we saw a Bald Eagle flying around on our way to the mtn yesterday. don't know if he's local or transient but it was cool.

has anybody ever see the A-10 thunderbolts do their low flying tree top manuveurs over the mtn? i've been lucky to see them do it twice. both times i was at the straight brook chair loading area, looking uphill. one A-10 would just crest the summit, then plunge down the straightbrook valley just like he was skiing the tree tops down to the valley and then bank turn and hug the mtn side, his buddy in close pursuit. incredibly awesome! you can't even hear them coming! when the first one topped the summit w/the aircraft's nose pointing up the belly of the aircraft was lit w/the sun and looked like a golden cross suddenly appearing on the mtn top. WHAT THE HECK?!!! then whoosh!!! they come charging down towards you,the trees shake violently as they surf down the mt. quick look back up and bingo there's another one.

it's so amazing the way they can fly just above the mtn hugging the terrain and suddenly appear outta nowhere then disappear just as quickly. makes you feel real vulnerable. the only thing you can hear, once you realize they're there, is the whine of the turbine as they power up.

i remember thinking " WOW!!! and i thought i was having fun. that looks way better!!! ". talk about rippin it!

this happened a couple years ago and also a couple of years before that. two times total.

has anybody else seen them? if you were skiing and not stopped you probably wouldn't even know they were there. that's how fast and silent it goes down.