Mar 25
In so many ways, the skiing off-piste is as good as it gets right now. Here’s a snap from northern Vermont this week. The sun has been shining. There’s a beautiful powder coat on colder aspects, a subtle corn cycle on solar aspects…and a deep and consolidated base makes it possible to ski or climb just about anywhere with ease. See you out there. (Click on the image within post to enlarge)
– Brian and Emily
Mar 20
Thepast week’s warmth and sunshine was really our first good taste of the wonderful spring season to come. And with rivers swelling and sap running, Old Man Winter will be hard pressed to stick around for long. Although it appears he will be in charge again this coming week, spring, no doubt, is on its way. While our snowpack in the mountains, especially on non-solar aspects, is still peaking, now is the time to ski those lines you’ve been dreaming about all season, explore some new zones and enjoy a magical sunset ski (or five) from a favorite mountaintop… (Click on smaller image within post to enlarge.)
– Brian and Emily
Skiing off the Green Mountain Divide.
Mar 18
Blue skies, calm winds, and a recent dusting of snow lured us to the high country of northern New Hampshire earlier this week. Snow conditions at and above treeline were about what we expected – a wonderful late-winter mix that included shin deep powder, rime-coated crust and even some late day corn. We enjoyed the mountains at a relaxing pace – taking plenty of time to soak up the beauty and scale of some of the northeast’s highest mountains – while logging a few adventurous ski descents.
-Brian
Heading up under the morning sun.
And make sure to brake for moose, too.
Ian enjoying a fine layer of edgable rime.
Emily skis some sheltered morning powder.
Marta soaking up the sunshine and beauty of the day…
…and a few nice turns, too.
Mar 14
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 standing, the canopy can do a pretty good job of closing itself back up. For the moment, it’s pretty fun to be skiing with the skidder…
– Brian
Mar 10
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. With blue skies above, the sun rising over the mountains and twelve hours of daylight ahead – it was sure to be another day, and storm, to remember. – Brian
