Recent content by Skimaven

I put a PB&J sandwich in my pocket for backcountry or alpine skiing, and for hiking for that matter. It's kind of a tradition. I never buy lunch at a resort -- sometimes just a cocoa or coffee. If I'm lucky, I don't crush the sandwich enough for the preserves to ooze out. But either way, it's...

I'm a lifelong alpine skier and I got light tele gear a few years back and I'm so glad that I did. I've been backcountry skiing all around northern Vermont in places such as the Bolton-Trapps trail and various hiking trails and logging roads. It's just awesome to get out into the woods with few...

I had a blast at Kingdom Trails in Vermont last week during the heat wave. It should be superb now with cooler temps - although plunging ourselves in the river three times in a day wasn't so hard to deal with! The network was 100 percent open and very little mud. If you haven't been, you gotta...

Northern Vermont season pass/discount card deadlines, deals & links While I was doing my own shopping around, I compiled a list of northern Vermont season pass and frequent skier card discount deadlines and links on my blog at...

Heh-heh. We rode up the gondola with a woman who wondered why Stowe's ice took on different colors such as green. I had to tell her that the green waterfall was special for the holiday.

The luck of the Irish was with me today as I skied Stowe. Blue, blue skies. Corn snow. Warm temperatures. Soft bumps. Sunny deck at Midway. It was all good. We skied the gondola all morning. Smooth corn snow skiing on Gondolier, Perry Merrill and Switchback. We figured it would take the Front...

Nice day at Smuggs today. Bright sun, warmer temps and some pretty darn good snow. There is still quite a bit of snow up there. I skied some of the gladed runs and was able to find lighter snow in the shady areas. The popular lines in the glades are pretty bumped up now. Bermuda glade catches...

I had the best powder skiing day EVER in the East. Sugarbush is among the Vermont resorts to get pummeled by snow over the last week or so. And on Monday the mountain closed at 10 am because the wild winds were too much for the chairlifts. So...my husband and I guessed that Tuesday could be the...

Congratulations! I agree that Bolton may be the best value for your family. There is some fun intermediate terrain and a nice glade over on the Timberline lift, so don't forget to explore over there. I blog about skiing in Vermont, and I was at Bolton a lot last season, so feel free to read up...

Vermont ski deal list I've been updating a list of Vermont ski ticket deals on my blog. They range from great midweek rates at places like Mad River, to packing a car full of people and skiing for a total of $80 at Magic Mountain. Vermonters, telemark skiers, women and military folks can ski...

Smuggs is my vote, except on crowded days! We've really enjoyed getting to know Smugglers' Notch lately and I think intermediates would enjoy it. The only thing is I will not ski there on a busy weekend or holiday. I did that once years ago and got stuck in terrible, terrible lift lines. This...

Please vote for the Catamount Trail Association on the Web so they can win a $50,000 grant. The CTA wrote to its members this week to say it is one of five finalists for this grant. They say they would use the funds to secure rights to the last 90 unconserved miles of the 300-mile-long ski...

Date(s) Skied: Wednesday, April 16 (Yup, we played hooky.) Resort or Ski Area: Jay Peak, Vt. Conditions: Super springy conditions with great snow coverage. Trip Report: This week the weather is unbelievably nice in northern Vermont, so five of us hit Jay Peak. I kept thinking I was in...