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That’s not entirely true, the barns have sections where they grow weed. They also pick up their “stuff” in Springfield, which in turn gets it from New York S~~~ty.

Are you from the North East KThingdom? Island Pond?

I was robbed twice in VT, both times I missed my chance to make some organic fertilizer!

Lol. I’m up in the northwest corner, on the lake. Practically a suburb of Montreal. The drug problem is worse in northern Vermont than the southern parts, so that’s why I tend to blame border traffic.

It’s nice country up here, and nice people. But s~~~, we’re swimming in drugs. 🙂

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Another opium epidemic of the likes never seen before.

I attribute it to the fatherless family, a byproduct of feminism and gynocentrism, seems total unequivocal collapse is the only thing that will flush out all the socialist gangrene.

I remember passing by a boat graveyard/junkyard somewhere on the southern tip of the lake near the canal. All I could think of is how much money people waste on boating. Nothing but two dimensional. You can go in a circle but you can’t do a loop or a barrelroll without serious repercussions!

Remember; if it floats, flies, or f~~~s, STAY AWAY FROM IT!

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Anonymous wrote:

Another opium epidemic of the likes never seen before.

I attribute it to the fatherless family, a byproduct of feminism and gynocentrism, seems total unequivocal collapse is the only thing that will flush out all the socialist gangrene.

I remember passing by a boat graveyard/junkyard somewhere on the southern tip of the lake near the canal. All I could think of is how much money people waste on boating. Nothing but two dimensional. You can go in a circle but you can’t do a loop or a barrelroll without serious repercussions!

Remember; if it floats, flies, or f~~~s, STAY AWAY FROM IT!

True and true.

Boating is a bore. I have a still-water kayak. Checked out all the local lakes and reservoirs one summer, and haven’t used it since. A lot of work to get out there and then just sit on the water.

I like your new avatar, by the way. Very wintery.

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That model T is actually somewhere in Vermont now, personally I like the old bombardier track vehicles, better heat and traction.

I know a woman (passed away) from VT that went to school every day in one of these, back before plowing was so widespread, 1950s’. She liked my Bomby SW-48 sidewalk plow. I broke through the ice in 4 ft of water and kept it floored churning up mud and ice until it climbed its way out, I thought for sure it was gonna get swamped.

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Anonymous wrote:

That model T is actually somewhere in Vermont now, personally I like the old bombardier track vehicles, better heat and traction.

I know a woman (passed away) from VT that went to school every day in one of these, back before plowing was so widespread, 1950s’. She liked my Bomby SW-48 sidewalk plow. I broke through the ice in 4 ft of water and kept it floored churning up mud and ice until it climbed its way out, I thought for sure it was gonna get swamped.

Love those old machines. Basically I guess they were the forerunner of the modern snowmobile. I grew up in the Berkshires (Williamstown Mass, north of Pittsfield), and I remember a few of those old things still tooling around at the local ski areas in my childhood.

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Hey TwoStep, Here’s a photo of the one I had, no front skis, I had to bob it using the gas and left or right brake lever to steer, especially in deep snow, it could go anywhere uphill but tended to skate sideways to any lateral forces, one time I went sliding sideways, caught an edge and flipped on its side.

Modern snowmobiles are way better, they go anywhere and do anything! They even walk on water!

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Never seen snow in real life . That yellow thing looks like a beast .

THE PLANTATION HAS NOW TURNED INTO THE KILLING FIELDS . WOMAN ARE NOW ROLLING CAMBODIAN STYLE .

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And never new that a snow bike can go on water

THE PLANTATION HAS NOW TURNED INTO THE KILLING FIELDS . WOMAN ARE NOW ROLLING CAMBODIAN STYLE .

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blade wrote:

Never seen snow in real life . That yellow thing looks like a beast .

71 Bombardier SW-48 with a Chrysler industrial 6 cyl and 3 speed standard with reverse.

blade wrote:

And never new that a snow bike can go on water

We call them sleds here in the north, I’ve gone pond skimming and deep stream crossing with my Skidoo Rev 800cc, I like to go water skiing/pond skimming on the mountain in the spring melt water, I’ve crossed brooks using this technique and the snow mushrooms that form over logs and boulders.

I’ve had the best life a man can live that started the day I forsook this modern nightmare paradigm offered by modern women.

I have my ski house opened after a 5 year lull, I’m itching in my gut to get back on the mountain! I sold the snowmobiles but only road them in the rain or at night after the mountain closes, the main thing is skiing! It’s like three dimensional surfing where the water’s not in motion, YOU ARE!

Skiers choose some of the sickest lines you can draw on the face a mountain! Freestyle in the terrain park is also a great thing to achieve, Supperpipe too!

I don’t know if I can give up my love/hate relationship with the snow!

P.S. TwoStep, Lake Champlain is snowmobile hell! I left the Green Mountains on trail corridor 7, I was in several feet of accumulated snow in the mountains, I had to turn around due to lack of snow, the Champlain Valley is Death Valley to any and all snowflakes! I was driving through mud and puddles hoping to cool off the heat exchange, the overheat light was on more than off!

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P.S. TwoStep, Lake Champlain is snowmobile hell! I left the Green Mountains on trail corridor 7, I was in several feet of accumulated snow in the mountains, I had to turn around due to lack of snow, the Champlain Valley is Death Valley to any and all snowflakes! I was driving through mud and puddles hoping to cool off the heat exchange, the overheat light was on more than off!

Yep, exactly. I live down lakeside. I’ve thought about getting a snowmobile just for winter fun, but I would have to haul it up into the mountains on a trailer to use it. The snow just doesn’t stick down by the lake.

