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  1. MaineSkiLady

    Celestial Magic 4/8/24

    Great reddit post by (now-famous) photographer Jamie Walter of Sugarloaf got these incredible shots: "My initial goal was to get the skier directly in front of the eclipse or as close to it as possible so I could use a tighter focal length (I had a 600mm rented, along with my 100-400mm with...
  2. MaineSkiLady

    Celestial Magic 4/8/24

    Even the BBC picked up on it: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240411-the-us-state-where-you-could-ski-under-the-eclipse Sugarloaf and Saddleback, Maine for the win : )
  3. MaineSkiLady

    Celestial Magic 4/8/24

    DS and camping friends (lot e) said it was backed up until 8:30 p.m. (when they finally left). Indeed, a long, long day. For them, it started on Saturday afternoon! We were elsewhere, our route home was Route 17 (one of the main roads south from Rangeley), and it was 5 mph for MILES. Haha...
  4. MaineSkiLady

    Celestial Magic 4/8/24

    And the traffic afterward was "wicked crazy!" (OMG, for sure.)
  5. MaineSkiLady

    Celestial Magic 4/8/24

    Or, as some in New England might say, "It was wicked cool." :becky:
  6. MaineSkiLady

    Celestial Magic 4/8/24

    Oops! Didn't realize this was an ongoing thread elsewhere. Duh. "Blinded by the Light?"
  7. MaineSkiLady

    Celestial Magic 4/8/24

    Maine lucked out with some of the best eclipse viewing sky/weather in the US. Running out of superlatives to describe this experience... Another big one crossed off the bucket list. First pic, atop Sugarloaf, taken by my son. Second, from a friend's lakeside deck.
  8. MaineSkiLady

    Remember Ski Ballet?

    Indeed. Was a huge-selling ski. The ballet version said "ballet" at the tail. I had Mark III, blue, 175 or 180.
  9. MaineSkiLady

    Remember Ski Ballet?

    It was a big deal in the 70's. Olin (a ski manufacturer many of you may not have ever heard of) made a dedicated ballet ski - 150. Orange.
  10. MaineSkiLady

    Remember Ski Ballet?

    Observe his edges. Amazing. 1992 Olympics, Albertville, France
  11. MaineSkiLady

    I won the Southwest "Solarbration" Sweepstakes!

    His problem is that absolutely NOTHING seems to be direct for him anymore. It seems like anywhere he needs to go requires THREE flight legs. PITA.
  12. MaineSkiLady

    I won the Southwest "Solarbration" Sweepstakes!

    ^^^ This. It was an obsession with the traveling engineers at DH's former job, haha. This was right around the time of inception of the frequent flyer programs, mid 1980's. They could figure out how to go "around the world" for maximum points: USA>Europe>Asia>USA - all on company funds (AND...
  13. MaineSkiLady

    TOTAL ECLIPSE DAY SUGARLOAF & SADDLEBACK, MAINE

    There will be traffic everywhere. A good hiking trail in totality path would be Bald Mountain outside of Oquossoc. I will be in that general region, as we have friends nearby there.
  14. MaineSkiLady

    I won the Southwest "Solarbration" Sweepstakes!

    DH’s (incessant) frequent travel years (10 of them overseas) are long behind us now (happily). The Mileage Plus Money + Miles option has been around since his travel days, I believe. He traveled so much (out of ORD) that he was Mileage Plus Premier Executive 1K, which tripled every traveled...
  15. MaineSkiLady

    I won the Southwest "Solarbration" Sweepstakes!

    Indeed - and infuriating. A route he regularly flew on SWA for almost 10 years. American Airlines for the win....<sigh> (pricier, but....AVAILABLE)
  16. MaineSkiLady

    I won the Southwest "Solarbration" Sweepstakes!

    Yes to the bags inclusion. I always thought that might eventually vanish. As to routes, it's perplexing. My son is the frequent traveler in my family, and he was always able to get from west coast to approximately here (if sometimes 160 miles distant) - and back. Then last fall, he could get...
  17. MaineSkiLady

    I won the Southwest "Solarbration" Sweepstakes!

    Well, they're starting to nickel and dime with "Early Bird" -- seems to cost more every year? Then the constant upgrade offers. They're kind of "on" now to what other carriers are doing. And now, a lot of routes seem to have been "dashed" (pandemic?) - and ones we regularly used in the past. ???
  18. MaineSkiLady

    I won the Southwest "Solarbration" Sweepstakes!

    :yahoo:@Jilly- !! Easy-peasy! I'm worried about driving 40 miles to friends' house. Could be big traffic issues.
  19. MaineSkiLady

    TOTAL ECLIPSE DAY SUGARLOAF & SADDLEBACK, MAINE

    Nor have I, and this is my home mountain. Worst case scenario would be having to park along the access road, but this is an annual occurrence with Reggae Fest - OR a big powder dump (i.e., last Sunday). Resort has an excellent shuttle service and picks people up/drops off at very regular...
  20. MaineSkiLady

    I won the Southwest "Solarbration" Sweepstakes!

    This market as well. : ( Times change...
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