Bobert540

Just an fyi there is a High gear Altimeter watch on SAC now for under $50.

Hopefully they open soon. We need another PA mountain open other than BB.

I may head up on wed. night.....

Yes, Stowe was open. They had 3 trails open off of the Forerunner quad. I was surprised at the amount of people that were hiking.

And the last few pics from another camera.... Charging the hill with 2 pairs of ski's Me, cruisin through the pow Josh showing us how it's done Thanks for looking!

Phil showing us how to hit the pow with Tele's Phil hitting the knoll on Tele's Me catching more air than I expected on the some knoll as above...

4 of us headed up from the valley to stay at a friends place in Burlington Friday afternoon. We made it to Burlington in roughly 6.5hrs. We we psyched to be there but we didn't see any snow around the city, but our friend had been hiking Stowe everyday last week, so we knew there was snow somewhere. This was my first time to Burlington and I really enjoyed the city. We headed downtown to grab some food and to meet up with the rest of the group that was coming from UVM. We ate at Ri Ra's an Irish Pub in the town. Good food, nice atmosphere. We then headed home and someone mentioned that they wanted to go on an adventure, well this adventure turned into 4 of my friends and hiking up Stowe around 12:30 in the morning for some fresh pow. They had headlamps which was their only light. I opted not to go, but I was glad I did because I had fresh legs for Saturday's hike. We decided to hike on Saturday instead of paying for a ticket, I find it to be very rewarding, especially the view at the top and seeing what you have accomplished. Here is a picture of Gondolier the tail we hiked up, it took us roughly an hour and forty-five minutes. While climbing, we had other skiers and rider's passing by us enjoying the fresh pow. We also saw a group of snowboarders that had built a jump and that was quite entertaining. We then took a small break up top at the peak of the gondola. Then it was go time, we headed down Chin Cup which had a great pitch and still had plenty of snow. The coverage and snow quality was superb for November! To end this day we had all planned to meet up with more friends in Burlington at Adriana's restaurant. We had excellent service for a group of 17, the food was very good as well. To end the night we headed down to The Flynn Theater to see the new Warren Miller movie. I liked the movie but each section seemed like it needed closure but overall it was great film. There is a section on speed skiing with parachutes which looks like an adrenaline rush. We then headed back to my friends apt. in Burlington to crash since we were all beat. Sunday we left Burlington and it was a gorgeous day, I get a phone call from my roommate stating that it is snowing back at home and it is starting to stick on the roads. So it was a nice surprise to come home to snow on the ground. Pics will be up shortly....

I wish this weather would stay cold so the snow doesn't melt so fast....can't complain about 10" of snow in November!

You should definitely check out NASTAR. It is a lot of fun and you are their to push yourself without worrying having to race others. The gathering in the bar afterwards is always a good time as well. Everyone is very welcoming up there.

I will have to post a trip report tom. but all I can say is that we had a blast up there. I was skiing in powder in November! It was also a nice surprise to come home to it snowing. I hope some others got to enjoy the snow as well...

The long term forecast is looking good so far.....looks like starting nov. 23-24 it gets into snowmaking temps at night. but of course this can all change, but hope for the best!

Looks like your going to have a good time out there. Vail can keep you busy for a few days. Hopefully there will be enough snow for all of the bowls to be open.

Excellent!!!! I am looking forward to skiing on saturday.

When i was there last year, they had an OK park but with the right crew I am sure they could have a decent setup. It just takes the right people to make it happen....

Looks like they will be getting fresh snow tonight...I am hoping it didn't rain too long up there this morning.

Guilty and so true....

Nice! Is this the first time MAC Tracks is being held at Bear Creek?

News & Events: GREAT NEWS! Opening day is now scheduled for Saturday, November 17th--4 days ahead of the original schedule--thanks to great snowmaking weather. We'll open with 2.7 miles of skiing and riding on Ridgeview, lower Ridgeview, upper Lord, Lord, North Slope and lower North Slope. There's more cold weather and some occasional light snow in the forecast, so we'll add more terrain as quickly as possible. Mark your calendar for the First Trick Rail Jam on Saurday the 24th--lots of fun and prizes, and free entry with your lift ticket. We're excited--see you soon.

I will actually be with some UVM students over the weekend. I will have to write a trip report next week...

I am headed up to visit some friends in stowe this weekend and they were not going to be open till the 21st but now they are openin on the 17th so I am bringing the skis up and taking a few runs probably on sunday. Anyone else headed to VT this weekend?

Thanks for the input, I guess I will just get some GS poles and if I do any slalom this year I will just get guards for a pair of straight poles

What kind of poles do you have? I have always been a fan of leki poles but am open to other options...What kind of poles do you have? I have always been a fan of leki poles but am open to other options...

Well these will be my everyday poles/racing poles....

Do you guys rec. getting gs or straight poles?

Sweet Deal! I am going up to a coaches camp at Sugarbush, Dec. 14-16. Our Course conductors are AJ Kitt and Doug Lewis with the possibility of Daron Rahlves showing up on sunday. =) So, I am hoping to get a few pointers before race season starts....