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  1. fbrissette

    Day tickets going through the roof in Vermont

    I know they want us to buy a season pass but really ? Sugarbush 185.20$ Stowe: 174.64$ Killington: 184.14$...
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    Temperature comparison 2015 and 2016

    Pretty cool graphs for Montreal showing how both years have been opposite outliers. Sorry, only in Celcius. From metocentre.com
  3. fbrissette

    Mikalea Shiffin picks up where she left off

    First race after a two-month long injury break. Impressive. http://espn.go.com/olympics/skiing/story/_/id/14780573/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-world-cup-slalom-first-race-two-months-out
  4. fbrissette

    Here we go - the annual ski mag. ranking of eastern resorts

    http://www.skinet.com/ski/galleries/2015s-top-ranked-eastern-ski-resorts?dom=fb&pub=ski
  5. fbrissette

    questions about MRG

    My gf is heading to MRG with a friend on Wednesday for 'roll back the clock' day. She likes steep hairy runs (no groomers please). She would like suggestions of best runs. Any advice on how to ski MRG is welcome. How busy is 'roll back the clock' day ? And finally, for the hell of me I...
  6. fbrissette

    J.P Auclair, one of the original newschoolers dies in an avalanche

    Sad news. http://www.outsideonline.com/news-from-the-field/JP-Auclair-and-Andreas-Fransson-Killed-in-Chile-Avalanche.html also in french: http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/201409/30/01-4805064-un-skieur-de-quebec-meurt-dans-une-avalanche-au-chili.php
  7. fbrissette

    Lindsey Vonn Goes Undercover as a Vail Employee

    She looks and sounds pretty cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WyFv4x2Qpg
  8. fbrissette

    Mikaela Shiffrin (spoiler)

    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mikaela-shiffrin-us-earns-5th-125841500--ski.html Wins the last slalom of the season by 1.44 seconds.... 9 world cup wins and barely 19.
  9. fbrissette

    If you're thinking about going to the massif

    I suggest you rethink your plan. Le Massif has reportedly lost 17 millions $ over the past 10 years (ski operation only) and have made some cutbacks earlier this season (closing lifts and one chalet monday to wednesday). They're also trying to get employees to 'participate' in the cost saving...
  10. fbrissette

    cross-country snowboarding

    Could not find this with the search function. Hilarious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w7sVSMbjyM&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D4w7sVSMbjyM&app=desktop&noredirect=1
  11. fbrissette

    Jay Peak pond skimming

    Today was the annual Jay Peak pond skimming contest. Here are some highlights in super slomo. Always fun watching. Took a lot of balls today cause it was barely above freezing. You can watch in HD (720p) on youtube's page. For viewing on mobile platform (different soundtrack)...
  12. fbrissette

    This Friday storm is for real !

    Here's the latest !!!
  13. fbrissette

    This weather positively sucks

    ... New record high temperature for January 30th set at Rutland Vermont... ... New record high temperature for January 30th set at Burlington Vermont... ... New record high temperature for January 30th set at Massena New York...
  14. fbrissette

    Anyone here who did the Chamonix-Zermatt haure route ?

    An old dream of mine. Finally going to do it late March. I got significant BC experience but not in Europe. If you've done it, I'd like to know about any special advice you might have. Thanks !
  15. fbrissette

    The new 6-pack replacing the Bonnie at Jay Peak is on its way

    Not a big surprise, but at least confirmation that it's for this summer. Another reason they need to do this this summer is that the current loading area of the Bonnie is right where they want to build the new hotel. This was sent to homeowners: This outreach is to share information on a...
  16. fbrissette

    Crashed groomer/new Jay Peak run

    Happened yesterday morning, just off of Ull'rs, right below the Wedelmaster. It is a lot steeper than it looks on the pic. They tried to winch it out with another groomer but could not. They had to open up a 300-400 ft long swath behind the groomer to get it out. Nice new trail, with a 30+...
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