Garrett

I am a snowmaker.

There’s only a few things in this world that are a sure thing. The sun rising every morning is one of them. Got snow? Views from the office.

This is SNOWMAKING at a ski resort.

https://youtu.be/QNhnYE7ElUY A little video I put together of the last winter season. Smugglers Notch Resort. Vermont, USA

What is Snowmaking?

It’s the art of using high pressure water, and high pressure air, forced together, and at a cold enough temperature to form snow. Some nights are hell. Some tonight’s are fun. In the end, we’re creat…

Winter is HERE.

I work at a ski resort as a Snowmaker. This is my job, to provide more snow than Mother Nature can naturally provide. I work 8pm-8am. A significant portion of the shift is spent in darkness. The head…

My usual hike

To my usual spots. Hello Autumn.

Snowmaking behind the scene.

Three weeks left to get ready. Three weeks left to make sure millions of dollars of equipment is ready to go. Three weeks of keeping our fingers crossed for a cold start to November. Three weeks unti…

Colors.

I

woke up early, and went for a sunrise hike this morning. Started off my hike in the dark, but when I came out on top of Spruce peak, this is what I saw! The fall color is starting to speckle the moun…

Jeep.

“There’s nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile”

Hiked Bolton yesterday evening with an old friend. I spent my childhood at this place, it’s a second home to me. Every time we crawl up the half broken ladder of this old fire tower, we say to one an…