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I asked for advice planning a European ski vacation and we just got back. It was a great trip, conditions were amazing and we had an excellent time. Thanks for the advice; here's a few shots from the trip:

It didn't suck. Brackett Basin at Sugarloaf Tele-tubbies on parade! There were incidents Gateway to heaven Monica on her new Auras Still in Brackett And some GOS goodness The shortcut on GOS trail More climbing The tele-tubbie gets around Rippin' it up The snow didn't suck...

After using up some free lift tickets for Sunday River, we spent the night at a friend's house in Jackson and got ready for an early morning start. We pulled into Pinkham right on schedule at 7:30, and went to the Visitor's Center to try and find an M5 Allen wrench to swap the heel plates on...

Was out in CB last week, got some great days and a few just really good days. Here's the first installment, from Thursday morning near the East River lift. Zlhphf_BYs4

Just some video from the day, using the new GoPro. Snow was good in many places, not so good in others. -BBN9DjdKQQ

Monica and I stayed up in Gorham so we could get an early start for Saturday, which promised to be a nice weather day. We grabbed breakfast at McD's and pulled into Pinkham right around 7:00, which was good enough to get a spot on the right side of the main lot. We booted up and headed out by...

Just another crappy day in the mountains. Alas, we missed the skiing all the way to Pinkham by one week, most of GOS trail was mud and flowing water. We actually bare booted all the way to the base of Gully #1, no need for skins, snowshoes, or traction of any type. We met Winston (friend of...

Late start, but cold bluebird day, and trackless deep snow. It failed to suck in many, many ways. The skin up was long but thankfully a group of 3 snowshoers had gone up earlier and they were the only tracks to be found. It made for a much easier time. When we stopped for lunch we met two...

Brenda and I hit some nice backcountry goods near Stowe this weekend after a challenging day at MRG on Saturday. There was a foot of fresh snow on top of a boilerplate base, which was fantastic on the lower angle slopes but murder on the steep stuff, as the whole hillside would slide as soon as...

With great snow falling during the week, sunny skies on Saturday, then warmer weather coming in to start the next week Saturday was the obvious day to try for. I got one friend to carpool with up from Boston and another to meet us at the Cardigan Lodge around 9:00 AM. Tom, the caretaker...

All ticket and raffle proceeds of this showing go to the Green Mountain Club’s Big Jay Restoration Project. Project website here. TTips thread about the ski cut here. Raffle schwag so far: Jay Peak Season Pass! 2 Jay Peak lift tickets North American Telemark Organization “Sweet Joy of...

My sister and her family are buying a place up at Gore, so I may be taking a few trips over from the Boston area to check things out this winter. I have a few questions that I'm sure someone in this crowd will be able to answer: 1) They are buying new cell phones, any idea which has the best...

Hey, who expected powder? Kick ass day, no one was skiing the non-groomed, the fools! We had lots of great runs, no lift lines, and about 12-18" of light, fresh snow. We didn't get many first tracks but we didn't care. short video -dave-

http://www.telemarktips.com/TeleNews64.html The New Telemark Norm (NTN) binding system is finally for real. This will have a huge impact on the marketplace. Since I've been planning for a new pair of skis next year, and have been looking to replace my aging Veloces, it looks like it's going...

Date(s) Skied: 4/9-10 Resort or Ski Area: Gulf of Slides, Tuckerman Ravine Conditions: Epic! Blue skies, corn snow, warm temps Trip Report: This was an epic weekend. Not sure about the weather earlier in the week, it turned into some of the best backcountry skiing I've ever had. On...

Date(s) Skied: 2/19-20/05 Resort or Ski Area: John Sherburne ski trail, Wildcat Valley trail Conditions: Variable, from death cookies to hardpack to powder Trip Report: Brenda and I led and AMC Boston Chapter ski trip for some backcountry tours in the Presidentials. Our plans were...

Date(s) Skied: 2/12/05 Resort or Ski Area: Jay Peak Conditions: Powdah and some crowds Trip Report: It was an epic day in northern VT. I drove up Friday night to a friend's house in Hanover, then up to Jay to meet others who took Friday off and stayed up there. We started on the Jet...

Date(s) Skied: 02/05/2005 Resort or Ski Area: Mt Cardigan NH Conditions: Sunny, somewhat sketchy cover, spring conditions Trip Report: This is the second weekend in a row I've skied at Cardigan. we were looking for some backcountry and there just isn't that much available in New England...

Date(s) Hiked: 1/15/05 Trails(s) Hiked: Valley Way Total Distance: 9 miles Difficulty: Eh? Conditions: Cold, some snow, suprisingly little ice Special Required Equipment: Crampons very helpful Trip Report: Part of the Views from the Top winter Gathering, I met up with a bunch of...

Date(s) Skied: 12/11 and 12/12 Resort or Ski Area: Jay Peak Conditions: Variable, mostly good cover, much better in the woods on Sunday Trip Report: This weekend was the NET VT Telemark Festival. There were lots of freeheelers up at the mountain, there were always excellent ones to watch...