A Completely Average April

April 26, 2010


At this point we were REALLY REALLY sure that powder skiing was over, but low and behold, somewhere-north-of-5 inches fell on Mount Mansfield on the night before April 18th, and we wouldn’t be the Famous Internet Skiers if we left that pow go unschussed.
Smuggler's Notch with fresh snow in April

Christian and Greg hustled up Nosedive ski trail trying to keep pace with the spirits of Charlie Lord and Perry Merrill (who get special lift privileges after closing day at Stowe).
Our skin track up Nosedive trail

At the top they couldn’t believe just how good it was. Not quite VTah part V, but definitely worth the effort!
Skiing down Bypass

Down low they couldn’t believe how good it was.
Riding down Nosedive

Top, bottom, left and right…. they simply couldn’t believe how good it was.
How good it was

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12 Comments

  1. Doremite
    wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 9:50 am  
    1

    Really nice compilation. You guys continue to put out the best MW specific ski photos I’ve ever seen. Hats off.

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    • Greg
      wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 9:57 am  
      2

      D: thanks for checking in dude. Sorry it didn’t work out to meet up on Saturday. We’ve been basically calling our lines as we see them based on real time conditions… so yeah… that means good skiing, but also being really flaky for anyone who we are trying to meet up with. sorry about that. We actually did pass through OG, and i checked my phone to see if i could give you a ring and see if you were there, but i couldn’t get service. It will happen sometime! thanks again, and pray for snow!

  2. Andyzee
    wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 10:49 am  
    3

    Nice shots, may give it a try next week.

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  3. robrox
    wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 10:58 am  
    4

    Brilliant summation!

    Perry Mason coulnd’t convince a jury any better than that…

    Another month of harvest…yippeeee!

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  4. Porter Haney
    wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 11:20 am  
    5

    Hot Bread! I can only turn left.

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  5. Gregg L
    wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 11:39 am  
    6

    Excellent as always guys. Yeah, I’d say that shot was worth it……but I didn’t have to climb up there to get it. ;-) You guys are animals. More pow on the way….

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    • Greg
      wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 9:07 pm  
      7

      Thanks Gregg. I should dig out the shot I have from last season when the thing was covered in a veneer of ice, and both Sam and I refused to ski it even though we knew it’d be an incredible picture.

  6. Micky O (ILOVE2SKI)
    wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 1:37 pm  
    8

    Nice work as always. Hope you guys plan on making another calendar this season… I see a few shots just from April this year that would work great.

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    • Greg
      wrote on April 26th, 2010 at 9:07 pm  
      9

      Thanks Micky! we’re DEFINITELY doing another calendar this year. Look for the ski season calendar (october to october) to be up for sale sometime in june, and then the normal calendar will be up sometime in october. WE gonna be doing the auto road again this year? hope so!

    • Micky O (ILOVE2SKI)
      wrote on April 27th, 2010 at 11:06 pm  
      10

      Yep I’d love to, let’s hope for some more snow in the meantime… looks like this week is good!

  7. icelanticskier
    wrote on April 27th, 2010 at 9:07 am  
    11

    stunning, what a month…….so far. friday 1st light could be all time in the right spot(s). a very small dedicated crew is forming. e-mail if interested.

    rog

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    • Greg
      wrote on April 27th, 2010 at 9:14 am  
      12

      done

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