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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
Posted in Backcountry, Mt. Washington, Skiing
Tagged Alpine Garden, Auto Road, Backcountry, Camping, Corn Snow, Dakine Womens Pro II 26L, East Snowfields, Glen, Glen Ellis Family Campground, Glen Junction Family Restaurant, GPS, Huntington Ravine Trail, Image, Kids, May, Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, Photograph, Picture, Presidential Range, Saco River, ski, Skiing, Snow, Snowfields, Spring, Telemark, Trip Report, Waterbury, Weather, White Mountains
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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
Posted in Backcountry, Skiing, Stowe
Tagged Alpine, April, Backcountry, BJAMS, Cliff Trail Gully, Corn Snow, Gondolier, GPS, Image, Kids, map, Mt. Mansfield, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Ridgeline, ski, Skiing, Snow, Spring, Stowe, Subalpine, The Chin, Timberline, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont
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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
Posted in Backcountry, Skiing, Stowe
Tagged Alpine, April, Backcountry, Cliff Trail, GPS, Hiking, Hourglass Chute, Image, Mt. Mansfield, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Powder, Powder Skiing, Profanity Chute, Ridgeline, ski, Skiing, Snow, Spring, Stowe, Subalpine, The Chin, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont
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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
Posted in Backcountry, Skiing, Stowe
Tagged Backcountry, Bruce Trail, Corn Snow, Cross Country Skiing, Glades, Image, Kids, March, Matterhorn, Mountain Road, Mt. Mansfield, Nordic, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Ranch Valley, Route 108, Sidecountry, ski, Skiing, Snow, Spring, Stowe, sushi, Telemark, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont
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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
Posted in Backcountry, Skiing, Stowe
Tagged Backcountry, Bishop Marshall School, BJAMS, Bruce Trail, Glades, Green Acres, Image, Kids, March, Mountain Road, Mt. Mansfield, Nordic, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Powder, Powder Skiing, Route 108, Sidecountry, ski, Skiing, Snow, Spring, Spruce Line, Spruce Peak, Stowe, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont
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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
Posted in Backcountry, Bolton Valley, Skiing
Tagged Backcountry, Bolton Valley, Glades, GPS, Image, Kids, March, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Powder, Powder Skiing, ski, Skiing, Skinning, Snow, Spring, Telemark, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont, Weather, Winter
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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
Posted in Backcountry, Bolton Valley, Skiing
Tagged Backcountry, Bolton Valley, Glades, GPS, Image, March, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Powder, Powder Skiing, ski, Skiing, Skinning, Snow, Snowfall, Snowstorm, Storm, Telemark, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont, Weather, Wilderness, Winter
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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
Posted in Backcountry, Bolton Valley, Skiing
Tagged Backcountry, Bolton Valley, February, Glades, Goose Pond, GPS, Image, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Powder, Powder Skiing, ski, Skiing, Skinning, Snow, Telemark, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont, Vista Summit, Winter, Woodward Mountain Trail
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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
Posted in Backcountry, Bolton Valley, Skiing
Tagged Backcountry, Black Diamond AMPerage, Bolton Valley, Bolton Valley Nordic, Bryant Cabin, Bryant Trail, Burlington, February, Froude Number, Glades, GPS, Image, Kids, National Weather Service, Nordic, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Powder, Powder Skiing, ski, Skiing, Skinning, Snow, Snow Hole, Telemark, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont, Vermont Land Trust, Winter
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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
Posted in Skiing, Stowe
Tagged Angel Food, Backcountry, Bench Woods, February, Glades, Image, Mt. Mansfield, Northern Vermont, Photograph, Picture, Powder, Powder Skiing, Route 108, Sidecountry, ski, Skiing, Snow, Snowfall, Snowstorm, Storm, Stowe, Telemark, Tree Skiing, Trip Report, Vermont, Weather, Winter
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