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I see these notices popping up on forums all over the place and I figure I might as well add one here. Its going to take time for the trails to dry out - do us all a favor and stay off them until the snow melts and the trails dry out. Its going to be a long time this year, but riding wet trails...

I had a work trip out to Calgary, one of my coworkers is a skier so we extended one day to go skiing at Lake Louise. Due to work and home issues I really didn't have much time to set things up so we winged it to some degree. I gotta say thanks to the responses on AZ, it helped so much in getting...

It looks like I'm finally going to get a business trip to a desirable location for once. I may be heading to Calgary for a meeting and I think I'm going to extend the trip by a day to ski. Anyone been out there and can give me some beta on where to ski, what to look out for etc? I'll...

I won't run through the gyrations I went through to plan a simple day trip to VT to ski, but suffice to say Magic, Bromley and Snow were all in play at some point on Thursday. If I got word that Magic's lifts were 100% going to run in time to get a Liftopia ticket I probably would have gone...

I seemed to have developed Anterior tarsal tunnel syndrome from back country skiing. It looks like I compressed a nerve in the top of my foot which makes the top of my foot numb all the time. Its been numb for about 3 weeks now. I was able to diagnose it via the 'net, but the cures I found all...

I'll be skiing Saturday and Sunday somewhere - probably Case and Bigelow, possibly Salmon River. If anyone is interested post up here and I'll update with time/dates. Salmon River would likely be evening with lights - a freaking blast! John

Crazy times this weekend in the CT Backcountry. Saturday and Sunday I hit up Bigelow Hollow in Union, CT. Great conditions with a bit of crust under 4-5" of powder. The trails that were packed in before the most recent storm were largely packed powder surface. There were minor issues with pole...

I know this breaks all kinds of ski day rules, but I have a call I have to do tomorrow at 10:00, but have the day to ski other than this call. I will be skiing at either Magic, Snow or Bromley. Can anyone comment on the ability to make calls from their respective lodges on Verizon? Thanks, John

Tom and I have been talking about doing Thunderbolt for a few years, we used to do a similar type of skiing (not sure you'd really call it "back country") up at Mount Marcy in the 'dacks. Finally this was the weekend when weather, snow and free time all lined up for a trip up Greylock. We are...

I went to Snow today with my wife. Conditions were great, plenty of large, natural, soft bumps all over the place. Bright sunshine, blue skies comfortable temps. The North Face was awesome. Mount Snow is a lot different than Magic, wide flat trails, everything is shiny and new. While I really...

I went solo to Magic today. I've never skied solo before, the last three years I've been going primarily with my son, and he went to college this year. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. It was a great day, warmish temps, great snow and surprisingly great conversations on the lift -...

Interesting article in the Courant yesterday about the beginnings of snowmaking: http://www.courant.com/features/outdoors/hc-artificial-snow.art0feb05,0,5840005.story John

Looking for somewhere to go BC skiing with the wife this weekend. I need someplace that has hills, but nothing narrow/steep crazy as she's not much for going downhill on her skis. Just not enough snow around here (CT) to do it. Looking for someplace 1.5 hours or less away - SVT or Northern MA...

I'm looking for a set of back country skis for my wife. She weighs about 125-130 and is 5' 7". I don't know all the brands offerings, but looking for a parabolic ski with full metal edges and a waxless base. I saw some Rossi BC 90's at EMS that look about right. I think she'd be on 165's or...

Date(s) Skied: 1/8/10 Resort or Ski Area: Magic Mountain, VT Conditions: Packed powder, powder and very little ice (almost not worth mentioning the ice). Me: I am by and large a recreational skier, I average 6-8 alpine ski trips per winter, I consider myself to be an advanced intermediate...

My son is home from college and we want to go skiing for a day, probably driving up and back the same day - no overnight. I have three Pricechopper passes for Snow or Okemo, but I actually think I want to 'save' those for a Sunday when the prices are higher - though at this point I think I can...

I had a few hours of freedom and I decided I'd head over to Snip instead of my normal ride at Case. The last time I went to Snip I was on skis, so its been a while. What a great place to ride - though you really have to ignore the MX damage, its bad, really bad, but if you just ride and forget...

Just on my way home from Mt .Snow. We got a somewhat late start as we stopped at Dot's for breakfast on the way up. On the chair by 10 or so. Conditions were REALLY good. Soft snow everywhere. We skied all over the mountain, perhaps the only bad run was down to the Sunbrook area, there were huge...

Looks like Wednesday is going to be my last day skiing this year, unless something comes up down the road. I have a pass for either Snow or Okemo. In looking at the web Okemo seems to have more open terrain. John

A month or so ago I was skiing in the woods behind my house. Really the trees are too close for skiing, and the day I was skiing there was a nasty crust under 6" of powder. Yes I'm lining up the excuses for why I fell. I was headed down a hill, had my turns planned out when one of my skis sunk...