Buttoned up for winter. You?

[sunvalleylaw]

Winterized (using eco friendly antifreeze method for engine and heater core) for cold winters. Covered up with a "vent" :) Pallet and scrap wood will go, along with old tarps. May hang tarp from the beams on the side to prevent any drifting snow. Though normally there is none. Stored an old car under here last year with no real snow getting in. Bikes will get hung up in the garage, "tube" will get deflated and put away. Sad to see it go into storage but it is what it is. You guys winding down and buttoning up?

 

 

 

 

 

[Waternut]

 

[Horton]

Hope to get two slalom and maybe one trick in tomorrow

[Orlando76]

What's this new word you speak of? Winter?

[MrJones]

Washed and waxed the boat yesterday just before putting it in the shop. Lower 80's and a light breeze blowing. Beautiful day!

[MISkier]

Just put mine away yesterday.

[oldjeep]

Winterized 4 friend/family boats, one more of those to go this week. Hoping to get out on lake with mine tomorrow after work if the weather cooperates. Typically don't winterize ours until first week of Nov, but will depend on temps. Been between 33 and 73 the last couple weeks, weather can't decide this time of year.

[ALPJr]

Skied yesterday - air 48, water 51 1st set. About 55 and 51 by the last set of the morning. Air should be a few degrees warming this morning. Hoping for a few more weeks.

[Edbrazil]

Hope that I've spent my last Winter in the cold. Here in Florida, you get about 8 months

of Summer and 4 months of not-quite-Summer.

[sunvalleylaw]

@skibrain , Great shots! I love ski mornings like that! You can say, being a Puget Sound native, that I don't mind cool water. Skiing in the mist is the best.

[londonskier]

Still skiing in London. Water term is 13deg (55), air a little more. three quarter suit is perfect, no hat needed yet. But the water is FAST, so don't pull long. Will ski through the winter.

[6balls]

Dock, lift, boat, two courses came out this weekend. Nice day, could have skied it...but I've done that before only not to get another nice weekend and take the stuff out in sleet/snow/wind...no fun.

[dchristman]

Not yet! Still hanging on... water 54, air 61 when I finished tonight. It's getting hard to find willing skiers, drivers, and observers. The dark season is approaching. I need to head south!

[A_B]

Not yet. NW Ohio.

Have one trailer bunk replacement carpeted and need to do the other one.

The air stapler works great!

Still need to pull buoys in. Maybe next weekend.

 

My friend in MI who had his hip replaced wintered his boat before surgery, so asked if I could tow mine up for the chicken run after Thanksgiving. My garage stays pretty warm, so will winterize on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

[skidawg]

6 rounds last weekend in Texas- air high 80's water mid 80's- gotta love Texas in the fall

[Chef23]

Boat is still in the water but done skiing. Need to get her out in the next week.

 

@sunvalleylaw I store my boat outside next to my house without that great overhang that you have. Just a cover with a wood frame I built to support the snow. No problems and my boat is going on 14 years old.

[jhughes]

The water is already cold enough that it's significantly different to ski on here in IL. Skied yesterday and it felt like a different sport. Not fun. We're done.

[BrennanKMN]

Awesome @skibrain Sunday was a nice morning to be out skiing. I felt pretty sad pulling the course just a few miles away from you.

 

Going to put the boat away in another week or so. :(

[LakeOneSkier]

Spent the weekend winterizing the boat and boarding up the lake house for the winter.

 

Forecast calls for 82 degrees today. Thanks Mother Nature for making my first day of winter depression even worse. :(

[skiinxs]

Nope, it is supposed to be 92 in St. Louis today!

[UWSkier]

Skied here in SE WI yesterday instead of watching the Packer debacle. Temp was in the mid 70s, and with the sun action, surface temps were in the mid-high 60s. Can't ask for better than that in mid October.

[ski6jones]

Last tournament yesterday. 80s and 90s in the forecast for the next week. Probably keep it up on weekends until late November. If it's warm like last winter we'll ski all the way through.

