All articles tagged as 'East Coast'


Surprise! Still Fresh!
January 28th, 2010 | By:  Greg | 7 Comments


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Thursday was a one-and-done affair for me since I needed to be somewhere else not near the mountain by 10:30am. I met up with Ben for first chair. We gambled on one of our favorite lines being untouched still, and what do you know(?), we won! No better way to start ... ...Read more


Surprise! Powder’s Back!
January 27th, 2010 | By:  Greg | 6 Comments


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Stowe Mountain Resort reported 6-8" at 6am, and by 9am they were reporting 8-12". At first I thought it was a joke; just two days ago a demoralizing deluge destroyed our deep delightful descendable snowpack, and I assumed the reports were just a ploy to get people to drive ... ...Read more


They Call Me “Sastrugi”
January 25th, 2010 | By:  Greg | 7 Comments


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Ben (aka Mr. Sastrugi) wishes it were still Saturday: Hang in there everyone...


TR: Skiing Mt. Katahdin
January 20th, 2010 | By:  Ben | Comment


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Ever since I first opened my copy of Lou Dawson’s Wild Snow I’ve wanted to ski Mt. Katahdin. The tallest mountain in Maine, Katahdin has alpine terrain, an imposingly sharp, rocky ridgeline, and, yes, a 15-mile approach. The scale, the views, and the remoteness are all reminiscent of a peak out ... ...Read more


TR: The Wild West (Side)
January 17th, 2010 | By:  Greg


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No, not the west coast... the west SIDE. As in the Wild West: The Bretton Woods Backcountry! Click the picture to read more!


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