Oct 22
NEWS FLASH: Adventure skiing slideshows kick off this Weds 10/24 and Thurs 10/25. More info HERE. Although a micro-dusting of snow graced many northeastern mountaintops over the weekend, it wasn’t enough to lure us to break the skis out of the shed, as we had the week before. Meanwhile, after last Friday’s rainstorm gave way …
Sep 06
It won’t be long now before the first solid nor’easter of the season pulls enough cold air down from the north and let’s the snow fly across our northeastern mountains. Over the past decade, this scenario has consistently played out by mid to late October in the Northeast, and when we are lucky, the cold …
Apr 18
Relaxing back at camp in Switzerland’s Engadine Valley – Credit: EmberPhoto We’re pretty sure that’s German for “heavy snowfall”, and although we’ve managed to score some beautiful sunshine-filled days in the alpine over the last ten days in eastern Switzerland’s Engadine Valley, heftige Schneefall has been the norm here (stay tuned for some more photos …
Apr 02
Another heavy dusting of fresh snow arrived in the mountains near AdventureSkier headquarters (central Vermont) overnight, and with blue skies overhead and a fresh breeze out of the north, the mountains were calling more than usual early Monday. As much as we’ve loved riding lifts through the closing days at of our local ski areas …
Feb 13
The ice capping many ponds, lakes and slow-moving streams is as good as it gets right now in the Northeast, thanks especially to persistent cold temps and minimal snowfall at lower elevations. Meanwhile, a nice coat of powder snow, although seldom more than boot deep, continues to characterize the off-piste and backcountry skiing in the …
