<I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 11/21/99. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>I ran into Jerm early, and we both headed up the T-Bar for some extreme skiing on Chalet Meadows. Having exhausted the possibilities there, we skated over to the Jet Triple, which was the only other lift open. Happily, there wasn't a single rope to be found across the trails or glades up there. We found some real powder skiing at the top of Kitzbuhel, so we popped into the woods halfway down. For some reason, the snow immediately turned to slush in there, but we were pretty psyched to be skiing the woods in November at all! <BR> <BR>After another run or two we met up with the gang and proceeded to ski ourselves pretty much into the ground (well, I shouldn't speak for everyone else, but I know I can barely move this morning!). Highlights for me were Kitz Woods, which just got better and better as more people skied it; Kitz itself; and Timbuktu and surroundings. There was still enough natural snow from last week's 3-4 foot dump that the trails were completely covered and the woods were quite skiable. As the day wore on with 50-plus degree temperatures, stuff started poking through in the glades and at the bottom of the mountain, but everything was still skiable. Too bad the warm temperatures and rain (it started sprinkling as I drove into Montgomery Center at around 4:00) will probably wipe out most of the snow before Jay's Thanksgiving re-opening. <BR> <BR>Anyway, it was great to meet up with everyone, and let's hope for some more snow so we can get out there and do it again! <BR> <BR>Motto of the day: "Rock skis? All skis are rock skis!" <BR> <BR>Benjie