Sounds like the upper auto road should have the potential for turns - 
anything else still will not have enough cover despite the two feet on snow 
& ice on the summit this morning and the two-foot expected storm total.  
(Or if somehow enough snow has blow into such terrain, avy danger would be 
too much of a concern.)
Mr. Otto D. Rhoade says his lower extremities are snow covered about 1/4 of 
a mile up - if so, would start at Great Glen.  But AMC says snowline is at 
Raymond Path - if so, then would start at PNVC and head up Old Jackson Road 
to intersect w/ Otto.
Will probably go ultrafast & light on the ski gear w/ the Dynafit MLT4 
boots and TM:11 skis, although might instead use the Matrices & wife’s rock 
skis.  (There’s just something really special about starting off the season 
in October, in New England, on natural snow . . . with someone else’s rock 
skis.)  
Other than ski gear, will bring full-on winter mountaineering and survival 
kit (even avy rescue gear just in case I really mess up) - wx fx for 
Tuesday looks much better than for today, but still is pretty wild up there.
Ping me bc by 4pm today if interested, or try the cell phone I grabbed from 
work: 617-943-6150  (Yes, I will be checking office voice mail at all 
times.)  Unsure if driving up tonight or tomorrow morning - either way, 
start time will not be super early, since my ski patrol class (south of the 
city, drat) goes until past 9 tonight.  (Thought about skipping it but then 
realized just how bad it would be to get any injury tomorrow that we’re 
covering tonight...)

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