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Soft-snow skiing for our Sunday

Posted 2/19/17

Friday we enjoyed mid-February powder. Today we enjoyed mid-March "powder." OK, it was more like a deep bowl of mashed potatoes, but it was pretty fun to ski in the backcountry! We skinned up into…

So much snow at Stowe Mountain Resort today!

Posted 2/18/17

Today ranks as the deepest powder day of the ski season for us so far! The snow has been falling rather continuously in northern Vermont lately. On Thursday the National Weather Service was…

The best Valentine’s Day gift: A powder day at Sugarbush!

Posted 2/15/17

They say women like diamonds and fancy chocolates, but I’ve always been partial to a nice powder day. The Skimeister and I headed to Sugarbush Resort for a powder day that was sweet as chocolate.…

Cold cross-country skiing today; Snow on the way this weekend

Posted 2/11/17

Brrrrrrrrrrrr. It was cold today on the trails at Trapp Family Lodge Nordic center this morning. The snow was cold, as well, and it squeaked when you walked on it. My friends and I made a beeline…

Smugglers’ Notch today: Who says there are no friends on a powder day?

Posted 2/8/17

Who says there are no friends on a powder day? We rustled up three friends to hit the slopes and glades at Smugglers' Notch Resort, Vermont, today. We enjoyed about six inches of light, fresh powder…

February 3rd serves up fluff and free refills at Sugarbush, Vermont

Posted 2/4/17

Today featured a bit of serendipity. We had a morning meeting in central Vermont and it was just a half hour away from Sugarbush ski resort. What's a skier to do? You can bet we hit the lifts at…

Day two of earning turns this weekend

Posted 1/30/17

I must admit: I am exhausted after a second day of earning turns this weekend! The Skimeister and I ventured into the Bolton backcountry trails at midday on Sunday. There were quite a few other…

Say "wow" to January "pow"! It was fun to ski in the Stowe woods!

Posted 1/29/17

Pow! We got some fine backcountry turns today in the woods of Stowe, Vermont! A weather system or two put it all together to deliver 11 inches or more of snow at higher elevations in northern Vermont…

A Friday afternoon in the snowy woods

Posted 1/21/17

What a difference there is in snow from the bottom of the Bolton Valley access road to the top! We arrived Friday afternoon to witness snowy white peaks emerging from puffy mountain clouds. It…

Mother Nature delivers a Wednesday powder day! Great turns at Stowe, Vermont.

Posted 1/18/17

Oh how we love skiing in powder! We skied in 5 to 6 inches of fresh snow at Stowe Mountain Resort today. It didn't want to let up; it snowed the entire time we were skiing. (Resorts around Vermont…

Light fluff over hard-packed snow + ice on cross-country ski today

Posted 1/16/17

Almost two inches of super-light and fluffy snow fell on the groomed cross-country trails at Bolton Valley in northern Vermont. It was so light it wafted out from under our skis! It made everything…

New snow and "spring" conditions at Smugglers' Notch today

Posted 1/12/17

We had a blast skiing in new snow at Smugglers’ Notch this afternoon. The resort got up to three inches of snow overnight, making for some fun turns in the sun. While it rained a bit in the valleys…

Exploring new-to-us Nordic trails over the last few days

Posted 1/11/17

Have you ever skied by a trail, stopped in your tracks and asked yourself out loud: “I wonder where that trail goes?” During our most recent Nordic outings on Saturday and Tuesday, we took the bull…

Checking out backcountry trails to end the week

Posted 1/7/17

We’ve had some strange weather lately. While there have been surprise snow squalls that have added up on some Vermont peaks, others have experienced frozen and “other” precipitation. I’m glad to…

Fast groomers at Sugarbush’s Mt. Ellen with sun, sun, sun!

Posted 1/2/17

Monday morning was gloriously sunny with a bright blue sky. We headed for Mt. Ellen at Sugarbush Resort in Vermont to make turns in the sunshine. We jumped on the Green Mountain Express Quad to head…

Great cross-country ski conditions on the last day of 2016

Posted 12/31/16

We sent off 2016 with another ski today! This time we clicked into our skinny cross-country skis and did a loop on the groomed Nordic trails at Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont. The snow…

Snowy Friday morning laps at Vermont's Bolton Valley Resort

Posted 12/30/16

So what is it with those Nor'easters? Those darn coastal storms are so fickle and they sometimes wander away from Vermont. Much of Northern Vermont did not get “dumped on” as expected, yet we still…

A Nordic outing to start our Christmas weekend

Posted 12/23/16

Here are a few photos from midday today on the Nordic trails at Bolton Valley. We read that Bolton had received a couple inches of fresh snow recently and that they had groomed the Nordic trails. We…

Fresh, light powder + tasty turns earned on Saturday

Posted 12/18/16

What a difference a day can make. This morning it's raining thanks to a wild weather roller coaster ride. (The roller coaster plummets later today so this wetness will freeze up.) But Saturday — oh…

Sunny turns on Sterling at Smugglers' Notch

Posted 12/14/16

We hit the slopes this morning and enjoyed sunny views and turns at Smugglers' Notch. The resort had received about two inches of fresh snow overnight, which made for smooth turns in many places. On…

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