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I was riding the summit quad when someone with me pointed it out. Wasn't a big deal. Just a noticeable distortion of snow over in slide 4. I think it was more like a slough than an avalanche. Maybe what you mentioned was something else. The slides were not open at that time. Jimski On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 9:06 AM Sharon Heller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Way to get out there!! Do what you can and listen to your body. That's the > best anyone can do. > > Did you see the avalanche? Was there any chatter about it? > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 5:00 PM James Dugan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> What a fantastic blue bird day. Do we really want such a thing in >> February? >> Drove my tedious 20 miles to Whiteface's parking lot, got my stuff on and >> hit the first chair at precisely 10 AM. I am still on the wait and let it >> warm up mode and probably should have gotten there earlier. Taking the >> short hop over to the main lifts I got on the gondi only to find they >> actually had technicians working on the towers concurrently so it was about >> the slowest ride up I can ever remember. Skied Essex-Excelsior-Victoria's >> and would rate it about 9 all things considered. Then up to the summit and >> a complete Cloudspin run. One other day I had done three runs in >> perfect snow conditions just after the big storm recently, however it was >> in zero visibility with freezing drizzle on the goggles. Today I could see >> all the way to Mansfield summit. The rocks on the first few turns were >> very sketchy but easily avoided and I got into such an enjoyable groove >> that I almost missed lower Switch back to get over to lower Skyward. Today >> was my first run on Lower Skyward which I prefer over Niagara/Victoria as >> that is usually much more steep and icy. The whole thing was so enjoyable >> that I did it a second time. They up Lookout Triple to a fantastic run >> down Hoyt's High. I had my best rock skis which are also excellent for >> blasting through dense stuff and slough giving me the best stability for >> hold on the head walls and run outs. I went up again and did a Wilmington >> Trail run. The usual phenomenon of every grade of condition was in effect >> depending on the elevation and sun angle. The bottom of the run was >> getting a little stony churned up that got hidden in the dense mashed >> potatoes. At this point I was getting hungry and thirsty and getting to >> Bear Den lodge was annoying in the wet snow and very low angle beginner >> trails were very sticky. I pondered going back up higher after lunch but >> when I walked out the door the heat hit me. Someone said they saw 55 >> degrees on a thermometer somewhere. I decided to bail and save energy for >> tomorrow. Sounds like the same idea but more cloudy and a little cooler. >> I need to do at least four days this week to make my personal >> Feb. quota. Gore is supposed to get 5 to 8 inches last I saw for Wed >> into Thurs. I plan to hit that with a friend who can get a reciprocal >> discount with his other area season pass and then Sat he can bring a buddy >> (me) to Titus on his pass their for pass holder appreciation day. >> >> I feel a little guilty only attaining 5 runs, 9500 ft vert and 7.9 miles >> skiing today. When you get to be my age saving some for tomorrow can be >> necessary in the long run. Have fun gang, get it while it's out there. >> Jimski >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L >> is brought to you by the University of Vermont. >> >> To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html >> > > > -- > (( > )) > (( > )) > (( > ))haron > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is > brought to you by the University of Vermont. > > To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html