Telesnowmonkey
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- Nov 21, 2020
BadDNA and I were talking about a ski trip to VT a couple months back, and decided to take a week off and hit the slopes. The snow outlook has been pretty dismal this winter, but we really lucked out on this trip. We started off by leaving Central MA just as we were about to get another 10" or so on top of the 10" we received last weekend. It seemed pretty ironic that the further north we drove, the less snow was on the ground!
We had ended up with a LivingSocial package deal at Mt. Snow Lodge about a month ago, kind of on a whim, so we used this to start out our trip. We arrived at Mt. Snow around 9am.
It was overcast and in the 20s, and we headed up the bubble chair to the summit. We skied one run from the summit and then played around on the trails off the Sundance quad for a few runs while my legs warmed up. After a while, we headed over to the Canyon Express and skied the trails off that side. We headed in for lunch, and when we came back out, headed back up to the Canyon Express for a few more runs before heading back up to the summit to finish out our day. While we were skiing off the Canyon Express, it started to snow fairly steadily.
Mt Snow 2/8
It was lying down a really nice, powdery blanket of snow by the time we finished up.
Mt. Snow 2/9
Tuesday morning, we woke up to a fresh coating of 4-6", and it was still snowing! What a nice surprise! The fresh snow was perfect powder, light and fluffy. By 11am, it was starting to clear up and turn into a bluebird day. It was a gorgeous day of skiing! The only bummer was receiving an e-mail from Liftopia saying that they were crediting BadDNA's account for the lift tickets we'd bought to Mad River Glen on Thursday, seeing how they were closed from lack of snow.
BadDNA at Mt. Snow 2/9
Panoramic at Mt. Snow 2/9
BadDNA and I took Wednesday off from skiing to rest our legs, and drove up to Killington to visit the BaseCamp Outfitters to get some advice on new tele gear. We're both on 75mm duckbills and have been contemplating the switchover to NTN. After discussing the various options, we left thinking we'll stick to the duckbills a while longer, though we're really interested in the new Meidjo bindings.
Thursday morning, we headed up to Sugarbush. Again, the snow seemed to be following us. It was snowing like a mofo when we arrived, and as we were booting up in the lodge, we overheard someone telling another friend they'd gotten 8-13" at the summit. Bonus!
Sugarbush 2/11
We started off by doing a few runs off the Gate House Express Quad, and then moved over to SuperBravo Quad. These two photos come from Lower Jester. The snow was heavier and more dense than the snow that had fallen at Mt. Snow earlier in the week, and after that run, my legs were done and I called it a day. BadDNA went back out and did a couple more runs afterward. While I was waiting for him inside, I read that Mad River Glen had also gotten the same heavy, localized lake effect snow that Sugarbush was getting, and it was going to open on Friday. Hell yeah!
Sugarbush 2/11
Friday morning we headed up to MRG. Although the snow had stopped, the road up to the mountain was quite slippery. There were two cars in the ditch and the truck delivering all the beer to MRG had gotten stuck less than 500 ft from the MRG parking lot. Oh noes!! (He eventually made it). It was truly amazing how quickly the new snow got skied off at MRG. It was a bit skied off when we arrived, probably around 10am, but after a couple runs, it was pretty flattened toward the base and on the more skied trails. I stopped and watched skiers coming out of the glades and down the steeper, bumpier trails, and I was amazed at the skill of the skiers I saw up there. I'm not sure I've ever seen so many talented skiers at once at a resort. What a fantastic mountain. We will most definitely be back, hopefully when they've gotten some more snow! We only got the one pic below, as it was super cold yesterday. Most people were coming into the lodge after just a couple runs to warm back up. Even so, it was another amazing day, and a perfect end to our VT ski trip.
Mad River Glen 2/12
We had ended up with a LivingSocial package deal at Mt. Snow Lodge about a month ago, kind of on a whim, so we used this to start out our trip. We arrived at Mt. Snow around 9am.
It was overcast and in the 20s, and we headed up the bubble chair to the summit. We skied one run from the summit and then played around on the trails off the Sundance quad for a few runs while my legs warmed up. After a while, we headed over to the Canyon Express and skied the trails off that side. We headed in for lunch, and when we came back out, headed back up to the Canyon Express for a few more runs before heading back up to the summit to finish out our day. While we were skiing off the Canyon Express, it started to snow fairly steadily.
Mt Snow 2/8
It was lying down a really nice, powdery blanket of snow by the time we finished up.
Mt. Snow 2/9
Tuesday morning, we woke up to a fresh coating of 4-6", and it was still snowing! What a nice surprise! The fresh snow was perfect powder, light and fluffy. By 11am, it was starting to clear up and turn into a bluebird day. It was a gorgeous day of skiing! The only bummer was receiving an e-mail from Liftopia saying that they were crediting BadDNA's account for the lift tickets we'd bought to Mad River Glen on Thursday, seeing how they were closed from lack of snow.
BadDNA at Mt. Snow 2/9
Panoramic at Mt. Snow 2/9
BadDNA and I took Wednesday off from skiing to rest our legs, and drove up to Killington to visit the BaseCamp Outfitters to get some advice on new tele gear. We're both on 75mm duckbills and have been contemplating the switchover to NTN. After discussing the various options, we left thinking we'll stick to the duckbills a while longer, though we're really interested in the new Meidjo bindings.
Thursday morning, we headed up to Sugarbush. Again, the snow seemed to be following us. It was snowing like a mofo when we arrived, and as we were booting up in the lodge, we overheard someone telling another friend they'd gotten 8-13" at the summit. Bonus!
Sugarbush 2/11
We started off by doing a few runs off the Gate House Express Quad, and then moved over to SuperBravo Quad. These two photos come from Lower Jester. The snow was heavier and more dense than the snow that had fallen at Mt. Snow earlier in the week, and after that run, my legs were done and I called it a day. BadDNA went back out and did a couple more runs afterward. While I was waiting for him inside, I read that Mad River Glen had also gotten the same heavy, localized lake effect snow that Sugarbush was getting, and it was going to open on Friday. Hell yeah!
Sugarbush 2/11
Friday morning we headed up to MRG. Although the snow had stopped, the road up to the mountain was quite slippery. There were two cars in the ditch and the truck delivering all the beer to MRG had gotten stuck less than 500 ft from the MRG parking lot. Oh noes!! (He eventually made it). It was truly amazing how quickly the new snow got skied off at MRG. It was a bit skied off when we arrived, probably around 10am, but after a couple runs, it was pretty flattened toward the base and on the more skied trails. I stopped and watched skiers coming out of the glades and down the steeper, bumpier trails, and I was amazed at the skill of the skiers I saw up there. I'm not sure I've ever seen so many talented skiers at once at a resort. What a fantastic mountain. We will most definitely be back, hopefully when they've gotten some more snow! We only got the one pic below, as it was super cold yesterday. Most people were coming into the lodge after just a couple runs to warm back up. Even so, it was another amazing day, and a perfect end to our VT ski trip.
Mad River Glen 2/12
