Backcountry SKI MOVIE

There is a backcountry ski movie playing at UVM CC Theater this week. 8pm Friday Night... don't be late.
Buy tickets at Outdoor Gear Exchange Online
Check out the Powderwhore Website

And check out the trip reports from OGE
And I heard that there was snow spotted on Texas Hill in Hinesburg over the weekend. Yeah Winter.

BV Friday Adventure #5 Story and Photos

This was our biggest group yet!! And there were lots of new folks-- hopefully no one scared away because as you see in the photos this was the muddiest run of the 08 season. We started the adventure as one big group-- and quickly spread out into a trio of groups. From Bryant Cabin the groups went 3 different ways -- 1. Birch Loop, 2. Heavenly Highway to Moose Glen and 3. Heavenly Highway to Stowe View. The bog areas on Heavenly Highway were incredibly wet and it made the adventure quite amusing-- no shoes were totally lost in the muck, but there were several close calls ... and some serious laughing by all.

And as luck would have it all the groups returned to the Nordic Center within 5 minutes of each other for some Coffee Talk and pumpkin scones.


For the record- Annie and Mackenzie showed up only couple minutes late-- but not in time to make it into the official photo.

Pumpkin Scones

I baked these scones for Friday BV Adventure. The ingredients are mostly good for you- fresh local pumpkin and some King Arthur Flour. And a maple syrup frosting.

FREE LOCAL SKI MOVIE and TALK...

Slideshow & Video at Petra Cliffs, 8PM, Friday October 26th

"Earn It" features a backcountry ski & snowboard trip to the Alaskan Chugach Range by Petra Cliffs employees in April 2007. Slideshow and video of incredible terrain, accessed all by human power (and... one little trip in a helicopter...)! Featuring Steve Charest, Andrea Charest, Andrew Blessing, and Sean Miner.

Friday Bolton Adventure #5... ready set go!!

This is a photo I took last weekend of Bolton from the West--I was hanging out at Catamount watching my Bro Jake race cyclocross.

So the leaves are finally almost on the ground at Bolton. . . and despite this record warm temps this week it looks like Fall on the hill. We have been busy planning some cool winter programs for the 08 season and I'm getting psyched to ski.

This is the plan folks:
Meet at the Bolton Nordic Center
This Friday 5pm for running and hiking- we will leave promptly because it's going to get dark early.
All abilities welcome!
Route- To be decided
And please bring someone new + carpool!


The weather looks ok only a 30% chance of rain on Friday and 60 deg, but it might be a little colder in the hills.- NOAA.

BV Friday Adventure #4 Story and Photo

It was still light when we went out this afternoon, but so dark as we stumbled in from World Cup Loop. The tower at the top of the Quad was fun to climb- but there was no view because we were in a cloud. The nice thing was that it never rained... but there was plenty of mud out on the mtn. Jake had new shoes on, Kate had lots of apples to share, Nicole was the navigator, Tremble was in a hurry to finish the run and Molly let loose on the downhill.



All in all a great adventure-

BV Friday Adventure #4 -- Update

2005 Foret Montmorency- So much snow!!

2:15pm Friday Update- No rain yet! but lots of wind. NOAA Radar Image shows some storms coming this way... the run is still on and if it's bad we will stay on the lower trails in case a mad dash back to the nordic center is necessary.