MEC TORONTO RACE SERIES 10K. CORONATION PARK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

 April 8, 2018

FONTHILL LUMBER , FONTHILL, ONTARIO. CANADA

BROMLEY MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT, PERU, VERMONT. USA

March 23, 2018

LESS WILL BE BETTER

(other than the snow)

On a run of visiting some trails less carved and old ski school destinations. Not a detachable in sight. Travelling today in hope of recapturing some of yesterday's, pre-mega, mountain magic.

"go small and we won't go home"

After the past week+ of amazing conditions, I don't think that either one of us are disappointed that this will be our sixth, and final hill of the trip.

The limited traffic will benefit both of us. Kate will summit via a connection of lightly used runs. I'll explore this (today) one high speed lift hill with limited chair partners. 

Even on the road I go through my morning routine. Successful, I change my portable:

"Accident Free Days" 
billboard total and then go seize the day.

(dropping my cry of
LET HER RIP!!!
when after one morning's breakfast at the EconoLodge it was closer to
REST IN PEACE)

Looking back to towards Stratton Mountain.

We'll soon get a glimpse of Magic Mountain off to the east.

Not actually sure what their parameters are, 

but can't wait to meet a member of the:

FLAT EARTH SOCIETY.

We've couldn't have asked for more snow than they've had in the area over the past two weeks.

With the temps remaining unseasonably cold, we will take advantage of Bromley being one of few hills in all of North America with a southern exposure.

Kate Nemy

Not the most dramatic summit if one gets a lift to the top.

Any summit is dramatic doing it Kate's way.

Kate Nemy (L), Paul Nemy (R)

One has to believe that most of these hills were originally concocted out of pure 

LOVE and PASSION.

(Having a founding partner that extolls the virtues of apres ski life.....)

You can today buy high speed quads and all that's needed in tow, but capturing the bit of soul left, we've experienced this trip, is slipping away.

I guess I could one day be a 

SPRAWL MART MOUNTAIN

greeter, but for now, with Kate, will try to continue to try to find what possibly could soon be lost.

Our time has come.

Can you see the CN Tower?

Editor's note: How can you not look forward to going home when you still have one destination on route that would almost have you leave early.

Burrito Cam

MAGIC MOUNTAIN, LONDONDERRY, VERMONT. USA

LESS WILL BE BETTER

(other than the snow)

On a run of visiting some trails less carved and old ski school destinations. Not a detachable in sight. Travelling today in hope of recapturing some of yesterday's, pre-mega, mountain magic.

"go small and we won't go home"

March 22, 2018

Towards the end of February when we were thinking of putting this trip together, we had the will, but Vermont did not have the snow.

Then via the weather channel, fake news that gladly was all false truths and an assortment of web cams similar to the one above, the lights turned from red, to yellow, to white being a green to go. 

With a handful of hills already in mind as target destinations, Magic Mountain was the, unknown to me, odd mountain out that was quickly put on the list. Selling themselves, am I'm buying, as "old school", "set your soul free" ,"less travelled" we're in!

This being Throwback Thursday. A nicely reduced lift ticket price further aligned this planet ski.

With the locals wanting in, making lunch was less than serious business.

On a sandwich diet! 

Standard by day.

Ben and Jerry's by night.

(Editor's note: Not pictured here, but being in Vermont we bought a cheese log. It was encrusted with what we believe to be walnuts. )

Black and white magic.

The first fifty years of Magic lead up to a rather difficult recent history. Financial troubles closed the hill till just last season. Some entrepreneurs with more skiing heart than possible fiscal sensibility re-opened the hill.

Its this gusto that has prompted us to visit and show the little support we can.

“Dreams are not made to put us to sleep, but to awaken us.”

Check out Magic Mountain

Pretty much one of two lifts.

Keeps life simple. (unless you are colour blind)

Meet you at the top of Red or Black chair.

We are there,

 yet,

.........

Good Old Raisons & Peanuts

&

Dark Chocolate Almonds & Dates & Dark Chocolate Chips &.....

Much to our approval, the Green Mountains were looking pretty, pretty white.

The area is host to three ski destinations.

Our target tomorrow, Bromley Mountain.

Kate today is in the valley exploring the local Nordic Centre.

The place has some nice steep pitches.

 If that's your thing, Aunt Gladys.

If not, this place has some steep nice pitches.

High times @ magic mountain.

Talking about "magic", have plenty of time wondering how they do that "cut and restore rope trick"?

The bigger neighbour, Stratton Mountain.

Our parents brought my brother and me there some fifty years ago.

Kate and I dragged the girls there some fifteen years ago.

Every hill that I will hit this trip will be a first. Part of this quantity, I will have skied six hills, and cherished quality trip is to try to continue to top up my number of places I've skied. Feeling extremely fortunate, prior to this excursion I have skied at seventy nine different and various hills, peaks, valleys, mountains, resorts, .....

Hoping to continue the tradition of most being of the fondest memories I have of friends and family.

Solar system batteries rescue.

This was possibly the slowest, longest fixed grip chair I've been on.

Tick Tock

Grandfather Clock

Savoured every minute of it!!!!

It's rides like this that shrinks the fast times.

Do you get what I'm saying?

We will miss a "Spring Fling" by just a couple of days.

Should've reserved this bench.

I believe in magic.

the blogger and his Volkls.

Hoping to be able to grow old together. 

Much Success

Just like the local syrup,

SWEET!

Keep the lifts spinning.