Tag Archives: Backcountry

Mt. Washington, NH 18MAY2013

Using the Auto Road to gain access to Mt. Washington’s East Snowfields is a convenient way to get to some fantastic spring skiing, but a number of factors need to align for an optimal outing to come together.  First, the … 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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Stowe, VT 31MAR2013

With the Easter holiday, we didn’t have BJAMS ski program today, but we decided to head to Stowe anyway for a bit of lift-served skiing and another run down the Bruce Trail.  E wasn’t able to join us for the … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 24MAR2013

I made a Bruce Trail reconnaissance run back in January, and since then we’ve been waiting for the right combination of snowpack, weather, and coach availability to bring our BJAMS group for a trip down the Bruce.  A couple weeks … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley and Backcountry, VT 09MAR2013

Josh has been waiting for a while to get that perfectly clear day to finish up some media work at Bolton Valley, and today it finally came.  With the anticipated forecast, he set up for a 7:30 A.M. meeting today … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley and Backcountry, VT 02MAR2013

Since the storm that came through in the midweek period, we’ve moved under the influence of an upper level low pressure system that is off to our northeast.  It’s keeping snow showers in the area, but as of this morning … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley and Backcountry, VT 18FEB2013

The weather was quite nice on Saturday, so we had a good family backcountry outing at Bolton Valley, but the weather yesterday was simply nasty.  I contemplated heading up for a quick tour, but when I saw that the Bolton … Continue reading

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Bolton Valley and Backcountry, VT 16FEB2013

Although the recent midweek storm gave a decent shot of snow to the Northern Greens, with Stowe picking up a foot of snow, and Jay Peak picking up a foot and a half, it’s still been fairly dry in general.  … Continue reading

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Stowe, VT 14FEB2013

The winter storm that’s been affecting Vermont over the past couple of days is actually one that The Weather Channel name “Orko” based on its effects in the Midwest earlier in the week.  Snowfall from the system hasn’t been widespread, … Continue reading

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