TOP • The view south from the top of Mad River encompasses Mt. Ellen and Sugarbush Resort. Collectively, Sugarbush and Mad River comprise one of the largest lift-served skiing environments in the northeast United States. BOTTOM • On a crisp January morning, an unidentified skier prepares to unload Mad River’s iconic single chair atop Vermont’s General Stark Mountain. RIGHT, TOP • John Seibert demonstrates proper Mad River Glen powder-skiing technique, including the subtle, protective hand out front, as there is almost always a tree branch to deflect. RIGHT, BOTTOM • Occasionally, we leave behind the familiar flow of Mad River and ski into the backcountry toward Sugarbush Resort, searching for openings in the vast expanse of nearly impenetrable forest and following them wherever they take us. 042 The Ski Journal
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