Timberline WV Oct 2012: Matt and Pat's Roadtrip

We're at Canaan Resort Hotel for the night. We paid $10 for the room.

We visited both Canaan and Timberline today.

Pitch at Timberline looks great.

Definitely hitting Timberline tomorrow.

About 18 to 20 inches at the base.

Snowing really hard right now.

Started to see snow south of Keyser, WV...



Trees were bowing over the roads and power lines...



Did some recon at the resorts.... Bout 18-20" and coming down really hard now...

Matt posted this on Facebook at about 6:30 today:

West Virginia:

Glad to see the streak won't be broken.

can't wait to see the post ski TR

You two are on the epic adventure

watch our for banjo playing state troopers down there

Awesome! So excited for you guys. Can't wait for the trip report!

What an adventure. I picked the wrong week (next week) for a vacation.

Way to git some, boys... Dedication above and beyond....

TD

This post just made about 10 different people drop their shit so they can leave for WV tomorrow.

That's cool they can post some pics of Matt and Pat's TRACKS!

Matt says he took a sick pic that shows the pitch at Timberline but he's only got one bar and couldnt get it to me.

I think our buddies are sleeping now.

Where is Huttonzville?

See you guys tomorrow!

totally hardcore!  Epic!!!  

Txt from Mattchuck:

"Starting to skin now, phone pretty much dead."

Looks like ml and Moeghoul are enroute.

ml has QUITE a tale to tell about search for and ultimately finding gas.

DoWork, Thin_Cover, and TreeWell Dweller are headed down as well. Plus possibly I'veSeenBlackDiamonds.

Totally amazed you guys would drive down there....must be something wrong with me cause I'd never do it

Skin Track Stoke:



Holy Shit:

This just in from MC2
"Snow depths around 30 inches"

Pat can get a head start on November too if he skis tomorrow.

Way to get after it down there!

They're planning on it.

Just dropped in for 1st run.
I'm sure pics will be coming soon.

Just got an attempt of a phone call from ML242. Roads are shit, there isn't anywhere to get gas once you're in the snowfall area. No power, trees down everywhere. Make sure to gas up in PA.

"Hero styrofoam.  No mank."


Ml has arrived

MadPat and MattChuck are making history. All those other guys will be following their skintrack and farming their turns.

They really hit the nail on the head on timing and route as well. Looks they got there during a bit of a lull in the storm, plus approaching from the north they would be following valleys rather than driving over mountain ranges like poor ML242. It could be quite the party at the Canaan hotel tonight...