Jim Schley

The snowpack froze pretty solid after the rain on Sunday, however it was fortunate that only a small portion of the base was lost to melt-off. Unfortunately, the ungroomed terrain was pretty difficult to ski on Thursday. My run down Moonshine was absolutely frightening (and very noisy). Groomers were fine, but I wasn’t very interested [...]

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The beginning of winter brought more great skiing at Sugarbush. With the opening of Mount Ellen on the 21st (with six feet of untouched snow) and it being the weekend before Christmas, Lincoln Peak was absolutely deserted all weekend. We considered going over to Mount Ellen to enjoy all of the fresh powder over there, [...]

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Wow. Wow. WOW! It has been a December to remember. Several small storms over the last week, including five inches that fell on Friday, set things up for a great weekend. Saturday boasted sunny skies but very cold temperatures. The base of snowcover was just absolutely astounding. I took my first run through low-angle, low-elevation [...]

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Saturday was a very good ski day with unreal conditions for so early in the season. It looked like mid-winter on the mountain thanks to the storm that dropped over two feet of snow earlier in the week. Every trail at Lincoln Peak was open allowing the bigger crowds to disperse, and lift lines were [...]

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Driving up Interstate 89 in Vermont on a Friday night while snow pounds down, covering the roadway, and whiting out all visibility always brings mixed emotions. From the perspective of a motor vehicle operator, it’s pretty unpleasant, but as a skier, it’s totally exciting. We picked up three or four inches of fresh snow on [...]

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