Tag Archives: April

2012-2013 Bolton Valley Photo Gallery

We’re pleased to announce the completion of our Bolton Valley Photo Gallery for the 2012-2013 ski season.  This year’s gallery is our largest to date, with over 270 images documenting this season’s ski adventures indoors and out, in the front, … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley, VT 28APR2013

We’ve had some decent temperatures to get the corn snow cycle going over the past week, and this weekend has been much better than last weekend in terms of warming up the snow on the slopes.  Yesterday was pretty nice … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 21APR2013

It was a Telemark day for the family yesterday at Stowe, but today was an alpine day for the boys, in line with plans to hit some steep and challenging terrain.  We were hoping to introduce Dylan and E to … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 20APR2013

We almost did a little skiing at Stowe on Thursday this week, but it was just starting to rain when we stopped in at the mountain around midday, and with E and the boys a bit under the weather, we … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley, VT 14APR2013

We had a family gathering through early afternoon today, but in the mid to late afternoon, I headed up to Bolton Valley for a tour.  Up to that point we’d had on and off bouts of precipitation in the valley, … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 13APR2013

The storm that came through the area over the past few days was a real mixed bag; we certainly got some snow, but there was also a lot of sleet, and that was the preponderant precipitation down at our house.  … Continue reading

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Stowe & Mt. Mansfield Chin, VT 07APR2013

I didn’t have high hopes for the overall ski conditions today after what I experienced during yesterday’s outing at Stowe.  Snow surfaces in the lower elevations had warmed earlier in the week, followed by plenty of cold nights, and the … Continue reading

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Stowe & Mt. Mansfield Chin, VT 06APR2013

Today turned out to be a day of actual “Alpine Touring” in the high elevations of Mt Mansfield.  Although Stowe picked up a foot of snow earlier this week, the freezing level eventually rose fiarly high toward the end of … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley, VT 02APR2013

I hadn’t really been paying attention to the weather forecast over the past couple of days, but I looked out in the back yard this morning to find that no longer was it just the leftover snow standing out – … Continue reading

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2011-2012 Ski Season Summary

With everyone having their own unique perspective on skiing, combined with the multitude of weather-related factors involved in winter recreation in general, there’s usually ample room for debate about where a ski season sits relative to average.  However, when it … Continue reading

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