Nov 21
It was a week full of powder storms in the higher elevations of Vermont and beyond. We even managed to spot the ever-elusive invisible skier. The intense snowfall must have temporarily short-circuited her cloaking device…Within moments, however, she disappeared again – with her tracks quickly disguised by the wind.
Ski you out there.
-Brian
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Nov 18
Thanks to a solid inch or two of fresh snow piling up close to home late last week, and with some well-worn Marquettes ready for action, we kicked off the backyardcountry ski season in style last weekend.
The snow should be piling up in the higher elevations in the days ahead, with easily a foot possible in the northern Greens by the weekend. Ski you out there.
– Brian
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Nov 09
**Note: Please take a minute to comment today. Deadline for comments is Dec 5th**
If you’ve ever spent time hiking, backcountry skiing/riding, climbing or camping in the Adirondacks, you know how rugged, vast and beautiful the region is. And while there is a relative abundance of backcountry skiing options in the Adirondacks, including the High Peaks region, most of these options are confined to landslide paths, alpine regions and existing trails shared with hikers and snowshoers.
As backcountry skiing and riding continue to grow in popularity, drawing new waves of winter visitors to the region, local Adirondack skiers like Ron Konowitz (aka “Ron Kon”), who helped launch the Adirondack Powder Skiers Association (APSA) in 2012, believe there is a need to better accommodate this growing demand. APSA has developed a proposal calling for the creation and responsible management of new “backcountry ski trails” in Adirondacks. The idea is that these trails could help to round out the current mix of backcountry skiing/riding terrain options currently available in the region, while relieving the pressure on areas facing ever-increasing numbers of backcountry skiers and riders.
As the homepage of APSA’s website shares, “The tradition of backcountry skiing in the Adirondacks is etched in our history, but the current regulatory vacuum fails to cultivate the tremendous potential inherent to our region… If realized, this birthright will establish a cold-weather draw for eco-tourists and local powder hounds which will directly benefit our region.”
The Adirondack Park Agency is currently soliciting comments regarding APSA’s proposed “backcountry ski trail” amendment to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan. Please head to the APSA website, HERE, to submit your words of support and learn more.
Thanks!
– Brian
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Nov 04
Does it really matter how deep the snow is?
In November, in Vermont…nope, it doesn’t. With as much as 20″ of snow falling in parts of North Carolina, and Maine, stoke was running high this past weekend. Locally, we picked up an inch or two, and that was all we needed.
With plenty of fossil-fueled snow starting to pile up, too, ski season is finally here for the masses, too.
Ski you out there.
Brian
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Oct 24
While a heavy dusting of snow lured at least a few of us into the mountains last weekend, some beautiful surf out on the coast, courtesy of Hurricane Gonzalo, kept many of us out of the mountains altogether. Fast grass? Or chest to head high peelers? Either way, it was hard to go wrong.
Some cold air and moisture later this weekend (Sunday pm into Monday) might pile up the snowflakes more respectably by Monday morning. Time will tell. The long term forecast hints another good blast of snow around Halloween, too. It seems Old Man Winter is knocking on our door again.
Featured (above) is a snap from late October last season in Vermont. The snow was all but gone by the time Halloween arrived just a few days later, but it was fun while it lasted. Who’s dreaming of a white Halloween this year?
Below is an image captured on the New England coast last weekend, while sliding on the liquid form of h20.
Ski you out there.
-Brian
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