Wow, you took full advantage of that snowfall!! It sounds wonderful.
This rainstorm has washed away the last of the snow in Philly, too, alas. I'm hoping to be more prepared next time snow falls. Have an excellent time in Ak.
Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
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lowangle al
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- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
It's back on. No tree skiing, but the grassy logging roads should ski fine with about 5" of coverage.
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lowangle al
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- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
It should be good tomorrow.
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lowangle al
- Posts: 2752
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- Location: Pocono Mts / Chugach Mts
- Ski style: BC with focus on downhill perfection
- Favorite Skis: powder skis
- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
I feel like I'm in ski country, the lady in line next to me at the super market was wearing xc ski boots. She said there was good coverage at Gouldsboro State Park. I skied every day this week, good stuff.
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lowangle al
- Posts: 2752
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- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
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fisheater
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- Ski style: All my own, and age doesn't help
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Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
No ice??! My local kettle lakes have ice, but also open water from springs. The big water is open, but I’m done paddling until March. I was on Lake Erie in December, it was below freezing, aluminum double blade paddle on big water. My thumbs still aren’t right from some minor frostbite.
I have have a lot of packed into ice snow now. I’m happy, it will be real nice with a couple inches on top!
I have have a lot of packed into ice snow now. I’m happy, it will be real nice with a couple inches on top!
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lowangle al
- Posts: 2752
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- Location: Pocono Mts / Chugach Mts
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- Favorite Skis: powder skis
- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
The upper picture is snow on the ice . It's about 6' thick with some open spots from springs. The snow was real nice, the sun was out and I had a blast.
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Nick BC
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Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
Interesting heel pieces on those Insanes Al. They look quite “rustic”. 
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lowangle al
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- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
It shouldn't be surprising for a guy who skis in jeans. I have limited gear here in Pa and don't know how I ended up with SBs w/o heel risers. I grabbed the first piece of hard wood I could find which was a piece of a handle from a sledge hammer that I shortened. I've been thinking of putting them on all my skis because hey are the only heel pieces I have that don't allow snow build up.
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lowangle al
- Posts: 2752
- Joined: Sat Jan 11, 2014 3:36 pm
- Location: Pocono Mts / Chugach Mts
- Ski style: BC with focus on downhill perfection
- Favorite Skis: powder skis
- Favorite boots: Scarpa T4
- Occupation: Retired cement mason. Current job is to take my recreation as serious as I did my past employment.
Re: Eastern pennsylvania xcd spots?
It’s still skiable in my neck of the woods. That five inches has been holding up for ten days so far. As it got thinner it got tougher and gave better protection from the rocks than when it first fell.
- It still skied well