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Definitely need the fat skis at Jay, if skiing in the woods.

Interesting story in yesterday's NY Times (Saturday, Dec. 13) about the proposed $3 billion base development at Killington. We'll see if the development company can get all of the necessary approvals from local authorities and the state of Vermont to build out such a huge new base area.

Looks more like the white "highway" of death. Pretty good coverage from side to side on those trails and the skier density doesn't look too bad. When I broke my back skiing several years ago, on the last ski day of the season, I was on a true WROD, about 10 ft. wide that connected two larger...

Lindsay finished second today in the second St. Moritz downhill, .24 seconds behind the 22-year old German skier, Emma Aicher. Obviously, not as good as another win, but still a great run for Lindsay. Maybe she CAN dominate in the speed races this season.

Yea, it's a remarkable athletic achievement, especially in a sport where most athletes are completely banged up and finished with competitive skiing in their late 20's to early 30's. Let's hope she doesn't suffer any injuries and can continue to ski well. I'd be rooting for her to win the gold...

I watched the replay on YouTube. Fantastic run and she looked great skiing. Quite amazing considering her age (41) and the fact she has been out of competitive ski racing for 5 years and has had numerous surgeries, including a complete re-build of her knee. It would be unbelievable if she could...

What brand of heated gloves do you own? As I have gotten older, my hands (fingers, especially) get cold much faster and I'm considering buyting heated gloves (I don't like mittens). I've read reviews of many different gloves but it seems like there are always mixed reviews on almost all of the...

Quite a bit of natural snow in northern VT and Quebec. Very localized but a good start to the season, so far.

As someone who has, more or less, given up on skiing in the Northeast, I (sort of) hope for an easy, warmer, and snowless Winter. I know that is sacrilege on this board but it's how I feel.

ALWAYS a risk in the Northeast. Cold and snow this early in the season is often a cruel tease and, many times, the weather pattern changes, and warmer temps and rain appear. I sort of hope so - I did not finish my Fall clean-up, thinking that I would still have time, based on past years. My bad.

The longer range forecast for the Northeast looks quite cold through X-Mas. No major warm-up/rain storms predicted, so we'll see if that holds. It's already quite good in southern NE (not as good as northern VT, though). We had about 5-6 inches in the last snow storm and it has been very cold...

Grand Targhee is looking very lean, down at the base. Just a light dusting of snow on the lower trails. Ugh.

Yes, Tony, I would totally support this plan but I would say there is a 0.00000000000000000% chance that it will ever happen. Reminds me of what Warren Buffett once suggested about how to end deficit spending in the USA: Warren Buffett has said: "I could end the deficit in five minutes. You...

I had a classmate in high school who was skiing the Big Couloir at Big Sky several years ago (he may have been in his 50's at the time) and he took a bad fall. Ended up in the hospital for 3 or 4 months, with all sorts of broken bones and other medical problems (and he's an MD). I believe he has...

From the webcams, it looks like GT has gotten enough snow in the past few days, so that some people are skinning up and skiing back down. It does look a little thin in places, thought.

LOL, well, Tony, give a real estate developer money (or access to credit) and they will, pretty much, build anything anywhere. I believe the son of one of our neighbors is somehow involved in this new development.

This is my memory, too, Tony, backed up by your stats above. Last Fall was dry and this year too (so far) but I don't remember it being unusually dry in previous years in the Fall. This just proves my thesis that the weather in New England can be extremely variable (hence, the famous quote from...

Yes, so true, and, hence, the numerous forest fires throughout the Northeast last Fall. I never remember forest fires being an issue in New England before.

Yes, it has been a disappointing "leaf peeping" season (in terms of color) throughout almost all of New England this year. Some people are blaming the prolonged drought afflicting almost all of the Northeast., plus we had a very mild September. The colors, especially on the Sugar Maples, are...

Yea, I live in the Berkshires of western Mass and it has been a fairly severe drought around here. The local rivers and streams are the lowest I have seen in 35 years. Almost frighteningly low. I haven't heard anything about ski areas being worried about lack of water to make snow but it...