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Day of Dy-no-mite
February 2nd, 2011 | By:  Greg | 12 Comments


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With a dynamo storm barreling through the east coast, and with dreams of powder schuss keeping us awake through the night, we lodged ourselves in northern Vermont and hoped for the best today. We had planned to head down to Magic Mountain, but as we got ready to go this ... ...Read more


Negative Freezing
January 23rd, 2011 | By:  Greg | 11 Comments


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The forecast temperature for the coldest part of this cold snap is "negative freezing." I don't just say that tongue and cheek either. Negative freezing is a technical term. It's freezing (32F) but negative (-32F). That's cold! What can one do to stay warm? Get the skins on your skis, ... ...Read more


SPAM #13: Triple Black Diamond
January 21st, 2011 | By:  Greg | 6 Comments


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It's been a few weeks since we cooked up some fresh SPAM. Between doing some hard math problems in which 1"=1', and 6"=1m, and going back to our roots, FIS has been quite busy. Anyway as we go into the weekend here's Ben Peters tagging the heck out of a ... ...Read more


TR: Ughhh! YET ANOTHER East Coast TR?!
January 18th, 2011 | By:  Greg


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With a week of great schuss, and no story to be found that links them together, we've concocted a TR blending mountain adventure, powder skiing, and cliff hucks. Kinda just like the old days! Maybe. Check it out: Click the picture or here to read Ughhh! YET ANOTHER East Coast TR?!


Deep Weekend=Deep-end
January 16th, 2011 | By:  Greg | 4 Comments


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The magic snow of Vermont was in full force this weekend as an Alberta Clipper slammed into the state and delivered between 8 and 13 inches (link is to an on the hill snow depth report of a very trusted snow measurer). If you could find terrain that had yet ... ...Read more

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