With another 1-6″ of powder snow falling since late Monday over the Adirondacks, Green Mountains (Champlain Powder) and parts of northern NH, ME and Quebec, we’ve got some nice fresh snow to slide around on this week. Although natural-snow base depths are very thin, some well maintained off-piste and backcountry lines are starting to lure …
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Dec 28
Photo of the Week – Champlain Powder
The powerful storm that treated us last night to wet snow, sleet and POURING rain also produced some of the most intense mountain snowfall we’ve ever witnessed in the northeast. A still unfrozen Lake Champlain, an approaching cold front and a good orographic (upslope) flow of moisture definitely contributed to today’s prolific snowfall. At one …
Dec 22
Photo of the Week: Solstice Sacrifice
When a light mist turned to a steady rain on Wednesday afternoon, a few of us did not hesitate to continue up the mountain for some afternoon turns. We’ve learned over the years that skiing in the rain is always worth it. More than anything, it impresses the snow gods. (Prolific snows have followed many …
Dec 20
Micro-Freshies…And More to Come?
Happy Winter Solstice! Monday night and Tuesday morning treated skiers in the central and northern Green Mountains to a dusting to 3″ of fresh snow at the higher elevations. (Does anyone have any snow to report from other regions?) It was enough to freshen up the coverage on natural snow terrain that had melted back …
Dec 07
Photo of the Week: The Ski Season Kicks Off – Round 3!
Ahhh, late fall in the northeast… You can cut greens from the garden one day, ski untracked powder the next, and enjoy a good paddle or surf session the next. Although Old Man Winter has been lingering about for several weeks now, he’s apparently in no hurry to ramp things up for the season. And …
