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Earning a few turns after work

Posted 4/3/18

The sun today cried out for an after-work ski outing. We headed for a sunny slope at Bolton Valley -- under the Timberline lift. This is one of the areas designated for uphill access at the resort. …

Striding into springtime at Trapp Family Lodge Cross-Country Ski Center

Posted 4/1/18

We skied in the sunshine today to close out March. There's still quite a bit of snow at the Trapp Family Lodge Cross-Country Ski Center in Stowe, Vermont! The sun and shade made the snow conditions…

Smooth midday groomers at Bolton Valley Resort, Vermont

Posted 3/28/18

With visions of warmer temps and creamy corn snow turns, I made a PB&J and headed up to Bolton Valley today for some midday runs. What I found was closer to midwinter—lots of snow, packed-powder…

Sleepy Hollow Cross-Country Ski Center delivered great conditions on Sunday

Posted 3/26/18

On Sunday, the sun was shining again and the snow hadn't melted. We grabbed our cross-country skis and headed to Huntington, Vermont, to ski at Sleepy Hollow. They had groomed most of their trails in…

Earning our turns: Backcountry skiing on a sunny day in northern Vermont

Posted 3/25/18

Saturday was such a pretty day. Blue sky, rather warm temperatures and still lots of snow to play in! The Skimeister and I earned our turns in the backcountry. We skinned up into the Bolton Valley…

Vail, Colorado: Sunny & tons of terrain to play in, but no epic snow this year

Posted 3/24/18

As luck would have it, we were in Colorado recently when the snowstorms started pounding the Northeast! We had planned a get-away to Eagle County and Summit County long before it became clear that…

Powder turns in the Vermont backcountry!

Posted 3/18/18

Today was a bit strange. We skinned up into the Bolton backcountry trail network in northern Vermont and when we started to descend, things looked very, very different. We were ducking under…

We’re sounding like a broken record: More snow in Vermont!

Posted 3/16/18

The new snow in Vermont is being measured in feet rather than inches this week! Copious amounts of powder can be found from the southern border to Canada — and everywhere in between. Check out these…

Skiing five fun, diverse peaks at Breckenridge, Colorado

Posted 3/14/18

Yes, it’s true: This is not a skiing post about Vermont. We went to Colorado last week! While Colorado is not having an epic winter by any means, it was still wonderful to ski in a little fresh snow…

MORE SNOW in Vermont! March is being very kind to us!

Posted 3/9/18

Wow! Skiers and riders are rejoicing with many inches of new snow throughout the state of Vermont. Southern Vermont was again the winner with this coastal storm. Resorts are reporting up to 3 feet…

Snow hits Vermont: Southern Vermont is the big winner

Posted 3/3/18

The coastal storm that moved through the northeast has left up to 14 inches of snow in southern Vermont. As you move north, the snow totals diminish. For example, 7 inches at Pico and Killington, 3…

Powder, packed powder + sunny turns at Bolton Valley Resort, Vermont

Posted 2/19/18

With about eight inches of new snow falling on the trails at Bolton Valley this weekend, this northern Vermont resort was a great place to be on Monday. We jumped on the Vista Quad when it opened at 9…

Backcountry skiing among the hardwoods on the west side of Mt. Mansfield

Posted 2/18/18

The Skimeister and I headed for the woods on the west side of Mt. Mansfield today. We parked at the Stevensville trailhead in Underhill, Vermont — a popular backcountry skiing trailhead where parking…

A little fresh snow to play in on Saturday afternoon

Posted 2/18/18

Just a couple images from the mid-level Nordic trails at Bolton Valley. About 3 inches of new snow fell there in the last 24 hours. Off the trail at this elevation the snow under the new snow was…

Nice grooming + temperatures make for a fun cross-country ski at Trapp Family Lodge

Posted 2/11/18

The recent snowfall has laid down a nice blanket of snow in Stowe, Vermont. My friend and I headed for the Trapp Family Lodge cross-country center early on Sunday morning. Before the crowds arrived,…

More new snow in the woods today

Posted 2/11/18

We took a ski in the woods today with 3 to 4 inches of new snow over the last 24 hours. It filled in tracks from the last couple of days. We broke trail in a few of the places we explored in the…

Powder day! Reveling in fresh snow at Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont

Posted 2/8/18

The weather service foretold copious amounts of snow falling on Wednesday. We believed the forecast and made plans to skip work to ski the pow on Thursday.  Good thing we did! We had a lot of fun…

More photos from skiing in the northern Vermont backcountry

Posted 2/4/18

It was so fun on Saturday, we had to go out and do it again today! Into the Bolton Valley backcountry trail network we went. Despite a couple blisters from my boots, it was darn fun. It's snowing…

Skinning up past prayer flags to the Cliff Hanger trail.

Soft snow atop a solid base in the Vermont backcountry

Posted 2/4/18

Mother Nature came through a bit for us in northern Vermont at the end of this week. Up to 8 inches of new snow was being reported at Vermont ski resorts.  We grabbed our skins and our telemark gear…

Pleasantly surprised on the slopes of Stowe, Vermont!

Posted 1/26/18

Freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw. Yes, this weather rollercoaster is getting a bit old. We wanted to do some lift-served skiing today in the sunshine and we weren't expecting the conditions to be too…

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