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Igloos I believe I mentioned in another post that I want to build an igloo someday. After the first storm, Simon and I started constructing a sort-of-igloo out of the top-layer chunks that had formed on the top of the snow. This was a month ago, and it really started to resemble a castle tower...

Repack Rush is that video game skills section. I just did it, it's not a MTB course. At least it wasn't for me. Don't you need to pick some specific bike to be able to ride it?

We;ve gotten to the point where people want to ride gravel even inside? What's this world coming to?

Yeah, all this. I don't steer nor do I brake. But I do like the dedicated bike and the virtual shifting. I can't imagine going back. I have never ridden the MTB course. Not even sure how to do that?

Free table saw. Works but blade occasionally flies off in semi-random direction(s). Proof of health/life insurance required in order to take this.

lol FU doing 70 miles in February! That’s some solid work there.

Vacations First, to ChrisG, the above post is really lovely. Thanks for sharing. I'm curious how much people plan their vacations, both bike/ski-related and non-activity vacations. For us, we sort of have 4 trips more or less outlined every year. As such: Christmas week in Canada Ski trip...

What I Learned in (Pre) Retirement It turned out that I had 3 weeks off between the jobs, which you could say was unemployment but what I consider to be pre-retirement. It was a sort of dry run on what life might be like in a few years. While I wasn't entirely removed from the job thing because...

We don't, but I think a lot of people do. We did note last night that they would probably be helpful. If we did this more often I imagine we would start to use them as it's only a matter of time before one or both of us would fall over.

Snowshoes Finally we have reached a rare time in life called, White People Justify That Snowshoe Purchase From Years Ago. We almost had it 4+ weeks ago but the rain that topped the snow rendered it pretty ice-breaker-ish when all was said and done. Yesterday and today we have been out there a...

I would agree that using creek locals is not a good barometer. That said, I can say with confidence that the creek local being used for this example has likely played more video games on his phone this year than I did in my entire childhood. So I don't think we're entirely inaccurate here...

It was fine. I mean it was good. I started there and there was a line. Walked to Sally G's and the line was longer. The woman at the take-out window told me everything on the street is the same now and I should just go to a 3rd place down the road. As I walked to it, Frank Pepe's had no line so...

Yes sir, you are correct!

The Last Vermont Weekend? With that, we're probably calling it a wrap on the 25/26 ski season in Vermont. There's some small chance that we end up back there in April. But chances are this will be the end of the east coast season. This past weekend is what they call a "drive up" weekend...