TR: The Caboose is Loose

June 6, 2011 7:35 pm | Category: Full Trip Report, General Interest, Skiing | Permalink

Tales of cattle branding, skiing, rafting and skeet shooting.

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JUNE SNOW!!!!

June 2, 2011 1:25 pm | Category: Skiing | 3 Comments | Permalink

Seriously.

No-Seriously.

It’s now snowing on the top of Mt. Mansfield.

Repeat. It’s snowing. Possibly pretty decently too.(Edit….errr not so much now).

Wanna hear that again? Its snowing.

In the wake of yesterday’s coldfront, a cool airmass has settled over the region. A secondary trough is moving through now with a pocket of -1 to -2 C air at 850mb. So around 4k it’s 33-35 degrees. Toasty. Anyway, with the NW flow and clearly unstable airmass with ample moisture, the orographic lift is setting off showers. With the temp profile as is, above 3800- 4k these showers are snow showers. Seriously.

Overnight the trough is going to swing over into the whites. Hopefully we’ll keep the same dynamics going there as well. Some models say it’s game on. Other say “What’cha talkin’ ’bout Willis.”


TR: Adventures of a Colorado (non) Native

By: Ben
May 30, 2011 9:46 pm | Category: Full Trip Report, Skiing | Permalink

A cold and snowy spring brought months of powder and spring skiing adventures in Colorado’s Front Range for guest contributor Noah Harwood.


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Surfing the Flood

By: Peter
May 29, 2011 12:44 am | Category: General Interest, Quick Update, Summer | 19 Comments | Permalink

Like a lot of the US, Vermont had some pretty crazy weather this past week, major flash floods caused a lot of damage across the state. Here in downtown Burlington my street flooded as well, but fortunately didn’t cause any damage. In fact, it brought our whole neighborhood out to celebrate and play in a really awesome way.

While standing on my porch watching the street fill up, my neighbors, several of whom happen to be members of the UVM FST mentioned how cool it would be to skim-surf down the street.
A car gets swamped on Booth Street in Burlington

“Alright” I said, “Do it. I’ll get my camera.”

And with that, it was on like Donkey Kong.

We got a pretty good crowd going, cheering and splashing around.

I was using two strobes to light the surfers as they came through

The strobes can make some nice effects, even make it look like night, when the sun is still out

or you can dial it back a bit and let the sky in just a little

I’ll just let the images roll from here

An hour or so later I put my gear away, but the neighborhood kept playing, here’s the last shot I took, a pretty cool afternoon in the Old North End, despite the weather


TR: Nisqually Ice Cliff

By: Sam
May 28, 2011 2:52 pm | Category: Full Trip Report, Skiing | Permalink

I recently had the privilege of skiing and photographing the Nisqually Ice Cliff on Mt. Rainier. It was definitely one of the most fun descents I’ve had in a very long time, though it wasn’t without it’s exciting moments.

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