Only in Vermont!

By:  Greg
February 22, 2010


Indeed, usually it’s only the skiers who get this deep and dirty. (skier: KC “the Stowe Smiler”)

And often it’s only the Famous Internet Skiers. (skier: Greg “the Stowe Snake”)

Here’s another one of Christian entering “Borat’s Smooth Velcro”–his favorite chute.

Here’s why it’s his favorite… the finishing apron is amazing.

Later on, we headed over to my favorite chute over by the gondola–“Cliff Chip.”

Pretty high levels of schralpability in the “Cliff Chip!” (NB: Photographic proof of the coexistence of boarder and skier in the natural setting)

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12 Comments

  1. Adrian
    wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 3:35 pm  
    1

    Awesome pics. Sunday was great, just wish I had been able to get after it a bit more.

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  2. powhounddd
    wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 4:01 pm  
    2

    Killer pics and narrative, and I like the disclaimer. We rode the soft stuff on the bunny hill with the little groms this weekend, which was a different kind of trip entirely…but very very fun. Quebec seems to have escaped that icing.

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    • colin_extreme
      wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 4:55 pm  
      3

      while montreal escaped the “icing”, the townships didn’t. sutton got another 10cm on top of it though, I don’t think bromont was so lucky.

  3. christian
    wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 5:47 pm  
    4

    you get pretty deep on those snowblades, i’m jealous.

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    • Greg
      wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 6:01 pm  
      5

      I actually just run down the mountain. One get’s REALLY DEEP when postholing!

    • christian
      wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 6:36 pm  
      6

      what is “postholing” ?

    • Greg
      wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 6:44 pm  
      7

      wow, that turned out to be the correct response to the jeapordy answer:

      “This is what snowboarders love to do to skin tracks.”

  4. Ben
    wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 9:44 pm  
    8

    You can thank me for taking avi 2 this weekend!

    Over in N. conway it was nice and sunny and unsnowy…

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    • christian
      wrote on February 22nd, 2010 at 10:06 pm  
      9

      thanks ben!! i’ll be returning the favor by going to katahdin 3-19 to 3-21.

    • Greg
      wrote on February 23rd, 2010 at 8:59 am  
      10

      I’ll keep the world updated with my schedule… should I choose to leave VT for a period of time make plans to be there… a baker’s meter of blowah is guaranteed

  5. K_C
    wrote on February 23rd, 2010 at 9:14 am  
    11

    Nice writing G – I like your nickname but I know that you are actually homeslice. nice cover though.

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    • christian
      wrote on February 23rd, 2010 at 6:47 pm  
      12

      hahahah xD

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