Fall: From Low to High

By:  Greg
October 18, 2010


Skiing in October at Stowe wouldn’t be complete without at least one obligatory snowliage shot.
snowliage

As we made our way down the mountain back down to the valley from a long-awaited day of schuss, the essence of fall–which in my mind is precisely the clash of a fading summer with a gathering winter–revealed itself in no uncertain terms.
the clash of summer and winter

Fall was displaying its contrasts from low to high.
the contrasts

As we took in these beautiful scenes though, The Famous Internet Skier in us couldn’t help but notice that, although we had already gone from low to high once during this stom, we had yet to go as high as we could. And as any backcountry skier worth their weight in p-tex surely knows: when in doubt, go up…
go up

…and don’t stop….
don't stop

…until you’ve run out of mountain.
until you've run out of mountain

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31 Comments

  1. Adrian
    wrote on October 18th, 2010 at 10:24 pm  
    1

    Great shots as always, Greg. I wish I had had more of a chance to get out this weekend, but after my excursion to the bush (which had to be sadly cut short), I had a blast, and am now proudly able to say that I’ve skied in October.

    I can’t wait for the next snowfall!

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  2. Dwyer
    wrote on October 18th, 2010 at 10:38 pm  
    2

    The Ullrangez blend nicely with the foliage!

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    • Greg
      wrote on October 20th, 2010 at 8:31 am  
      3

      I could sense that their master and commander was pleased.

  3. powhounddd
    wrote on October 18th, 2010 at 11:14 pm  
    4

    “THANKS LIONEL!” And I owe you 2 Canadian beers, eh, or others of your choosing.

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    • powhounddd
      wrote on October 18th, 2010 at 11:18 pm  
      5

      great TR Greg and photos are just wild. I was tripping on the contrast of the foliage and the wintry lookout I found myself in on Saturday, too, sunny leaf-covered hills in the valley, howling winds and snow underfoot. Bring it.

  4. Harvey44
    wrote on October 18th, 2010 at 11:26 pm  
    6

    What powhounddd said. Love the pics and contrast. Now … gotta run … and click on that “next storm” link above…

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  5. Greg
    wrote on October 18th, 2010 at 11:32 pm  
  6. natron
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 12:08 am  
    8

    “Christian gave a thumbs up… but it was faked.” lol 2 funny!!

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    • Greg
      wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 10:40 am  
      9

      HA! yep… it was definitely faked. Never been so bummed on day 1 in my life… oh well. Live and learn. In the end it all worked out. Loved your video/slideshow TR on T4T. I would have loved to make it over there to join you, but alas… it worked out OK.

      We will get together soon though. I have a feeling :D

    • natron
      wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 11:41 pm  
      10

      my day was def. cool!! however there is no way I’d drive to mt.w. right now if I lived in vt., this storm blessed you guys!! love the pix, esp. the ones from the 18th!!

    • Greg
      wrote on October 20th, 2010 at 8:46 am  
      11

      thanks man! it did indeed make more sense… not for long though ;)

      looking forward to getting some Snowboarding Photos AMalgamated with you in the frame. They’re pretty fun.

      check out the ones of Christian up high in SPAM 6

  7. David Howland
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 12:20 am  
    12

    This makes me so jealous! Still hasn’t snowed in Montana yet…what’s up with that? Great pictures!

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  8. Anonymous
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 12:21 am  
    13

    Yeah dude Thanks for the information that helped me have a SICK DAY!!!! Great start to hopefully a great season!

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    • Greg
      wrote on October 20th, 2010 at 8:32 am  
      14

      I’m stoked to hear this… and I know Lionel is as well

  9. street
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 5:49 am  
    • Anonymous
      wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 9:11 am  
      16

      yeah… it’s totally garbage ::rollseyes::

      NOT

  10. Brian
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 9:11 am  
    17

    Nice work by all, especially Lionel!

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    • Greg
      wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 10:39 am  
      18

      Brian: thanks as always for checking into FIS. Appreciate the readership from AZ.

      and yes: we OWE a beer or five to Mr. Hutz. He’s the man

  11. Patrick
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 9:31 am  
    19

    Nice photolog, Greg. The shot across the valley to Mansfield is my new desktop.

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    • Greg
      wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 10:37 am  
      20

      excellent! Thanks for tuning into FIS Pat! we appreciate it

  12. Stuck@Work
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 9:37 am  
    21

    Thank you Lionel! What an epic and awesome way to start out the season. As I sit here in my office, I am very jealous of what I see there!

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    • Greg
      wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 10:38 am  
      22

      hey dude thanks for the comment. Any chance you can sneak out this weekend? I think we’ll still have a sliding surface come saturday! Go for it!

  13. K_C
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 10:04 am  
    23

    Nice writing G, the last two pages are especially awesome!

    There must have been krummholz under those rocks, just waiting to make lunch out of a snowboarder.

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  14. Evan
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 10:50 am  
    24

    Great work! Still kicking myself for going back to bed instead of going skiing. I really need to re-think my priorities, and get some bindings for my rock skis. Next time I’ll be there.

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  15. Aaron
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 12:30 pm  
    25

    Thanks for the stoke guys, it’s great to see the mtn cover in snow!!!!!

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    • Greg
      wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 1:16 pm  
      26

      sure thing! thanks for stopping by FIS! glad you liked it. SO STOKED ON THE SNOW!

  16. Steve
    wrote on October 19th, 2010 at 6:16 pm  
    27

    Well played up high. Given the rain at the base Saturday morning, I never would have thought the summit would have done so well! Cheers to Lionel for the good forecast!

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    • Greg
      wrote on October 20th, 2010 at 8:48 am  
      28

      tell me about it… it was a great great surprise to see that once the snow lifted. incidentally we got the beta when I was taking the scenic snow/foliage shots on Page 3 of the TR. At full crop we were like… woah… that’s rideable!!

  17. Sam
    wrote on October 20th, 2010 at 12:32 pm  
  18. Ben C
    wrote on October 11th, 2011 at 7:45 am  
    30

    Great pics as always. Love coming to this site and seeing EAST COAST being repped so well.

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