Since it was going to be another cold morning today and my Epic pass is blacked out at Stowe due to numerous tourists coming up for MLK weekend, Snowboarder Steve and I planned to skin up Madonna prior to lifts running this morning. We met at the base of M1 at 6:50 and it was … Continue reading Day 63: Jan 19
Tag: Docs
Day 30: Dec 13
The forecast called for warming temperatures today, but I decided to go to the mountain right after dropping the kids off at the bus at 6:45am. As I drove through Jeffersonville (elevation 480ft), the temperature was -9F (-23 C), and as I drove up the road to Smuggs, the temperature rose to reach a balmy … Continue reading Day 30: Dec 13
Day 12: Nov 21
Double day... Early in the morning, I skinned up Madonna mountain to the top of Doc Dempsey's and found fresh powder filling up the old tracks... Then in the afternoon, Hazel and I skied on our land.... we found some fun little snow stashes as well !