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  1. Currently sitting at a wine bar in Chamonix after 19 hours of travel with no issues. Philly direct to Zurich, train to Geneva, bus to Chamonix, walk. Stopped in the Black Crows store and even though I didn’t buy anything, my new skis were on display in their window and I smiled. Caesar salad at Geneva airport waiting for the bus, charcuterie in chx. The plan is Les Grand Montets tomorrow and then Verbier for 3 days. Maybe Zermatt for the last day.
    15 points
  2. After learning about the Killington-Pico Interconnect Trail while skiing Pico a few years back I added it to my Ski Bucket List. On Tuesday Mrs. SnoBunSki was doing a PSIA cert at Killington and it being a gorgeous bluebird day, decided to give it a go. I set off from Killington Rams Head to skin up and over to Pico’s Summit Glade, one of my all time favorite trails.. After an easy skin up to the trailhead I cut over to the Interconnect and after some mellow climbing I soon had Killington in the rear view mirror Coverage was good although I was hoping for a snowmobile trail through the woods more than a groomer wide super highway. As I approached the switchbacks just before Pico the snow started thinning and eventually gave way to grass and dirt for a few hundred yards with a great view back to K. Over the saddle the snow picked up again to connect to the Summit Glade trail with a nice view for a bevy, lunch and skin strip. I was looking forward to a challenging spring tele run down Summit Glade but it was not to be had. Temps had risen to the upper 40’s/low 50’s but the bumps had yet to soften so I cut over to the frozen crud on 49er. It softened up about half way down allowing for some fun spring tele turns down to the base. I saw The Bus pulling out just as I got to the base so I hoofed it up to Long Trail Inn to burn some time before the next one, stats below.
    13 points
  3. On the train to Martigny then 1 transfer to Verbier. I did a good job hydrating while traveling so I'd be ready to ski and threw it all away party rocking late night in Cham. YOLO We planned to let the snow soften up anyway so it worked out. Grabbed a full bus around 11 and was lucky to get a seat. For as warm as it is in town, the snow was nice fluffy chalk up high. Groomers had some skied off spots but we were off piste almost the whole time. Some north facing slops had better soft snow but only found a couple of those zones. Stopped at Plan Joran for bite and beer(have to get back on the horse sometime right?). We talked about doing a skin tour skiers right but we were pushing time to catch our train so we split to get some laps. Still took the rocky traverse across to check it out before they headed up. Did a top(ish) to bottom for the last lap and the legs were screaming. Watch said we finished with a little over 15k vert. Verb tomorrow and mad hungry as it's 8 pm and haven't had dinner yet.
    13 points
  4. Hey All, I’m back from my first day skiing at Blue since 2/28. I arrived at the lower lot at 835 and it was 35 degrees under partly sunny sky’s with light winds. In the house were Atomic Jeff, Rodney, Airhead and the Bethlehem Ford crew. A little knee pain walking to the lift. First run on Paradise was nice soft cord..I took it slow and got passed by two of the boomers near the bottom. My knee definitely stiff…second run on paradise felt better and I skied a little faster. Then lazy mile which was nice groomed but not as put together and some spring snow at the last corner. After another lazy mile I skied Main Street which was variable and more firm than others. After another a lazy I finished the session with several more paradise runs. By now knew was feeling good and I was skiing almost full speed which felt real nice. The snow was soft and fast and as noted nobody was there. I think Johnny law also came later in the session as I saw his car or a lookalike car in the lot. All in all it’s great to be back it hurts missing 12 days of ski season when it’s winding down, I’ll be back out Saturday AM JADIP
    12 points
  5. Although I’ve made many March trips to Whiteface this may the first true Spring day. Lookout Mountain was soft and bumped on Wilmington, Hoyt’s and Lookout Below. Lookout and Castlerock are my two favorite pods in the East We headed up to the summit and the slides looked juicy, hopped off the lift to Gold status! said adios to Mrs S and boot packed up and traversed over to 2b. So good and felt I ski’d it well, unexpected check off the bucket list ! Another great day at da Face
    11 points
  6. Currently eating way too much at the Capital one lounge in Denver Airport. Flight boards for Spokane in about 2 hours. Not sure what my schedule is for mountains. Lookout pass, lost trail, Silver, and 49 degrees north for sure. Maybe Montana Snowbowl, Whitefish, or Blacktail. Maybe guided fishing one morning or afternoon if I feel like it.
