snow today--rain tomorrow

the day: march 5. beautiful sunny day, somewhere in the 20s, but feeling much warmer because of that sun. a bit of wind when it can get down through the treetops, but not at all uncomfortable. the ground and most obstacles--ie stones--covered, with about 4~ish inches of fresh stuff on top. all around, pretty perfect to celebrate WORLD TELEMARK DAY!

the adventure: up and over town hill, all the way to the marsh, and back.

the memories: all around a very pleasant day, enough coverage to avoid major ski bottom damage and sticky enough that i didn't need skins, even on the steepest parts. going to the marsh with pam is always fun--and sometimes funny. like when she stops to check her stocks. i usually end up skiing away, glad to not have a phone.

notes:

• when the snow is good, go outside and play! -- before it rains
• a little paraffin can go a long way--backwards if you aren't careful
• people who get outside together, smile together

go outside and smile!

a snow storm and skiing with friends

the days: february 25 & 26. a good cold~ish snow all day friday. a bright sunny cold~ish day all saturday. no wind in the woods.

the adventures: d1, friday earlier: town hill, to top of east steep and back. d1, friday later: shaker wildlife management area, up and down 3rd left with a finish on the big hill. d2, saturday earlier: up and down 3rd left, up 2nd left, down 1st--glades. finish on the big hill. d2, saturday later: 'secret sherbie', east side of moose mtn.

the memories: the d1 storm was not a huge dump, but it's steady build was very welcome. our first go out--skip and i--was right from the dooryard, in 4-5 inches of light stuff. not quite enough coverage and fast, turned us at the steep, rocky section, before descending to our deaths. coming back down to the house was mostly dreamy. 

when we got over to swma, coverage still seemed thin, but coming down 3rd left was maybe even dreamy-er, the big hill even creamy-er. 

d2 morning was super fun with laura and simon joining skip and i. the snow 6-8-10 inches--depending on exposure--was still super light. a warm up run on 3rd left got us excited. but going up 2nd left, we opted to skip the down there and head for the glades. still totally bummed the state dropped those trees at the best section, but a good time was had by all. the finish on the big hill was sweet.

simon, skip and i then over to moose mountain and took a run down the 'secret sherbie'--

--it was super fast!

notes:

• the sun on the snow made things really fast--especially in the afternoon
• if we hadn't had the two big warm spells with rain, this winter's snow pack would be stellar
• in fast snow, on narrow trails, leave a good amount of time/space between other skiers

go outside and play!