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heading to SLC for mid-march ski week. have 6 possible days to ski. probably gonna get the super pass for 5 days, and head to pow mow for one day... talked to my buddy who'd bummed up at alta. said its amazing, and gets skied out fast by locals after a dump. also said that there's...

the truthiness of adjusting snowfall totals for the season... snowfall from november was removed, as it melted prior to opening day. correct? why'd it take two months- until after the busy, and profitible, holiday period- to figure this out? i must say, jay had a lot of snow on january 2nd...

it looks like there's gonna be snowmaking weather for the next few days. a chance for snow early next week is not out of the question as it looks like a decent amount of cold air is gonna be around. this is purely speculative on my part, but things don't look all that bad. in any event, if...

I'm with J. Spin I've considered whitefish as a place to go for a year or two. also SLC. I'm a new englander, and i have to have the change of seasons. the western US does see this, but like he said- regular local (valley) snow is limited to some areas. and some folks are addicted to...

yeah- safety is #1. i plan on taking avi 1 (and probably 2) soon enough. i'm no fool in this area. i actually have a friend who's a american avalanche association professional who's involved with developing the avi level 3 certification (there are a limited number of level 3 courses out...

hey all wondering about something for a while now... i have some experience mountaineering, but not with skis. and i love backcountry skiing. now, combining the two... well, basically first and foremost i know is knowledge and experience (and safety). knowing where you are, and where you're...

edit: a little bird tells me greyskull is a 2000 ft vertical face. while i think that's hyped up, it's probably somewhere in between- most likely 1500ft. the little brother of greyskull is around 800ft of vertical rock. my memory fails me. the pro they fell on- well, i know for a fact that...

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a little different perspective... got plenty more good ones- waaaay to many to post.

well, a brief summary- started out june 12th hiking fully loaded- 60 or so pound packs on the kluane plateau west southwest of whitehorse, yukon. started off in the foothills and mountains of the St. Elias range, moving west into the coastal mountains on the BC/AK border. hit glacier about...

in BC, on the beltway glacier. the alaska border is at the shadow 300 yards in the background. this sat in my pack for 5 weeks before the weather and time was right. this is about 10km south of the Yukon border. had to bring it with me- ski the east!

depends on how far north you go (the further the better)... i wouldn't risk going south of I-89 (though 'bush and k-ton may be good to go)... i'm no expert, but north country seems poised to get snow (maybe a little midday mixing) hope upslope comes around (maybe not this time, though) you...

Agreed. Location, east or west, is huge. Look at MRG- great aspect/exposure for snow accumulation. smuggs and stowe are nicely tucked on the leeward side Mansfield. Jay Peak- great for upslope in on the west side, but horribly wind-scoured at times too- the freezer towers rimed-up point right...

reporting for the season: 325" stowe 350" Jay 300" MRG considering there was nothing from Early December to mid-january, this season was the 2004 Red Sox of winters. season sucked until january 15th or so... then we went around 60 days without rain. this winter's brief rundown...

yeah... stowe is a go. jay is a good mountain- but too far (carpooling is likely easier to find to stowe from burlington). smuggs is my childhood place- so maybe further down the line. or i'll get a bash badge ($129 gets $20 tickets all season, plus freeskiing after march 5th) and maybe a...

living in burlington, options are as follows for college students: $200 MRG $425 Stowe $300 Smuggs $25 Bolton (no brainer for so little $$$ and being so close...) what would you do and why? i'm pretty sure i'll do stowe, but i really have a soft spot in my heart for both smuggs and MRG...

yeah- it's a painful experience. hopefully not too long. i'm an undergrad in DC, actually, and i can't take it anymore. i've put in for a transfer to UVM for the fall... yeah, i'm getting old for college (24 years old here, but i started when i was 21)... i figure burlington is a nice place...

i got in 11 days of skiing this year- with 8 true powder days, 10 were freshie days (within a day of a snow at least) with minimal class missed. anyone notice how the major snows all seemed to come on thursday nights and fridays? came back 4 times over the season (excluding official school...

I live in MASH (washington DC) and am a college student. still, i have made it for every major (or almost every) storm this season since mid-late january. the key to getting a similar experience to local VT skiers: 1. disregard for job (or school) when a dump's coming 2. listening to...

sunday 3/18 was epic in the purest sense of the word. MRG on saturday was really good- 20th hole and all were fun. a foot of snow fell friday night, and it was good. light winds with light snow/flurries falling. watched the flagpole at the base all day. was waiting to see if the winds were...