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Apr 9, 2008, 10:16 PM
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|  Stowe April 7-9...spring at its best April 7 Hard to lose when you pull into the lot and see this. http://tinyurl.com/3oxjqo Full sunshine and warmth after a cold morning means the corn would be ripe. The snow surface was velvet. http://tinyurl.com/54eewr http://tinyurl.com/49cyzk I met up with Aaron around 1 and we proceeded to the Toll Road Chutes. Very nice, indeed. http://tinyurl.com/4admwf We dabbled around Midway where there are some sneaky hardwood steeps (steep was better on this day)... http://tinyurl.com/3j39q4 ...and hit the soft spring bumps on Goat. http://tinyurl.com/4raoyu http://tinyurl.com/4mtrlp Even past the bench was fun, albeit slow at times. There's tons of snow still back there...from pole depth testing we found a decent 50" still on the ground. I left the mountain today wishing it would never end. April 8 Today was just as sweet as the day before. A true carbon copy. Highs in the 50's, full sunshine, and a mountain loaded with hero snow. This time of year is great because the sun is high in the sky straight through 4pm; it makes me wonder if the east should adopt some later closing times like resorts out west. A run to the Midway bar around 2pm with friends was punctuated by some great music played by a guy named Jim. We overheard some ask the waitress about the music and she said, "We didn't have any live music scheduled but Jim just showed up and started playing...says its too nice of a day for no music." April 9 The snowpack is still pretty deep. 8 feet will do. http://tinyurl.com/3z4cl6 Dylan and I pulled in around the same time...and this was about the time I've realized I had skied 8 out of the last 9. All the people look same, park next to the same cars, and ski all day in the endless sunshine. After the greeting the same German Sheppard we did last Thursday, Dylan and I headed to higher ground. http://tinyurl.com/3op77u http://tinyurl.com/3r5pjh http://tinyurl.com/43f4rb Dylan in the upper snowfields... http://tinyurl.com/49smna ...and waiting on the roll-over. http://tinyurl.com/3kkm8n And down again. http://tinyurl.com/3hhz63 Exceedingly mild conditions have finally started to cause the snowpack to go 'punchy' as its now a bit rotten. Temperatures had to be pushing 55-60F at the base. It was 70F here in Burlington at my place. Our last few runs included steep bumps on Starr and cruising on the Nosedive. Spring is in full swing but still no real bare spots; we'll see how that changes with the rain later this week and weekend. -Scott |
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Apr 9, 2008, 10:27 PM
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| I hate you  If anyone is a Stowe hater after this seasons worth of TR's from powderfreak (and historically there have been A LOT of Stowe haters on this board), You are ALL IDIOTS. I stand by my opinion I've held since they day I joined here. Mt Mansfield / Stowe is THE BEST lift serviced skiing in the east....no question. It might be pricey and draw some arrogant clientele, but in terms of terrain + snowfall.....nothing compares. Sugarbush gets all the love and it's a GREAT mountain, close second in my book, but NO area offers what Stowe does in terms of high alpine back country accessibility and natural snow. Sorry Loaf, sorry Jay, Sorry Whiteface, Sorry MRG, Sorry Sugarbush Scott's TR's at Stowe.......nuff said
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Apr 9, 2008, 10:39 PM
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Apr 10, 2008, 10:09 AM
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 bit of an exageration That said, Stowe certainly doesn't get the love around here that Sugarbush, MRG, Jay, Sugarloaf etc. get All of those mountains are fantastic in their own right, however they do not come as close to Stowe in terms of delivering a near Western Style skiing experience. I could think of aspects of all of the above listed areas that one could argue are better than Stowe. It's just the whole package of the place combined. The easily accesible high alpine terrain, high natural snowfall, sustained vert, HUGE slack country offerings, even great cruising terrain and grooming, there is very little that the mountain doesn't do VERY well outside of being unreasonably expensive. They say different strokes for different folks, but when you look at the terrain and conditions that Scott has been continually sharing......I haven't seen any mountain in the East offer up such amazing skiing this season as Stowe and that's usually the case every year there. my take
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