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How many of us here are from the California/Nevada area? Would any of you be interested in coming up to the Tahoe area? I was thinking about setting up a group day at one of the local XC areas if some of you are interested.
(My first choice would be Tahoe Donner. That's where I have my pass and I know the owner, but if people had a preference I could look into Royal Gorge, Lake Tahoe XC or Northstar.)
Should I post this in the California section?
I went to grad school in Waltham, and took up XC skiing while I was there. If memory serves, there are tons of great trails to ski on up around Concord -- at least there were, oh, 20-plus years ago :o :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
I sure hope they're still there. Have fun!
Did you go to Brandeis?
Oh , there are plenty of trails around here, but I really prefer tracked and groomed. It's not that I don't ski in the conservation land, I just prefer the other. But, I do a lot of snow shoeing on the local trails, as well as hiking.
There's so many trees down, I didn't even attempt it. In fact, friends went for a hike on a trail near their house and the police were there, so no one would go down it. The snow is mostly melted, too.
Kind of looking forward to my "shoulder" season. Still riding outside some, some hiking, and going to the gym. It's rare for me to ski before January and the season usually only lasts until the end of February. Even though there's awesome skiing up north in March, the one time I went to Stowe, VT in March, it rained and we ended up snow shoeing, as the trails were just too degraded/muddy for skiing. Planning a trip probably to the Northeast Kingdom in February.
I like to XC ski at Boyne and add in some downhill too.Quote:
Originally Posted by surgtech1956
We have been taking a yearly weeklong trip to the Porcupine Mountains (excellent cross country trails and warming huts). Cute backcountry cabins/Yurts you can rent too. It is a true Up North backcountry skiing experience-- I love it there!!! Great downhill skiing too.
Locally, we usually go to Stoney Creek Metro Park (mountain bike trails) but, have to wait forever for decent snow on the trails.
We just got back from hunting up North and checked out Silver Valley and the Corsair XC ski trail system. That one is on the list for this coming season for sure.:D
Almost time!! The mountains got about 15 inches last week and another storm is heading in tonight with estimates of close to 15 inches again:D
Aside from a late-October Nor'Easter whose precipitation did not last 24 hours, we have barely had any snow in southeastern Massachusetts this season.
We finally got several inches of fluffy powder overnight Thursday and throughout the day Saturday. DBF and I reacquainted ourselves with our skis and enjoyed our backyard trails for an hour this afternoon.
It felt good to get out again; hopefully Mother Nature will give us more opportunities in the next month or two.
See the other thread....
it was great to get out today.
Reviving this thread.
Snow forecast, possibly a little Monday and maybe more on Wednesday. Since I sled a total of 3 times last year, I am ready!!!
Wow do we need snow out here. Pretty much nothing so far. :-(
Well, we are in luck today, I would say there is 8" of new snow and it is supposed to snow throughout the day. Hopefully it stays all snow this week!
Too bad that I couldn't play hookey from work and get out and ski... but considering that I work for a ski shop well.... I guess you get the picture HA!
Grrrr...
just ice and rain here.
The mountains are supposed to get quite a bit over the next couple of days. I will keep my fingers crossed.
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Originally Posted by jobob
Yikes, I never saw your response to my post from over a year ago, Crankin, sorry about that! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
And the answer is, yep, I went to Brandeis. It was so much fun to meet up early in the morning with some classmates to go x-c skiing at one of the nearby parks, then we'd tromp back into the lab, oh, very late morning ... which helps explain why it took me 6 years to get my degree ... :rolleyes: :D
Learning how to skate ski is on my to-do list. We have a great nordic area here; I just spend so much time on the alpine slopes I don't get over there, even with my classic gear.
JoBob, you probably had a lot more fun than me when I went to grad school. Twice.
It's pouring rain this morning. I am severely worried about our warming winters in the Boston area. At least there's snow up north!
It had its moments. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
Oh geeeze. Once in a great while I miss the snowy winters in MA (mainly when the topic of xc skiing comes up), but the icy rains and slush I am very happy to do without! You have my sympathies.Quote:
It's pouring rain this morning. I am severely worried about our warming winters in the Boston area. At least there's snow up north!
Well, over a foot of new snow, although with a bit of rain last night, it has definitely become very heavy. Home from work today because of schools everywhere being cancelled, but will have to wait for the snow to settle a bit... extremely heavy at this point. However, I'm excited to see it and thinking about buying some back country ski's.:)
Lucky you to have good snow! Here in York County it has been raining all day today so we have puddles and slush and yuck; about three inches of snow fell yesterday where I am but it's mostly gone now. Was going to do the group run from the Y this evening but it doesn't sound too appealing in this weather, will probably swim instead (once the swim team practices are done for the night...). Hoping for some decent snow this winter to learn to XC ski--got all the equipment last year (good Craigslist find) and then didn't even get to use it!Quote:
Originally Posted by ridebikeme
Jolt... I will admit that it has been raining/snow here all day as well. Temps are pretty warm, so there is a bit of slush, but I would expect that with the warmer temps. here's to hoping that you receive some snow as well... can't wait to get out on ski's!!!
