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It’s the end of April and we’re still skiing in Vermont

Posted 4/29/18

Three ski resorts in Vermont continue to spin their lifts. (See our post about closing dates.) This week we've been enjoying sliding around in the woods on waxless skis. The snow is corned up and…

Honest-to-goodness SPRING skiing today at Sugarbush, Vermont. So tasty on April 22!

Posted 4/22/18

Corn snow, sunscreen and blue skies. This is the recipe for an amazing spring skiing day. On Sunday, we enjoyed honest-to-goodness spring skiing at Sugarbush Resort, Vermont. The trails were well…

Winter in late April? What’s a skier to do?

Posted 4/21/18

Winter hasn’t been letting up here in Vermont. Several inches of snow have fallen in the mountains over the last couple of days. And, well, the sun came out this morning. What’s a skier to do??? We…

The end is nigh: 2018 closing dates for Vermont ski resorts

Posted 4/14/18

We've had quite a run this ski season! Some Vermont ski resorts have stopped their lifts already, while others are still chugging along with quite a bit of terrain open. Vermont ski resorts closing…

A little April snow = nice cross-country skiing

Posted 4/7/18

The southern part of Vermont got several inches of new snow on Friday. Up in Stowe, it was more like two inches, but it was enough to make for some very nice groomed cross-country skiing today. The…

Earning a few turns after work

Posted 4/2/18

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 3/31/18

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 3/27/18

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 3/25/18

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 3/23/18

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 3/13/18

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 2/17/18

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,…

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