TR: Valentines Night Blizzard Tour

rileybri · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1348 Location: Burlington VT

Well it was dumping at over 3 inches an hour all day today in Burlington VT. It was truly sick! Unfortunatly I was stuck mounting skis at the shop today. What was I to do? When I got home at 7pm there was about 20 iniches of snow on in the road. Then it hit me, hmmmmm just what Karhu Guides were made for!!!

After tearing up my dead end a bit, I decided to head out on the town and see what was going on. I headed up S.Winooski Ave. where there where drifts well over my waist.

I toured the streets the skis were perfict for this kind of adventure. The side streets were actually very nice skiing. Knee deep and above. I later found out that the bumps were cars.

I eventually skied my self thersty so I headed up lower Church St.

to upper Church St.

I finally made it to my destonation for a Chocolate Thunder Porter!

It was a fast ski home and a few more turns on my street before heding in for some schnapps and hot drinks!! So far the Valentines Day Blizzard has rocked!!!!! Hope to get out to MRG tomorow. We will see if the roads are clear by then. Get out and play!
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TeleThor · Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 1208 Location: SLC no more

awesome.
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stevesliva · Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 10285 Location: SEA

Pretty nuts, eh?

Let's just hope my lot gets plowed. The first 20 yards may be the hardest tomorrow.

Teardrop · Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 1493 Location: earth (VT)

way to make the best of it.
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cirenella · Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 238

how many brews did 'ya get in before you went home?

robrox · Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject:

So, it is true, Guide skiers have more brew!

Nice report btw Cool

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TeleMang · Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject:

Now that is a happy V day! Awesome TR Cool

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hutguy · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 7138 Location: Breckenridge CO

Fun! We used to do XC ski bar tours in Breck during big storms. We'd ski the alleys and sidewalks. When you'd start at the top of main street and head down hill to the Gold Pan it was called a bob sled run. one....two....three....HUPHUPHUPHUP!!!
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Bob T · Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:35 pm Post subject:

That is so NICE to see! Thanks for sharing the wealth rileybri!

fajimr · Joined: 05 Jan 2005 Posts: 1834 Location: N. Utah

NICE... never toured to a brewpub before. gotta put that on my list to do Very Happy

jim

double-0-newb · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 349

Did you do the responsible thing and leave a trip itinerary before heading out? Otherwise, if you don't come back.... Wink

Nice TR.
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Kara · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2163 Location: Denver....

Sweet!!!! Think of the environmental impact if we all skied to the bar!!! Well done!

MWTele · Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject:

That's great...

I've done just that same trip when we get snow like that. Very nice.
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skifreeK · Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 11426

So....did you dig any avy pits or do any type of avy assessment before just blindly heading out into the storm?

rileybri · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 1348 Location: Burlington VT