    10 points
  7. Pretty good day at Silver mountain. They have some pretty steep runs although some of the stuff off lift 4, as well as the North Face, was closed for avalanche risk. The glades that were open were pretty fun and good spacing in the trees. It was a little confusing to get around and I had to avoid the cat tracks since the snow was pretty slow. It was probably 75 degrees at one point, I was drinking beers in a t shirt. Got back to the base area around 3 and did some fishing. The river is running pretty high from the snow melting. I went fishing after dinner too and missed a few fish on dry flies, but there wasn't much action.
    10 points
  8. Today was a helluva day! Thanks everyone for eating. And of course thanks to everyone who brought their own tasty delights. Dan's breakfast entree was the perfect kickoff, and per usual I was fashionably late but having the van with the microwave to eat it hot right off the jump was was clutch. Those stuffed pretzels from Frankenstein were probably the best thing I ate all day. Mike's pepperoni bread delicious too. Many others I didn't get to try . . . See everyone for at least one more weekend!
    10 points
  9. Day 2 had snow over night and pretty cloudy early. Headed to Bruson and first piste run was super pleasant with 4-5 inches of fresh snow. Turned sticky icky before the lift but first 3/4 were money. Went off the backside and did 2 laps next to the t bar. Decided to go for a tour and check out the trees. Easy skin to untouched trees. Awesome morning before heading across to Verbier. 4 gondolas later I had my skis back on. Did some laps off the super tram with great snow. Kept it easy while trying to save some legs for the guide tomorrow. Met him in town at 4 to go over the plan and now about to go ski it. Cheese Cave for dinner
    10 points
  10. Wasn’t really sure where to put this. Our rescue team was called out on this avalanche on Saturday. I was first on scene at the firehouse. Once one of my team members arrived we were trying to assess what was the best way to access the victims. We discussed skinning up to them but that would take time. The terrain was sketchy and they were not in a great place. Then it was decided careflight would be called in. They would shuttle us one at a time to a landing zone above where they were. I was pretty nervous, both about the helicopter ride and the terrain. I said I would snowshoe instead of ski (brought both) as I didn’t feel comfortable on a 40+ degree slope. At what felt like the last minute, two other strong team members arrived who were good skiers. I was off the hook. I was happy to just help from the command base. Communications are bad here, with cell and radio signals. I helped coordinate info from the county sheriff to our team members on site and on their way. Mountain Rescue Aspen also sent 3 of their guys to help if needed. 6 of us (West Elk Mountain Rescue), 3 Marble fire personnel, 3 MRA guys in all plus the careflight team. Once a paramedic and 2 team members were shuttled to the landing zone and worked their way down to the victim, it was apparent he was not doing well. Head injury, kept losing consciousness, badly broken arm (arm was wrapped backwards around a tree) and leg injury. Chopper was low on fuel so last minute desist on was made for pilot to land in a sketchy gully and take patient. His friend was uninjured and did a great job holding it together, digging him out and getting him out of the debris field to a safer location. By this time it was dark and friend and my 2 team members had to ski out. They said it was survival skiing, breakable crust through a thick aspen grove and shrubs. Glad I stayed on the ground. We got a debrief from the friend back at the firehouse. He was very emotional at first, understandably so. He gave us a detailed account of how it went down. Luckily the friend was only buried to his chest. He was able to dig him out and somehow guide him down without any of his gear. It was very intense and it reminds you how unforgiving the mountains can be. This volunteer gig so far is very satisfying and I am learning so much valuable outdoor info. https://avalanche.state.co.us/report/98249357-2906-4534-b287-61e125e28a58
    10 points
  11. Verbier Day 1 Massive doesn't do it justice. Did the gondola up to Attelas for two quick warm up laps and them up to Mount Gele and the 3100' down to Tortin. Stopped for a beer, espresso, and tart before continuing down to Siviez to make the run a total 4100' descent. Worked our way to La Dent and saw a north face with what looked like good snow so did a short tour up. Snow was good and was an empty party of the resort. Played around at Plan du Fou with some chutes and drops before working our way back. Last run took 2 hours and stopped at 2 mountain restaurants and finally a third one that was right across the street when we walked off the snow. Had hot wine, Blanche and beer tataki, and finally another Blanche. Made for a 10 hour day in ski boots. Went to the Shed for burgers and they had a banging old school American ski movie rap classics playlist going and ended up staying for an extra drink. Our server said laughed when he heard we went to Mt. Gele since he knew it was crusty. Snowing now but supposed to clear soon. Heading to Bruson for the trees.
