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Brandon Gap, VT Trip Report: Early Season Pow Turns

Trip Report: 12/01/2018 | Brandon Gap, Rochester, VT A few days after Winter Storm Bruce dropped 2 + feet across the Green Mountain State, most of the state’s ski resorts were already skied out and the last bits of fresh tracks became increasingly difficult to find. The short-term forecast was calling for rain and it seemed that the last opportunity to score […]

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Michael Nocek | December 7, 2018
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VIDEO: 2-4 Foot Deep Avalanche in Vermont Backcountry | February 16th, 2014

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On February 16th, 2014, a snowboarder triggered a 2-4 foot deep avalanche in Northern Vermont at an elevation of about 2,300 feet above sea level. The incline of this slope was 23-36 degrees. The aspect of the slope that avalanched was East to East Northeast. Many people don’t think about avalanches occurring on the east coast. It’s key […]

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SnowBrains | February 21, 2014
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