Mar 04

Photo of the Week: Midnight Pow Pow

Green Mountains, Vermont, USA ©Brian Mohr/ EmberPhoto - All rights reserved
Skier: Noah Ranallo

It’s possible that Tuesday night (Mar 3) was the pinnacle of this winter season in Vermont. By 8pm, fresh snow from another passing weather system was piling up fast…freshening the surface of a deep snow pack unaffected by warm temps or wet precip for nearly two months. We knew that above freezing temps were likely on Wednesday, so we grabbed the headlamps and set off. We enjoyed a taste of our winter wonderland unlike any other this season, if not in our lifetimes. The howl of the wind above the forest canopy, the fresh snow flying, and heavily snow-sculpted landscape left us in awe of Old Man Winter. Here’s a quick snap from our late night tour, captured just before midnight along Vermont’s Green Mountain divide…

The above freezing temps today spared most aspects and slopes above 2000′, and will probably leave us with just a slightly stiffer, but still very playful, snow pack down low. Cooler than normal temps in the days ahead will continue to preserve the soft, powdery snow on non-solar aspects, especially. We are living in a skiers’ paradise right now, and there’s no end in sight.

Ski you in the mountains.
-Brian, Emily and Maiana

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Feb 27

Photo of the Week: Green Mountain Gold

Green Mountains, Vermont ©Brian Mohr/EmberPhoto

The new snow we picked up late last week and weekend (16″+ in some areas) set us up for a beautiful stretch of skiing over this past week in Vermont, especially in our more sheltered, upper-elevation forests. Steeper lines characterized by narrow drainages, rocky ledges and frozen waterfalls are in rare form right now, and are a joy to ski. Any new snow is welcome this coming week, as the snow pack in many areas, including the more wind-scoured and alpine zones, could use a little freshening.

Ski you out there.
-Brian

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Feb 23

Magic Mountain Pioneers Hike-One, Ride-One Uphill Skiing Policy

Magic Mountain - Green Mountains, Vermont

For Release: February 2015

Londonderry, VT: The best uphill policy in the ski business just got better! Magic Mountain is excited to announce a first of its kind expansion of  their uphill skiing policy. Effective immediately, any uphill skier or splitboarder who successfully climbs the 1,700 vertical feet to
their summit will receive a complimentary token good for a single lift ride (limit one per day, valid only same day).

Simply announce to the lift operator at the base that you intend to climb up, climb to the summit and their summit lift operator will give you a Free Turns token, which can be redeemed by the previously notified lift attendant for a free ride back up on the chairlift!

Magic Mountain is an industry leader when it comes to supporting uphill skiing. Magic introduced one of the first buy antibiotics brazil official (and least restrictive) policies in 2008 and continues that tradition with today’s Hike One Ride One policy.
They believe this program embodies our mountain’s community driven values and supports our mission of offering affordable, classic Vermont skiing, snowboarding and outdoor recreation.

About Magic Mountain Vermont: Magic Mountain is a unique ski area located in Southern Vermont. Magic offers an alternative to the norm for the region; inexpensive, classic and genuine Vermont skiing experience unlike any other. The mountain’s “east side” features classic beginner and intermediate terrain, complete with expanded snowmaking, grooming and even beginner glades. The mountain’s “west side” offers skiing and riding the way nature intended with steeps, cliffs, and hundreds of acres of glades to explore. For more information about Magic contact
info@magicmtn.com or visit their website magicmtn.com

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Feb 15

Photo of the Week: Really Cold Smoke

© Brian Mohr/ EmberPhoto

There’s nothing like a late-afternoon mission into some favorite local steeps on a windy, -5F degree afternoon in Vermont’s Green Mountains to get the powder flying… After 30+ days of cold and snow, snow, snow, it’s incredible how commonplace scenes like this have become. And it’s only mid-February.

Ski you out there.
-Brian

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Jan 24

Photo of the Week: Winter On Hold

Stand Up Paddling (SUP) - Costa Rica, Central America - BIC Sport ©Brian Mohr/ EmberPhoto - All rights reserved

While giving the snow a chance to pile up in the Great White North, we’re playing around with some Pacific swell, a lil’ offshore wind, and the 10′ BIC SUP Air – a highly versatile, inflatable surfboard that is as much at home in the rapids of a Vermont river in springtime as it is in chest high surf during the Central American dry season…It’s especially sweet fir cruising around quiet bays and backwaters with your favorite 2 year old on board, or for a spontaneous offshore fishing adventure. And, you can stuff it into your check-in bag.

Ski you out there.
Brian

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