Whiteface Toll Road - 10/23/16

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I like the tuck!  Looks like a beautiful day.

Kudos to Ace, didn't she have some kind or mudrun or mini-marathon or something yesterday?

That looks like it was fun.  How long of a hike up is it?

Way to get after it!

Wishing I was closer....itching to try my new (first) AT setup

I think toll Rd will be a good way to get used to my first few uphills

Harvey wrote

I like the tuck!  Looks like a beautiful day.

Kudos to Ace, didn't she have some kind or mudrun or mini-marathon or something yesterday?

Some kind of Spartan Race at Mountain Creek.

snoloco wrote

That looks like it was fun.  How long of a hike up is it?

I think it's 5.4 miles (5.6?), but I skip the last mile or so and stop at the Lake Placid turn. Took about 2 hours?

ADmiKe wrote

Way to get after it!

Wishing I was closer....itching to try my new (first) AT setup

I think toll Rd will be a good way to get used to my first few uphills

I'm in the same boat.
Looks like a great time, MC. Congrats, man.

Dude! You need to get Ace some lighter gear!

Yeah, she's going through the normal progression of AT skiers: first try a setup that's basically alpine with a walk mode, then gradually ease into lighter stuff (tech, etc.). I tried to get her to jump right in with a dynafit setup, but that was too much change for her.

I thought these boots would be good because they have replaceable soles (if I did ever get her to switch to tech) and a wide last, but she seems to be in pain whenever she hikes. So these boots are going up on EBay, and we'll try again.

I might buy her a tech setup (bindings/boots) for her birthday, assuming I can put one more set of holes into these skis. Or I might just by her an NTN setup because then she'd be more inclined to ski more Tele whenever we ski BC and I can sell her old Tele stuff too (boot issues there as well).

Nice pics. How much snow on top ya think?

Nice eye candy and motivation for us to get our act together. Was in Germany the last 8 days... On the plane now and seeing all these photos, is making me hope that the entire wither is good...

R

Not much more than the bottom. Maybe 5" on the bottom, 7-8" on top?

Nice scenery, what a day!

Nice day. I had to miss getting out - wanted to climb Colden from Tahawus but I got a call that a buddy needed help with a proposal due today. Didn't even make it out of the house but got a beautiful proposal written - will be worth some nice change next year if he gets it.

really sweet.. some of the shots look midwinterish.

mattchuck2 wrote

 I tried to get her to jump right in with a dynafit setup, but that was too much change for her.

Consider the kingpins? Sorta in-between

Meh, looks cool for bragging rights but that's about it.

JK, Hells yeah! You went sliding around on snow! Lucky.

It's really a NY tradition at this point.  It's high elevation and smooth so it just takes one modest snowfall to make it happen.  As a nordic guy I have a different outlook too.

raisingarizona wrote

Meh, looks cool for bragging rights but that's about it.

JK, Hells yeah! You went sliding around on snow! Lucky.

It's really a pretty climb and a gentle slide down which beats walking.
It is after all a road which cars use so it's not that steep.