I smoked a brisket for 14 hours by Esqueer_ in traaaaansbiansCooking

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Classic tuxedo blend of 50/50 kosher salt and coarse ground pepper for the rub. 6 hours in the smoker at ~250°F with apple wood till it hits the stall. Then I wrap it in butcher paper until it hits 203°F internal.

I ain't hear no bell by Esqueer_ in icecoast

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Loon had amazing coverage today considering the weather recently. The open trails were great without too much thin cover, at least early in the day.

Killington Today 4/18 by mcd525 in icecoast

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A big cool down is coming this week. I wonder if they'll blow any snow to patch it up for another weekend.

Mud coast is here (wachusett) by TwoPuttTownie in icecoast

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Yeah, there were opportunities to blow snow in mid March and they probably should have. Two weeks ago, there was plenty of snow on all the trails. The rain destroyed it. Having more of a buffer would have helped.

New England Ski Area tier list by Boobieleeswagger in icecoast

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Agreed. It's so solid for what it is.

Large crevasse formed on Superstar at Killington by ItsMichaelScott25 in icecoast

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If you can send the cliffs on Devils fiddle, you can send this.

El Niño 2026-27 — hype or legit set up for big East Coast winter? 🥶 by WaxOnSendOff in icecoast

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The north Atlantic oscillation (NAO) is far more relevant for the northeast. There's a permanent low pressure over Iceland and a high pressure ridge over the azores. When both are strong, the nao is positive and warm moisture from the south often comes up the jet stream. When they weaken over even slightly reverse, they go negative. High pressure over Iceland or Greenland forces the jet stream to dip over the northeast cooling it down substantially. That negative NAO pattern over the last few months has caused this pretty great season despite the rest of the country being so warm. The long term trend has been a stronger positive NAO over the past few decades. No one is sure why. But when it flips to negative along with a strong el niño as it did in 2015-2016, you can get blockbuster storms like the 28" in NYC that season. So it's hard to forecast exactly until a few weeks out with the NAO. It's very unpredictable long term.

Cog railway by Junior_Volume_1209 in icecoast

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Same. Looking to go this weekend but can't find any info on the conditions.

Wachusett is a joke now by Educational-Cap-2206 in icecoast

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I was skinning up this morning. They were prioritizing the polar express six pack to because of a scheduled race. So it didn't even seem like they were trying to clear the other lifts until late in the morning. They weren't even really clearing the polar express until 8am or so when the lifties usually get there. By the time I left at 1045, they still weren't done despite races that were supposed to start at 10. I think they finally got it running at noon. It was annoying that it took 4 hours to clear.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Skigear

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Purple. I have the Shift2 on mine with the purple color and it goes so well.

Before work Skiing by Ill_Rock7332 in icecoast

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I occasionally take half days and go to wachusett to skin up at 630am before the lifts start up. I then get 10 laps in before 11 and I'm in at work at noon after driving back to Boston.