All articles tagged as 'Earn Your Turns'


Deeper Sleeper
January 10th, 2011 | By:  Greg | 7 Comments


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Today was one of those sleeper days... just deeper. As Lionel predicted, the northern tier of the Greens weren't going to see much from the synoptic storm, but the upslope on the backside as the low departed was going to be superb. Not quite VTah 6... but I'll go ahead and ... ...Read more


TR: Give Us an Inch, and We’ll Schuss a Foot
January 9th, 2011 | By:  Greg


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We did our homework last week, and as a result were able to harvest some New England alpine powder. The skiing was sublime but nerve racking, and required every last bit of our avalanche smarts to ensure safety. Click the picture or here to read Give Us an Inch, and We'll ... ...Read more


Happy Holidays in the PNW
January 6th, 2011 | By:  Allen | 7 Comments


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This is a collection of powder skiing footage from before Christmas with some great high pressure skiing from around the new year. Everything takes place in the backcountry around the Mt. Baker Ski area. Destinations include Barometer Mtn., Mt. Shuksan, The Stone Man Couloir, and Ptarmigan Ridge. Here are some of ... ...Read more


Snow Showers Across North Country Bring Back Winter Feel…. (Updated= Success)
January 5th, 2011 | By:  Lionel Hutz | 24 Comments


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Update: Totals Looks like the event unfolded pretty much as I expected- though HIGHLY variable- with the Bush came out as the winner. Reported totals up and down the spine are as follows: Buying lift tickets for a trip you just planned using Lionel's Forecast? Use Liftopia! Jay Peak: 19” (EDIT: As ... ...Read more


TR: Dry Brewed in the Wasatch
January 4th, 2011 | By:  Porter Haney


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Any purveyor of powder skiing knows the key to light fluffy powder is the dry brewing process. Click HERE or the on the picture to read more about dry brewing.

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