Snow Related

Bolton Valley | December 23, 2010

Had an awesome family trip today up at Bolton Valley with my father and brother, they received 7″ of snow since yesterday and were also offering 15 dollar holiday lift tickets. I had never quite experienced the crowds that this smokin’ deal brought in and it was a bit shocking at first but A few good powder turns and some friendly smiles from the lifties made everything numb again. There was a sense of anxiety coming from everyone that you could feel in the lift line but once the skis were pointed downhill again, you can bet your ass it was back to the white room.
I want to give a huge shout out to the Bolton employees for staying patient and friendly all day long, there was some serious crowding issues and they carried themselves professionally and friendly, for that I am appreciative. Next time you get on the lift, give the guy a hello and a thank you, a little smile goes a long way.
Lucas is headed to Vail! Have fun bro, don’t mangle those JJ’s anymore than they already are……(more information/photos to come on this topic) Here’s a little more Bolton stoke to add to the archives, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and pray for this weekend’s coastal snow event to pummel the mountains!
Here is Part 1 of today’s video, Part 2 up soon:

For best viewing, click the youtube logo and watch in 1080hd
Decided to make the last run into it’s own video, Part 2:


I posted Youtube and Vimeo to contrast which one looked better, any thoughts? E-mail us.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/18142375?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=c9ff23


Sunday River | December 20-21, 2010

Well we went storm chasing up Maine, unfortunately the storm stayed parked over Franconia Notch for the duration. SR got something around 2″ of new snow, where Cannon looked like at least 5″…it was fun but the Phoenix Bar and Grille last night was the highlight. Back to Vermont to get some real work done tomorrow …. Cheers.


Sunday River Trip

We got skunked, the 6″+ that NWS predicted didn’t fall and we ended up just enjoying a night on the town and some fresh groomers this morning. Unfortunately the DSLR is still out of commission but the GoPro is a decent stand-in.
This is the trip through Franconia Notch on the way home, getting crushed right now.

Hopefully a few more inches tonight and tomorrow up in Vermont and we’ll be headed back in no time.


December in Bolton

VIDEO UPDATE

Some shots from Andy as well as myself, pretty stoked on December until today came around. Lucas absolutely demolished the abs sidewall on his JJ’s, he also broke his thumb, tore his hamstring and wrenched his ankle. To add insult to injury the DSLR snapped right in half on the last run.
So, today was a bit of a nightmare but it ended pretty well, we got some fun shots and we’re stoked to check out the 16 gigs of GoPro footage we have.
These are mostly from today but a few from Andy last week.


Swany Video Entry #1 | Lucas


Bolton Valley | December 16, 2010


Bolton Valley | December 8, 2010

I had heard rumors of 30″ snowfall, had seen videos of Sugarbush opening on Tuesday and needed to get a taste for myself. I also finally bought a GoPro, still need to learn how to use it but here is the first try.


Dedicated Pictures | Been There Done That

Full Movie. Don’t usually post park footy. But this is dope.