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 to [...]
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: 1-2 [...]
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: 71 [...]
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 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 holidays [...]
“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 need [...]
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 pretty [...]
