We didn’t quite make out with the November snow of our dreams this past weekend in the northeast, but Friday’s mountain snows made for some genuinely fun thin-cover skiing. A solid dusting to nearly 2″ fell across the higher elevations Friday and Friday night, just enough to keep at least some of us off our …
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May 13
Video: Almost Mother’s Day
Last turns of the season on natural snow in Vermont’s Green Mountains… on the Marquette Backcountry Skis. The grass skiing on the lower mountain, after we ran out of snow, was in its element. Enjoy! Follow this LINK to “Like” AdventureSkier.com on Facebook. Thanks!
Apr 13
Sliding into Spring
The recent warm temps, mountain rains (snow today at highest elevations!) and now a return to sub-freezing nighttime temps will set things up for excellent corn-snow harvest in the days to come. Whether you are heading to your favorite local ski area or to a sunny spot in the northeastern high country… there’s nothing like …
Dec 23
Off Piste in the Mad River Valley – Dec 2010
A good 5-7″+ inches of creamy powder snow blanketed Vermont’s General Stark Mountain (home to Mad River Glen ski area) on Wednesday night. With the holiday week ahead, and the official opening of MRG scheduled for today (12/24), this surprise snowfall could not have been better timed… Nor could it have been more fun to …

