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Early Season Touring - Yodelin & East Peak
I've been out on a few low key early season touring days as the snowfall has been sporadic after a big storm in January. The snow has...

Rob England
Feb 13, 20222 min read
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Pre-Work Ski Tour in Stevens Pass
Decided last Thursday, January 7th, that it was time to take advantage of my somewhat flexible work schedule and the rare sunny winter...

Rob England
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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Post-Christmas Ski Tour in Stevens Pass
When it's raining it Seattle, it's snowing in the Cascades. Santa, or Ullr, delivered the goods to the mountains over the holiday; maybe...

Rob England
Jan 1, 20215 min read
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Thanksgiving Weekend in the PNW
Thanksgiving looks different for all of us this year, there's not question about that. Many of us, including myself, were unable to visit...

Rob England
Dec 3, 20209 min read
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First Days on the Mountain
It's not surprising that I found myself in Whitefish Montana for my first two days of skiing in the '20-'21 ski season. The forecast...

Rob England
Nov 28, 20203 min read
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Prepping for Ski Season
After spending much of the last four months mountain biking, the transition to fall has brought new goals and exploration ideas. Hiking...

Rob England
Oct 10, 20202 min read
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Three-Day Weekend
Day 1: July 3rd, 2020 Started off the three-day weekend at 03:30 on Friday because a four-hour drive to Mount Hood was on tap. I hadn't...

Rob England
Jul 6, 20208 min read
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Montana 2020
A couple weeks ago, I made the trek out to Whitefish, Montana for a ski trip for the fourth time. And for the third year in a row, I was...

Rob England
Mar 12, 20203 min read
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Stevens Pass and Seattle, WA
Flying into Seattle, I knew there was going to be rain because that's what Seattle is known for, but I didn't realize it would be a place...

Rob England
Jan 26, 20203 min read
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AIARE 1 - Mount Washington, NH
I spent my first weekend of 2020 taking an AIARE 1 course to learn about avalanche safety with Synnott Mountain Guides. It was a great...

Rob England
Jan 11, 20204 min read
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Winter Solstice Sunrise Hike at Stowe
Started on the skin track at 6:30 AM along with a few others who were braving the 3 degree temps to take advantage of every second of the...

Rob England
Dec 21, 20191 min read
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FREESKIER Buyer's Guide Demo at Killington, VT
New England skiers are a different bunch, cut from a different cloth, always finding the bright side of every situation involving...

Rob England
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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Opening Day at Magic Mountain, VT, USA
December 7th, 2019: Powder Day. Who would have thought that we'd have potentially one of the best days of the year in December? It snowed...

Rob England
Dec 9, 20191 min read
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Solo Night Mission - Bolton Valley
Went out for a post-work skin and ski on Thursday (12-05-2019). Shockingly, Bolton Valley already has the night lift access running,...

Rob England
Dec 8, 20191 min read
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Magic Mountain VT, USA - Where Skiing Still Has Its Soul
The mottos are "Take The Road Less Travelled" and "Where Skiing Still Has Its Soul". Located in southern Vermont, Magic has to compete...

Rob England
Dec 8, 20192 min read
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Early Winter in VT
Resorts are opening up all across the country and people are starting the migration toward snow. Here in Vermont, and for most of the...

Rob England
Nov 28, 20193 min read
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Skiing X Snowboarding Community
The skiing and snowboarding community lost Jake Burton Carpenter, founder of Burton Snowboards, this past week. He was an icon in the...

Rob England
Nov 23, 20192 min read
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