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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!
Tag: "Vermont"
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 [...]
Jay Peak Lift Ticket Deals
Tweet this!There is no question that skiing is an expensive hobby even if you book a midweek trip to your favorite resort. That said, ski resorts do offer lift ticket discounts, and so here is a quick overview for Jay Peak resort. 581 Card – $99. Named after the biggest seasonal snowfall, the card includes [...]
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, [...]
Top luxury vacation homes around Stowe, Vermont.
By Sergey Ulitenok on Aug 02, 2010 in Lodge Notes
Tweet this!Who said that you need to fly out West to rent hi-end and expensive ski vacation homes? Sure, there is plenty of real powder and dollar bills floating around plush ski resorts in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and many other states and resorts. But it does not mean that you have to fly out there [...]
Waterfront snapshots from Burlington, Vermont.
By Sergey Ulitenok on Jul 20, 2010 in Images
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VT snow report – March, 1st
By Sergey Ulitenok on Mar 01, 2010 in Lodge Notes
Tweet this!Looks like there is still enough of powder left in VT. So take a day-off and enjoy it while you can – after all, it is already March, 1st. Here is today’s snow report from Ski Vermont: Jay Peak Trails Open: 77 Lifts Open: 8 Current Temp: 31 degrees New Snow past 24 hours: [...]
Vermont snow report – Friday, 26th
By Sergey Ulitenok on Feb 26, 2010 in Lodge Notes
Tweet this!Looks like it is New York’s turn for powder/wet snow. It is snowing hard in NY while Vermont got somewhere between 1-3″ of new snow last night. If you decided to make it a long powder weekend, make sure to be prepared for a long drive from the tri-state area. Jay Peak Trails Open: [...]
What a powder day!
By Sergey Ulitenok on Feb 25, 2010 in Lodge Notes
Tweet this!When there is a foot+ of fresh snow, stay away from green trails. Stick to black diamonds or intermediate trails. Or if you do ski/ride green trails – have a shovel ready! (No joking around – we actually saw one snowboarder riding with a shovel!)
Ascutney Mountain resort: only 10 peak days
By Sergey Ulitenok on Oct 09, 2009 in Lift Ticket Info
Tweet this!Ascutney Mountain resort had a price freeze for the 2009/2010 ski season. Unlike most other resorts in southern Vermont, Ascutney Mountain set September 30th as a deadline to buy discounted season passes. This year they offer premier passes that are valid seven days without any restrictions, advantage passes that are valid every day except [...]
Mount Snow ski resort: 2010 ski season rates
By Sergey Ulitenok on Oct 07, 2009 in Lift Ticket Info
Tweet this!“If you ski 10 + days per season, don’t miss your chance to buy a season pass and save big on lift tickets!” proclaims a widely popular advertising pitch. It is somewhat correct: buying a season pass makes sense when you log a lot of days. The question is: How many days do you [...]
Amazing photoshots from Stowe
By Sergey Ulitenok on Oct 15, 2008 in Images
Tweet this!Sometimes it is hard to describe in words why do I like skiing and outdoor lifestyle in general. So the other day I was browsing through Vermont collections on Flickr and stumbled upon a photostream depicting various images from Stowe, Vermont. And all I could say was..”simply amazing”. And to me, the whole collection [...]
