powderfreak
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On the drive up to the mountain this morning, Dave said he had a feeling we
were in for a surprise powder day...Being here yesterday and seeing this
morning's report, I wasn't so sure. Well, Dave got it right. 2" of new was
reported in this morning's snow report and that looked about right when we
rolled into the parking lot at a ripe 1045am. Then it started to snow. I
figured we might get some flurries but not the total nuking that followed
for a few hours; there was no wind and the flakes were huge so it stacked up
quickly.
http://tinyurl.com/yq82ew
http://tinyurl.com/yu7cdk
Dylan D. joined us today. He's always smirking when Dave and I say its
better "to be employed" but not necessarily working, and just to be skiing.
That's why we find ourselves with only a handful of others on a rapidly
deepening Mt. Mansfield...the Wednesday after MLK weekend. But, Dylan
doesn't have it so bad when he can consistently take six-hour lunch breaks
from Montpelier.
http://tinyurl.com/2z3nen
During the heavy snow...
http://tinyurl.com/29mjwv
http://tinyurl.com/yrssp6
http://tinyurl.com/23kx6k
http://tinyurl.com/262k8d
Snow accumulation became really significant by about 2pm. It was a more
widespread 6-8" on the lower half with areas of 8-12" on the upper mountain.
It was really deep in the usual spots off the Chin Clip down towards RT 108.
Like Dylan said, maybe the Jay cloud got lost?
http://tinyurl.com/2buuaw
Everywhere we went, it was untracked and boot deep. We left three troughs.
http://tinyurl.com/yv2656
And it was game on.
http://tinyurl.com/yw9a3s
Another day at the farm.
http://tinyurl.com/2hr4gh
http://tinyurl.com/2hwkyb
http://tinyurl.com/24gl44
http://tinyurl.com/2eprjs
I even stepped out from behind the camera for a shot.
http://tinyurl.com/ytbeyr
Last run of the day brought us to a favorite low angle stash. The light was
dark, snow was moving back in, but the powder was deep. Here's a shot of
Dave sifting through the snow down a loaded creek bed.
http://tinyurl.com/yrfdut
Not much more I can say except that I'll be back at Mansfield in the morning.
-Scott
were in for a surprise powder day...Being here yesterday and seeing this
morning's report, I wasn't so sure. Well, Dave got it right. 2" of new was
reported in this morning's snow report and that looked about right when we
rolled into the parking lot at a ripe 1045am. Then it started to snow. I
figured we might get some flurries but not the total nuking that followed
for a few hours; there was no wind and the flakes were huge so it stacked up
quickly.
http://tinyurl.com/yq82ew
http://tinyurl.com/yu7cdk
Dylan D. joined us today. He's always smirking when Dave and I say its
better "to be employed" but not necessarily working, and just to be skiing.
That's why we find ourselves with only a handful of others on a rapidly
deepening Mt. Mansfield...the Wednesday after MLK weekend. But, Dylan
doesn't have it so bad when he can consistently take six-hour lunch breaks
from Montpelier.
http://tinyurl.com/2z3nen
During the heavy snow...
http://tinyurl.com/29mjwv
http://tinyurl.com/yrssp6
http://tinyurl.com/23kx6k
http://tinyurl.com/262k8d
Snow accumulation became really significant by about 2pm. It was a more
widespread 6-8" on the lower half with areas of 8-12" on the upper mountain.
It was really deep in the usual spots off the Chin Clip down towards RT 108.
Like Dylan said, maybe the Jay cloud got lost?
http://tinyurl.com/2buuaw
Everywhere we went, it was untracked and boot deep. We left three troughs.
http://tinyurl.com/yv2656
And it was game on.
http://tinyurl.com/yw9a3s
Another day at the farm.
http://tinyurl.com/2hr4gh
http://tinyurl.com/2hwkyb
http://tinyurl.com/24gl44
http://tinyurl.com/2eprjs
I even stepped out from behind the camera for a shot.
http://tinyurl.com/ytbeyr
Last run of the day brought us to a favorite low angle stash. The light was
dark, snow was moving back in, but the powder was deep. Here's a shot of
Dave sifting through the snow down a loaded creek bed.
http://tinyurl.com/yrfdut
Not much more I can say except that I'll be back at Mansfield in the morning.
-Scott
