All articles tagged as 'Backcountry Skiing'


“Upslope” Snow on Tap for Friday Morning
December 14th, 2011 | By:  Lionel Hutz | 5 Comments


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On thursday a moderatly strong low pressure system will skirt along to our north. As it does, it will push the ADK and VT into the warm sector, bringing some snows along at the front end from WAA/isentropic lifting. Once the warm front passes early thursday AM, the precip will ... ...Read more


What More Could You Ask For?
November 24th, 2011 | By:  FemaleSkiBum | 13 Comments


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Editor's Note: Please welcome the FemaleSkiBum as she begins guest posting on FIS! We are excited to get her perspective, and welcome her to the world of FamousInternetSkiing! Look for more from her as she adventures around Killington and beyond! there are places in Vermontand I swear they existWhere there's no ... ...Read more


The Joys of Meadow Skipping
November 15th, 2011 | By:  Ben | 2 Comments


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It finally started snowing in Utah. That's the good news. Unfortunately, the snow is falling on a pretty rotten layer left over from the great early October Storm. Powder that brought huge, uncontrollable giddy grins to our faces a month ago is turning on us with a vengeance. It's easy ... ...Read more


TR: The (Other) Winter Carnival — Part II
February 10th, 2011 | By:  Greg


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As you may recall, in our last adventure Ben and I converted some beta we had gathered into a ski–>rappel–>ski descent nestled deep in a mountain pass of Vermont. This time, Christian–our resident splitboarder–and I decided to attempt a certain line over in one of New Hampshire's mountain passes. We ... ...Read more


100 Powder Runs
December 30th, 2010 | By:  Porter Haney | 1 Comment


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I love powder snow I ski it all the time I ski it before breakfast and I ski it after lunch If I had 100 powder runs I'd ski them all at once What at storm!  ULLR unleashed his love across the entirety of Northern Utah.  Bing Bang Boom, he sure knew what he was doing ... ...Read more


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