Ski It If You Can. If you can hike up and get some of Vermont's first snow fall of 2012.

Sunday River In Maine has been able to open pre Halloween for the last several years.

Seems strange riding a chair lift as the leafs are still on the tree's. After all it's still Fall Foliage season in the area

If you have Skied In the Rockies in recent years you probably considered renting skis. Well your not alone. I have some friends with a Ski Shop in Vail Colorado who was telling me they have had %50 increase in rentals every year for 3 years.
This coincides with Vail activating 100K epic passes each year and higher baggage fee's to bring your own skis.
The benefits to renting skis outweighs the hassle, cost and dragging your gear around when in the Western US. If you think about it the cost of bringing skis entails more than that if you tip porters. $5.00 arriving at the airport, Leaving the airport (both twice) the hotels bellman (both ways). That approximately $70 each way to bring your skis.
After spending the last several seasons in Vail CO I have seen so many people dump their East Coast Skis for Powder Ski Rentals. Though the fat skis have finally made it East the Skis in places like Vail are even fatter. 110 cm under foot in many cases.
The trend to renting skis on ski vacations will continue as long as spending slightly higher cost to rent makes a better travel experience.

If you haven't heard about the Epic Pass from Vail Resorts your missing out. The pass covers all Vail Resorts and A-Basin. The Epic Mix is Vails answer to the need for Ski Resort Phone Apps.
The App that tracks a skiers vertical feet, ski days and much more was delayed until mid season 2010-2011, but Epic Pass owners where able to set accounts and track themselves through the website.
Marcus DeBergh, a student in New York, won $100,000 February 24, 2011 through EpicMix and said goodbye to annoying student loans.

Everyone has different opinions about the skiing weather in New England. We've all heard the saying it never snows on Cape Cod and March is the best ski month in Vermont and New Hampshire. Throw all that in the trash for Christmas vacation week 2010. Most all ski areas are open and have fresh snow.
New England ski resorts are poised for powder days with system after system arrives from the west then spinning in circles over head. This pattern is typical to those of us who have lived here forever. When these weather systems follow the train from places like Lake Tahoe after dumping 14 feet of snow you would think that would be empty of moisture. Not so, these patterns spin and spin floating out over the Atlantic and re charging the system with sweet powder.
We can predict with some certainty that the weather pattern will continue and we will all be getting some face shots during Christmas vacation weeks.
Some tips if your a little intimidated by Pow Pow. Sit down on your skis and pretend your riding a bicycle pushing down on your downhill ski. When we say sit we don't mean leaning back. Stay centered and and lift up on your toes a little. Another hint is to keep the stance with your polls out in front and reach into each turn.
This is going to be one of the best ski season in years is our prediction so get out their and get some whoosh Pow Pow.

The Newest Ski Resort in North America Opened December 15, 2010. Eagle Point is like having your own personal ski resort. The video tells it all. That would be cool being the very first person on the lift for the opening. Hope these folks got some images of there own.

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 11: Choi Sung Kuk of Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma F.C. controls the ball during the FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final match between Al-Wahda Sports Club and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma FC at Zayed Sports City on December 11, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jasper Juinen - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

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PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Soldiers from Task Force Mountain Eagle provide security as they off load a CH-47 Chinook during a Downed Aircraft Recovery Team exercise Nov. 8. (Photo by TF Mountain Eagle, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade)
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PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Soldiers from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade's Task Force Mountain Eagle look on as an OH-58D Kiowa provides security during a Downed Aircraft Recover Team exercise Nov. 8. (Photo by TF Mountain Eagle, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade)
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AC Milan's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (R) celebrates after scoring during the seria A match AC Milan against Brescia, on December 4, 2010 in San Siro stadium in Milan . AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

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