POSTPONED til March 3: SKI THE THUNDERBOLT!
****UPDATE 2/3**** Due to lack of sufficient snow on the course, the race has been postponed until Saturday, March 3, 2012. :FOR RELEASE: January 12, 2012 CONTACT: Jonathan Butler, Town Administrator, Adams, MA, 413-743-8300 The Thunderbolt Ski Race Offers a Wild Ride on a Historic Trail (Adams, Mass.) On February 11, one hundred intrepid backcountry [...]
POSTPONED until Feb 12: Camel’s Hump Challenge Backcountry Tour
UPDATE 2/3: In order to provide a better experience for skiers, event organizers have postponed this event until Sunday, Feb. 12. Let’s hope we pick up some more fresh snow before then, and stay tuned to the links mentioned below for more details and updates. We can’t say enough about this wonderful opportunity to enjoy [...]
Thank You Ullr – Powder Cruising
Ullr (the Norse god of snow) and his fellow snow god friends seemed to have responded kindly to the countless cries for mercy aross the north country. With generally 2-8″ of snow falling today across the mountains of the northeast, and more on its way, the hills and mountains are once again a great source [...]
The Old Man Shows up for Turkey! Are You Ready to Ski?
A winter storm warning is now in effect through Wednesday for much of the north country – including the Adirondacks heading east into Maine – and some of the luckiest locales may pick up close to two feet! of snow by the time this storm moves out on Thursday morning. And while our snow forecast [...]
Prepare for Winter: Ski Swaps, Ticket Deals and More…
If you’re not already out there enjoying some of the early season snow that’s been flying, at least there is plenty going to get you ready for it. Here’s a short list of upcoming swaps, events and ticket deals to help you get ready for the season ahead… Vermont Lift Ticket Deals for 2011-12 @ [...]
October Snow: The 2011-12 Season Is Here!
Our good buddy OLD MAN WINTER is back! He’s been throwing snow at us since Wednesday in many mountain areas of the northeast, and currently, the mountains of southern Vermont are likely scoring the deepest snows in the region, with more than 6-8″ falling in the Killington/Pico zone. Although the snowfall close to home in [...]
Support the Catamount Trail; North Face Athlete Speaks at Higher Ground
Williston, VT – Northeast-bred Kit DesLauriers had a dream: to be the first person to climb and ski all of the Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent. After attaining her goal with her ascent and descent of Everest, and after becoming a mother of two, Kit turned to explore North America’s greatest wilderness, [...]
Film Trailer for Powderwhore’s Breaking Trail
There’s not a whole lot of footage from the northeast in Powderwhore’s latest film (none, in fact), but Breaking Trail is a celebration of the untracked and primarily human-powered skiing experience – something we really love, of course. So take a peek, and get ready for another wonderful winter season ahead. – Brian Follow this [...]
Photo of the Week: First Snow in the Northeast
The higher elevations of New Hampshire’s Presidential Range scored a fresh dusting of snow Friday night/early Saturday, thanks to plummeting temperatures and some lingering moisture over the mountains. This is by no means the earliest snow on record for the Mt. Washington region – snow has been recorded there in both July and August many [...]
Irene’s Rains Create New Slides in the Dacks, Whites…
Natural landslide paths (aka “slides”) are in abundance throughout New York’s highest Adirondacks. And thanks to Irene’s flooding rains (the same rains that have ravaged many parts of the northeast), the list of skiable slide paths is now longer than ever. Take a peek at the nice update that our friends at Adirondack Backcountry Skiing [...]
Vermont’s Chickering-Ayers Wins Chilean Freeskiing Championships
Lars Chickering-Ayers stood atop another podium this past weekend after skiing the course at Chile’s Valle El Arpa resort with impressive speed and style. You can take a peek at Lars’ run in the video by sliding the run time on the video to 6:50 and watching from there… (Allow video to load completely, first). [...]
A Snowy Season Ahead? …Some forecasters think so.
Many forecasters believe the coming winter could be another snowy one for the mountains of the northeast, thanks in part to a prevailing La Nina condition in the Pacific and the effect this could have on the jet stream pattern for our region. According to the report on Accuweather.com’s Meteorloical Madness blog, “…The cold will [...]
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