    10 points
  12. Hey all. I'm back from from another fun day at Blue mountain the true mountain. Arrived around 7:20 to guns blasting on the lower mountain. I managed to get first civilian chair and skied challenge while most of the others skied p diz. Conditions overall were decent. Not great but definitely not terrible. A bit slow as lots of the mountain came with a skif of manmade on top. Cold but the sun felt nice today. The parking lot today featured not one but two bald eagles at one point flying next to each other. Nice blue bird morning.
    10 points
  13. Got here shortly after 10. Place is empty...a lot of stuff is closed due avalanche danger unfortunately but loving it so far
    9 points
  14. Condo is pretty awesome. Think my plan is to hit Silver today and tomorrow or Sunday. Somewhere in Montana Friday...fishing Saturday so may or may not ride depending on what time the trip is done. Lookout pass either tomorrow or Sunday. Somewhere in Washington Monday and probably a short session at 49 degrees north Tuesday before flying back
    9 points
  15. Hey All, I’m back from another fun day at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot before 720am and Atomic Jeff and Johnny law were already in the house. They were joined by JFDan, Mute, MBike Mike, Nastar Glenn, Mixilplix, Charles, Airhead, Spyder, Falco, Shopey1080, Schifdawg, Nancy, PARidge, LiftieBob, Indiggio, BenM, Jimmy, Craig, Salty, Harold, Kumar, Randy, Enjorales, Mike from Beth ford crew, Mark, TheDude, Mamaskeeze, PSUFrankenstein and many others. The temperature was in the upper 20s to begin rising through the 30s and 40s under mostly sunny sky’s. We first had some breakfast food compliments of JFDan and PSUFrank then I skied a short session including two runs on Main Street which was decent, a little bit of bite but consistent. Paradise was also ok. They blew snow on all the runouts which just made them slow and sticky. Lazy mile was decent early on and challenge had mini cookies but I heard it softened up. Paraweaver was enjoyable as well. I went back off the snow to take a piss and grab another beer and ended up hanging in the lot for awhile then went back out and hit up the chute which had a few soft turns in the sun. Back to Paraweaver again and to the lot and by now Enjorales was cooking up a storm. Burnt ends, bacon wrapped peppers, steak on salt blocks and shrimp were my favorite along with pina colada slushies. Custard filled donut as well and JFDans egg casserole all elite. The hours in the lot flew by and before I could blink it was already like 330..I peaced out as a moderate to severe hangover started to creep on. All in all was a pretty perfect party day and we still have more skiing next weekend and maybe in April… JADIP
    9 points
  16. Awesome day. Snow was pretty good, stayed until 5 30 ish...Enjorales kept putting insanely good food out all day...Great beers, hanging out with the best parking lot crew all day was a great end to what is likely my last day on the snow in PA this season
    9 points
  17. Great day at Blue. Snuck 2 laps on Razors. Look for Falco on @bluemountainparks Instagram spreading his eagle on 2nd booter. https://www.instagram.com/bluemountainparks?igsh=MTJjOTZsM2EzMDl2cw== Shredder working the grill all morning!
