While the big snow didn't come til March,
it's been a pretty good season with lots of fun!
Rand enjoying midweek spring skiing and
a beer on the deck afterwards.
Katherine rocks to 2nd place in Giant Slalom at
Attitash, NH at the Eastern Finals!
Katherine gets 1st place for girls U16 at the
Shred for Nate Race at Stratton
Patrick and Dave enjoying some good scotch!
Dinner is served at the Eagle's Nest!!
Cecelia's yard sale in powder. The owl that watches over the
Eagle's Nest comes by regularly.
Tom and former member Mike Fletcher at a Blue Jackets game in Ohio
HOUSE NEWS
Dave and Katherine at nearly 13k feet at the top of Copper. Great week with blue
bird
skies every day.
They skied with Mike Fletcher, a former house member.
HOUSE NEWS from last season - 2022
Dave cruises accross in the 2022 Stratton Pond Skim Challenge
Katherine also excelled in making it across
Another amazing Eagle's Nest Sunset...
Rand was up for early March mid-week skiing. It snowed nightly and figure 8's were fun to make. Plus parking karma at Stratton helped!
Katherine - Our resident racing star!
Feb. 28 - Katherine finishes her first Super G race in 11th place just 3/100ths
of a
sec
out
of the money.
Next up for her are the Vermont State Championships.
Katherine finished a GS Race in 10th place the day before.
This is how folks from Texas drive in VT.
PLUMBING WOES STRIKE THE HOUSE
Help came to dislodge Patrick's heater blockage.
Patrick, in the crawl space below the house, attempting to find his
"heater" that may have led to a major plumbing backup.
Katherine training for giant slalom races.
Click on the pic to see a video as she looks great in training!
Another amazing view
from the deck after new snow fell
Dark & Stormy -
The Official Ski House Drink
Rochelle and Rand hiked to the lookout bench. Brian and his GF Andie on college break.
Rand enjoying mid-week skiing
Mike White and his family make a visit to the Eagle's Nest.
While the weather was not always the best for skiing, skating indoors was no problem for
Katherine and Cecelia. Ice cream sundaes looked yummy!
Sadly, the Corona Virus upended many of our plans for the last two season so the
News page only shows the 2000 and 2019 seasons..
From the 2000 season...The Corona Virus Closed Stratton on March 15th, but the Eagles Nest Crowd
made the most of the weekend that included a hike down to Lowell Lake
Katherine Had a Good Day at Willard finishing 9th. This earned her a spot in
the "Slalom Project" to be held later this spring. Congrats!!!!
Rand meets up with and skis with an old friend from 8th grade
Katherine Rocks at Magic's Ski Races with a Top 10 Result!
SCENES FROM THE 2018-19 SKI SEASON
March 30-31 Weekend - Stratton Pond Skim
Dave and Katherine too part in the annual Stratton Mountain Pond Skim. While Dave made it accross with style, Katherine came up short... possibly due to a bad tune and incorrect wax. Enjoy the videos below:
Rand skied with Brian (who took a cool panaramic shot below) at Stratton.
Feb. 2-3 Weekend - Ribs, Skiing and Snowmobile Fun
Conditions continue to be good for all winter activities, and thenweekend included a fun snowmobile trek by Tom and Rand up to the top of the old and defunct Timber Ridge ski area. Dave made awesome slow cooked ribs with his special and secret dry rub ingrediants that was a highlight of another fun filled weekend.