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    Weekend storm

    Jeremy from NELSAP here. <BR> <BR>I'm a full time meteorologist, and I've been forecasting this one... <BR> <BR>Latest 00Z models are bringing precip much further north. This is the exact same trend as last year. Its incredible. <BR> <BR>At this time, there is a strong likelihood of 12" + over...
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    McCauley Mtn, NY 1/6/02

    Hit McCauley yesterday, really a neat place! Its located in middle of the Adirondacks, in the town of Old Forge. It has about a 500 foot drop, double chair, T-bar, J-bar, and two rope tows (one 700' and quite steep!). Trails were in excellent shape on packed powder and powder conditions. The...
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    Sugarbush April 07, 2001

    Another fantastic day in this fantastic season! <BR> <BR>Headed over to Sugarbush yesterday, 2hr drive from Lake George, not bad. Everything was open, except for trails off of the Inverness Quad, Green Mtn Quad, and Sunshine Double at North. There is so much snow up there, they could ski to late...
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    Willard Mtn, NY 02/06/01

    Well, as usual, we got shafted by another snowstorm in eastern NY. Only 6-8" at Willard, and 4-5" in the valley. Certainly not the 1-4ft at other resorts! <BR> <BR>I decided to try out Willard Mtn since it was my day off, and hadn't skied that one yet. Willard is a funny place. Its really in the...
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    Gore Mountain, NY 01/27/01

    An interesting day, full of mayhem and mystery, at Gore Mountain... <BR> <BR>Things were looking good at first as we (Betsy, Chris, and Jeremy) approached Gore...it was a good day weatherwise, light snow falling, a bit crowded, but looked good. We bought our tickets, went inside to get our boots...
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    Oak Mountain, NY 1/21/01

    Ok...so who hear has heard of this one? <BR> <BR>Oak Mountain, located in Speculator, NY is a classic. A true classic. It operates with no snowmaking, no chairlifts, and one packer. Its also a little hard to get to...but thankfully, NY roads have a speed limit of 55mph...so even when you're not...
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    Mt. Sunapee, NH 12/23/00

    Awesome day at Sunapee! <BR> <BR>Since I was going home to Massachusetts from New York, and hadn't skied Sunapee since they had improved it, decided to check it out. What a great day! <BR> <BR>Conditions throughout the entire day were a firm packed powder, no real ice patches until 3pm. Sunapee...
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    Ski Maynia Day, Sunday River-May 1, 2000

    Well, what a decent end for the season. Chris Bradford and I hit SR for one final day of the last ski season of the millenium. Anyways, skiing was great (mostly), with decent coverage on most sections of the trails. Right Stuff had the best coverage, followed by Ecstasy to Sunday Punch...
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    Jay Peak, VT 4/12/00

    <I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 4/12/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Think of your dream day at Jay...40" of new snow in 3 days, almost everything open, hardly any crowds, untracked...
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    Attitash/Bear Peak, NH 3/18/00

    <I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 3/18/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>An impromptu ski vacation allowed us to ski Attitash today. Every time I have skied here in the past has been...
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    Ragged Mt., NH 2/26/00

    <I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 2/26/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Another impromtu ski trip this week! <BR> <BR>Headed to Ragged today to use a free voucher from the Boston Ski and...
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    Ski Ward, MA 2/23/00

    <I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 2/24/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>After skiing Sunrise Ski Slope and then finding Neutocankunt Hill in Providence, RI, I hit Ski Ward for some night...
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    Sunrise Ski Slope, N. Attleboro, MA 2/23/00

    <I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 2/24/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>In my eternal quest to document and/or ski every ski area in New England, I embarked on another recon trip on...
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    Blue Hills, MA 2/21/00

    <I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 2/21/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>The second of the weekend ski areas. This was a place to do "just for the heck of it", not for any true challenge...
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    Berkshire East, MA 2/20/00

    <I>(Note from the Administrator: This report was originally posted on 2/21/00. Due to our move to new servers, the date and time attributed to this post is incorrect.)</I> <BR> <BR>Hit Berkshire East yesterday. Nice place! Met up with the webmaster from their page for a personal tour. Berkshire...
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