Monthly Archives: March 2012

Stowe, VT 31MAR2012

Temperatures have been fairly seasonable over the past week, with a couple rounds of light snow in the mountains to produce some small powder days on Monday and Friday.  Today dawned sort of gray with a snowstorm passing to our … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 25MAR2012

Yesterday, Bolton Valley finished up its lift-served season, and we were able to get out and make good use of the soft spring snow as the boys worked on their Telemark turns.  Weather conditions were fairly similar today, with temperatures … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley, VT 24MAR2012

Record warmth occupied the region over the past week, with temperatures that topped out in the 70s and 80s F, forcing the closure of many trails at the local ski areas.  Fortunately, Bolton was able to keep things rolling by … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 23MAR2012

This is actually a second hand report from Stowe today – E didn’t have any parent-teacher conferences scheduled and decided to take the boys out alone for some Telemark skiing in the warm spring weather.  Temperatures have been incredibly warm … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 18MAR2012

It’s been too warm for any additional snow recently, even in the mountains, but according to my records this is the first weekend/holiday period without powder since way back in the middle of December.  That’s actually pretty surprising in this … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley, VT 17MAR2012

Spring is definitely making inroads now that we’re into March, but last Saturday, winter was still in charge as we had a great powder day at Bolton with midwinter snow.  Today however, there was no denying spring its due, with … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 11MAR2012

It started snowing on Friday night thanks to our most recent upper level low pressure system; it was yet another storm that was brilliantly timed to set up the slopes for the weekend, continuing a trend that seems like it’s … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley, VT 10MAR2012

Earlier this week the Northeast experienced its warmest weather of 2012 to date, with the feel of spring in the air as temperatures reached well into the 50s F in the valleys of Northern Vermont.  Seasonable temperatures resumed on Thursday … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley, VT 07MAR2012

This morning saw milder temperatures than what we’ve had in the past few days, but it was still 28 F at the house when I made my observations at 6:00 A.M.  It was a beautiful morning, and since I had … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 04MAR2012

The local mountains have received multiple feet of snow over the past week or so, and the ski conditions have been mid-winter fantastic, but the continuous stretch of perfect snow looked like it might end in some areas yesterday as … Continue reading

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