2/23/2008 – Powdah!

Crotched Mountain – 2/23/2008

MLK Weekend at Loon

1/20 – Cold, some fresh. Good day of carving.

1/21 – Alot colder, another solid day of carving. Two excellent days at Loon.

Skiing Over MLK Weekend

Leaving tomorrow around noon for Lincoln. Bretton Woods or Waterville on Sunday, Loon on Monday. Pics and some text when I get back. S’Posed to be really cold this weekend.

Jackson XC Skiing

The snow was frozen solid and lacking in a certain “volume”. Oh well. What do you expect after a January thaw. Awesome trip.

Full Trip Report Here.

Full Picture Gallery Here.

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Powder and Cold at Loon Mtn.

January 2-3 @ Loon Mtn.

1/2/08 – chopped up powder. Great temps, some crowds.

1/3/08 – Cold! -10 at the summit, some soft snow still left, all the man-made and some other stuff was really, really dry and very slippery. No crowds, good day. Shitty experience with Loon Customer Service and their “Lost and Found”. Sent angry email to Loon.

Great couple days of skiing.

Letter to Representative Delahunt

Written for Requirement 8, Cit. in the Nation.

Dear Representative Delahunt,
I’m sending this email to express my opinion on the energy crisis facing our country today. America’s dependence on fossil fuels as our major source of energy  is the real problem behind the energy crisis and rising oil prices. Most people seem to think that the problem can be attributed to the war in Iraq, or to greedy oil companies. While these factors may contribute to the problem, the real issue lies with our complete dependence on fossil fuels. Our government should be pouring money into research into the development of existing forms of alternative energy, and research into new forms of fueling our country’s massive demand for energy. The government should be sponsoring the advancement of alternative fuels so that they won’t be viewed as “alternative” fuels, but as just “fuels”. As just another method for powering a car, turning on lights, and generating heat. If our country continues to provide funding to fossil fuel companies, nothing will change. The country needs to accept other forms of fuel, and this change needs to happen soon. Oil won’t last forever, and when it finally runs dry, our country will need another form of energy to turn to. If we take steps now to develop and research other forms of energy, we will be prepared when the Middle East cannot support our energy needs any longer.

Thank you,
David Howland
Falmouth, MA

Epic Powder Day at Crotched Mt.

Steve and I hit Crotched Mt. last Saturday, December 22. Powder, powder, powder. 3 feet of it in the trees and tons of coverage all over the entire mountain.

Full Writeup.

Photo Gallery.

First Signifigant Snow of the Year

December 13, 2007 – Falmouth, MA

Today we saw the first (and hopefully not the last) significant snowfall of the year. 4-6 inches fell all across the Cape. Some public schools got out early, but I was stuck in school all day long, even though our math class was empty when all the seniors left early.

After about 6 hours of heavy snow, the precipitation turned to freezing rain, packing down the snow and hardening it up. The sledding today was awesome. More snow is in the forecast for Saturday night and then a major Nor’Easter for Sunday. Highest forecast is 4 feet for the summits in northern Vermont and New Hampshire. The Pats game is gonna be a mess, but they’ll still win, despite what the motherfucking Jets fans thing. Of  course, the Patriots have no experience playing in the snow, so they’ll definitely lose.  And oh yeah, the snow will help the Jets. Yeah. Of course. Asswipes. Dumb asswipes.

 

Panda Gouging It’s Eyes Out – Webcam Shot of the Day

What else could it be doing?

It Just Keeps Getting Better and Better

Big snowstorm came through Sunday night into Monday, and now another one is on it’s way. Check out this radar image:

Search Terms Redux

Apparently this dude really didn’t want porn.

Lump of Clouds! – Daily Webcam Shot

Mt. Washington has turned into a lump of clouds! A cold lump of clouds. The temp there as this is posted is -14 F. Hopefully they’re snow clouds.

Light on High – Webcam Shot of the Day

Mount Washington Ravines Cam

 

In this shot you can see, in the low-light, some of the snow that’s been accumulating on the mountain, and you can see a light on top of the mountain, maybe from the snowcat changing the observatory crew.

Panda Update – Web Cam Shot of the Day

It’s hiding. See the ear?

Quality of Stouffer’s Products

In response to rivercoil’s post about the Quality of Spyder Products, I’d like to complain about the quality of Stouffer’s products. They little plastic tin keeps breaking right along the line of the macaroni. You know what happens when the plastic breaks there? HOT FUCKING MACARONI EVERYWHERE!!

geez.

Some People are Very Strange

Exactly a month ago I wrote a post titled “Ways to Make Baseball Better”. I didn’t think the post would be very popular, I just thought it was funny and wanted to share. Well, today, someone searched the terms “baseball+shark tank” on a search engine. And they got my blog post and probably read it. What kind of messed up person searches that term?

Christmas Covers

There’s nothing worse than a radio station that switches to nothing-but-Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving, runs out of actual Christmas music the next day, and then plays sad attempts at Christmas music for the rest of the month. There’s just something about a gay DJ wishing me a “Merry Christmas!!” in November that rubs me the wrong way. At least wait until December.

And right behind the radio station is the little kid in the back of the bus, screaming “I Hate Frosty!” Asswipe.

London Picture #1

In Maine

I’m in Maine until Saturday. And I get to shoot guns. Fun.

The dog is barking up an obnoxious storm at the cat in this house. It’s obnoxious. The dog just wants to play and the cat isn’t having any of it. The dog is really confused.

Arcade Fire Picture #1

Green Ravine

Camera Error

Snow on Mt. Washington – Daily Webcam Shot

Just got back from London. Pics and narrative to follow. In the meantime, SNOW! And some nice low clouds. Check out the ravine!