Dude, where's my chairlift?
A quick skin and ski of Mt. Ascutney Some nice virgin snow, with a little grass for good measure. When I bought my house in 2003, I thought it would be so wonderful living just five minutes from a chairlift at the Ascutney Mountain Resort. Unfortunately, the ski area part of the operation went out of business three years ago. On this rare occasion, Tigran stuck near me while Otis (black spot upper left) forged ahead. A ski resort no longer. The views are still nice though! For us backcountry lovin' locals, it's been pretty nice having a mountain all to ourselves. It seems however, after today's excursion to reap the foot of new snow we received, I realize that nature comes back quickly. I think backcountry skiers will find it difficult to ski there in coming years unless there's an effort to tame some of the growth. Although it was a little late to be skinning up the mountain, I was treated to some beautiful northerly views. Nonetheless, a...