Woke up to an unexpected snowstorm! Despite my excitement, I waited for things to settle before choosing a ski venue. I spent the morning working around my condo and, might have continued, but a fellow Knight texted that some shoveling was needed at the Church. We were asked to arrive at around 1300 so I wrapped up my projects in time to arrive with everyone else. However, when I got to Sacred Heart, I only found Bert - he had started the job and it only took about 30 minutes to do the rest of the shoveling. After that, I helped him salt the walkways and stairs (except for the granite surfaces, which we weren't supposed to salt). John and Wyktor arrived during this time and we finished with everything by 1400. Next, I drove to West Lebanon and got free items at Shaws and Hannaford - it's always nice to get free things! From there, I drove south on I-89 and stopped at Exit 14 (North Grantham), where I was able to park at the entrance to the road that leads to the Old Route 10 Bikeway (1430). I'd hoped this old standby would work and, sure enough, there was about 4-5 inches of new accumulation! This allowed me to get a full hour (2 miles) on the trail that paralleled I-89. It kept snowing throughout (temps in the mid 20s). When I was done (1530), I was going to leave but ended up in a conversation with another guy who had just arrived at the trailhead. He had the same idea as I did except he was going to use snowshoes. We had a great talk about good ski spots nearby (including Eastman Pond). After saying goodbye to him, I made my way home (arrived at 1610) and spent some time shoveling near my parking spot. I’m looking forward to even better ski conditions tomorrow!
