Tales from the Hinterland: 2018/2019 edition

Well, Telemark Dave went skiing on a golf course today, so I figured I'd better fire up the old thread to get things going for this season. Here's the snow chair from a few days ago, there's a bit more now but it is too dark for photos (damn time change):



There is some cool stuff to talk about, for example, some of our crew have negotiated permission to do some glading on private land, opening runs on a long abandoned ski hill. More on that later.

We have been holding off on skiing in the woods since the ground is so wet underneath. I think it is "go time" now.

If you are new here, and are saying WTF, this story has been going for a while. Here is your opportunity to catch up:

2010/11: Tales-from-the-Hinterland-an-ongoing-saga
2011/12: lost for a few years, this season was recently rediscovered: Tales-from-the-Hinterland-winter-of-2011-2012
And, if I may, call your attention to a few separate and fun TRs from that season:
the Dog Day Ski Adventure
The Tour de Valley
and, SBR Has an Epiphany
2012/13: Tales-from-the-Hinterland-2012-13-edition
Special TR from March 2013: A Dream Comes True, Sort Of.
2013/14: Tales-from-the-Hinterland-2013-2014-edition
2014/15: Tales-from-the-Hinterland-2014-2015-edition

2015/16: Tales-from-the-Hinterland-2015-2016-edition
2016/17: Tales-from-the-Hinterland-2016-2017-edition
2017/18: Tales-from-the-Hinterland-2017-2018-edition

That is one voluptuous looking chair right there.

Brownski wrote

That is one voluptuous looking chair right there.

Agreed, but I don't dare sit in it.

It's good to see the chair

tjf1967 wrote

It's good to see the chair

The chair abides.

I'd say your woods look open for business.

So yeah, I went for a meadow skip on a local goof course, mostly on account of the aforementioned dirt base under about 10 inches of fresh.
Fast grass is a good insurance policy.

Being still smitten with Voile Love, I used my Charger BC's, which seemingly shocked SBR at first.. But like getting turned into a newt by a witch,  he got better.  


Strangely, the course was empty.  golfers are so weak sauce..

Although I called it a skin track on FB, we all know it was a fish scale track..

I toured and skipped my way around the back nine, occaisionally finding a wee slope to lay down a couple la-dee-da type turns..  

Just as I was ending up my skip, I happened upon a fine little slope below the 10th tee.   Funny how old habits are hard to break.. I farmed a few turns for a few runs listening to a Tragically Hip tune ear worm in my head.   Looked up to the Gord above and said, hey man thanks..  
Thanks. Yup.

Fore!

Looks like some good GC BC.

Not a bad way to start the season.  Snow looks a lot better than the schlop we get down on this side of the lakes.

I was wondering how the chair was doing. Looking good!