TR: (Roadside) Katahdin Coolers?

By: Greg
March 21, 2010 3:41 pm | Category: Full Trip Report, Skiing | Permalink

As those of you who have been paying attention to the site recently (or who have been outside on the snow) are aware, northern New England has been enjoying an incredible “spring skiing preview.” To enjoy the weather we planned to head out for that mighty (almost) mile-high mountain towering above the swamps of Maine: The Katahdin. Despite our carefully laid plans however, in the time-honored FamousInternetSkiers.com tradition of getting lost on our way to well known backcountry skiing destinations, we got way off course and skied some pretty amazing roadside coolers–I mean couloirs–instead. Click the picture below to read more.


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OMG! Are we going to get to ski those?!

Continue reading Put this Dish Back in the Couloir! TOO HOT!


JUST RIGHT! The high elevation east coast snow pack continues to cook to perfection as if it were a delicious curry being prepared in a mountain hut. The recent weather has provided a surprise early taste of spring, and if you aren’t skiing this weekend you are doing yourself a disservice. We’ll get a full trip report later (after the weekend is over–duh!), but suffice it say for now that 800 feet of high alpine powder and then 2200+ feet of absolutely perfect peel-away corn soon followed:

Continue reading Not too Caliente, Not too Picante…


I know all of you are asking the same question right now: Is winter over? While it sure is going to seem that way over the next few days, I think the answer is no.

Continue reading Weather Blather (E.C. edition): Winter over?


TR: Rise ‘n Shine Pow

March 17, 2010 9:37 pm | Category: Full Trip Report | Permalink

Woof.  A week or two of silence from the FIS western contingent.  Fear not, we’ve still been sleuthing around, snarking pow.

Click here for more early morning gusto.


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