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Mar 14
Skiing with the Skidder
Some of the logging taking place in the northeast these days is opening terrain and in some cases helping to improve the off-piste skiing. This is true for a while at least, or until the underbrush starts to flourish with all the new sunlight passing through the canopy. However, if enough good-sized trees are left …
Mar 10
Photo of the Week: A Snowstorm to Remember
By the time the sun rose under clear skies this past Tuesday morning, over two feet of powder snow had fallen upon many areas of the Adirondacks and northern New England. And while Monday (mid-storm) offered some of the finest skiing we have experienced anywhere, those first turns on Tuesday were the stuff of dreams. …
Mar 08
From Big Flood to Big Snow
Winter in the northeast…what a world of contrasts! While skiing in the pouring rain on Sunday morning here Vermont’s Green Mountains, it was hard to imagine that we would be skiing in some of most unforgettably deep and beautiful snow just twenty fours later. Then again, we are not the least bit surprised. The first …
Mar 05
In Memory of Ryan Hawks (Updated 3/12)
Updated with photos 3/12: It might still be news to many that the mountains claimed the life of a wonderful person, son, brother, step-brother, grandson, a friend to many and a very talented skier this past week – twenty-five year old Ryan Hawks. Ryan grew up in South Burlington, Vermont, graduated from UVM, and honed …
Mar 04
Backcountry Update – Early March: Like a Dream
Despite a few very minor 12-24 hour warm ups in February, the snow continues to pile up in our northeastern mountains at historic levels, and the snowpack off-piste continues to be predominantly powder coated. WIthout a doubt, this is a winter we will not forget. Forecasts are now in agreement around a potentially major snow …