    9 points
  18. C1er was the only person I saw in the house. 7 busses from East Penn but they went tubing. Snow particularly on the main st side was perfect. Soft up top with hyper grip on a super fast hard layer underneath. Absolutely supersonic and the real treat was with good snow and nobody around you could send the airs to the moon. I did Raceway, mid, lower three times in a row to get floaty on the riser airs. Main was just as good and just as fast, switch a little firmer from the shade but you could send the risers to the ISS. The razors side was a bit harder snow and razors itself was a no go one as it was closed but mostly as it looked like the surface of the moon. Challenge and Coming Soon were more like the main st side and it is so nice to not have to put the brakes on. Shit was top notch and so was Tuesday with Atomic, if you can get out the last couple have been surprisingly dope. The bad news is the hill did take quite a hit, there are spots all over and the upper left side of sidewinder is gone though they could push the humps. With the weather coming up I think the clock is ticking.
    9 points
  19. Started on the quad. TCS, upper Main, and Switch were in good shape. Not sure what they did with lower Main. Ran a groomer without the back cord maker down? Left side wasn’t too bad. TCS was one of the best all year. Razors was spotty. Wonder if those puddles of ice on the bottom head wall was where the weekend gates were that they salted. Lazy was closed for some major blowing.
    9 points
  20. Blue is planning on being open April 5th and 6th as well. Probably be pretty limited terrain but way to go blue.
    8 points
  21. Hey All, I’m back from another fun day at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot around 720am and it was in the lower 40s under cloudy skys with dense fog on the top 3/4 of the mountain. In the house was almost everybody except Matt Edge, Zonked, Nancy and Toast. Second civilian chair and began on a very foggy paradise which had nice groomed hero snow…I was a little slower than the pack but for second lift ride rode with Salty, Mute, Boo and Becky boo and ended up skiing with Salty the rest of the session. Second run Lazy mile which was alright then paradise and lazy again…I then skied switchback which was super nice..was only bare near the bottom. I also skied sidewinder which was pretty bare near the top. It had to happen eventually, I made my return to my nemesis Challenge which put me on the injured reserve list whatever you sportsball fans call it for almost two weeks. Wow was challenge soft..the top was so soft like bottomless slush..middle was a little more put together..I skied that three times to end the session. Fun parking lot and Enjorales did some seriously cooking today..now posted up like a thumbtack in Allentown and would love to do THC experiments on myself but am meeting a friend at 3pm for coffee so will put that off a few hours. JADIP
    8 points
  22. JF Dan, Johnny Law, schif, Nancy, Mixilplix, BenM, DirtWolf, Toast, Bethlehem ford crew, and some others in the house. Conditions ranged from firm to sugar but low crowds made for a fun day.
    8 points
  23. This winter has definitely been a weird one as far as storms and temps. Had some good snow Thursday but when I went skiing yesterday by the afternoon all the ungroomed runs turned to cream cheese slop. Attempted to Xc ski McClure pass this morning. Got there by 9 but already all the parking was full with snowmobile trailers. Went back into town and just did a lap around the park. Snow was not good for skiing but the weather is beautiful sunny and warm.
    8 points
  24. Just got back. Beautiful weather and lots of sun. Snow conditions went from hero to zero really fast however. First run on razors was $$. The next run on side was silky smooth, maybe the best side run all season for me. Shortly after however the sugar harvest was in full effect. Thin spots starting to rear their ugly head too, one on side and another on switch. That said fun day
    8 points
  25. After the thaw and rain yesterday was expecting everything to be locked in, pleasantly surprised to find pixie dust on corduroy crust morning conditions and views exceeded expectations in a groomer zoomer sort of way Snow stayed grippy and edge able all day as winds and clouds increased enough to shut down the Mt. Ellen lifts and head to Lawsons
    8 points
  26. Pretty good day at Silver mountain. Ride 9 30 to 1 30, most of the same trails as yesterday but explored some of the glades a bit today. South facing side was nice and pretty sunny, stuff off chairs 3 and 4 was super foggy. Really cool mountain and some pretty steep runs. Also a trail called half pipe thats a natural half pipe as the name suggests. I'd like to come back when more stuff is open but I still had a great time
    7 points
  27. Yesterday was so so so so much fun, hyper big shout out to enjo as always dude you are the absolute goat. I've skied enough hills to know at the end of the day it's the people that make a place and it was an honor and a pleasure.
