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Colorado's Arapahoe Basin on June 9--the day after closing.

US skier visits rocket to a new record, while A-Basin closes with powder

Posted 6/11/08

Skiers who took the time to drive to Colorado's Arapahoe Basin on Sunday had a powder day to close out their ski season. Yes, it had snowed a couple of inches the night before at the higher elevations…

Even with the mercury rising, you can still ski in Vermont

"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…

Spring skiing at Jay Peak earlier this month

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…

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 …

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…

Easter skiing and mountaintop sunrise services

Posted 3/21/08

[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…

Skiing in some fresh snow and sunshine at Bolton Valley, Vt.

Suprisingly good skiing at Bolton Valley on St. Paddy's Day

Posted 3/18/08

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…

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 3/8/08

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…

Brighton ski day with some snow, sun, steeps and glades

Posted 3/6/08

Today we spent the day exploring Brighton ski resort in Utah. We were skiing on a little bit of fresh snow from the day and night before, and a whole lot of base from an above-average season for Utah…

Snowbird, Utah

Snow and wind at Snowbird, Utah

Posted 3/5/08

Well the Skimaven has taken a field trip to Utah. Yup, a long way from Vermont. Now I'm skiing at 9 to 11,000 feet instead of 2 to 3,000. I can feel it when I bend over to buckle my boots! The…

Powder skiing in glades at Bolton Valley ski area

Light, fresh powder and blue sky skiing at Bolton Valley on Friday

Posted 2/29/08

I hate to rub it in, but I just had a great Friday afternoon of skiing in powder and packed powder conditions at Bolton Valley, Vt.! And, now wait for this, it was a bluebird day to boot! Vermont…

Snowy Red Rocks Park and Lake Champlain views

Up to 16 inches of powder reported at Vermont ski resorts

Posted 2/27/08

Come and get it! Vermont just enjoyed a nice snowstorm this week with up to 16 inches of powder (so far) covering our cars, homes and mountains. Yeah! I admit I love to sweep off my car after a…

Mardi Gras revelry and on-mountain mayhem in Vermont

Posted 2/21/08

Did you know that Burlington has the largest Mardi Gras celebration in New England? Yes, snowy and oh so cool Burlington, Vt.! We Vermonters are hardy folk, so we pile on the layers and stand in the…

Fun trails and glades at Burke Mountain in Vermont!

A great Friday ski at Burke Mountain

Posted 2/18/08

Burke Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont used to have a jingle that went something like this: "Ski Burke, Vermont's northern star, Ski Burke!" I used to hear it on the radio and I wondered…

A snowy afternoon at Okemo base

Okemo: Southern Vermont's growing resort

Posted 2/10/08

I'm spoiled rotten. I got to stay slopeside at Okemo this weekend. My friends, Jennifer and Dan, have a condo there that allows you to walk out the back door and click into your skis. You do have…

There's snow in them hills!

Hey all you skiers and riders, the snow is back!

Posted 2/7/08

Don't you love it when the National Weather Service reports:   ...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH COUNTRY... It's been snowing this week and…

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