Blue skies, chilly wind on Sunday at Ole's Nordic Center in Warren, Vt.
Posted 3/28/11
We did some cross-country skiing on a sunny Sunday at Ole's Nordic Center in Warren, Vermont. The snow coverage was excellent. In fact, the snow was very fast because it hadn't heated up much, even in…
It's still winter in the mountains!
Posted 3/26/11
I skied at Smugglers' Notch ski resort on Friday, and I have to tell you: It's still winter up on the hill! We skied in three inches of fresh powder, on top of the snow they got earlier this week.…
2 to 6 inches of new snow in Vermont on first day of spring
Posted 3/22/11
Looks like most Vermont ski resorts picked up about 2 - 6 inches of new snow on the first day of spring. That should help things a bit after a warm, sunny weekend. Okemo, Killington and Bolton Valley…
Spring skiing à la Vermont
Posted 3/17/11
Scenes from a glorious March spring skiing day in northern Vermont! I skied at Stowe on St. Patrick's Day. (One of the two discount days of the year when I can afford to ski there.) There's still a…
The luck of the Irish
Posted 3/15/11
There are skiing discounts available in Vermont for St. Patrick's Day — and you don't even have to be Irish to enjoy them! Right now I count six lift ticket discounts in Vermont for Thursday, March…
Final day of NCAA Championships brings good news and less-than-good news
Posted 3/12/11
It's been exciting to have the nation’s best collegiate skiers around this week in Stowe! First the good news: Congratulations to UVM's Tim Kelley on his top performance in Saturday's NCAA…
Spills and thrills at 2011 NCAA Skiing Championships in Stowe
Posted 3/11/11
Note: Photos may take a moment to load. Yeah, I was a shutterbug today. Despite a rainy forecast, I made the journey to Stowe's Trapp Family Lodge today to watch the second day of nordic competition…
Recap of Day One of 2011 NCAA Skiing Championships in Stowe, Vermont
Posted 3/10/11
Top college ski teams after day one of NCAA skiing championships in Stowe, Vermont: 1 U. Colorado 2 Dartmouth 3 U. Utah 4 UVM 5 U. New Mexico 6 Denver U. 7 U. Alaska/ Anchorage 8 UNH 9…
Beaucoup snow, beaucoup sun at Smuggs on Mardi Gras
Posted 3/8/11
The good times certainly rolled today on the mountain. With more than two feet of new snow, warm temps and bright blue skies, today was an amazing day to be skiing in northern Vermont! At Smugglers'…
Big March snowstorm in northern Vermont
Posted 3/7/11
The snowstorm that is currently hitting Vermont has been most ferocious in the northern part of the Green Mountains. (It's about time! Several of the storms this season favored southern Vermont!) …
Thank goodness for good grooming at ski centers such as Rikert!
Posted 3/5/11
We had a sunny stretch this week before some ugly spring-like weather was to hit this weekend (a bit of rain on Saturday and then snow coming Sunday night). I just had to get out into the sunshine. …
Sunday cruising at Ole’s nordic center in Warren, Vt.
Posted 2/28/11
On Sunday the Skimeister and I heard that Monday would bring a “wintry mix” to northern Vermont, so we grabbed our gear and headed for Ole's Cross-Country Ski Center in Warren, Vermont. It’s a scenic…
Fun skiing wind-blown powder & finding lighter snow in the glades today!
Posted 2/26/11
What a fun morning to be skiing on my newish, wider skis! The width came in handy in the wind-blown powder at Bolton Valley, Vt., this morning. Area ski resorts received about a foot of new snow…
Snowstorm should make for great weekend skiing
Posted 2/25/11
Skiers in Vermont are all a-twitter about today's snowstorm. It's been snowing heavily, starting in southern Vermont and working its way up to northern Vermont. Here in the Champlain Valley, I was…
Sunny cross-country skiing at Trapp nordic today
Posted 2/23/11
I slathered on sunscreen, put on a headband and sunglasses, and took off on an afternoon ski at Trapp Family Lodge's cross-country trails in Stowe, Vt. Sun and blue skies have been the norm for a…
Longtime alpine skier takes a telemark lesson to learn to really free her heel
Posted 2/18/11
Oliver, the Smugglers' Notch telemark instructor who coached me this week, seems to have the same skiing philosophy that I do. Why stick only to skiing on the trails and why stick to just one kind of…
A Cotton Brook backcountry skiing adventure
Posted 2/13/11
On Saturday I joined two friends for our first exploration of the Cotton Brook backcountry trail in the in Bolton / Waterbury / Stowe area of Vermont. I believe we hit a bit of all three towns during…
Cross-country skiing at sunset in Burlington's Intervale
Posted 2/10/11
Hey, have you noticed? The days are getting longer! Later sunsets make for quality late-afternoon skiing sessions. With that in mind, the Skimeister and I grabbed our skinny skis and headed to the…
Snow piles up on Vermont's ski trails
Posted 2/9/11
Vermont ski resorts have enjoyed more fresh snow over the last two days! Four to 10 inches fell in the last 48 hours, depending where you were in the state.Bolton Valley reported 5-7" of snow during…
Cross-country skiing on Stowe's rec path, and UVM ski racing
Posted 2/6/11
What a fun, interesting weekend. It included skiing on the groomed Stowe recreation path in the sunshine, watching collegiate ski racers, enjoying apres ski in Stowe, experiencing a wild winter storm…
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