Strong winds swept across our region on Saturday, but on the slopes, skiers kept moving.At Mad River Glen, skiers said they’re ready for anything. “You ski in all conditions. Skiing is life. It’s like you can’t only give yourself the cushy little powder days. You got to go out when it’s icy, when it’s rainy,” said Ian and Carson Graham, skiers at Mad River Glen. Many braved the weather, including the Women’s Alpine Ski Clinic, which was still up and running for the last weekend of the season. “There’s never bad weather. You go out there, and it’s part of the experience at Mad River Glen. You never know what you’re going to get,” said Kim Hall, a participant at the Women’s Alpine Ski Clinic. Others said they’ve had plenty of practice preparing for harsher conditions. “I know the winds that can come, so I’ve got my weights where they need to be. When I got here at seven in the morning and through till now, there’s these gusts that come through about 30 miles an hour gusts and you hear all the skiers getting knocked over,” said Jared Mazlish, who works at Fat-ypus Skis at Mad River Glen. Over at Sugarbush, the outlook was similar. “I’ve seen much worse conditions than this one. It’s a day worth skiing,” said Ivan Djikave, a Sugarbush skier. Hardly making a difference for the skiers or the mountain, which is about to mark its 100th day of the season, thanks to consistent snow and cold temperatures this winter. “It’s been so cold here the past few weekends, so now it’s really balmy, almost,” said Dani Smith, another Sugarbush skier. Wind or not, skiers said this season has been one to remember.
Strong winds swept across our region on Saturday, but on the slopes, skiers kept moving.
At Mad River Glen, skiers said they’re ready for anything.
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“You ski in all conditions. Skiing is life. It’s like you can’t only give yourself the cushy little powder days. You got to go out when it’s icy, when it’s rainy,” said Ian and Carson Graham, skiers at Mad River Glen.
Many braved the weather, including the Women’s Alpine Ski Clinic, which was still up and running for the last weekend of the season.
“There’s never bad weather. You go out there, and it’s part of the experience at Mad River Glen. You never know what you’re going to get,” said Kim Hall, a participant at the Women’s Alpine Ski Clinic.
Others said they’ve had plenty of practice preparing for harsher conditions.
“I know the winds that can come, so I’ve got my weights where they need to be. When I got here at seven in the morning and through till now, there’s these gusts that come through about 30 miles an hour gusts and you hear all the skiers getting knocked over,” said Jared Mazlish, who works at Fat-ypus Skis at Mad River Glen.
Over at Sugarbush, the outlook was similar.
“I’ve seen much worse conditions than this one. It’s a day worth skiing,” said Ivan Djikave, a Sugarbush skier.
Hardly making a difference for the skiers or the mountain, which is about to mark its 100th day of the season, thanks to consistent snow and cold temperatures this winter.
“It’s been so cold here the past few weekends, so now it’s really balmy, almost,” said Dani Smith, another Sugarbush skier.
Wind or not, skiers said this season has been one to remember.
