http://vertexpress.com Skiing, snowboarding and mountain lifestyle Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:39:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/la-nina-shows-up-in-vermont-10-12-inches-of-snow http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/la-nina-shows-up-in-vermont-10-12-inches-of-snow#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:39:26 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3540 Sounds pretty good if you are heading to northern New England. Welcome back La Nina!]]> http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/la-nina-shows-up-in-vermont-10-12-inches-of-snow/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/what-la-nina http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/what-la-nina#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:15:45 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3530 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 the [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/what-la-nina/feed 1 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/jay-peak-lift-ticket-deals http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/jay-peak-lift-ticket-deals#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:19:58 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3453 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 a [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/jay-peak-lift-ticket-deals/feed 1 http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/great-promotion-in-vt-save-15-on-midweek-lift-tickets http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/great-promotion-in-vt-save-15-on-midweek-lift-tickets#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:50:39 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3302 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, Killington, [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/great-promotion-in-vt-save-15-on-midweek-lift-tickets/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/luxury-vacation-homes-around-stowe-vermont http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/luxury-vacation-homes-around-stowe-vermont#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:42:49 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=2038 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 [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/luxury-vacation-homes-around-stowe-vermont/feed 2 http://vertexpress.com/images/mad-river-glen-in-summer http://vertexpress.com/images/mad-river-glen-in-summer#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:56:39 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=2025 ]]> http://vertexpress.com/images/mad-river-glen-in-summer/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/images/waterfront-snapshots-from-burlington-vermont http://vertexpress.com/images/waterfront-snapshots-from-burlington-vermont#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:35:23 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=2003 ]]> http://vertexpress.com/images/waterfront-snapshots-from-burlington-vermont/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/vt-snow-report-march-1st http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/vt-snow-report-march-1st#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:46:57 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=1063 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 [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/vt-snow-report-march-1st/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/vermont-snow-report-friday-26th http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/vermont-snow-report-friday-26th#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:28:09 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=1061 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 [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/vermont-snow-report-friday-26th/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/what-a-powder-day http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/what-a-powder-day#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:17:54 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=1054 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!)]]> http://vertexpress.com/lodge-notes/what-a-powder-day/feed 0