Category: Ski day

Something different this time: I took the New England Snow Bus for a day trip to the River. This is far more humane than driving 3+ hours each way: I arrived at the mountain with a fresh head and fresh legs, and at the end of the day, vegged out on the ride home.

I stayed the night at Loon and drove up to Sunday River. Wind kept half the resort on wind hold in the morning, but Aurora was accessible from Spruce Peak, and I had it all to myself until after lunch, when all the lifts started spinning there.

Back to east coast skiing at what has now become my usual place. Any skiing is better than no skiing, and it looks like we’ve got plenty of winter left.

About a week after a soaking r@!n, a hard freeze, a half dozen inches of new snow, and a little grooming, the runs at Loon were fast and firm. Biggest day of the year so far. But the Achilles tendon is still a bit sore…