Smuggs, January 31, 2009http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4621/465562887_hz7tR-Ti-1.jpghttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/gallery/7244968_MpwRW/2009-01-31T20:29:43ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugRelaxing on M1<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />Relaxing on M1</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465562887_hz7tR" title="Relaxing on M1"><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4621/465562887_hz7tR-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Relaxing on M1" title="Relaxing on M1" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:33:50ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4621/465562887_hz7tR-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 10:43:46I can't for the life of me remember where this is.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />I can't for the life of me remember where this is.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465563023_GkXzj" title="I can't for the life of me remember where this is."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4623/465563023_GkXzj-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="I can't for the life of me remember where this is." title="I can't for the life of me remember where this is." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:33:50ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4623/465563023_GkXzj-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 11:08:03Benjamin Bloom's photo<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a> </p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465563167_FgJWo" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo"><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4627/465563167_FgJWo-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Benjamin Bloom's photo" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:28:17ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4627/465563167_FgJWo-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 11:08:04"Old Friend" never seems to disappoint; more often than not it's in this kind of shape.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />"Old Friend" never seems to disappoint; more often than not it's in this kind of shape.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465563297_cknQc" title=""Old Friend" never seems to disappoint; more often than not it's in this kind of shape."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4630/465563297_cknQc-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt=""Old Friend" never seems to disappoint; more often than not it's in this kind of shape." title=""Old Friend" never seems to disappoint; more often than not it's in this kind of shape." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:31:03ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4630/465563297_cknQc-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 12:05:14Every turn down Old Friend was like this!<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />Every turn down Old Friend was like this!</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465563394_XP2Z7" title="Every turn down Old Friend was like this!"><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4631/465563394_XP2Z7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Every turn down Old Friend was like this!" title="Every turn down Old Friend was like this!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:28:52ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4631/465563394_XP2Z7-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 12:05:14Trust me, Roger's in there somewhere.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />Trust me, Roger's in there somewhere.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465563515_DciZx" title="Trust me, Roger's in there somewhere."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4632/465563515_DciZx-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Trust me, Roger's in there somewhere." title="Trust me, Roger's in there somewhere." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:29:07ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4632/465563515_DciZx-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 12:05:14"Old Friend" is one of Tawny's favorites, too.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />"Old Friend" is one of Tawny's favorites, too.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465563655_FsbB9" title=""Old Friend" is one of Tawny's favorites, too."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4634/465563655_FsbB9-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt=""Old Friend" is one of Tawny's favorites, too." title=""Old Friend" is one of Tawny's favorites, too." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:33:50ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4634/465563655_FsbB9-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 12:05:28I love the way the sunlight plays with the flying snow in this photo. If only she'd made the next turn instead of stopping.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />I love the way the sunlight plays with the flying snow in this photo. If only she'd made the next turn instead of stopping.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465563791_RKxeG" title="I love the way the sunlight plays with the flying snow in this photo. If only she'd made the next turn instead of stopping."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4638/465563791_RKxeG-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="I love the way the sunlight plays with the flying snow in this photo. If only she'd made the next turn instead of stopping." title="I love the way the sunlight plays with the flying snow in this photo. If only she'd made the next turn instead of stopping." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:28:34ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4638/465563791_RKxeG-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 12:05:29Benjamin Bloom's photo<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a> </p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465563982_6TyBy" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo"><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4641/465563982_6TyBy-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Benjamin Bloom's photo" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:29:42ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4641/465563982_6TyBy-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 12:07:30Benjamin Bloom's photo<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a> </p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465564166_Nj6a9" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo"><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4648/465564166_Nj6a9-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Benjamin Bloom's photo" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:28:41ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4648/465564166_Nj6a9-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 12:07:32Roger on Low IQ. Looked like Mensa today. Though apparently Mensa has lowered its standards and anyone can enter.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />Roger on Low IQ. Looked like Mensa today. Though apparently Mensa has lowered its standards and anyone can enter.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465564291_FJRDP" title="Roger on Low IQ. Looked like Mensa today. Though apparently Mensa has lowered its standards and anyone can enter."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4665/465564291_FJRDP-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Roger on Low IQ. Looked like Mensa today. Though apparently Mensa has lowered its standards and anyone can enter." title="Roger on Low IQ. Looked like Mensa today. Though apparently Mensa has lowered its standards and anyone can enter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:31:47ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4665/465564291_FJRDP-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 12:56:10A tree has fallen across the entrance to one leg of this run. Thankfully, most people are deterred by it.