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New snowfall (no joke!) and a rail jam this weekend
Posted 5/20/08
We've had a gorgeous morning in northern Vermont. When I drove home yesterday after work, however, I looked toward Bolton Valley ski resort and beneath the lifting clouds I saw ski runs. White ski…
"It's not quite over yet"
Posted 5/2/08
"It's not quite over yet." So says Sugarbush ski resort, which will open up on Saturday so they can say that they skied into May. The same goes for Jay Peak resort. Both Vermont ski areas are running…
Can't get enough?
Posted 4/25/08
If you still haven't got your fill of skiing this season, this is your last weekend to hit the slopes in Vermont. Ski Vermont reports that these areas remain open: • Jay Peak - Open Sat & Sunday,…
Starr, Nosedive, Hayride, Perry Merrill & more on Stowe's last day
Posted 4/21/08
Nothing like a cheap lift ticket to get people out on the slopes! Stowe Mountain Resort had a rare ticket deal yesterday: bring two cans of food for the Vermont Food Shelf and you could ski for $20.…
Scrumptious spring skiing at Jay Peak on April 16
Posted 4/17/08
Corn snow and creamees in one day—now that's what I call heaven. The Skimeister and I and three friends hit the slopes of Jay Peak in the northern reaches of Vermont for a fabulous day of spring…
Catamount Trail Assoc. wants your opinion — yes, you!
Posted 4/15/08
I got an e-mail from the Catamount Trail Association, the caretakers of the 300-mile-long ski trail that covers the length of the state of Vermont. They are asking people to fill out their online…
Obscene amounts of snow fell on northern Vermont ski areas!
Posted 4/14/08
A short list of things that are 30 feet tall or long: 1. A 30-foot-tall scale model of the Sears Tower built with Jenga blocks at Northern Michigan University: http://faculty.nmu.edu/ims/sears1.htm…
Of moose and moguls
Posted 4/10/08
This morning I saw a moose! At first I thought it was a horse, but quickly I realized it was a large moose and he or she was on the move. Now you might ask why this is so exciting. Well I didn't see…
Corn snow + sunshine + Vermont = great spring skiing!
Posted 4/7/08
OK, you've got to check this out: NOAA reports there are 98 inches of snow still left on the summit of Mt. Mansfield, here in Vermont. 98 inches on April 7! I got out on the trails at Bolton Valley…
Fun spring skiing on Thursday in northern Vermont
Posted 4/4/08
I think I mentioned before that I'm spoiled rotten. Well yesterday the Skimeister and I made the most of a blue sky afternoon by skiing from 2 to 4 p.m. at Bolton Valley. We knew the weather was…
Cross-country skiing at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe on a gorgeous, sunny afternoon
Posted 3/31/08
What a difference a day makes. On Saturday I was bundled up against the wind and cold while backcountry skiing, and by Sunday afternoon I had no hat and only wore a midweight fleece as I…
Clear, wintry day on Bolton's backcountry trails, and maple syrup rewards
Posted 3/30/08
The sun was deceiving on Saturday morning. If you looked at the calendar and the blue skies, you would have sworn it was going to be a spring skiing day. You would have also been wrong. It was windy…
The maple sap is running in Vermont...sort of
Posted 3/27/08
This weekend is Maple Open House Weekend in Vermont. That means that you can combine skiing with a visit to a sugarhouse and see how they make that sticky, sweet stuff. Check this site for details on…
Backcountry skiing to a scenic vista on Middlesex Trail
Posted 3/24/08
On the day before Easter, I wanted to try a new backcountry route. I convinced the Skimeister to drive to Montpelier, Vermont, and head north a bit to ski on the Middlesex Trail toward the summit of…
Easter skiing and mountaintop sunrise services
Posted 3/20/08
[For Easter 2010 sunrise service information, follow this link.] Well it seems really early this year, but Easter weekend is here! We're going to do some skiing this weekend. Are you? If you are…
Suprisingly good skiing at Bolton Valley on St. Paddy's Day
Posted 3/17/08
With sunshine in the forecast for today and early Tuesday, and mixed precipitation called for later this week, the Skimeister and I took the afternoon off to go play at Bolton Valley, Vt. I took my…
Ice-covered trees on my Sunday backcountry tour at Bolton Valley
Posted 3/16/08
Weird. That's the best way to describe today's ski tour on the backcountry trails at Bolton Valley today. Other words that come to mind are frozen, crusty and otherworldly. While the high trails…
Hot cocoa, Vermont style. Oh, that chocolate goodness!
Posted 3/13/08
I was in emergency mode the other day after spending some time on the slopes. I thought I had gone through all of my mocha cocoa from Lake Champlain Chocolates. I tore through my cabinet, which is…
Super Saturday skiing at Solitude in Utah
Posted 3/10/08
Solitude, a 50-year-old ski resort in Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon, is billed as a best-kept-secret kind of ski area. For this reason, we decided to ski Solitude on our last day of our trip because it…
Lovin' high-altitude skiing (not boarding) at Alta, Utah
Posted 3/7/08
Wow! This place has got to be one of the most scenic places to ski anywhere. Alta ski area in Utah is perched high in the Wasatch Range and it seemed that in every direction you get a view of a high…
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