2/17/12 - Bolton Valley

Today Brian, Sara and I ventured to Bolton to shred 2-3 new inches of snow that fell overnight. It was a great day to have Cleaver along as she hit the Tier, pictured above, for the first time as well as hopping on a rail in the Jungle Jib park. We even managed to get her to have a beer and some nachos with us in  the Bolton bar. Hopefully this small dusting is a sign of things to come, until next time pray for snow!

2/13/12 - Jay Peak

Today I met up with the brothers Hoff, pictured above, up at Jay Peak for a great day of skiing. Although my sources told me to expect anywhere from 4 to 6 inches, the gods dusted the mountain with 1 to 2, which still made for a good day. Thankfully Brian and I knew which spots to hit and we were able to hit the Oasis cliff on Deliverance as well as Eduardo's. Michael was not amused by Eduardo's drop but definitely needed to experience that area before leaving for DC. Overall it was a great day, capped off with Switchbacks in the Tram House bar. There are rumors of a dump coming this weekend into Monday, nothing would make me happier. Think Snow!

2/11/12 - Mad River Glen

I made my first appearance of the season at MRG today, along with a crew including Becca, Sara, Alex, Lily and two new friends Cody and Danny. Not to sound pessimistic but the conditions were some of the worst I have skied in a long time. Most of the mountain was sheer ice but luckily our group hiked up the bunny hill the night before and got first tracks on some freshly laid corduroy. Thankfully Cody and Danny were as knowledgeable about MRG as Hoff and I are with Jay and they found some fun lines to ski around the mountain. Until next time, pray. for. snow.

Bolton Valley - 2/7/12

I woke up early to get some turns in this morning at Bolton. There was a thaw yesterday with a freeze overnight so most of the mountain was sheer ice but you take what you can get I guess. I spent a couple of hours doing laps on the Vista Quad and hitting up the jungle jib park. The highlight of the day was finding a little cliff feature in the woods off of Vermont 200 which was a pleasant surprise. Guess I have no choice but to bring the GoPro there tomorrow right? Anyway I made a little 6 min edit of the footage I've gotten so far this year and for my first try I don't think it's half bad. Enjoy!

P.S. Apologies to Cleaver for her lack of an appearance in the edit....also...PRAY FOR COLD AND SNOW

Bolton Valley - 2/3/12

I ventured down to Bolton Valley today to get a couple runs in before lunchtime. Conditions weren't too awful but I stayed most on the snowflake lift doing laps in their progression park, which right now is just two jumps. After practicing some 360s and hitting up the jungle jib park a couple times I called it a day and headed home to start the weekend. Pray for snow!

Jay Peak - 1/30/12

The greatest sound to grace my ears in a while: POWDER DAY! Finally Jay got about 9 inches overnight and Brian and I were up at the crack of dawn to get up and ski. We hit all of our spots and got some great video on the GoPro. I managed to snap one of my new ski poles but thankfully had some backups in the car. After a burly crash in the park to end the day we drank a few Switchbacks, took in the bounty of the day and made our way back to Burlington. Thanks be to Jay for yet another glorious day of east coast blower. Until next time, pray for snow! 

P.S. Enjoy the first ever Isham Street Ski Blog video!

1/29/12 - Jay Peak

It had been a week since I'd last skied so despite less than optimal conditions, Becca and I ventured up to the Northeast Kingdom and got some turns in at the Mothership. Thankfully it snowed all day and into the night. With a powder day looming I may have to return in the morning to reap the benefits. PRAY FOR SNOW