Recent content by dug

Wow, OK. I'm sensing a pattern of late. Enjoy folks

What is considered "overnight"? Dusk to dawn? If I am in the woods overnight, walking for some or all of it, is that considered "occupancy" (the fact or condition of holding, possessing, or residing in or on something), It's temporary. It's overnight. I'm not in a permanently-fixed...

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-total-snowfall-this-winter/3636399/ "In Burlington, Vermont, for example, there's been 60.9 inches of snowfall so far this season. That surpasses the norm of 59.1 inches for that city, and almost doubles last year's 34.9 inches of snow during the same...

In every facet of life, in every interaction, we all have an opportunity to teach and to learn. How we go about that is up to each of us to decide on how we want to handle each of those interactions.

Don't disagree. However, ski areas do the most reporting of snow totals so when you look for how much snow has fallen, only the ski areas come up. I could've eventually likely found something else, but I'm not doing research for a paper...just musing on the internet. To add, it was...

Of course, hard to predict. Even harder to predict in November vs. February. Spot checking a few VT ski areas: Jay Peak Average 335"; currently with 331" Bolton Valley 300"; currently with 266" Smuggler's Notch 280"; currently with 279" Stowe 275"; currently with 250" Sugarbush 262"; 222"...

Agree. What is won't be is decidedly less snow than normal ;-)

I was referring to VT (where the link was referencing). In Southern NH, I'd say 8-10 with some mix.

https://snowbrains.com/this-may-be-the-best-east-coast-ski-season-in-almost-20-years-it-just-keeps-snowing/ That was written before the 15+ received yesterday. Already a top-ten year for snow totals in some areas.... I've got a solid 3' base in Southern NH and no sign of it going anywhere...

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/02/10/three-mass-hikers-rescued-from-dangerous-snow-in-n-h/ "Authorities received an SOS alert from a Garmin device in the area of Mount Lincoln around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said in a statement. Officials...

That was always my thought. The only downside, and it's a big one, is the lack of water. You are above treeline for long time so if it's hot out, there's no hiding from the sun, but that's pretty much the norm for up there. Kevin love to hear more from your perspective! Now, from a dog...

Their version https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/02/06/mass-hikers-story-rescue-mount-washington-whiteout/?p1=hp_secondary

Ha. Similar experience...I used to say "We're a for-profit company or at least trying like hell to be..."

Likely true. Of course, good chance they spent the last several hours going "5 more minutes and just a little further and we are out". Eventually, if you keep going, you'll be right..... I was convinced I missed a trail turn with two novices. Spent about 30 minutes mumbling how I was going...

Chicken or the egg.... If you got rid of the Cog and the Autoroad and the huts, there would be a substantially less amount of visitors, hence waste.