Feb 03
While some nice fresh snow has been piling up at higher elevations this past week (in the 1-5″ range) there’s nothing but a good ol’ fashioned crust coating most lower to middle elevation terrain. Fortunately, this crust is relatively supportive and offers a smooth skiing surface, especially with some fatter skis. Close to home, our …
Jan 30
Thanks to another passing cold front last night and this morning, skiers across the northeast were treated to as much as 6-8″ of super fluff today (Monday 1/30). For many skiers across the region, it was nothing less than a good old fashioned powder day – and a far cry from the dust on crust …
Jan 15
The storm we’ve all been waiting for dumped 10-20″ of fresh snow across the mountains of the northeast on Thursday and Friday, January 13th. By early Saturday morning, Vermont skiers like Justin Chapman and Dave Bouchard (ahead and back, in the first photo, respectively) were easily belly deep in powder on steeper, leeward aspects surrounding …
Jan 08
Almost daily squalls of Champlain Powder treated higher elevation zones in the central and northern Green Mountains to 3-10″ of fresh snow this past week. This made it possible to trail check a few lines that we sensed needed some minor broken-branch and dead-limb clearing. Returning to one area after several more inches of snow …
Jan 06
Scattered snow showers continue to add precious white snowflakes to our relatively thin snowpack across the Northeast, with up to 4″ of Champlain Powder falling around VT’s Mt. Mansfield on Thursday. While most off-piste lines still need quite a bit of natural-snow base, others are really starting to take shape. The first image here was …
