Plattekill, NY: 01/07/18

jamesdeluxe

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After various holiday/weather-related holdups, Sunday served as my inaugural local turns of the season on what was supposed to be the final day of this more than two-week cold snap on the East Coast. While it's small potatoes compared to up north, people were seeing -12F readings in their cars driving up and by the time I was on the lift at 9:15, it was a brisk -6 but at least there was no wind. The hill was empty during the first hour; however, a decent crowd eventually turned up and as always, lifts were ski-on.

I was with a group of eight from Harv's NY Ski Blog and the only one not on teleskis -- that's how they roll upstate:
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As befitting the temps, conditions were nice and chalky for the first few hours. The ungroomed was a wee bit stiff in spots but kept getting better as the day went on. The rime-covered branches on several traverses were a nice touch:
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Depending on where you went in, the woods were either ready for action or in need of one more storm:
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