 Hi, it's Anne again, and today I'm going to be talking to all of you about one of my biggest passions and one of the reasons Why I love UVM so much and that is the ski scene that is here Although I've been skiing since I was two and I grew up in Vermont going to the mountains I honestly haven't skied as much as I have in my entire life while I've been here The community is just so great and you can really find a community for any level of skiing whether it's beginner intermediate or expert You'll always be able to find people to go to the mountain Over the weekend and even during the week with These clips were over the span of a few days in actually May so this shows spring skiing Which is one of my favorite parts about UVM although unfortunately due to COVID We did have to boot pack or kind of hike with their skis on our backs up the mountain because all the trails were closed at the mountains We still I still really and my other friends really wanted to take advantage of the ski scene and the ski opportunities here in Vermont so Without further ado here is some of the spring skiing that I was able to have this past year And then also just some highlights from the ski season over this past year So this was the first day that my friend Amelia and I decided to go spring skiing We were super excited because we didn't think there would actually be any snow left So when we first got to Bolton we got our backpacks on and our skis ready to hike We took a lot of breaks because it was super tiring trudging up through the snow And as you can see it was literally knee-deep We actually saw quite a few other locals Also bootpacking and skinning up the mountain and we saw their really cute dog This is just a picture of me enjoying all the snow Once we got up to the top we were able to go on to the chairlift which was super cool and climb up the chairlift It was blizzarding so hard and we could not believe it because this was literally just the middle of May And this is us skiing down. We were in our element. We had so much fun It kept blizzarding on and off which was a super super fun surprise We did not even imagine that there would be nearly this much snow And having skied all winter this was super fun because it was really warm The sun was out even though it was blizzarding at times and it was just really great vibes The entire time Amelia and I really couldn't Comprehend how lucky we were to be able to have this in our backyard. Here's me going off a little jump And this is just us being so excited So when I got home I had to brag to my brother about how much fun I had skiing and how much snow there still was left so him and I decided to go for a sunrise Pike up to the mountain to go skiing it unfortunately was actually pretty foggy So we couldn't see the sunrise that well But it was still a super fun experience to be able to go up in the pitch black Of the night and then kind of see that it get lighter and here is us skiing down And this was just such a fun time It was so great, you know during a time when there wasn't much to do there weren't many people to see We were really able to make the most of it. So Amelia and I decided to go up once again There's me repping my catamount gear and the whole time we were kind of just in awe about how beautiful It was we were having such a fun time, you know, like I said earlier This was a time when you really couldn't do much there wasn't much to be able to do In the community so having this in our backyard being able to still get out and have a super fun and adventurous time Was something that was really special for us the entire time Amelia and I kept saying How lucky we were to be in Vermont and have this so close to us and if you come to UVM You can have the same experience So as it started to warm up and there became less and less snow Amelia and I decided to go one last time and we actually went to the terrain park Because there was no one there to kind of watch us practice So we had fun playing around there and then this is our final goodbye to the mountain trying to get the very last of the snow and In this last minute, I wanted to just show off some of my favorite clips from this past ski season I want to show how talented my friends are and I actually even though I've lived in Vermont my whole life and been skiing since I was two I have not skied as much as I have while being at UVM in my entire life We went at least every weekend if not twice a week During the ski season here I also want to add that the ski and snowboard club has discounted passes to all of the major ski areas They also have if you sign up in time Free buses that go up to all the major ski mountains So if you don't have a car you can still definitely get to the mountains And I also want to add that you don't have to know how to ski to be a part of the ski scene here in Vermont This was me teaching my friend Alex how to ski for the very first time We just went up night skiing, which is also super fun that we have in the area at Bolton Here's just us goofing around Some of the mountains have s'mores So it's just such a great environment to be able to meet people and learn new skills and really take in all that Vermont has to offer