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Please don't interpret this as a reason to stay up in the Canyon (although if you/your group can find a midweek "deal", by all means pursue it; life is great staying up in LCC!), but I have had the experience of staying down in the Valley, and not being able to get up to LCC (even when the lifts...

Oh yeah, I forgot about the the new lifts at Alta/Bird. But, as was mentioned, I was thinking more about the general scene, i.e. skier per acre ratio. And didn't some Norwegian fellow once say something like: "Too many skiers ruin the skiing. Alta is for skiers." if I remember correctly from...

I must now fulfill my holy duty to defend BCC. -Compared to when I 1st strating visiting UT in the early 90's, both LCC resorts can get pretty crowded on weekends, so BCC is certainly an option if things are tracked out in LCC. Trust me, you can find stashes in BCC several days after a storm...

"we are conducting a dangerous experiment with the amount of CO2 and methane we are producing" BINGO none of us knows exactly what's going to happen, just as none of us knows how any changes will affect skiing from year to year. But more CO2 is meing pumped in the atmosphere/troposhere right...

i think the permafrost would release methane when it melts, which is considerably more damaging to climate stability than CO2. And I'm pretty sure the permafrost is already melting at Northern latitudes such as Alaska and Siberia http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/nacc/educa ... -edu-3.htm...

Ummm, I'm not trying to pick a fight here, but I must take issue with Tony as to this comment: "There is no meteorological reason or statistical evidence to support certain weeks within a season being warmer/cooler or wetter/drier than other weeks." Ummm...then how does one account for the...

funny that you mention April 2001 as an analog to this year in the East, as that was also the last time I can remember a big very-late-March (final weekend) snowstorm. Typically I find the 3rd weekend of March in the East to be stormy, as well as another storm in early April. Seems like this...

Bravo for the history lesson on Act 250! =D> Is Act 250 the one that - as part of distributing money for school systems statewide - essentially charges "gold towns" like Killington, Stowe and Manchestere a higher tax rate which then helps subsidize school systems in less affluent towns? I'm...

This is a very interesting thread that covers a lot of ground. Here are my quick opinions in conveneint bullet point format! :D -for skiing/riding alone, I'd take Waterbury over the Upper Valley, not that the Upper Valley's skiing riding options are shabby by any means! But Waterbury has an...

No, the “Fire on the Mountain” reference is not related to the goings on at Killington for the Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge. We interrupt this trail report to mention an odd occurrence: skiing down a trail with a slopeside house completely engulfed in flames. :!: This happened on Alpine Dr. at...

Well, if this indeed was the last real weekend of Winter (although reports of its demise may be premature), it was a beauty. Wall to wall sunshine & cloudless skies prevailed. Let’s start off by stating the somewhat obvious: -a nice shot of new snow fell on top of the ice. :D -the snow...

Just my quick 2 cents: I think different skiers can have totally different - but valid - points of views depeding on the skier's taste & skill, especially on a wknd like the one we just had in VT. For instance, if you can an average intermeidate skier who doesn't go off trail much, (s)he may...

As my whole immediate family will be up at the place in Central VT, I'll be hitting Pico tomorrow. I'm extremely relieved they got a good shot of snow - even if I subtract 25% due to "management embellishment" theories, that would still put them at 6" new - and at Pico, I know where to find it 2...

Could there be a good reason why they are grooming Outer Limits, i.e. it's very icy right now, and we are better off grooming it & letting new bumps form in preparation for the Bear Mtn Challenege? Maybe there's a method to the madness, although grooming it in mid-March seems quite unusual...

While the East has "underachieved" weather-wise since the 1st weekend of March (Where Have all The Nor'Easters Gone? Long Time Coming!), 2 minor systems resulting in an elevation-sensitive 6"-8" last week was enough to motivate me to day trip to Cannon on Sunday. Glad I went! :) The best...

Looks like a cool place!! A Wolf-Creek lite, perhaps? I remember my buddy who went to Colorado College talking about Monarch. I recall his telling me that, on a heavy snow day, they closed the pass after he had arrived - leaving a select few skiers to enjoy a pow day! :D

If you find a Dynamic-brand white and black ski, it’s mine!! OK, I’m getting ahead of myself here. The 7” that fell Fri nite, combined with the foot that fell during mid-week made for a fantastic day of skiing. There was soft snow everywhere, and everything was wide open. And as typical at...

My good friends at the Outdoor Gear Exchange (gearx.com) in Burlington definitely sell this type of equipment, but I'm honestly not sure if they rent.

Given that all eyes are on this week’s possible monstah storm , I’ll make this brief. Pico was really good on Saturday morning. :) In addition to some light upslope snow during last week, they got 4” from Friday’s system, so the best options were some really nice groomed choices, as well as...

even though other folks will have even better advice, let me give you $$ quotes in bullet form, and hope that the "primacy" effect kicks in: -Inn at the Mountain is wicked nice. -A green circle lady like your wife will like skiing at Spruce. And so will you, in the sense that the terrain off...