VTah Part VI — The Most Highly Anticipated Snow on Earth!
By: Greg
February 28, 2012
I don’t know how long it snowed Saturday night into Sunday, but I do know that when the alarm went off at 5am Sunday morning I was not ready to get out of bed. Grumbling to myself as my legs ached, I heard Lionel in the living room rattling the shades.
“Dude…. it snowed… a LOT,” Lionel muttered. “And…it’s crystal clear. Get up. We’re going.”
We got to the top around sunrise, and couldn’t contain our selves at the sheer depth and lightness of the snow. It was beautiful stuff to be a part of.
For the second lap on Sunday, even though it had stopped snowing, somehow the snow seemed to get even deeper.
It was “stick-out-your-tongue” deep.
Jake was having fun.
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21 Comments
VTColdSmoke
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 7:08 amPretty sure I saw your tracks from Sunday up high from across the notch. What an amazing weekend, let’s do it again!!!!!!!!!!
teleskiqueen
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 7:34 amBeautiful! Looks like a blast. Who says we don’t get champagne powder in the East?
Awesome photos.
J.Spin
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 5:13 pmYeah, when the Northern Greens go off, that Champlain Powder™ sets the standard in quality blower; valley snow analyses on Saturday revealed 7.1 inches of 3.8% H2O snow between 6:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M., and then another 8.4 inches of 2.1% H2O snow between 4:30 P.M. and 10:30 P.M. That’s snow way in the upper echelon of quality that many places in the world don’t typically see.
Butch Chamberlain
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 8:42 amHey there, great news! what a weekend. Haven’t had this much fun in ages.
Wanted to get up to TD but friends decided they wanted something different. I mean who wouldn’t want to go for TD with so much POW out there!!! Oh well, I digress. So wound up going to the Hump. Not as great as you guys had it. I told the party they made a big mistake heading for this area, but they wouldn’t have it. Oh well, I did sneak off on Sunday and went into the north side of Belvidere. It was a good thing to bring snowshoes. Lots of POW. Very
stable, as far as where I went. Good stuff. Came back via Hazens and made it
down almost to the main road. Oh well it was great. Let’s take it while the goods are good. You all have a great (SAFE)time out there. Have fun! BC
Butch Chamberlain
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 8:46 amSorry Gregg. Forgot to mention those GREAT photos again. You guys do a smash up job of it. If anyone isn’t excited, then they need to look at those pics and get it going. All it takes is a little energy, and bang you are on it. Love the photos, keep ’em coming. This year has been so snowless, that it’s like having christmas morning all over again. Again SUPER PICs.
ShredTastic
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 8:58 amGreat stuff. Jay was incredible. Literally made me feel like I was scoring in Utah again!
JMO
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 8:58 amThank you, thank you, thank you. Excellent work.
Jake
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 10:02 amThose unconventional terrain shots from later in the day are so great. Really, really, awesome.
Lionel Hutz
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 10:52 amIf there was only that terrain on the east coast. Only in the west. Remember that.
VTbackcountry
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 10:41 amThat is fantastic work! It was heavenly in No. Vtah last weekend….too bad u guys ski on the “DEATHSTAR” aka..Stowe all the time ;)
Dynafiddle
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 10:52 amSweet photos as usual for a super epic VTah weekend!Hopefully lots more to come!
Sign Guy
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 1:51 pmWhere the HELL was Christian!? Great four day run of skiing….from cream cheese on Thursday to the last turns on Sunday afternoon with my two sons and wife! Thank you Snow Gods.
christian
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 5:25 pmno friends on a pow day, dave ;)
oh, and ePic Pics gregor. esp aj on the unconventional terrain.
i saw that (almost) identical shot when i was a teenager and i was like…that’s what i want to do every day from now on.
Sign Guy
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 7:13 pmA crede I live by as well. Glad to hear you found yours!
Whitewoodchuck
wrote on February 28th, 2012 at 5:17 pmFabulous TR and photos!!
Adrian
wrote on February 29th, 2012 at 10:38 amWOW!!!
Killer shots, what a storm. Especially love those 3D puzzle shots, what an amazing zone!
Lionel Hutz
wrote on February 29th, 2012 at 3:56 pmThat was as much fun to ski as it looks.
powhounddd
wrote on February 29th, 2012 at 8:35 pmway to sum up the stoke. really great photos!
Chris P
wrote on August 9th, 2012 at 9:57 amRe-reading this post for the 100th time from work mid-August, have to say what a weekend, makes me almost tear up thinking back to it, praying such an event happens again this winter! (Hopefully a few times)
Greg
wrote on August 9th, 2012 at 9:59 amRight on Chris!! Stay stoked! Fall Sampler packs are in the beer aisle… The Turn is here!