Up in the mountains, every farmer has one. They need them to go check out the back 40 acres and maybe chase after some missing livestock. Big difference between lakeside and up in the mountains.

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I climbed to the peak of Lil’ Killington about 10 years ago, it just kept going up with no place to turn around without getting stuck, there’s no such thing as open range riding in a land so littered with trees and shrub so thick it’s a struggle to walk through in places, the ski resorts are the only place you can ski through the trees from all the trimming. My property is on Rochester mountain, I would get one if I were you and trailer it to the foothills, there’s hundreds of miles of groomed trails, go midweek when the idiots renting sleds or with no experience are getting into head on collisions, plus these idiots don’t know how to tread lightly to keep the trail from turning to washboard with pits 2 ft deep! They love to burn out and dig a big hole until the groomer comes by to level it.

Mid week riding in the Green Mtns is like riding in heaven after the groomers clean up all the weekend warrior burnout holes and other trail re-configurations from so much horse power being put to destroying the trail unnecessarily. nothing goes faster or has more traction to navigate the slopes, motorcycles would just wheelie over backwards if they attempted some of these slopes the sleds can climb in winter.

Plus there’s the days the valley is covered and no trailer is necessary. It’s my favorite motorsport! I wanted to take my sled to Daytona Beach and race motorcycles down the beach! No way they could catch me with so little traction! Racing on the beach is illegal. I don’t like getting arrested.

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I’m not going to get one this winter. But who knows, maybe next winter.

You’ve probably aware of the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST). They have a statewide network of snowmobile trails. Here’s the trail map: http://vtvast.org/trails/

Also, I used to downhill ski at the expert level up till age 17, and then I moved south away from the snow for my entire adult life. I’ve only returned to the northeast in the last couple years, and I toy with the idea of taking up skiing again. But at 60 years old with a shaky knee, I don’t know. So I put that on the back burner as well. For now, I’m just hitting the gym hard during the winter months. And that suits me fine. I like hitting the gym. Kind of a social thing to do. Kick out a hard workout in an hour, then back home to resume the rest of my day.

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The new skis are to skiing what power steering was to trucking! I see 80 year old people skiing on the flats all the time.
I’m addicted to twin tip skis, back when I started there was no such thing and going backwards was dangerous if your ski dug in.
The boots, mounting, and bindings have also changed drastically, you’re mounted higher off the ski and gain a greater angle without your ankle kicking up the ski and laying you down to a slide. Unheard of GS forces, you really kick up allot of snow when ripping on the steeps. No more renegade ski like the old straight skis that always caught their edges, each ski operates independent of each other, but I still keep my skis together and don’t like the wider lazier stance, especially when I’m ripping a line through the bumps, the skis overlap each other without yardsale results like the old straight edge ACL rippers of yesteryear. Any fool can ski safely now with all the new dynamics since the mid 90s’.

The Yamaha has power steering, that’s something I would consider from a safety point of view, it’s really easy to get the handlebars torn out of your hands when your hitting snow-snakes off trail screwing around. Long rides must be a breeze with power steering. From what I can see the Japanese set the standard of design excellence once again. Bombardier and Yamaha seem to be the two manufactures that consistently bring innovation to the table, the rest are just followers. Never buy an Arctic Cat triple cripple, they eat jackshaft bearings and leak coolant from the heads, a buddy of mine had one and every ride we went on I had to tow him back, usually within 10 miles. The Yugo of snowmobiles!

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Anonymous wrote:

The new skis are to skiing what power steering was to trucking! I see 80 year old people skiing on the flats all the time.
I’m addicted to twin tip skis, back when I started there was no such thing and going backwards was dangerous if your ski dug in.
The boots, mounting, and bindings have also changed drastically, you’re mounted higher off the ski and gain a greater angle without your ankle kicking up the ski and laying you down to a slide. Unheard of GS forces, you really kick up allot of snow when ripping on the steeps. No more renegade ski like the old straight skis that always caught their edges, each ski operates independent of each other, but I still keep my skis together and don’t like the wider lazier stance, especially when I’m ripping a line through the bumps, the skis overlap each other without yardsale results like the old straight edge ACL rippers of yesteryear. Any fool can ski safely now with all the new dynamics since the mid 90s’.

The Yamaha has power steering, that’s something I would consider from a safety point of view, it’s really easy to get the handlebars torn out of your hands when your hitting snow-snakes off trail screwing around. Long rides must be a breeze with power steering. From what I can see the Japanese set the standard of design excellence once again. Bombardier and Yamaha seem to be the two manufactures that consistently bring innovation to the table, the rest are just followers. Never buy an Arctic Cat triple cripple, they eat jackshaft bearings and leak coolant from the heads, a buddy of mine had one and every ride we went on I had to tow him back, usually within 10 miles. The Yugo of snowmobiles!

Thanks for the advice. I printed it out, and I’ll put it on file. I may well end up needing the info.

I like to re-invent myself every couple years. I throw out all my old recreations and interests and try out entirely new ones. Keep things fresh and fun. For example, I might get into swing dancing and salsa dancing for a year or two, then drop it entirely and get into target shooting and skydiving for a year or two.

Eventually I’m going to want an outdoor winter activity, and Jay Peak isn’t too far away. Sooner or later I’ll probably get up there and do a ski rental package just to try it out after all these years. It’s just a question of when I do my next re-invention.

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Jay Peak, “ski good or eat wood”.

Mad River Glenn, “ski it if you can”.

Sugarbush, “Be better here”.

Killington; “Tame the beast”.

I know every acre in the best ski areas with the most steeps.

My motto? “Steep and deep”!

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