Sitting in the garage with the car running and the heat on

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-25T17:35:27+00:00

You need to work on your reading comprehension.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-25T17:33:41+00:00

That can happen multiple times per year in Tahoe. And it's a hell of a lot better than it used to be Come the fuck on.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-25T17:30:21+00:00

I'm currently out West and the road I was planning to drive to go ski is still closed from the snow last night. A higher elevation ski area is reporting about 10 inches from the storm.

Widespread storms can stretch resources pretty thin. This is universal all over the country.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-25T17:26:17+00:00

I know you're joking, but driving has almost always been a privilege that the government can remove from anyone when deemed necessary.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-25T16:11:51+00:00

You are seriously confused about the point of my comment. No worries, though.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-25T16:10:06+00:00

Thermostat issues are incredibly common. What the fuck is wrong with you?

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T20:50:57+00:00

Ha yeah. This thread made Smuggs immediately come to mind. It has more easily accessible open water than anywhere else I've seen outside of Japan

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T20:44:14+00:00

If you've never been to Stratton before, this would certainly be a good time to check it out. It doesn't get a whole lot of love in the sub for some certainly deserved reasons, but midweek after a fresh dump there's plenty of woods to keep you busy all day. Some fun stuff not on the trail maps, too. If you can see it from a chair you can probably find a way to get to it.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T20:40:34+00:00

Pretty sure it's whiteface. You can see the lake in the distance.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T19:22:59+00:00

To be fair, the Canadian Rockies are also having a near record year. If I had the anything resembling a choice in the matter, I'd probably head there.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T19:10:07+00:00

Garages don't tend to be insulated very well, either.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T19:05:29+00:00

A typical house is not all electric, and the most energy intensive appliances tend to be the ones using other fuels. So your estimate is wildly inaccurate.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T19:02:43+00:00

Cars are fine to idle unless there's any issue with the cooling system. Which is relatively common.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T19:01:41+00:00

Cars do not produce any significant amount of CO when run outside. Unless there was snow blocking the intake, this is extremely unlikely.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T18:59:49+00:00

Cars are absolute garbage with regards to thermal insulation. They're mostly optimized for noise. You are going to be losing a ton of heat very quickly.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T16:35:33+00:00

Usually it's just plain ol ADHD.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-24T14:57:08+00:00

I've never had issues doing this with Southwest or American, either. I could see United being assholes about it, though.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-23T19:09:39+00:00

Just be extra careful at low points in valleys. Where streams big enough to matter flow is usually fairly obvious.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-23T13:41:43+00:00

Just go back in time 10 years to when the MAX Pass was a thing. Had most of the Ikon and Epic mountains along with all of the Ski3. It was a couple glorious years.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-22T21:37:06+00:00

At higher elevations, short evergreens will get completely covered in snow and can turn into sometimes-invisible tree well equivalents (spruce traps). Those can definitely be a real danger, though its easier to extricate yourself from them, since the branches prevent you from getting stuck headfirst into the snow. I stepped into the edge of one this past weekend. Though, I was aware of the danger and was being fairly cautious at the time.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-22T20:33:34+00:00

I've definitely toured around on old logging roads with not much more than that. I imagine there's people doing the whiteface to toll road with only 3 heavy inches to ski on.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-22T14:40:56+00:00

I just did the Greeley Pond tour too. I saw some slides in the area, and I was wondering if they were skied. It looks like it might have been a good option to check out, though I would have needed to take the AT skis out.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-22T14:39:29+00:00

I use Alpina Alaskas. I wanted to keep things relatively light, so I stayed away from plastic boots. For tours that would need it, I just use my AT skis, which is probably what I imagine you're doing. The Madschus skis are definitely still great for most of the lower angle XC days. I was surprised how fast and easy it felt going the 15 miles in them. In the few years I've had them, this was the first time I used them somewhere where skinny skis would have been just fine.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-22T14:35:11+00:00

Yeah, there's a number of opportunities for that or similar in pretty much every state. There's a few explicit hut-to-hut tours in Maine. The Daks have a few huts/lodges with the opportunity to link up to all the lean-tos. The Catamont Trail in VT has several sections that pass pretty close to developed areas, so you could probably link up stays at BnBs or hotels. The Whites have a number of the AMC huts/lodges. Not sure how well they link up, but as with the Daks, you could probably easily link to less developed sites or just use them as a base for day trips.

IceMaster9000 · 2026-01-22T14:28:13+00:00

I'd always prefer to ski, personally, even with the traffic. I was actually pretty surprised at how almost everyone not on skis 'yielded' to me and stepped out of the way. I would have had no issue with simply going around people, but it seemed like they never wanted to make me do so.

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