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Anyhow, it sounds like a great bachelor party/trip. Thanks for the info on the quahogs. Me, 14' kayak after owning a 25' Sea Ray for many years. Not much draft there, either, and I don't have enough free time or money to be a real sailor. Tom

I've never seen a clam that large. I'll have to plan a Maine vacation one of these years. Thanks for the great pics. Tom

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I agree with your point that political will is necessary. I don't have the facts, but I'm not sure it's environmentalists that oppose a lot of these projects. In NYS, the wind opposition seems to be coming from people that don't otherwise seem to be environmentalists. In Watertown NY, in the...

I've seen some of these turbines up close on the Tug Hill region of NYS (probably where the swimming pool picture was taken), and they are large, but I don't find them offensive at all. What I do find disturbing is the fierce opposition to these towers by people who aren't forthcoming with...

I wonder what wax he used?

Great TR, thanks! Something to look forward to my next trip to Mansfield.

Bristol Mountain is closed now too. A handful of hardy souls were out on Sunday, but the cover is melting fast.

According to the Albany Times Union report (copied below), the ski resorts themselves would not be closed, but the Olympic facilities in Lake Placid and North Elba would be. I bet both Gore and Whiteface are profitable. If my memory serves, back in the 1980s, In Monroe County NY, the county...

Well, as luck would have it, we're staying at the Inn at the Mountain (located at the double), so if I make the trip and find the correct way back there, I'm set. Stowe has the best Nordic maps I've ever seen. Bruce trail is shown coming into the system, and there are topo lines to work with...

Well sure, but probably not next week! But thanks for the sentiment. A coworker sent a good video of Bruce: http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?t=69594 I do think it looks doable, particularly if I had my teles.

Thanks for the reply, guys. I'm feeling much more upbeat after reading that, and great TR, Patrick. I've got good climbing and skating skills, so I think if I can round up some company, I'll go for it. One friend I'll be with won't want to go - he hated Castlerock, and I wanted to keep going...

Hey gang, I'm going to Stowe March 8-12 for my first visit there (on skis at least - winter backpacked Mansfield and Spruce in 1975, but that's a story for another time). Anyhow, I've skied alpine for about seven years now, and have probably skied 100 times. I'd consider myself a strong...

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I guess the award goes to Jennifer Burt, who got the University to fund her 'study'. I wonder how much research she got to do inspecting the runs in the winter? :lol:

Nawww, that's no fun. I found a 6' carpet runner today for $8, so now it's in front of my tuning bench. I still would rather feel up my skies personally. Maybe an annual grind or beltsand at a shop, but the rest myself. Tom

Not to mention cleaner. Be careful to keep wax off the floor, though, especially a concrete floor. Use a dropcloth, or an inexpensive carpet runner, or you'll have a nicely waxed floor, and it doesn't remove easily. Happy tuning! damhik Tom

This is an interesting conversation. Maybe it deserves a new thread? I ski pretty defensively. When I do decide to change my rhythm or amplitude, or change from one side of the trail the other, I always glance uphill to see if the coast is clear. Generally, I'll pick one of my consistent...

Aw, heck. Against my better judgment, I'll dive in headfirst too. Last month's National Geographic magazine has a wonderful graphic which shows, for various countries, typical spending per person (all in USD) vs average life expectancy at birth. The graph is just a line from cost to life...

Enjoy your 15 minutes. Now back to work. HAHA!