    7 points
  28. Fun day! Buttery bumps on coming soon 😊 Razors finally softened up around 2:30. Turtle man came over to me and asked in broken English if I would take some pictures of him with his phone said he was Japanese and autistic. He gets seizures while he skis but he really likes skiing IMG_9076.mov
    7 points
  29. Fun PASR party! Here are some pics I snapped of people Didn’t have a red carpet with a tiny microphone but i thought @Johnny Law, @mute1080 , @Mixilplix and @Dirtwolf‘s Canadian tuxedo were the best outfits of the day Here’s are some lifestyle shots some scenes from the food All of the food was delicious — as always. But these pretzel roll breakfast sandwiches were phenomenal
    7 points
  30. 7 points
  31. Hey All, I’m back from another session at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot before 720am and the temperature was around 30 degrees under partly sunny sky’s. In the house was everybody except Zonked, Nastar Glenn, Johnny Law and Matt Edge. I had low expectations with yesterday’s warmth and the overnight freeze but conditions were alright. Lazy mile and Paradise were decent initially as was Dreamweaver…nice groomed snow a little sugar and a few spots of boilerplate. Challenge was mini cookies but apparently it softened up pretty fast..Widowmaker to chute was pretty solid. I enjoyed Burma as it was smooth and no people on it. I also skied the woods next to Barney’s bumps and surprisingly good as long as you stayed in a three foot wide path. Temperatures rose into the 40s but it also became more overcast. I ended up skiing 11 runs then a fun parking lot, I even went into the next row which is progressive. Now time to rest up for tomorrows party. JADIP
    7 points
  32. Way better than expected today. What's open has way better coverage than I anticipated. Props to blue...not only for the snow pack but for the litter clean up efforts. It's not fully cleaned but it's clear they made the effort. 65 to 70% is gone and it looks way better. But the good news doesn't end there. There are now no littering signs and trash cans at the entrance to each lift. All positive steps and keep up the good work there Blue! Back to the skiing...runs of the day for me were para weaver and the three runs through sleepy hollow to lower main. Sleepy hollow has a sliver in and a sliver out but if you go too low you had to ski through dirt or do you best Van Halen and Jump. Kept things interesting.Overall happy with conditions considering it's March 22nd.
    7 points
  33. End of season parking lot party will be this Sunday, 3/23.
    7 points
  34. Hey all, I’m back from another morning at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived in the lower lot at 830am and it was in the mid 30s under sunny skys with strong winds out of the northwest. In the house were Atomic Jeff, NMSki, Johnny Law and Mixilplix. First civilian super summit safari six to lazy mile to start which was firm but pretty smooth and just starting to soften around the sharp corner. Paradise was similar conditions a little firmer with lanes of mini cookies and boilerplate. Coming soon was also solid but the wind made it a slow motion run. Widowmaker to the chute also firm although the chute started to corn up slightly after an hour or so. Crowds were lighter than the winds but still some people out. I peaced out at 10:36 and now back to work like a dork, gonna try to sell a tombstone at Noon.. JADIP
    7 points
  35. my jorts are ready...
