Hi All, Welcome back to my blog. I haven't updated the site because there hasn't been anything snow related to report. Also, I'm told that I was jinxing myself and the upcoming season by posting entries about golf. And, alas, the season is off to a slow start. Other than a real early storm in late Oct./early Nov., the forecast has been dreadful for the east coast. Temps have barely flirted with the freezing mark, making it tough for the natural stuff to fall, as well as getting the guns going on the hill.
I was antsy this week, though. I wait around 6 months for the lifts to start and if I have the opportunity to hit the snow, even if manmade and only one trail, I'm willing to make the 3.5 hr trek from Boston to the NorthEast Kingdom. So that's what I did. First highlight of this trip was to FINALLY see some snow falling while driving on 91 between St.Johnsbury and Orleans (Jay exit in VT). Going over the pass there was about an inch of snow on the roads. Just enough to get the plows out. But I'll tell ya, I was psyched to be driving in snow once again. I hope its snowing on every trip up to VT.
The conditions were pretty much what I expected - manmade packed ice. Though I must admit I've seen worse and I was able to find spots on the skiers right side of the Jet where snow had built up by people scraping it over from the middle part of the trail. The trip could have been more depressing if it hadn't snowed 2-3 inches the night before. Upon driving up to the mountain in the morning it was a relief to see all the trails covered in white. So much more comforting than having them all brown save for the Jet.
I didn't get on the hill until about 11am as I was slow getting up in the morning and waited a while to pick up my pass. It took me a few runs to get comfortable again, especially with new equipment. But by the end of the day I was feeling the groove once again. By 1:30, I was quite winded and my legs were burning. Probably from riding a smaller board and wider stance than normal. And getting a feel for some new equipment.
That's all. Have questions? leave a comment. Also, we (people from the house) posted some short videos from last year on youtube.com for all to see.
Check them out:
Callin in North Glades
Shred Betty
CoCo
Big Air Randy
POWDER HAWK!!!
I was antsy this week, though. I wait around 6 months for the lifts to start and if I have the opportunity to hit the snow, even if manmade and only one trail, I'm willing to make the 3.5 hr trek from Boston to the NorthEast Kingdom. So that's what I did. First highlight of this trip was to FINALLY see some snow falling while driving on 91 between St.Johnsbury and Orleans (Jay exit in VT). Going over the pass there was about an inch of snow on the roads. Just enough to get the plows out. But I'll tell ya, I was psyched to be driving in snow once again. I hope its snowing on every trip up to VT.
The conditions were pretty much what I expected - manmade packed ice. Though I must admit I've seen worse and I was able to find spots on the skiers right side of the Jet where snow had built up by people scraping it over from the middle part of the trail. The trip could have been more depressing if it hadn't snowed 2-3 inches the night before. Upon driving up to the mountain in the morning it was a relief to see all the trails covered in white. So much more comforting than having them all brown save for the Jet.
I didn't get on the hill until about 11am as I was slow getting up in the morning and waited a while to pick up my pass. It took me a few runs to get comfortable again, especially with new equipment. But by the end of the day I was feeling the groove once again. By 1:30, I was quite winded and my legs were burning. Probably from riding a smaller board and wider stance than normal. And getting a feel for some new equipment.
That's all. Have questions? leave a comment. Also, we (people from the house) posted some short videos from last year on youtube.com for all to see.
Check them out:
Callin in North Glades
Shred Betty
CoCo
Big Air Randy
POWDER HAWK!!!
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