Archive for the 'Skiing' Category
Slackfest?
May 24th, 2010 | By: Greg | 19 Comments
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Apologies to MK (TEO) for the title, but it couldn't be more appropriate. Does this look like we were slacking? (photo: Christian Theberge © 2010) We went up for Slackfest 2010 with Mr. Otto, but came away alarmingly tired, although satisfied from glorious-schuss-make. I'll be throwing together a full TR in ... ...Read more |
Half of The Stein’s Half Full
May 18th, 2010 | By: Greg | 14 Comments
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KC and I headed up to Sugarbush South for a quick after-work-hike-'n-schuss. The itch isn't gone yet, and as we discovered on Superstar Trail at Killington, these late season "turns" are great for our balance and agility. The view from the valley was pretty disheartening as both Sugarbush North ... ...Read more |
TR: Superstar Super Schuss
May 17th, 2010 | By: Greg
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With the remnants of the Mother’s Day storm flowing away toward the Atlantic, we decided to schuss over to Killington to see what was left of Killington’s legendary base. We were optimistic despite the fact Powdr (the vowel-deficient corporate head of Killington) issued a decree that there was no more ... ...Read more |
Leftovers
May 16th, 2010 | By: Greg | 2 Comments
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If it snows again, you can thank us. We've been offering our due praise of Ullr. This was the Friday before the Mother's Day storm: This was the reward of our sacrifices and praise. We got to schuss Starr trail (and at least part of ALL the other Front Four) in ... ...Read more |
TR: The Great and Improbable Mother’s Day Mother Load
May 12th, 2010 | By: Greg
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We thought for sure the powder skiing was finished for this year after the April 28th storm. We were wrong. On May 9th 2010–Mother’s Day–it dumped snow at elevation in northern Vermont. Temperatures at 3000 feet were in the low 20s during the storm, and at the top of Mount ... ...Read more |