    7 points
  36. Cleared my schedule tomorrow AM for my return…and I’ll be back Saturday before Sundays monsoon. This is like first day of season level excitement…also renewed my pass today..$69 down payment
    7 points
  37. Day 3 was guide day and Luis was awesome. Met a guy Matt from Boston currently living in Chicago on day 2 and invited him with the guide. Two warm up laps where the guide was flat out ripping on the groomers was a good start. Passed the evaluation and went up Mont Font. Hit chutes skiers right on the top sections and took it down to Tortin for 4k drop. Next was up Chassoure and traversed the ridge to the right for le petite Mouche. Wild cresting the ridge line not knowing what is instore on the other side. Last run the boys wanted backside Mont Font but I passed on the sketchly entrance right off the top of the gondola. Did the same-ish first run down to Siviez for 5177' drop over 5 miles and met back up with them. Said backside wasn't bad after the entrance, until the bike path back past the dam and hike out. Biggest day yet was with the guide. Didn’t get to eat my curry chicken sandwich since I got yelled at so had tuna avocado toast with the guide and beire after. Day 4, last day. Cloudy for the first time this trip. Worked our way around the mountain looking for sun. First run down Gentianes was one of the morning challenging runs I've ever done with complete flat light and feeling my way down the mountain. After that it wasn't as bad but every 5 minutes the weather changed. Headed to Zurich tonight to catch the flight tomorrow morning.
    7 points
  38. I live for nights like this. Blue mountain at its finest right now
    7 points
  39. The snow was a bit of every condition but redeemable in spots and low crowds is always dope. I do way more laughing at the very least then if I was home in bed. GSS, everyone and their brother had asked me where you are. If it makes you feel better and if you didn't already know your a bit of a celebrity.
    7 points
  40. Both days were way better then I would have thought. Good to make turns with everyone, vt had better snow but cheese peeps make for worse company.
    7 points
  41. Happy World Telemark Day from Greek! Looks like the band might get back together
    7 points
  42. Good times this weekend! Thanks all for the delicious food, tasty beverages, and most of all, thank you @mute1080, @Johnny Law, and I know a few others for helping to get our gear off the hill so I could help Rose to the lot.
    6 points
  43. Awesome day today... @enjoralas you, sir, are a king. We may ski on a tiny bump in PA, but we have the best crew anywhere!
    6 points
  44. Hey All, I’m back from another morning session at Blue mountain the true mountain. I arrived at the lower lot before 720am and it was foggy with a temperature of around 50 degrees. In the house were Atomic Jeff, JFDan, Indiggio, Justo, Blake, Airhead, Rose, Mixilplix, BenM, Dirtwolf, Mute, Bethlehem Ford crew, TP4 and a handful of others. Started off on the super summit safari six pack. Lazy Mile first which was good soft groomed snow but couldn’t see shit, paradise was similar but more hardpack areas. I found switchback to be the best and mostly skied that. Coming soon was some soft and boilerplate, I did a Burma run as well and was nice having grip in the corners. Skied until 940, and hung out in the lot till about 11:10 just had one beer and some chips. Now at work to count money. I’ll be back Friday morning. JADIP
    6 points
  45. @Johnny Law and I were there today. Wasn't bad. Always forget how small CB is.
    6 points
  46. Becky boo and I were up last night for kids ski session and the snow was fun. We were going down paradise when some deer crossed the trail so that was different. Love the soft snow even though it means the end is near.
    6 points
  47. We out. Hella fun spring ski day. Beautiful weather and fun trying someplace new. MC is worth the trip if you've never been. Never got to South unfortunately (mostly terrain park pic below) but perhaps next time. The cabriolet makes no sense to me. Why stand and take off your skis when you can sit and keep your skis on? Its not like a gondola that carries more people and protects you from the elements. Probably my only gripe. Cool place and fun ski day for sure.
    6 points
  48. After S6, it was about 2 45...decided to hit another community t bar hill. Ascutney. T bar only runs like 450' vertical but you can skin up much higher if you want. Cool terrain, conditions surprisingly not too bad. Got 4 tbar laps in before they closed at 4....now at Treehouse in Deerfield for beers and pizza
    6 points
  49. Today was much better than I thought it would be. Good to see a bunch of the pasrs this weekend. Good to see the guns on as well. Not crowded at all either day.
    6 points
  50. Just bought an Indy Pass a few minutes ago...
    6 points
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