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After all of the speculation surrounding the fate of my two favorite resorts, a deal has finally been worked out! https://vtskiandride.com/jay-peak-and-burke-sold-to-quebec/ This is definitely a direction I did not see this going. But c'est la vie!

Burke got slammed by last week's Nor'Easter. 31" of progressively lighter powder. Arrived for chair opening and got 3 really good runs before the "crowds" arrived. Longest line at the Mid-Burke Express was about 8 minutes (between 10:00 and 11:00). After 1:00 it was ski on. Throbulator: TD-0125...

WJenness messaged me that he and a friend were heading up to ski Burke on Saturday in order to get away from the crowds in NH. I let him know that he provided a great excuse for me to get out on the slopes for the first time this year :oops:. Snow throughout the previous week had set up nicely...

Anyone else see this last night? I was watching a movie and saw the lightening like flash through the blind. I didn't see the actual fireball. Then I heard what sounded like thunder a couple minutes later. http://www.amsmeteors.org/2016/05/huge-fireball-over-northeastern-us/ The crazy thing...

New Vermont law to be enforced next year: Skiers must have a 2:1 height to ski length ratio (6' tall = 3' minimum long skis)

Skier death at Killington. Not too many details here: http://www.wcax.com/story/28587149/man-dies-in-skiing-accident-at-killington-resort

Creating a thread to post up random pictures that may not be skiing related. Sometimes I'll ask opinions about pictures people prefer. Note: If anyone is interested in buying a print (unframed or framed) please let me know. I can modify the prices a bit and give a discount to AZ members. I...

My contribution from Saturday. Cold and windy as frozen over hell until we got into the shadow of the mountain. Then dead calm. Up: Nice spot to change over: Looking Down: Starting out: A little fun was had: Steep and Deep: Welcome to Vermont :) Trees make action...

Finally had a day open for skiing. Local schools were delayed two hours which means the delayed opening of the Mid-Burke Express wasn't going to be a big deal for me. Headed to the mtn there was very little new snow in the valleys. Even East Burke village only had 1-2 inches. On the way up the...

Nice to see QB and KT working together with T-Bar Films to make this short movie.

Anyone else make maple syrup (or help someone like I do)? Sweet time of year 8-) Sugaring season finally started here in northern Vermont. Here are some pictures from last night.

Note that all of the pictures here are of the friend that I talked into going late Wednesday evening. He has no touring gear so I let him borrow my snowshoes. From past experience I knew the slowshoes might be an issue up there, but as it turns out they weren't (I'll explain later). We started...

I'm getting a bit desperate for a touring partner tomorrow (Thursday). My wife really doesn't want me going alone and all of my friends are working or have other commitments. The area I'm heading for is in the Lake Willoughby region. While the lines are not quite as long and technical a most...

Burke reporting 18+ inches. Definitely “+”on the east side of the mountain. Wind was blowing straight up the mountain. The queue was full waiting for the MBE to open at 9:00. The excitement was evident. It has been 2+ years since Burke has had a really good powder day (good = 16”+ of soft powder...

Really good article about Win Smith in today's Burlington Free Press. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20140227/BUSINESS/302270014/Sugarbush-owner-Win-Smith-Jr-details-rise-fall-his-beloved-Merrill-Lynch?nclick_check=1

So at 5:00am I only had 4 inches of new snow on my deck. Not enough to bother skinning up Burke. So I went back to bed and woke up again at 6:30 to a white out. By 7am there was over 8" on the deck. I decided to get a quick before work run in at the Lyndon Outing Club (450' vert ski hill in...

Powder day! Since this 8" snowfall probably ranks in the top 10 biggest storms of the last 3 years, I decided to get there this morning. Beautiful blue sky, boot deep powder, and no wind = win! It was my first day out this winter due to so many other commitments and generally blah conditions...

http://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/calendar.html This weekend are the first races of the new season in Soelden, Austria. GS on the schedule for both men and women. Here is a cool career highlights vid of Mikaela Shiffrin to get things started. - http://youtu.be/zT67seEoiPg Goosebumps at...

Details for Musk's plan were released yesterday. Long read but worth it for nerds like me - http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/f...a-20130812.pdf It think it is entirely possible but I think his cost his numbers are way low considering once politicians inevitably get involved, they somehow...

I wasn't start hiking until 11:20 (once I got the rest of the family settled in the waterpark :-P ). Snow was still falling above the Metro Quad at 11:20. The freezing line was around the intersection of Goat Run and Alligator Alley. Intersection of Goat and Upper River Quai was getting deep...