Winter Weather 23/24

[Peter Minde]

Some folks wrote a letter to the editor regarding the “competition trails" being nice but the others needing some loving too.

Legacy trails at Mt. Van Hoevenberg need more attention

To the editor: On Jan. 23, Gov. Kathy Hochul was at Mount Van Hoevenberg announcing plans for the state budget. Included in her budget was $82 million directed for the Olympic Regional Development Authority to keep their venues up to date. “If you don’t put money in, they won’t be worth going...

www.lakeplacidnews.com

Might be paywalled...

No paywall. I know several of those who signed, and they're spot on. ORDA, are you listening or you DGAF? Van Ho received the same amount of natural snow this winter as neighboring Cascade XC. Somehow, with just a snowmobile, Cascade buffed their trails into great shape while the Ho for whatever reason neglected the legacy trails. All sorts of memorabilia from 2 Olympics that could decorate the new lodge, but there's just one stinkin' photo from 1932.

Van Ho has lost its soul.

 

[tirolski]

No paywall. I know several of those who signed, and they're spot on. ORDA, are you listening or you DGAF? Van Ho received the same amount of natural snow this winter as neighboring Cascade XC. Somehow, with just a snowmobile, Cascade buffed their trails into great shape while the Ho for whatever reason neglected the legacy trails. All sorts of memorabilia from 2 Olympics that could decorate the new lodge, but there's just one stinkin' photo from 1932.

Van Ho has lost its soul.

Figured ya’d be interested in the article.

Pratt ain’t in charge anymore. He knew how was made & LP history.
The new kid knows icy/gravity effects & how to put on wintertime shows.

 

[Ripitz]

Hopewell Junction

 

[MC2]

Fluffy.

Hopewell Junction

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Nothing up here in Albany. Real southern storm

 

[jasonwx]

Fluffy.


Nothing up here in Albany. Real southern storm

just south of him..8" of cement

 

[Harvey]

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Bring back Peanut's snowman!

 

[sig]

what a waste of good snow. these pictures are making me sad.

 

[Camberstick]

Solid 14" of heavy Pocono powder at camelback this morning. Good for several hours til it was hammered and everyone showed up

 

[tirolski]

what a waste of good snow. these pictures are making me sad.

If it wasn’t such a quick hitter it coulda been a lot more.
I’m just waitin for some backside lake effect. At least it’s cool again after 60s over the weekend.
Folks didn’t need another r**n storm.

 

[Andy_ROC]

Nothing here in the Rochester region as expected...