Ski House Week, 13-20 Feb 2009

This is our annual trip to Killington Vermont. In all the years we've been doing it, we have very few ski photos. This time, thanks mostly to Chris, we have some great ones. We stay in a great old farmhouse about 15 miles from the access road, and friends and family come and go throughout the week. At the end of the day, there is a warm fire, good food and drink, and even a steamroom and hot tub.

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The Skihouse: skihouse2.jpg

Sunrise from the skihouse as we get ready to head for the mountain. skihouseroad.jpg

Anton on Double Dipper: anton-dd.jpg

Chris on the famous Outer Limits, always recognizable at a distance from the blue tint of his goggles: dd7.jpg

Cary on Home Stretch: hs3.jpg

Marcus at the top of Needle's Eye: ne4.jpg

cascadeheadwall.jpg

Scenes from a run down Double Dipper with the Canyon Quad on the left: dd.jpg

Time for the scary stuff on Cascade! dd3.jpg

A run down Outer Limits with the Bear Mountain parking lot below... dd4.jpg

Skiing down the Outer Limits under the snow guns: dd5.jpg

More on Outer Limits (don't mind the filenames): dd6.jpg

Chris still smiling on the Outer Limits. You gotta do the whole thing. There is no shortcut in, and no alternate way out: dd7.jpg

The famous Outer Limits run seen from the bottom: ol.jpg

Another double diamond: Downdraft. downdraft1.jpg

Dreammaker from Skye Peak down to the old Great Eastern: dream1.jpg

Here comes Anton: dream2.jpg

Looking down toward the turn onto what used to be the Great Eastern: dream4.jpg

Action shots on East Fall, starting with Chuck at the top in the gray jacket: ef1.jpg

Chuck coming down, and Cary waiting his turn on the top of the headwall. ef2.jpg

Cary in red at the top: ef3.jpg

Chuck again. ef4.jpg

Anton in red near the top. ef7.jpg

More Chuck. ef10.jpg

Now Chris at the center of the picture: ef14.jpg

Shots of the gang on the Home Stretch coming through the tunnel... ge1.jpg

... Then stopping for a group photo or two... hs4.jpg

And down onto the Great Eastern, in that short blue part for some more action shots: ge5.jpg

Was it crowded? Only on Sunday, but then we had lunch on the floor because we couldn't find a seat. anton-kp.jpg

Sitting on the floor is fine. It's getting down and up that's hard: kp-lunch.jpg

Nice shots at the top of the Needle's Eye Chair: ne1.jpg

Chuck and Anton riding in the Skyeship Gondola: skyeship1.jpg

Chris in the Skyeship: skyship2.jpg

Going up the new Skye Peak Quad: spq.jpg

When did Chris get so interested in forestry, and why the special interest in this particular tree? spq-bt.jpg

Cary and Marcus on the South Ridge Triple: cary-marcus-sr.jpg

The only chairlift I know with a turn on it; The South Ridge Triple: turn.jpg