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />A tree has fallen across the entrance to one leg of this run. Thankfully, most people are deterred by it.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465564411_PpV4A" title="A tree has fallen across the entrance to one leg of this run. Thankfully, most people are deterred by it."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4679/465564411_PpV4A-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="A tree has fallen across the entrance to one leg of this run. Thankfully, most people are deterred by it." title="A tree has fallen across the entrance to one leg of this run. Thankfully, most people are deterred by it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:29:03ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4679/465564411_PpV4A-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 13:02:37Benjamin Bloom's photo<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a> </p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465564512_JVFfx" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo"><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4684/465564512_JVFfx-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Benjamin Bloom's photo" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:30:16ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4684/465564512_JVFfx-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 13:02:38Blue skies and powder. How can you beat that.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />Blue skies and powder. How can you beat that.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465564618_7TsZa" title="Blue skies and powder. How can you beat that."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4690/465564618_7TsZa-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Blue skies and powder. How can you beat that." title="Blue skies and powder. How can you beat that." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:28:06ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4690/465564618_7TsZa-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 13:35:51Traversing out to Long Trail Chute.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />Traversing out to Long Trail Chute.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465564738_uAAHN" title="Traversing out to Long Trail Chute."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4691/465564738_uAAHN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Traversing out to Long Trail Chute." title="Traversing out to Long Trail Chute." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:35:55ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4691/465564738_uAAHN-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 14:14:15The entrance to the chute is in remarkable condition, actually.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />The entrance to the chute is in remarkable condition, actually.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465564844_RRbhj" title="The entrance to the chute is in remarkable condition, actually."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4696/465564844_RRbhj-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The entrance to the chute is in remarkable condition, actually." title="The entrance to the chute is in remarkable condition, actually." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:35:55ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4696/465564844_RRbhj-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 14:24:36Benjamin Bloom's photo<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a> </p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465564927_Hkptt" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo"><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4698/465564927_Hkptt-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Benjamin Bloom's photo" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:35:55ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4698/465564927_Hkptt-Th-1.jpg2009-01-31 14:24:37It feels like you can reach out and touch the other side of the notch.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />It feels like you can reach out and touch the other side of the notch.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465565062_phomz" title="It feels like you can reach out and touch the other side of the notch."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4703/465565062_phomz-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="It feels like you can reach out and touch the other side of the notch." title="It feels like you can reach out and touch the other side of the notch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:35:55ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4703/465565062_phomz-Th.jpg2009-01-31 14:24:52Benjamin Bloom's photo<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a> </p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465565199_4bEPC" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo"><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4704/465565199_4bEPC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Benjamin Bloom's photo" title="Benjamin Bloom's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:35:55ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4704/465565199_4bEPC-Th.jpg2009-01-31 14:24:57Even with 2-3 sets of tracks down it, it's a beautiful sight.<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />Even with 2-3 sets of tracks down it, it's a beautiful sight.</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465565352_TfJFH" title="Even with 2-3 sets of tracks down it, it's a beautiful sight."><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4705/465565352_TfJFH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Even with 2-3 sets of tracks down it, it's a beautiful sight." title="Even with 2-3 sets of tracks down it, it's a beautiful sight." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:29:49ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4705/465565352_TfJFH-Th.jpg2009-01-31 14:26:44"And at the bottom there was nothing left
but a huge smile
And knowledge
that I had just skied
the most exquisite Vermont run of my life."<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />"And at the bottom there was nothing left
but a huge smile
And knowledge
that I had just skied
the most exquisite Vermont run of my life."</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465565474_ZcL7L" title=""And at the bottom there was nothing left
but a huge smile
And knowledge
that I had just skied
the most exquisite Vermont run of my life.""><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4707/465565474_ZcL7L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt=""And at the bottom there was nothing left
but a huge smile
And knowledge
that I had just skied
the most exquisite Vermont run of my life."" title=""And at the bottom there was nothing left
but a huge smile
And knowledge
that I had just skied
the most exquisite Vermont run of my life."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:35:55ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4707/465565474_ZcL7L-Th.jpg2009-01-31 14:27:11"And only time will tell,
but conditions and technique combined
to make it
possibly
one of my most memorable runs ever."<p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com">Benjamin Bloom</a><br />"And only time will tell,
but conditions and technique combined
to make it
possibly
one of my most memorable runs ever."</p><p><a href="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/7244968_MpwRW#465565597_kvJi3" title=""And only time will tell,
but conditions and technique combined
to make it
possibly
one of my most memorable runs ever.""><img src="http://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4708/465565597_kvJi3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt=""And only time will tell,
but conditions and technique combined
to make it
possibly
one of my most memorable runs ever."" title=""And only time will tell,
but conditions and technique combined
to make it
possibly
one of my most memorable runs ever."" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-31T20:35:55ZBenjamin Bloomhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.comhttp://benjamindbloom.smugmug.com/Sports/Smuggs-January-31-2009/20090131ski4708/465565597_kvJi3-Th.jpg2009-01-31 14:27:11