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See what they do next year. Burke and Smuggs ownership is a bit different than Beast and Catamount. Bousquet is also in the Berkshire summit pass mix and they aren’t owned by either. Could see a nice partner program or some tiered options with full access at a premium. .

https://www.wcax.com/2026/02/11/smugglers-notch-resort-forms-partnership-with-burke-mtn-owners/

Another great day out in the Southern Vermont backcountry! The 3” of snow that fell Friday night coupled with a deep base made for some outstanding skiing. At around 3000 feet the snow was noticeably deeper than Dutch Hill and the base was almost endless even on the steepest terrain. The best skiing of the day was the steepest; appropriately named “Danger, danger.” .

Beast gets a lot of traffic. They have had pretty much all the natural snow trails closed since Saturday. There wasn't a whole lot of base under the last snowfall so everything is pretty rocky and icy. Skiing was pretty excellent on Friday before they closed stuff though. We really need a refresher badly.

Felt like the right time to get out to Dutch Hill yesterday. I had been chomping at the bit to ski there; the zone has been closed for over a year by the NFS. It certainly didn’t disappoint. Snow was decent once you rolled off the ridge line, bottomless in most places. Almost wish I had my wider setup, but I managed no problem. It really is one the best places to tour near my house when conditions are right. Crowds are always minimal and people are very friendly. Met several first time uphillers yesterday in fact. .

Great day out at the local hill. Best skiing in several years. Snow was dense enough to cover a lot of the rocks. Cliffs were dropped, lots of trees were skied, and fun was had! Did get really busy but the stashes stayed stashed for the most part as they say. .

LOL! I sound like an old man. It was just different back then. We still had snow days but cold days really weren't a thing.

Now they delay or close schools for negative temps. I think it was 1994 I remember waiting for the bus with temps in the -20ish range for almost a week. I remember even inside the building it felt cold.

We have about 6” here in Shelburne Falls. .

Canadian has it.

That’s a great setup. Can’t go wrong with Atomic. Quality built and they ski really well. Enjoy! .

Mount Snow was pretty darn good today. Plenty of snow up on the hill. Patrol dropped some ropes. Only one picture for us, way too cold and too much fun for pictures. .

Nice opening weekend at Berkshire East. Not a lot of terrain but it was fun to be out. Hope they get some more open for Friday.

Looks like SVT is getting it pretty good right now. Nothing but virga here in our little valley. .

Great way to start off the lift serve season at Stowe yesterday! Upper Starr into untouched woods first run of season! Glorious! .