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Smugglers Notch Conditions Report – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Deep pow in Blackhole after a surprise 12-18" of blower! [Skier: Eddie Ogiony, Photo: Mike Chait]

After a windy, cold, and dry early January, snow started falling during the MLK holiday weekend. Since that initial foot, northern Vermont has been repeatedly blanketed by fast moving fronts generating up slope snow. The few large storms to hit New England this winter have been coastal, and deposited underwhelming amounts of snow in northern Vermont. Regardless, due to the persistent cold weather, the snow coverage all over northern Vermont is substantial. The backcountry is amazing and untracked powder is still abundant in-bounds due to the rapid pace of storms this […]
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VT Backcountry Report: East Coast Powder

The past month has been fantastic in New England, as storm after storm after lake effect snow after up slope pow event has blanketed the region. Here in Vermont we have received more than 80 inches since the beginning of January, and it’s been cold nearly every day. For those scoring at home, that’s more than six feet. As I type this it’s snowing again, with a foot or more forecast for the Green Mountains between now and Tuesday. This should get us close to 100 inches in the space of more or less a month (!). A few days ago somebody commented that we almost have more snow than spots in Utah. Not sure if that’s […]
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