Roccityroller
02-10-2009, 06:26 AM
Anyways, if you didn't notice, I'm back. And after an excessive amount of Vermont microbrew, an $18 750ml of Crowne, and several near death experiences, I have stories from an epic weekend of epic skiing.
Started out like any other trip, room mate and i stopped on the way up and found a liquor store. Crowne was on sale, and so the weekend begins.
(This is about 5 minutes after arrival)
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v650/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191210_3087.jpg
(Me startin out strong)
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v650/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191211_7837.jpg
("ohhhh a camera!")
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191216_3729.jpg
Apparently, this is how you stretch your ankle
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191217_5997.jpg
This began the night and was supposed to make it to the mountain the next morning...that never happened (RIP)
So after bar hopping til 230, returning to the hotel to kill the bottle of crowne, and then passing out around 330, we woke up at 6, with wicked hangovers and went skiing.
All i can say is vermont is epic. These are my buddies' pics, i'll post mine when i get home this afternoon
Hungover as shit and ready to drop the first run
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191227_1781.jpg
After eating my $16 cheeseburger and my $6 energy drink...w00t tax refund!
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191229_6350.jpg
Praying for snow and more pizza
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191243_3433.jpg
We ate lunch high on sunday, take that as you wish.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191266_5493.jpg
Looked up hill quick and ended up buried in about 2 ft of powder
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191302_2693.jpg
http://photos-b.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634809_2995.jpg
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634810_3237.jpg
So we found this trail and laid fresh tracks on it...
http://photos-f.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634813_3963.jpg
Should've heeded this warning...
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634874_3557.jpg
and we ended up here, note the lack of any sort of chairlift
http://photos-g.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634814_4210.jpg
Where the hell are we?
http://photos-h.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634815_4457.jpg
Me after realizing we have to hike back up the hill
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634816_4699.jpg
First run sunday, we ended up at the bottom of the hill where there's no lift. epic fail.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191306_6620.jpg
Here's what it looks like to be standing IN THE CLOUDS
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634808_2769.jpg
The group by the random church on the mountain...
http://photos-e.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634812_3721.jpg
Lookin gangsta with the mountain range in the BG
http://photos-g.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634822_6231.jpg
Skis of champions
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634824_6772.jpg
Not sure what "caution" meant, i think it's french for "GO"
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634826_7298.jpg
Epic photo of my roommate. Yes, these are the views we had to deal with all weekend.
http://photos-h.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634831_8690.jpg
http://photos-b.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634833_9261.jpg
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634834_9542.jpg
Found a sweet little half bowl and decided to hike it, just for EMB
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634840_1261.jpg
Yes, the mountain behind us is STILL part of Stowe.
http://photos-d.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634843_2141.jpg
On the first day we reached a pretty massive step up in the TP. This is where the motto "You're only in vermont once" was born. This was used to justify all the stupid shit we did, such as dropping in to this little double black diamond known as "Star" which featured a waterfall mid trail...
"You're only in Vermont once"
http://photos-e.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634852_4859.jpg
http://photos-e.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634844_2432.jpg
http://photos-d.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634851_4542.jpg
Before the drop
http://photos-g.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634846_3040.jpg
about an 80* incline...
http://photos-h.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634847_3341.jpg
Back to the epic views
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634848_3636.jpg
The weekend end with a few TP runs, ended up having an after hours hike session on the rails.
http://photos-h.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634855_5814.jpg
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634856_6130.jpg
http://photos-b.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634857_6453.jpg
boarslide on the retard rail. Had to be a retard to hit it cuz it was about a 2ft gap out to the rail.
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634858_6773.jpg
Ben and Jerry's Plant FTW
http://photos-g.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634862_8100.jpg
More pics to come probably...
Started out like any other trip, room mate and i stopped on the way up and found a liquor store. Crowne was on sale, and so the weekend begins.
(This is about 5 minutes after arrival)
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v650/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191210_3087.jpg
(Me startin out strong)
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v650/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191211_7837.jpg
("ohhhh a camera!")
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191216_3729.jpg
Apparently, this is how you stretch your ankle
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191217_5997.jpg
This began the night and was supposed to make it to the mountain the next morning...that never happened (RIP)
So after bar hopping til 230, returning to the hotel to kill the bottle of crowne, and then passing out around 330, we woke up at 6, with wicked hangovers and went skiing.
All i can say is vermont is epic. These are my buddies' pics, i'll post mine when i get home this afternoon
Hungover as shit and ready to drop the first run
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191227_1781.jpg
After eating my $16 cheeseburger and my $6 energy drink...w00t tax refund!
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191229_6350.jpg
Praying for snow and more pizza
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191243_3433.jpg
We ate lunch high on sunday, take that as you wish.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191266_5493.jpg
Looked up hill quick and ended up buried in about 2 ft of powder
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191302_2693.jpg
http://photos-b.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634809_2995.jpg
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634810_3237.jpg
So we found this trail and laid fresh tracks on it...
http://photos-f.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634813_3963.jpg
Should've heeded this warning...
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634874_3557.jpg
and we ended up here, note the lack of any sort of chairlift
http://photos-g.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634814_4210.jpg
Where the hell are we?
http://photos-h.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634815_4457.jpg
Me after realizing we have to hike back up the hill
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634816_4699.jpg
First run sunday, we ended up at the bottom of the hill where there's no lift. epic fail.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2202/65/72/1464840166/n1464840166_1191306_6620.jpg
Here's what it looks like to be standing IN THE CLOUDS
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634808_2769.jpg
The group by the random church on the mountain...
http://photos-e.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634812_3721.jpg
Lookin gangsta with the mountain range in the BG
http://photos-g.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634822_6231.jpg
Skis of champions
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634824_6772.jpg
Not sure what "caution" meant, i think it's french for "GO"
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634826_7298.jpg
Epic photo of my roommate. Yes, these are the views we had to deal with all weekend.
http://photos-h.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634831_8690.jpg
http://photos-b.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634833_9261.jpg
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634834_9542.jpg
Found a sweet little half bowl and decided to hike it, just for EMB
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634840_1261.jpg
Yes, the mountain behind us is STILL part of Stowe.
http://photos-d.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634843_2141.jpg
On the first day we reached a pretty massive step up in the TP. This is where the motto "You're only in vermont once" was born. This was used to justify all the stupid shit we did, such as dropping in to this little double black diamond known as "Star" which featured a waterfall mid trail...
"You're only in Vermont once"
http://photos-e.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634852_4859.jpg
http://photos-e.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634844_2432.jpg
http://photos-d.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634851_4542.jpg
Before the drop
http://photos-g.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634846_3040.jpg
about an 80* incline...
http://photos-h.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634847_3341.jpg
Back to the epic views
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634848_3636.jpg
The weekend end with a few TP runs, ended up having an after hours hike session on the rails.
http://photos-h.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634855_5814.jpg
http://photos-a.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634856_6130.jpg
http://photos-b.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634857_6453.jpg
boarslide on the retard rail. Had to be a retard to hit it cuz it was about a 2ft gap out to the rail.
http://photos-c.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634858_6773.jpg
Ben and Jerry's Plant FTW
http://photos-g.pe.facebook.com/photos-pe-snc1/v2240/89/83/53802004/n53802004_30634862_8100.jpg
More pics to come probably...