Archive for 2011
TR: Give Us 6 Inches, and We’ll Schuss a Meter
January 11th, 2011 | By: Greg
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Last week we put in our time studying the mountains of New Hampshire in order to schuss high alpine powder safely. Indeed, after hours of number crunching, a day of reconnaissance, and an evening of libations, in the end we arrived at New Hampshire’s magic mathematical secret: 1 inch=1 foot. ... ...Read more |
The Coastal Report: Storm brings snow to same places as last time (But this time a lot more)
January 11th, 2011 | By: Lionel Hutz | 9 Comments
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Stop me if you've heard this before (and you have- here , here and here) : a deepening coastal low will bring snows to a large strech of the Northeast, however it's inland reach is debatable. WRAP-UP Wow...what a storm. Sometimes things just blow up. And this one sure did. It ... ...Read more |
UFO Sighting
January 11th, 2011 | By: Porter Haney | 2 Comments
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Dwyer's been absent from almost all of the FIS posts this winter. And for good reason, his schussing skills have progressed to the point where he skis so quickly that he is nearly impossible to catch on film. OR. And this is the more likely scenario, he gets so remarkably ... ...Read more |
Goat Mtn, A Perfect Day
January 10th, 2011 | By: Allen | Comment
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Brian, Tyler, and I hit the jackpot yesterday. We had a day that was as close to perfection as I have come in a long time. It all started out when we were easily able to drive the 3 mile approach that we though we would have to skin. Things ... ...Read more |
Deeper Sleeper
January 10th, 2011 | By: Greg | 7 Comments
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Today was one of those sleeper days... just deeper. As Lionel predicted, the northern tier of the Greens weren't going to see much from the synoptic storm, but the upslope on the backside as the low departed was going to be superb. Not quite VTah 6... but I'll go ahead and ... ...Read more |