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Our first turns of the season come with spring conditions
Posted 12/11/15
The Skimeister and I made our first turns of the season today and boy did it feel like spring! The weather was warm and the snow was soft. We got our legs reacquainted with turning left and right on…
Sunday ski brunch in the woods
Posted 4/12/15
With my light backcountry skis attached to my feet, I sat in a tree today and soaked up the sun. The small tree had a crook in it that allowed me to kick back without getting my ski pants damp. I…
Skiing into April — and darn good skiing, too
Posted 4/1/15
We hit the lifts at Bolton Valley Resort this afternoon and found great snow on the trails and especially in the woods. Not April snow, but more like mid-winter snow! One of the benefits of skiing at…
Wow: What a weekend to ski in the Vermont backcountry!
Posted 3/29/15
The Skimeister and I got out to backcountry ski on Saturday afternoon and it was so much fun, we went for a second helping on Sunday! Saturday was the cooler of the weekend days and some fresh snow…
A few photos from the backcountry network at Bolton Valley
Posted 2/11/15
These shots are from Tuesday, when we skinned up into the Bolton Valley backcountry trail network. Lots of snow. Not as fluffy as Saturday, but lovely. And a bonus: The sun came out!
Holy powder, Batman!
Posted 2/7/15
This morning I came across some northern Vermont snow reports touting between 4 and 12 inches of new snow overnight. I looked outside my window and only saw 1 or 2 inches and I had to double check…
Sun and snow on backcountry trails today
Posted 1/29/15
We took advantage of warm temperatures and sunshine today by hitting the trail around lunchtime! We put on our plastic backcountry boots and skins on our skis and up we went. We climbed into the…
Sunday fun day: A morning at Bolton Valley Resort
Posted 1/25/15
The Skimeister and I drove up into winter by driving up to Bolton Valley Resort in Bolton, Vermont, this morning. It's the closest big ski area to the Burlington area. While we've had some melting in…
Spring conditions at Bolton Valley today — but winter temps return
Posted 12/28/14
I took advantage of warm temperatures and clearing skies to get in some runs at Bolton Valley Resort today. It was very much like spring skiing and it was fun! The snow had corned up in the…
Skinning up for some powdery turns in the Bolton backcountry trail network
Posted 12/13/14
Wow. It felt more like February skiing today than December skiing! The Skimeister and I earned some turns on the trails of the Bolton Valley backcountry trail network. We put skins on our skis and…
Vermont ski resort opening dates 2014-2015
Posted 11/12/14
<<FOLLOW THIS LINK TO SEE 2015-2016 OPENING DATES!>> Here's how Vermont ski resort opening dates are looking as of 12/18/2014. Opening dates are always difficult to pin down. Mother Nature has to…
Vermont lift ticket discounts and deals for 2014 - 2015. More discounts = more skiing!
Posted 10/31/14
<<CLICK HERE FOR THE CURRENT VERMONT TICKET DISCOUNTS POST!>> Updated April 7, 2015 Here’s the way we see it: The more lift ticket discounts you find, the more skiing you can do! We’re here to help…
Spring skiing in Vermont! Woot-woot!
Posted 4/2/14
It was soft. It was sunny. It was fun! I'm talking about our spring skiing runs at Bolton Valley Resort today! We felt like we had the resort to ourselves as we swished through the soft snow on…
Woodward Mountain Trail: Gorgeous backcountry glades — and plenty of climbing, too
Posted 3/23/14
I checked another backcountry ski tour off my long to-do list on Saturday! The Skimeister and I took on the Woodward Mountain Trail from Bolton to Waterbury, Vermont. This demanding six-mile…
Fresh snow followed by sunshine today at Bolton Valley Resort, Vermont
Posted 3/2/14
Fresh snow followed by sunshine — is it a dream? No, that was today at Bolton Valley Ski Resort! Today all six lifts were spinning and there were 64 trails to choose from. The resort received about 3…
Night skiing under the lights at Bolton Valley Resort
Posted 1/16/14
Work was done and there was some fresh snow on the ground. It was the right time to hit night skiing at Bolton Valley. The resort had been reporting a couple inches of fresh snow today and after some…
Snowflakes and packed powder turns at Bolton Valley today
Posted 12/18/13
I skied in the midst of fluffy, light snowflakes today at Bolton Valley Resort in Bolton, Vermont! It was a great day to get out of the office and take some runs during the midday. We've been in the…
A Nordic ski today as the snow clouds start to gather
Posted 12/14/13
I really needed to get out and exercise today, and with temperatures in the single digits, that meant I was going to do some Nordic skiing so that I would stay warm. I went to Waterbury, Vt., to do…
More ski areas opening this weekend, and sounds like snow!
Posted 12/13/13
We should reach a total of 14 open ski resorts in Vermont this weekend. Bolton Valley and Middlebury Snow Bowl open today (Friday) and Pico opens to passholders today. Pico's public opening is…
Fluffy snow and lots of water to avoid on backcountry trails
Posted 11/29/13
Thanks to very recent cold temperatures, there are several inches of light, fluffy powder up high in the hills above Bolton, Vt. It’s very pretty. The Skimeister and I explored a couple of the…
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