The maple sap is running in Vermont...sort of
Posted 3/27/08
This weekend is Maple Open House Weekend in Vermont. That means that you can combine skiing with a visit to a sugarhouse and see how they make that sticky, sweet stuff. Check this site for details on…
Backcountry skiing to a scenic vista on Middlesex Trail
Posted 3/24/08
On the day before Easter, I wanted to try a new backcountry route. I convinced the Skimeister to drive to Montpelier, Vermont, and head north a bit to ski on the Middlesex Trail toward the summit of…
Easter skiing and mountaintop sunrise services
Posted 3/20/08
[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…
Suprisingly good skiing at Bolton Valley on St. Paddy's Day
Posted 3/17/08
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…
Ice-covered trees on my Sunday backcountry tour at Bolton Valley
Posted 3/16/08
Weird. That's the best way to describe today's ski tour on the backcountry trails at Bolton Valley today. Other words that come to mind are frozen, crusty and otherworldly. While the high trails…
Hot cocoa, Vermont style. Oh, that chocolate goodness!
Posted 3/13/08
I was in emergency mode the other day after spending some time on the slopes. I thought I had gone through all of my mocha cocoa from Lake Champlain Chocolates. I tore through my cabinet, which is…
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 3/7/08
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 3/5/08
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…
Snow and wind at Snowbird, Utah
Posted 3/4/08
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…
My first Bolton-Trapp Trail backcountry ski excursion
Posted 3/2/08
I love checklists. It gives me great satisfaction to tick things off as I complete them. Yesterday I had the pleasure of checking off the Bolton-Trapp Trail on my skiing to-do list for this season. It…
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…
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…
Catamount Trail celebrates completion of trail with many events
Posted 2/22/08
The Catamount Trail Association (CTA), the group that cares for the 300-mile trail that runs the length of Vermont, got some good press a couple of days ago in the Burlington Free Press. The article…
Firm and fast nordic ski conditions on Thursday
Posted 2/22/08
Late on Thursday afternoon, we headed for Bolton Valley Nordic Center to do a couple of laps of skate skiing. Conditions were firm and very fast. It was a good workout as I climbed the hills on…
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…
Sunday cruisin' at Craftsbury Nordic Center
Posted 2/19/08
Sunday morning brought more blue skies to Craftsbury, Vt., and cold temperatures at 7 in the morning. By the time we had breakfast and gathered our gear, however, things were warming up nicely. I…
Highland Lodge: Beautiful high meadows and views
Posted 2/18/08
EDITOR'S NOTE: Highland Lodge is no longer a ski center. However, neighboring Craftsbury Outdoor Center has been maintaining some of the trails that run between the Highland and Craftsbury networks.…
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…
Vermont sledding hills and high-performance sleds
Posted 2/12/08
With all this snow falling here in Vermont, kids of all ages grab their sleds and head for the hills. What could be more fun after some skiing, or better yet, on a snow day from school? Seven Days…
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