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Christmas Eve skiing at northern Vermont's Bolton Valley

Posted Saturday, December 24, 2011
— Bolton Valley, Alpine / downhill skiing

Fun skiing in the sun today!

Things got a bit jollier at the end of this week when Vermont ski resorts received anywhere from an inch to six inches of natural snowfall. It really made for a beautiful day at Bolton Valley resort. I took laps in the sun on the Vista Quad chair and enjoyed looking at the frosty trees that were all around me.

I skied the available route from the summit that was made up of Sherman's Pass and Bear Run. I actually took my telemark gear out today to get more practice on it. (I'm getting there with my tele turns...)

In some of the photos you can see a kind of snowmaking cloud, and in the air it seemed like there were millions of ever-so-tiny Swarovski crystals! The resort was blowing snow on the bottom of Sherman's Pass to beef up the coverage. The route that is open is a major night skiing trail and I read that they will have night skiing later this holiday week.

As for today, the snow conditions were quite good, albeit on limited terrain, and it was a sweet treat to have no lift lines on Christmas Eve!

Happy holidays, everyone!

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