Archive for the 'Quick Update' Category


Cinco Pow Mayo (or: Combo Number Five)
May 11th, 2011 | By:  Greg | 1 Comment


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Mother's Day, Cinco de Mayo, May Snow Plowers... however you want to make a joke about it, it snowed schuss-worthy amounts in the first week of May (again) this year in two different jurisdictions of the FIS. The Utah and Vermont bureaus both got treated to a late season round ... ...Read more


High Fives
May 1st, 2011 | By:  Greg | Comment


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Here on the east coast, sometimes spring skiing consists of a mellow cruise down a long-closed ski trail, a mile long, and covered with wall to wall peel away corn. In these cases, the only natural reaction is a "high five," as Christian demonstrates here. Then other times on the east ... ...Read more


Baker Update
April 28th, 2011 | By:  Sam | 3 Comments


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Ever since our Spearhead trip, winter has been back in the PNW. Lucky for us, the resort is now closed for the season even as snow totals are still rising. A rare sunny window It blows me away that the resort has closed when there is this much snow still ... ...Read more


Siren Couloir
April 21st, 2011 | By:  Sam | 2 Comments


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Last Wednesday I couldn't find a ski partner so, with a late start out of the house, I decided to head up to Baker to see if I could find anyone to ski with. As I entered Maple Falls, I was informed that the road to the resort was closed. ... ...Read more


75 Degrees and Raining
April 1st, 2011 | By:  Greg | 10 Comments


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Sadly, today's weather forecasts across the country have come in about 45 degrees warmer than anticipated, and current conditions include straight hot rain, and vicious snow eating fog. Temperatures at most ski resorts are currently at 75 degrees F, and most ski areas are forecast to reach into the 90s ... ...Read more

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