[The_MS]

90 air and 85 water this weekend in Houston. Today its 74 here and our water actually warmed up to 64 when I was gone. Maybe a set tonight if I can get out of work early. The boat is on the lift until I see some freeze warnings but looks good for the next week.

[pgmoore]

This is the scene in my backyard at the moment. Getting organized for cross-country skiing race season now. First race is six weeks away and I'm starting to be really excited!!!

 

 

[Razorskier1]

Still skiing and having fun. I'll watch the extended forecast and when it looks like the lows will be in the low 30s and highs no better than low 40s, it's time to call it a season. Water is still around 55-60, so not bad in the drysuit. @MS probably still skis in a heater top in these temps.

[Than_Bogan]

No!!! :) Season best last night in fact, although perhaps that's not saying much with all the crazy stuff I've been doing this season.

 

Despite incredible weather today in MA, the end is nigh. Maybe we can get a little past Halloween this year, but usually it turns pretty nasty right around then. November 6 time change will bring the end even if the weather holds.

[The_MS]

HOT TOP

[Razorskier1]

I don't think @MS has proper nerve endings.

[cragginshred]

Winter just came and went in Nor Cal over the weekend,..... back to upper 70's by Weds to ski after work and 80's by the weekend! Camaro Modetec top and I'm good!

[sgregg]

Summer is not over...summer is not over...

[sunvalleylaw]

Guess it was time.

 

(yeah yeah, I will pick up the tarp and break down the pallets for bon fires. g'roff me already! ;) )

 

[chrisroddy]

Looks like it is time to break out the snow skies soon for you @sunvalleylaw. 80's here in CT the next two days. I will be dropping in the water one if not both days... and loving it!

[sunvalleylaw]

@chrisroddy , unless something really weird happens, the resort will be open Thanksgiving day as nearly always! This early stuff will mostly melt off, but will stay in the shade, up high. We will get more in later October and November, and the snow guns will be on too, getting the groomer runs ready. Yep, time to wax up and prepare the other boards.

[skihacker]

Really sucky thing for our crew is we're pulling boats due to water level, water temp still around 60 and weather has been pretty good all thing considered. Down to the 2 boats with the best water depth at the hoist.

[WaterSkier12]

Over 85 here today, sunny, but no water in our corps lake or our ski lake...

[Fast351]

Water's still 56 degrees. My ski partner pulled his last weekend, but we're still using my boat. We're pulling docks in about a week and a half. After that it gets less convenient, but I'll still have the ski boat available until the water temp makes it not feasible anymore to ski (about 34 :smile: ) Just drop the boat in the water, and pull the plugs when done. I'll winterize probably end of November unless it's unseasonably warm.

 

I'm in Minnesota.

[Razorskier1]

skied this AM -- 40 degree air and 55 degree water. One set of twenty 32s just for the exercise.

[PatM]

Pulled the course yesterday. Boat/Lift/dock this weekend. :'(

[chrisroddy]

Yesterday. Not ready to give up on the season.

 

[Texas6]

@MS are you in Houston now?

[schafer]

Snow on the dock and still skiing.

 

[The_MS]

@Texas6 Flew home on Sunday afternoon. Nice weather and 2 awesome sites to add to my resume.

[Horton]

I'm skiing in trucks this weekend

[DaveD]

Trucks?

[ALPJr]

Truckee

[bishop8950]

Trunks

[bigskieridaho]

Winterizing the boat tomorrow:( Time to strap the snow skis on! Just waiting for the snow.

[oldjeep]

We went for a dip in lake superior yesterday, I'm thinking we can get another ski day ot two out of Minnetonka.

[bogboy]

@sunvalleylaw, nice lean to. The PAC. N.w is pretty mild during winters. Good free skiing on the bigger lake all winter, and course maintainence skiing on the membership lake. Always hoping to improve in the future. Good luck, and have fun.

 

[dhofert]

Went out today and the boat decided that we were done for the year. Melted the engine down. Was a quick rebuild last winter of an old worn out motor, we are actually surprised it made it all summer. Going to put a nice fresh build in it over the winter anyways. Crying shame I didn't get to ski today thought as the weather is a beautiful 65 and sunny. I really need to find someone else with a boat around here.