Harv's NY/VT Pictures Thread

Vanderwhacker Wild Forest: 2/02/26
Fun BC ski with two trailheads, two miles from my house. Using a car shuttle we turned 980 feet of climbing into 2800 of downhill.

uphill


john


ives dam


north-side

Gore is finishing up their terrain, blowing snow on Pete Gay.

rabbit-pond

Rabbit Pond

end-of-the-day


Ski Day 61.
 
Siamese BC, NY: 2/06/26 - Hooper Mine and William Blake Pond

William Blake Pond

Zelda hoks William Blake Pond

Not a great shot but a great moment for me, us.

Yesterday was awesome. First time taking my wife into the BC this winter season. Up to the Hooper Mine and over to William Blake Pond and back down to the trailhead.

She's been insistent she wouldn't ski again (ACL) and has been exclusively snowshoeing, on our property. We were given a pair of Hoks and she tried them here at home, and really liked them. The are short fat skis with a skin built in to the bottom. Originally developed for hunters.

Zelda works from home, sets her own schedule to some extent, and tries to keep Fridays light. Yesterday am she told me she was up for some hok'ing in the Siamese. To reassure her I carried her snowshoes on my back, but we didn't need them.

Whatever happens, I am digging it.

Ski Day 65.
 
EMSC said:
So basically a cross between a backcountry ski and a really long snowshoe. Never heard of them before. Perfect place and season for such winter tools though. Also perfect to get out there before the big weekend cold snap!
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Agree.

Not a coincidence on the cold snap.

Still cold today, but warm enough to hok our woods.

hoks
 
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