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My splitboard to resort board riding ratio has taken a dramatic turn this year. Only stepping onto a ski lift one day so far, I’ve made it a point to explore a wider variety of foot powered riding zones while we have the snowpack to support it. Prospect sits with the highest base elevation in...

Le Massif Christmas extras

After amassing as much research as I could on the area (which admittedly is only a couple threads and stories from this here blog), I was able to convince the only 3 close friends I know with touring gear to join me for a day of scouting and skiing. The whole experience felt new as soon as we...

While we certainly got lucky with timing, an educated guess was made while observing weather patterns about a month ago. I threw a dart for a weekend that seemed like it could be at the end of a longer stint of high pressure, BUT, all the stars really had to align for us to catch two mountains...

The last time I laid eyes on Plattekill was in the rearview mirror after a season ending injury in march of 2023. I didn’t have much motivation to get back on a board for most of the early season this year because of it. Well that, and the lack of snow anywhere south of NVT until January. I...

Volcano Skiing While visiting a friend who’s considering moving out to Oregon, I wound up in the middle of a big low pressure sandwich. A foot came down 2 days before my arrival and another foot the day after I left. I thought I had it dialed picking an active weather week but alas, you can’t...

There’s nothing better than being alone with the mountain and a friend or two. When we heard that Plattekill’s double chair wouldn’t be operational in time to serve us the goods this past weekend, it was both sad to hear but also a blessing. There aren’t many opportunities to catch runs as pure...

51” in 3 days is the official number recorded by the folks at Wolf Creek in the Southern Colorado San Juans. About a week before the storm, the opportunity to chase weather out west began to materialize with a week off of work and cheap flights. Based on previous snowfall patterns this season...

This was a real last minute strike mission, not deciding until about 7pm and leaving around 8pm Thursday night.A marathon ice to snow drive, arriving in Rutland around 2am, left room for just a few hours of shuteye. The pico staff was still digging out when we pulled up around 7:45 the next...

Last weekend’s bombing coastal storm was a fun one. From the initial forecasting earlier in the week to just seeing it in full force and skiing the aftermath was a classic east coast mission. Unsure of any real mountain accumulations besides Maine, we decided to gamble on Sunday River. It...

Travis rice and his natural selection backcountry free ride tour is live from Jackson hole. Very good watch: Natural selection livestream

Thinking about making a trek to Sunday River this weekend to catch the storm. Does anyone have any insight on the mountain? Specifically, how's the crowd up there? Light enough for a weekend strike mission or is it more like the "epic lift lines" we've been seeing at vail resorts? How is the...

With the snow falling in abundance throughout the northeast, there was never any doubt that this February would be a good one. Normally we’d be rushing to Plattekill at any whiff of 6+” and that plan worked excellently for end of Jan into Feb, but with the season ramping up and capacity...

This trip report doesn’t need many words since the storm that sparked it needs no introduction. Plattekill delivers once again with a long awaited Powder Daize for the people! Here’s a photo sampler from the day: Me on freefall Blockbuster whales were full of smashable snow! Andrew, our...

Big storm hype and uncertainty in the southern areas influenced us to head up to smuggs for some storm skiing Friday into Saturday. NVT did not disappoint as smuggs probably saw close to 30” in 3 days. A bit of sleet still made it’s way into the area Thursday night so Friday started out a...