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La Nina shows up in Vermont; 10-12 inches of snow
Tweet this!Sounds pretty good if you are heading to northern New England. Welcome back La Nina!
Category: Lodge Notes
What La Nina?
Tweet this!I might have put way too much trust into the early weather forecasts; Or maybe, I am way too impatient with La Nina. But I have to say that this December will not be a memorable month for skiers and riders in the United States. In other words, we haven;t seen much snow for [...]
2011 White Christmas Map
Tweet this!Hmm, it is still a forecast subject to Mother Nature’s mood. It does look promising for those planning to visit/live in Colorado or Utah. Alternatively, Vermont seems to be a good option. The graphics are posted on The Weather Channel’s website. Visit their site for the latest updates. And if you wondered, the National Climatic Data [...]
Poll: Magic Mountain is a great ski resort
Tweet this!A while ago, I posted a poll asking our readers to compare and rate Magic Mountain resort. This classic Vermont ski resort might not be a household name, but I think it is one of the better ski areas in VT. And it is very clear that 100% of voters agree – Magic Mountain is a [...]
Jay Peak meets Groupon
Tweet this!Finally, forgive me if I am wrong, one ski resort got spotted on Groupon. Jay Peak ski resort ran a deal-0f-the-day on Groupon’s Portland (ME) site and did so pretty successfully. In total,79 lift tickets were sold at $45 each (35% Off.) In other words, 79 people got a heavily discounted group rate without [...]
Burke Mountain – Web Archives
Tweet this!You can find all resort info on the homepage. New web design and logo in 2004 Number one ski resort in Vermont according to web reviews. Video section is added in 2008
Bromley Mountain – Web Archives
Tweet this!Might not be fancy but CYBER. Not bad for 1996. The 2000 ski season was pretty much over by April 3. Lucky season pass holders – season pass rates hasn’t changed since 2000. You will pay $995 for an adult season pass today. Forget about the Facebook walls. Go message boards! I am totally [...]
Bolton Valley – Web Archives
Tweet this!Although an overall design is somewhat busy, Bolton Valley has a click-able image/map with links to rental, lodging and dinning pages. And there is no way you could miss that red font. And just a year later, there ia a brand new and much cleaner homepage. However, what really grabbed my attention was this sentence: “Click [...]
Powder week in Vermont
Tweet this!A picture is worth a thousand words. Non-stop snow showers in Vermont. Perfect conditions to get out and ski.
Powder twitts New Hampshire
Tweet this!Mother Nature went crazy all over New Hampshire on 02/02/2011. 21″ at Black Mountain as of 5pm! X X X X X X X X X X X Now, this is what I call an ultimate winter vacation: up to 26″ of powder on 12/27/2010. Attitash got 5″ of snow. Powder The Balsams Wilderness [...]
Powder Twitts New York
Tweet this!Powder alert update: 02/02/2011 It might be raining in New York City, but things are looking much brighter up I-87. Upstate NY is getting over a foot of snow for sure. X X X X X 01/21/2011. Powder day in New York. Too bad many ski areas are MIA from a social media scene…But [...]
Powder twitts Vermont
Tweet this!Powder alert update: 2/2/2011 Another snow blizzard, another foot or so of powder. Take Thursday off – it will be worth it. And it rains in New York…ugh. X X X X X X X X X X Powder alert update: 1/21/2011 It is snowing pretty much non -stop in New England since January [...]
Great promotion in VT – save $15 on midweek lift tickets
Tweet this!Just stumbled and used a web promotion to get $15 off midweek lift tickets at various ski resorts in VT. All it takes is a simple web form, email and a printer to print out a ski voucher. I was impressed with a list if participating ski resorts: Magic Mountain, Mount Snow, Okemo, Stratton, [...]
Ski midweek – More fun for less
Tweet this!It is Friday and you just contacted an owner of that beautiful condo 5 minutes away from a ski resort. He wants $250 per night saying that his two bedroom condo is right next to ski slopes, got WiFi, cable TV, fireplace etc. You hint that it is Friday already and chances are nobody [...]
20 below zero: still great skiing at Mount Snow
Tweet this!Was it cold? You bet. But conditions were awesome, lift tickets cheap and lift lines MIA. You can’t miss days like that.
