Archive for February, 2011


TR: The (Other) Winter Carnival — Part II
February 10th, 2011 | By:  Greg


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As you may recall, in our last adventure Ben and I converted some beta we had gathered into a ski–>rappel–>ski descent nestled deep in a mountain pass of Vermont. This time, Christian–our resident splitboarder–and I decided to attempt a certain line over in one of New Hampshire's mountain passes. We ... ...Read more


Out of the Clouds, Grouse Creek 2/8
February 9th, 2011 | By:  Allen | 2 Comments


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Brian and I got out the other day and had some great snow on Mount Baker. We were headed up Grouse Creek for Heliotrope Ridge. As it was getting late and the clouds had broken we decided to head down fearing the whiteout might resume at any minute. My first ... ...Read more


SPAM #14: Carnival Ride
February 8th, 2011 | By:  Greg | 8 Comments


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With Part I of our Winter Carnival--the Unconventional Terrain Event--in the books, and Part II coming soon, here's a quick SPAM entry from the ski mountaineering descent Ben and I made. As detailed in the TR, as we approached the rap station, we had to cross a snowfield hanging above ... ...Read more


TR: The (Other) Winter Carnival — Part I
February 7th, 2011 | By:  Greg


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After last Wednesday’s storm, Ben and I happily noticed that a certain line high in a mountain pass of Vermont which we had had our eye on for several years was receiving copious wind loading, and might almost be ready to go. Tracing its way down off the ridge, from ... ...Read more


Quick Update: Strip of 7-10 inches likely across much of Vermont.
February 5th, 2011 | By:  Lionel Hutz | 1 Comment


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I tweeted about this storm a few days ago.  I wrote then :@FISWX I'm sniffing out ANOTHER storm for the wknd. Track issues but confidence is up that strip of 8-10 possible thru NY and VT sat to sun." While I mentioned that the models were having a hard time ... ...Read more

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