12plus inches so far and more tonight!! Woot woot. Hope to head to the backcountry this weekend.
Solo, I trust you aren't in Denver right now? We got a little snow last week and I've heard forecasts of only 1" - 4" tonight and tomorrow. Not enough to XC or snow shoe but too much to mountain bike:(
Yes I am in Denver..but where DH and I go backcountry skiing they got 12 inches over the last 24 hours and more is on the way. :-) I have been keeping an eye on certain web cams and the road has been covered in snow. :-) Now as long as my back behaves I will be good to go.
We got our first real storm since an early storm in October. We've had well over 2 feet of snow at my house. All of the ski areas finally opened. I'm going to try to go XC skiing today if the wind calms down. Yay!
We are getting a little snow on XMas, but not enough to ski. There was a big storm predicted for Thursday, but now it looks like it's going to be too warm. While I appreciate the weather not messing up my work schedule, I really want to ski :mad:.
We had a nice snowstorm in mid-December that allowed me to get out ONE NIGHT after work for a nice outing in excellent conditions. Those conditions disappeared before the week was over thanks to RAIN. Since then, meager flurries. Sigh... getting tired of our recent pathetic winters. :( Heading up to the North Shore this weekend, hoping for better conditions.
We are finally getting some much needed snow. It is still a little thin in some areas but very enjoyable despite the few rocks that I found.
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Well, not sure what the "Northeaster" will bring here, but after shoveling the driveway and getting some lunch.. I'm headed out on my 'maiden' voyage for the year. I just shoveled about 8", so there should be enough coverage over all of the ice/crusty snow to get in a short ski. More snow will only mean more coverage:)
The snow here turned to rain, but there's 10 inches at Windblown and they are opening tomorrow!
I will be there Saturday.
We have snow, and my lungs (and nose and throat and sinuses) finally consented to let me out of doors. Aaaahhh.... :-)
Snowing here! Maybe heading out for some XC tomorrow! First time this winter!
Finally.
Perfect packed powder conditions today. Skied about 11K at Windblown.
Sounds like you had great conditions Crankin!! I too got out today, second time this week and it was great!! The only bad part of the day was that I didn't take my camera !
Congrats! I didn't end up making it out today. Stupid cough kept me up all night. Did get out for a winter walk, but will try for nordic again on Tuesday.
I am now regretting our plans to stay with friends in Harwich and do a very fancy New Years Eve at the Chatham Bars Inn. I want to ski.
But, I may get out Wednesday morning. My client at 2:30 lives in Pepperell, not very far from Windblown. But, I will have to clean myself up before I go. Who wants to see a sweaty therapist? Or, if the snow is still decent, I can go to Great Brook Farm, 6 miles from my house.
I love it when we figure out our schedules so that we get everything accomplished that we need/have to, BUT also find time to get outside and play!! :) Have a great time on your ski's, and I'm sure your session with your client will benefit from your ski outing as well!!
I did my first ski of the season yesterday on the Western Greenway trail near my house in Waltham. It was wonderful. There are some wide carriage roads and some narrow winding woods trails that made for interesting skiing. Did 6 miles and could have gone further. More trails to explore. This afternoon I'll be skiing at Estabrook Woods in Concord.
Well, it's a beautiful day here, although perhaps abit cool with 15-25MPH wind... but all in all, no complaints here. Shanna (my four legged friend) and I got out for about 4-5 miles, not a huge distance but nice to be out and have time to get some projects done around the house, ride the trainer etc...
Happy New Year Everyone!!!
Deb, how were the conditions in Estabrook? Every time I've gone to ski there, it's been incredibly icy and I gave up. I have done a lot of snow shoeing there, though.
The snow was nice packed powder, but it was thin and you had to watch out for rocks. I started in Carlisle, skied down Estabrook Rd., then up Two Rod Rd. to Stearns Rd.
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Originally Posted by ridebikeme
Deb - were the blowdowns on Two Rod Rd (down close to the pond) out of the trail? Riding in there has been an issue since a microburst went through around the time of Hurricane Sandy. HUGE trees down in just one section of the woods.
We skied at Foss Farm on Monday. Conditions were good, but we need a bit more snow. The section that runs along the Concord River was all ice - added to the adventure ;).
And Ridebikeme - we were in Bethel over the holidays. Snow-shoed Mt Will in the Thursday storm, snowmobiled up to Andover from Newry, and skied at Great Glen in the Saturday snow! We did have to plow about 6 times, but I LOVED it! So happy to be out on the skis for a change of pace.
SheFly