All articles tagged as 'East Coast'


TR: Ughhh! YET ANOTHER East Coast TR?!
January 18th, 2011 | By:  Greg


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With a week of great schuss, and no story to be found that links them together, we've concocted a TR blending mountain adventure, powder skiing, and cliff hucks. Kinda just like the old days! Maybe. Check it out: Click the picture or here to read Ughhh! YET ANOTHER East Coast TR?!


Deep Weekend=Deep-end
January 16th, 2011 | By:  Greg | 4 Comments


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The magic snow of Vermont was in full force this weekend as an Alberta Clipper slammed into the state and delivered between 8 and 13 inches (link is to an on the hill snow depth report of a very trusted snow measurer). If you could find terrain that had yet ... ...Read more


Friendly Faceshots
January 13th, 2011 | By:  Greg | 3 Comments


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With yesterday's storm pulling out of New England, we headed to Pico Mountain (get lift tickets here), my home hill, for a quick pre-work dawn patrol. As you may recall from their 1980s slogan, Pico is the Friendly Mountain. Nevertheless, at 645 am, just shy of 4,000', with the wind ... ...Read more


Northwest Trend
January 12th, 2011 | By:  Greg | 3 Comments


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The storm has trended a bit northwest, and gave points north of VT Route 125 a nice little surprise today. What was forecast to be 4-9" easily verified at 8-12". Hucks got sent: Although we'll be pleased to investigate the goods further south tomorrow, today did not suck: SUPER EXTREME MEGA GNAR ... ...Read more


TR: Give Us 6 Inches, and We’ll Schuss a Meter
January 11th, 2011 | By:  Greg


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Last week we put in our time studying the mountains of New Hampshire in order to schuss high alpine powder safely. Indeed, after hours of number crunching, a day of reconnaissance, and an evening of libations, in the end we arrived at New Hampshire’s magic mathematical secret: 1 inch=1 foot. ... ...Read more


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