphill part. Of course, we lingered a bit to cool off and enjoy the view.
And check Insta
Bearpen in the distance.
The Whales were the best snow I skied all day. It was worth the walk.
I was thinking I’d just take a couple laid back cruiser runs after that but when one of the guys we’d met at lunch heard that he proposed a “Chinese downhill”. So yeah, a bunch of middle-aged dudes raced each other down Powderpuff. I would have won too (most of my competition was on boards or tele gear) but I slowed down as I approached some little girls and their mom going slow. Jeff was more hard core then me and zipped right past the beginners and I took second. I had to be home early to go to a high school play so I didn’t hang around for the apres festivities but maybe somebody else can fill in those details....
It didn’t hold me back but I did make sure the old rock skis were in the truck.
There wasn’t much open but the diehards came out
I always chuckle when I see the kid-with-a-shovel go by. There’s lots of that at Plattekill.
Of course yesterday was the annual NYSB meeting so I got to meet lots of guys I only knew from the forum (Rob, Miskier, Jef...) and say hi to a couple I already met.
Mandatory lunch pic. Chili from the upstairs bistro and Keegan Ales Mother’s Milk Stout.
At lunch Harv was all like, “ let’s hike over to North Face. I heard it’s good.” I normally will walk across for Blockbuster but not North Face but then I was like “yeah, ok”. I had layered with warm rain in mind so I did get a little bit of a sweat going once we hit the uphill part. Of course, we lingered a bit to cool off and enjoy the view.
And check Insta
Bearpen in the distance.
The Whales were the best snow I skied all day. It was worth the walk.
I was thinking I’d just take a couple laid back cruiser runs after that but when one of the guys we’d met at lunch heard that he proposed a “Chinese downhill”. So yeah, a bunch of middle-aged dudes raced each other down Powderpuff. I would have won too (most of my competition was on boards or tele gear) but I slowed down as I approached some little girls and their mom going slow. Jeff was more hard core then me and zipped right past the beginners and I took second. I had to be home early to go to a high school play so I didn’t hang around for the apres festivities but maybe somebody else can fill in those details....
