New Blog/New Site

We have launched our new site! The products will be going up slowly over the next few weeks but the framework is up, including our new blog! This will be the last post under this domain, to keep up with our blog please make your way over to our new page from the link below.

http://www.slopestylevt.com/blog/

River Riding

Check out this wild snowboarding video from Stowe!  You don't need snow to ride, water will do just fine!

Late Season

Ski resorts like Mad River Glen, Bolton Valley, and others may be closed, but we have a few contenders who are still going strong.  Killington, Sugarbush, JayPeak, Stowe, and Smugglers Notch are still open.  Though Stowe and Smuggs, are likely to close this weekend, Sugarbush and Jaypeak are looking at May closings, and God only knows with Killington, they'll be open for as long as they can.  

There is a bit of an informal, national, contest as to who can stay open the longest.  It starts off as a competition with many contenders, but typically narrows down to just two, Killington, Vermont and A-Basin, Colorado.  Killington was the champion for many years, their best year was 246 days open in the 1883-84 season.  Due to many contributing factors, there are many resorts that are now giving Killington a run for their money, most notably, A-Basin.  They have a target closing date of June 1st, of course that could change for better or worse depending on mother nature.  Based on how the snow depths are looking now, Killington could easily make it that far or further.  It's any mans game, no one will no for sure until there is one mountain standing.  As for my opinion, my money is on Killington for the simple reason of eastern loyalty.  

Check out this article from snocountry.com that talks about it further and discusses common myths about spring skiing: Late Season Kings of Snow, Sun: Undoing the Myths.

Farewell Mad River Glen

I don't know if you guys have heard, but Mad River Glen is closing for the season this Sunday.  That means you, literally, have only 5 days to enjoy some of the most iconic ski terrain of the east!  Almost 100% of the mountain is still open at this point too, you have a huge expanse of skiable acreage to enjoy for the next 5 days.  Excluding today; which is bitter and cold for this time of year; the weather looks like it's going to be brilliant!  40's and 50's across the board!  I'm serious guys, don't ski it if you can, ski it "while" you can!

"Working For The Weekend"

If your looking to kill a little time, you might want to check in on the mini webseries "Working for the Weekend."  You might remember, back in November, I made an announcement about it because it is being produced by our local New England ski movie company Meatheads Films.  Meathead films isn't creating movies at the moment, but the "Working for the Weekend" webseries gives us a little taste of our favorite ski move provider.  Since my ski season might be over, due to a knee injury, "Working for the Weekend" is giving me a little bit of enjoyment amiss tons of boredom.  So guys, definitely check it out at http://www.skitheeast.net/category/tv/.  There are four episodes so far, plus there are some other really cool videos to check out including videos from the "Ski the East Freeride Tour."

In the meantime, here is the most recent episode, it was filmed in Vermont:

What a Nice Winter We're Having this Spring

When I got home last night my sister spoke words that quite accurately describes the weather we are currently having, "what a nice winter we're having this spring."  I think she nailed our weather situation head on.  Just when we think spring is about to happen, winter rears up again with another snowstorm.   Out of the blue, we're expecting another 6-10 inches of snow by Sunday morning.  If I've learned anything this winter and last winter, I've learned not to give up hope in January and February when we still haven't gotten much snow, because we will still have March and it's abundance of snow to look forward to.

This weekend SlopeStyle is having it's annual Customer Appreciation Sale, 40-50% off everything winter. We still have time to enjoy the snow, so enjoy it to the best of your ability while you can!  Because believe it or not, spring is coming, and you'll have to wait until next winter for the amazing exhilaration of snow.  

Of course, with spring, comes bikes....so, there's always a silver lining.  :)

Enjoy the powder on Sunday!

Sugarbush Aiming to Stay Open Until May 4th

The month of March has proven time and again that it is one of the best months of skiing, and this March hasn't disappointed.  This year, March has, irrefutably, had the best conditions of the entire winter, with the forecast-ed major storms, one of which dropped 3 feet of snow last week, and the unexpected clippers leaving behind up to a foott of surprise powder, we are set for a long bout of spring skiing.  This is made more likely by the uncharacteristic cold weather permeating our area, allowing for minimal snow thaw.  Tomorrow is poised to be another January-like day with mountain temperatures approaching negative teens.  With the awesome winter-like conditions this "spring", Sugarbush is looking to stay open through April, and beyond, their goal to, ultimately, stay open through May 4th!  Of course if it stays like it is now, who knows, maybe we'll be skiing into June!