Welcome to the new Today's Edge Blog written by Doug Adams, the owner of Today's Edge in Stowe, Vermont. This marks our 25th year in business and we have made many changes to the shop. You may have noticed the new Today's Edge signs and newly planted spruce trees and the new carpeting in the shop. Now we have twenty two pairs of demo skis from Stockli and Scott for our patrons to use. Remeber its always best to try before you buy. We have plenty of new skis on hand or save money with a gently used demo ski with bindings.
This fall was especially busy for me with improvements to the building and traveling the United States doing eleven ski tuning clinic's for Wintersteiger. (supplier of ski tuning machines and tools) It was fun to see other parts of the country and help out ski shops with their ski & snowboard tuning needs.
The ski season started on schedule. Opening Thanksgiving weekend with mostly man made snow and some natural snow. Cold temperatures throughout the month of December allowed snowmakers to get more trails open and lifts running. We did see sixteen inches of snow at the mountain on December 7th, followed by 5 days of snow showers and flurries that made for the best conditions of the season.
Christmas week was very busy throughout Stowe with lots of traffic in town and much needed economic boost for business owners. Our economy seems to be recovering in "this neck of the woods" very nice to see and hope it continues.
New Years day 2011. The first day of the month started off with a classic January thaw. Light rain and rising temperatures brought on spring like skiing in the first two days of the month. We lost 6 inches of snow at the snow measuring stake which is located near the top of Mount Mansfield, better known as "the stake" currently reading twenty four inches of snow. Cold temperatures have returned and the snow makers are back rebuilding base and we are on the look out for a good snow storm. I do believe its going to be a snowy year based on my unscientific theory that I have not shoveled my roof since 2009 and my meager snowplowing bills from last winter makes me feel that we are due for some snow this winter. Vermont weather is famous for one extreme to another extreme in a week's time there's still lots of winter left.
thanks, pray for snow
Doug
