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A Different Approach to the Backcountry

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 VT Ski and Ride Magazine 5850 Views backcountry skiing in Vermont, Catamount Trail, climate change, Vermont backcountry skiing

Eds. note: This was originally published in print under the headline “A Screaming Yes!” By Bill Burrell I’m standing on

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Best Backcountry and Sidecountry Skiing

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Lisa Lynn 4942 Views 2022 Reader Survey, Best Backcountry Skiing, Black Diamond Awards

This season, 2021-22,  Vermont Ski + Ride took a page from our sister publication, Vermont Sports, and sent out the

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Whose Woods Are These?

February 9, 2021June 24, 2021 Lisa Lynn 4132 Views

If you don’t know whose backcountry you’re skiing in, you may be trespassing. On the third weekend of January, somewhere

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Avalanche on Mt. Washington: Skiin’ Ian’s Final Run

February 8, 2021February 12, 2021 Lisa Lynn 12067 Views

[Updated on 2/10/21] Ian Forgays was a backcountry skier: Skiin’ Ian as he was known and “Lincoln Lynx.” He wasn’t

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The Best New Backcountry Powder Stashes

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Abagael Giles 19300 Views backcountry skiing, Braintree Mountain Forest, Brandon Gap, Dover Town Forest, NEKBC, RASTA, ski touring, Willoughby

Over the past four years locals have gladed and mapped new backcountry ski zones across Vermont. From north to south,

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Are You Avy Savvy?

January 30, 2020January 27, 2020 Abagael Giles 1799 Views Avalanche Education, Avalanche Safety, BRASS

A new online learning tool is helping U.S. Ski & Snowboard members learn about avalanche safety. Here’s how you can

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The Man Who Skied Every Mountain

December 5, 2019January 13, 2020 Abagael Giles 5499 Views Chairlift Q & A, Spencer Crispe

Brattleboro skier Spencer Crispe skied every single peak over 3,000 feet in Vermont. Here’s what he found. In 2015, Spencer

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The New Stone Hut You Can Ski To

December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 Abagael Giles 5279 Views Backcountry Huts, Shrek's Cabin, Vermont Huts Association

A New Stone Hut For years, one of the most coveted reservations in Vermont hasn’t been at a swank hotel

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