Day 16 - Greek Peak

Turned out surprisingly good today; Dad's favorite Greek Peak run, Castor, was fantastic - as was Illiad.

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Day 15 - Greek Peak

Yesterday it was skiing in the rain, today it was skiing till it rains; out for about 2½ hours; with the warm temps overnight they limited grooming so it took a little time to ski all the skitchy snow into something skiable - Iliad was just starting to get good when it started to rain; stockpiling the whales on Christy's till after the rain.

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Day 14 - Greek Peak

Pretty good day given the on and off rain all morning; out for 3 hours; stayed dry; grooming was a little inconsistent, but it got skied in pretty good by the time I left.

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Day 13 - Greek Peak

Another very nice day - excellent weather, excellent conditions; there were a lot of people out, but all the lifts ran so I was able to run and hide effectively; more great snowmaking - big whales on Christy's and Lower Zeus; skied okay; feeling okay.

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Day 12 - Greek Peak

Another cold morning; more fantastic conditions; my latest Head GS Cheaters are so much better on the groomers than the Bonafides or Kendos; feeling well enough that I'm thinking of stepping up to GS or SL skis.

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Day 11 - Greek Peak

Cold morning after yesterday's snow; stellar conditions again; good sized crowd, but never a lift line; 15 minute delay at opening; Chair 1 ran today, so plenty of Odyssey runs; didn't ski particularly well; poor choice of skis today; took a good 15 minutes before I could get my boots off at the end of the day.

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Day 10 - Hunter Mountain

Pretty good day on the hill; full overcast with very little wind and temps in the twenties; pretty big crowd but never really much of lift line; skied with Radvanyi and Yatsko; plenty of new choices since the last time I was here - White Cloud, Eisenhower and Outlook stood out; the hip was a little wonky on the drive in, but I skied fine and it feels okay as I sit here writing this after driving home; had to drive home directly into the oncoming snow; first time parking at Hunter North - I like this alot - it cuts about 4 minutes off the trip; first +20,000' vert day of the season.

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Day 9 - Greek Peak

Out for a few hours after a doctor's appointment this morning; another stellar day on Odyssey and Trojan; skied with Bill and Jamie; drove home in the rain.

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Day 8 - Greek Peak

Very nice day on the hill after some more rain; a little scratchy to start, but everything (Odyssey, Trojan and Fields) softened beautifully; nobody else out - and I mean nobody; stayed long enough to do 20 runs.

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Day 7 - Greek Peak

Nice day on the hill; plenty open give the recent rain - Trojan opened yesterday and was fun today; Chair 1 ran for a few hours so plenty of Odyssey runs today; extremely firm; skied quite a bit today; first Ski Tracks error this year - paused at lunch and missed tracking my afternoon runs.

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Day 6 - Mt. Snow

First back-to-back days this season; lots of open terrain compared to everywhere else I've skied so far this year; last night's cold firmed up yesterday's rain soaked snow dramatically; not unexpectedly they groomed up quite a few chunks; had to ski slow today - my legs were tired; pretty big crowd; arrived early and got absolutely the best parking spot in Mt. Snow history; I can really feel the firm snow in my hip - nothing to worry about, just part of the recovery process (I hope).

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Day 5 - Okemo

Out for a couple of hours on my way to Peak Performance to get my Christmas gift (new Nordica Doberman 5 S boots) custom fit; conditions weren't too bad considering all the rain - their existing snowpack soaked up almost all of it and the inital post-rain groom didn't produce too many chuncks; given my short window to ski today I stuck to the main mountain and only got to ski Upper World Cup/Chute/Lower Chief and Upper Jolly Green Giant/Arrow; I'm skiing okay, but my hip is still very weak.

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Day 4 - Hunter Mountain

Got an excellent morning in before the rain; 2 days of warm temps made everything super soft and carvable; stayed till I got wet - ended up leaving right at noon; legs were pretty tired walking to the car after 11 trips up The Flyer and a couple more up the new Broadway Chair (B Chair) but I feel pretty good sitting at home as I write this.

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Day 3 - Greek Peak

Nice morning on the hill; first time this year I felt comfortable with my skiing - getting my boots figured out was a huge help; some more new snow and grooming overnight had the hill in tip top condition; Chair 1 ran basically all morning - so plenty of Odyssey laps - it was great; nice crowd, but no lift lines.

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Day 2 - Greek Peak

Really good start to Greek Peak's season - Karyatis, Fields and Odyssey all blown and groomed; Several others including Illiad and Olympian were open on natural snow only; I did Illiad once but too many rocks for a redo; skied the Blizzard Bonafides; a little breezy with temps in the upper teens and a few snow flurries; the man made on the open trails was firm like Odyssey and a tad bit chunky in spots like Stoic; pretty good crowd after say 11:00 AM but never more than a 1 or 2 minute liftline; excellent lunch at the bar - Fried Chicken sandwich with fries and a few Blue Moon's.

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Day 1 - Hunter Mountain

Pretty good start to the season considering it's been 9 months and a hip replacement revision surgery since I last skied. My hip is very weak but at least it didn't hurt. My feet and lower legs however, did hurt when I encountered any hard snow. Stopped a little earlier than I wanted to because my legs were spent - 8 before lunch and only 3 after.

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