TR: My 09-10 East Coast Season

[salomonskiier12]

Well, it was a good run. Starting in early December, the day after school ended for winter break, going to the weekend after exams finished up for me, mostly lift served, and mostly at Jay...
First few weeks...were fun, good snow right off the bad, then mediocre snow for a while. Nonetheless, still better than school.
dad


top of jet, Mt wash above the clouds in background

more mt wash in background

more cool pics


Now for some skiing, taken a little later in December, by a friend of mine

Jay Glades








More Jay













Nonmag Reed



and James...hmm guess he didn't see that

[salomonskiier12]

And then the lifts closed for about a week, but that's what skins and hiking are for




playing around




and we decided to check out the new patrol shack...very nice




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Then we decided to check out the new patrol shack





Overall, a good December, not a ton of snow, but enough to keep me satisfied.

Going to school in upstate NY, getting to VT isn't always the easiest. A few days us outing clubbers ended up at Big Tupper, a new old mountain that opened this year.

Real chill place, a lot of fun, 15$ tickets, and man does this place have potential. Def check it out. http://www.skibigtupper.org/
It's all run by volunteers also. Def a place to check out.
Terrain isn't super hard, but there looked like some gnarly stuff up top where the lifts hadn't opened





Big Tupper for ya folks...

[salomonskiier12]

Still stuck in the ADKS, not getting to VT...so more ADK backcountry skiing
A few weeks later, me and a few outing clubbers skied MT Marcy, the highest Mt in the Adirondacks.
Photos taken by me, some by an outing club member Huck.

Getting ready at the base...only a 16 mile skin/hike up





A lot of cross country skiers/hikers/randoms at the lower elevations











heading towards the top, closer


too bad it was a complete whiteout.


non-mag Pete

hmm...10th mountains...interesting


back at the bottom


Hucks pics, one of the best photographers I've ever seen

me! Just started tele'ing last year, and really got into it this year



Marcy really is an awesome place...too bad it wasn't clear. The ADKs are unreal when you can actually see.
After that Marcy trip, I headed back to Vermont on the weekends. Of all that skiing I did, about 80 percent was OB side-country kind of stuff...I'm addicted

[salomonskiier12]

So, Jay Peak for ya

up the lift, headed to some side-country








Chillen at the top

down we go

some more hanging out



non-mag Reed and Yasper



Taking skins off

[salomonskiier12]

looking for something?


more hiking


me getting my hike on





the end of an awesome run!

and the snowboarder, that kid who just follows us around everywhere, trying to keep up


waiting for a ride


Same day:new location





don't hate on the trekkers, i'm just a poor college student


ready to go


I have a lot of footage of this, but it's not edited yet. It will appear eventually edited and nice.

[salomonskiier12]

After a long week of school, back to the hill...
No powder, but overall a beautiful day, good snow, and good time






I'm me

The boarder...







A few more weeks, then I was back for spring break. Felt like it was April, but looking at our calendars, we realized it was still March. Whats up with this weather?

Bonfire?



clear Blue Jay day





Oh Jonny B...


Gaper Day???



At this point, with exams approaching, and temps getting warmer, I expected my season to be over.

[salomonskiier12]

However, I was 'peer pressured' into skiing Tucks for one last hurrah (or so I thought)
We drove to B-town, stayed the night, then headed to Tucks the next morning.



Snowcat, huh?


Headed up the tucks trail


Reed

Me

dead sexy

Me at bottom of Hillmans

climbing

top of Hillmans

Summit. That's the summit...lets just keep walking




more hiking

almost at summit

the summit beer



the bowl at the end of the day


Overall, an awesome trip. Hike to the summit, ski down to the car...
This season I have tele'd 2 of the highest mountains in the east. my goal is to skin up and tele down the highest peaks in the whole east coast.
And...I thought it was the end of my season.

And then...Jay peak opened up the next weekend. One last weekend of skiing and riding.
Well, Saturday was basically a shitshow


However, Wed, Thursday were not bad at all. A bit crowded, but a lot of snow. 2 feet of it to be specific.

Then a day later...goodbye snow!





THE MEATWAGON


Lifts closed, and I thought my season was over. However, boredom brought me back to the mountain where I skinned up and skied down Green mountain boys.
my setup, which I have toured all around the east on. Maybe its time to upgrade...

[salomonskiier12]

patchy...





I was walking around and found 2 unopened long trails...




And that ends my 2009-2010 ski season. It was a good run. I think next year I may focus on school and field training a bit more....




just kidding, I'm going to ski more.
But really, it was a good run, good times, good friends, new friends made...
Until next season...see ya

[roark]

nicely done!

[salomonskiier12]

Part 1 of my video from this season.
[ame="http://vimeo.com/9445162"]Touring around Jay on Vimeo[/ame]

[salomonskiier12]

the other video will be coming out soon!!

[DoWork]

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fuck yeah! DL13 for LIIIIIFE!

[telejb]

Nice to see some ADK stoke! Guessing you go to Clarkson or SLU?

[smuggs]

nice work man, good to be proud of a ski season. sweet job too doing tucks from the summit!

[salomonskiier12]

yup, good old CU...man how I don't miss that place

[thin cover]

thanks for the pics, looks like you guys had a great season

[salomonskiier12]

heres my season edit:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4uwUSd1KFY"]YouTube- Jay Peak 2009-2010[/nomedia]
not sure how to embed

[salomonskiier12]

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[salomonskiier12]

darn. I dont know how to embed videos.