Apr 08
There’s some cold, moist air heading our way later this week. And while spring has apparently shoved Old Man Winter aside without letting him finish his business, a great deal of us are still holding out for at least one more good snow cycle. Reminiscing about some of the unforgettable April snowfalls we have been …
Apr 05
Record warmth graced the summits of the Northeast’s highest mountains this past weekend, and with the moon still nearly two-thirds full on Friday evening, we couldn’t resist the idea of a few turns on moonlit corn. Near-perfect corn snow was in effect up to approx. treeline, and above treeline, the snow surface was a rare …
Apr 02
We forgot to mention in an earlier post about Lars’ win at the Freeskiing World Championships at Snowbird, UT this March 2010 that his younger brother Silas (watch video of Silas here) stood on the podium that same day, at a junior event at Jackson Hole, WY. Way to go Silas! Anyhow, check out this …
Mar 31
Monday only reinforced our belief that skiing in the rain appeases the weather gods. What started as a potentially sopping wet ski tour gradually developed into a fine late-afternoon of fresh tracks and floating flakes. And this time we weren’t in the southern Andes – where a 2-foot snowfall once commenced just hours after we …
Mar 20
When Vermonter Jason Starr revealed his “surf skis” to the world in 2009, he opened the doors to an entirely new realm of skiing adventure. Throughout 2010, a growing community of passionate skiers with a strong connection to the water are taking Starr’s surf-skis to the rolling waves of our nearby oceans. Some are paddling …
