We checked the spot that we hit yesterday evening and it was still perfect, but a little on the small side, So we decided to drove north a bit to check The Bowl. When we got there it was packed out and ragged, although it had way more size. Everyone was going for it and dropping in all over the place - should’ve checked it earlier.

We drove south again to check The Lot, a one spot take off, and there were six, maybe seven others on it and they seemed to have it dialed in. There was a smaller section down from the main takeoff, but it was a little sketchy trying to shoot the posts. It wasn’t something that we really wanted to deal with.

By this time we had already been driving around for about 45 minutes, and everyone was getting antsy, so we drove back to first spot, and settled on a small, perfect little bowl with not a soul around.

It had a familiar feeling.

Check the Photo Room for more from the weekend shred fest, including this 19-shot nugget.

Photos poached from Josh’s Blog

Check out Josh Hall’s new blog, The Hole in the Hall. It’s been too long since I’ve been on that Skosh.

Last week Whiteface got 24″ of snow, and on Saturday our day trip got off without a hitch when my little brother picked me up at 3am and we drove straight through, for 4 plus hours, to find nice conditions and a relatively empty (-4 degrees and windy) mountain.

On the way up I remembered these three Mexican kids who drove through the night from Acapulco to DP the Ranch going off. We all paddled out just before dawn and surfing with them was a highlight of that trip. Putting in a little more effort once in a while definitely sweetens the pot.

It’s been over 15 years since I’ve been up in the Adirondacks, and it was the first time I’ve ridden Whiteface. Nice wide trails, soft afternoon snow in the trees and friendly locals made it easy to deal with the speeding ticket around Lake George, the hallucinations of little people crossing I-87 while I tried desperately to stay awake on the way home and a gnarly case of swamp ass (can’t claim that one — I was smart enough not to drive up in my thermals and snowboard pants — nasty).

Photos: Drew Robustelli

One day you’re eating an Everything bagel with roast beef, American cheese and mayo on 4th ave and 86th street, and the next thing you know you’re paddling out at Pipe. Well, more like a quarter mile from Pipe, but who’s checking?

Just Schwartz and Mike Rovnyak are becoming the DeNiro and Scorsese of New York Surfing. Check out more photos from this Valentine’s Love Session.

Hi Shredability just released part 2 of their Thomas Campbell series. Check it out.

The boys at NYNJSurf.com have organized a charity big wave contest to raise money and awareness in support of Dean Randazzo’s fight against cancer. Click here for more information on how you can get your yellow jersey and support the cause. Nice!

This has been a tough month with the new job and all, but the weekend is shaping up nicely with a stealth out and back trip planned for Whiteface on Saturday. I will be keeping my fingers crossed in the Slides for a pre-pasta Sunday session on my new Mayo — which got a little shipping kiss on the rail repaired by Petro.

There’s room for one more in the car for Saturday if anyone feels like being at my house by 3am sharp. You’ll be home by 11pm, promise.

I got Craig Kelly on the brain today.

Getting daily text messages from my brother from another mother on the North Shore is almost becoming too much to handle. Still, there’s nothing like getting a daily shot of Pipe going off while on my way into the city. I tried to post some of his photos but they’re just thumbnails, so from his thumbs to your eyes: “Check Surfline. They’re calling it Super Thursday.” And then this morning: “I surfed 10-12′ Rocky Point yesterday. Powerful meatgrinding f*cker. Changed me 4ever.”

I wanted to tell him I was at the mall, but I had to turn my phone off. Have fun homey.