First tracks
Those were my buddy Pete's words a few weeks ago when "first snow" reports started trickling out of the West and even Lake Placid which got some early snow. "That may be true" I told him "but she doesn't tease us with snow in June (despite what the Northern Pikes might think)". She starts to work her magic in October and little by little we move inexorably towards the real stuff. Compactable stuff. Base building, powder covering, skiable snow. Last weekend we got another tease... but at least it was here as opposed to some far-flung ski locale. Another tease to be sure but at least - to a degree - it was skiable. I got a little skiing in on the waxless boards but skiing along the grassy shoulder of the parkway has never been my thing. I quickly turned back to the car and strapped the roller skis back on. The real stuff will fall soon enough and with it the season will begin in ernest.
Not quite ready for Penguins
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