Second Take

After hibernating for a season Josh came back in man fashion and filmed this gem. The Ski Guru made some edits.



Big Sky Rules!

Weekend Links

Here are a few quick time kills for the weekend.

Story from ABC News on Breckenridge Avalanche rescue dogs.  LINK

Form Powder Magazine Daron Rahlves training for ski cross, helmet cam POV.



Think Snow,
The Ski Guru

Revelstoke POV Footage from 1/2/10

This is pretty good.  Almost makes one want to go up to Canada.



Great White North RULES!

Southren VT did OK ~ Magic is Real

I was poking around the internet sidewalk and found this clip from Magic Mountain in Londonderry, Vermont - 05148 style...

Starts with Red Line from Witch - nice to see the chair full.

Grand Report!


New Year's In VT from Andrew Weyl on Vimeo.

The SG believes in Magic

Saddleback, Maine = Snow Dominance!

Rangeley, ME - Since New Year's Eve Saddleback has received 38” - 48” of new SNOW!

The new snow totals at Saddleback trumped all others in the region. More cold air and snow in their forecast. The resort is currently operating with 64 open runs and has already tallied 114 inches of snow this season.

photo from Saddleback, skier Steve Prince

The Ski Guru loves this somewhat under the radar ski area. It presides in a town better known for snowmobiling and fishing (most of the trails named after fly patterns). Saddleback is a long hall from the major population centers of New England. Not an excuse. It is a must visit. The mountain has been going gangbusters in the past few years, building infrastructure around the outstanding terrain.

Major recent improvements

• A new chairlift (Kennebago Quad) which replaced the old T-bar (video below) 
• An enormous swath of glade terrain (Casablanca) that was able to open officially for the first time with the incredible new snow totals
• A state of the art base lodge, only a few seasons old

Keep thinking Snow, we got the cold air!

Internet sidewalk find

Helmet cam video from Freeskier