All articles tagged as 'Backcountry Skiing'


Shooting Chutes with Cupid’s Arrows
February 14th, 2012 | By:  Greg | 2 Comments


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It's Valentine's Day and that means it's time to go shooting chutes with Cupid's arrows attached to your feet! To celebrate the day, we went out for a hike to see what we could find in the fog (which, incidentally, seems to be something of a tradition on FIS). At ... ...Read more


TR: Skiing Between The Lines
February 9th, 2012 | By:  Greg


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For Super Bowl Sunday, myself and a crew of adjunct FIS including Pete, Jake and Jessie, along with two fellas from EasternBackcountry, Austin and Drew, had big plans to ski big(ger) lines (than we’ve skied this season). The mountain had other plans however, and it generally doesn’t like to compromise. ... ...Read more


“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

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