I know we have lots of skiiers/riders out there, so I thought we could have a place to swap pics/stories/advice, whatever.
This weekend I went up to Jay Peak, VT. b/c of the distance from Boston (4 hours)/NYC (6.5?), even most northeastern folks don't make it up this far. but man this place is sweet. it gets more snow than any other place in North America (it has it's own little weather pocket) and has very liberal tree/OOB policies. combined, you can get days that come pretty close to Western skiing. (they received about 275 inches so far, or about the same as Vail).
last week they got about 20 inches from Wednesday - Friday, and about 5 more on Sunday. made for great conditions. not knee deep powder or anything, but more than enough to go bounding about in the woods. plus it wasn't even Arctic cold! here are some pics I took.
typical Jay glade
another typical line
me
my buddy coming out of the woods
me in the woods, crouching kbz, hidden kbz
in other news, does anyone use GS (bent) poles for regular skiing? I need a new pair of poles, saw some on craigslist, and was thinking about buying them, but I don't know if they are ideal for everyday use.