What’s better than finishing a glade day and dropping in to a cold one (besides removing boots after a tour)?! Thanks @mountainkhakis for keeping our 🍺 cold! #hellyeah #getinourpants #britchin #koozie #graniteglades #gimby #skifreeordie @u.s.forestservice
Keeping fueled is a big part of a glade day! Big thanks to @grandyoats for stepping up and providing the goods for snacks and #pbandj accessory. What does your pre-season dry land training entail? We suggest you consider that before the snow flies! Grab some loppers and test your readiness for ski season September 29/30 at Bartlett Mtn - link in bio! #crosstraining #graniteglades #gimby #skifreeordie
What’s that you say? Another parking lot?! Kudos to the @u.s.forestservice for expanding the #doublehead parking area to 20 cars just in time for ski season! #backcountryskiing #jacksonnh
ACTION PHOTO! GBA, together with Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, secured parking, driveway, and sign permits from the Town of Bartlett and Lower Bartlett Water Precinct this week. Pictured here are the Selectman, USVLT executive director William Abbott, and GBA’s Rick Jenkinson. #usvlt then issued a green light to the @u.s.forestservice which in turn authorized the glading for the 29th & 30th of September 🤪 Said another way, we are officially ON for next weekend to cut another glade! ⛷ Plan accordingly! #graniteglades #gimby #skifreeordie
Faces of the Glade 😍 These hardworkin’ #quarrydogs continue to crush it 🌳⚒🌲So many others belong in this pic 👨‍✈️👩‍🔬🎅🏼🧞‍♀️ See for yourself September 29 & 30th in Intervale, NH at Bartlett Mountain. #thinksnow | sign up at link in bio. #graniteglades #gimby #skifreeordie
Ole George, in bloom 🌺 #seasons 🎿#whitemountains #skithewhites
WOW! We did it! With a 2,500 vertical foot top to bottom run in place, at about 3 miles in length, and now with several variations on the way down bumping the total up to over 3,000 vert, we want to thank all 80 #quarrydogs for their blood, sweat (x2) and tears this last weekend amidst heat and difficult glade zones! This is what we set out to achieve nearly 2 years ago to the day when GBA officially formed as a non-profit. Well done to everyone, including our volunteers, partners, sponsors and vendors! Be proud of this Herculean effort and milestone! We will be back at #Baldface Oct 27&28 to fine tune/prune, insert signage and expand the zone (sponsored by @appalachianmountainclub ) | BUT next up is #maplevillaglade on #bartlettmountain Sept 29/30 just outside #northconway village. Sign up at the link in our bio! See you then!! #graniteglades #GIMBY #skifreeordie @mountainkhakis @u.s.forestservice @grandyoats @clifbar @summitachievement @ski_the_whites
GBA #granbassadors @sr_drummond and @backcountryskiwithajd were quite pleased with the glading today by the amazing #quarrydogs ! Over 1200 vertical feet and that’s just the lower exit points. Now we set up for the steep glade lines. Come on out tomorrow at 8:30 and lend a hand! Breakfast lunch and dinner...🍺 ..and cliff jumping! #baldygranjam #graniteglades
Scenes from the Glade: Tyler Ray, GBA Granite Chief: “We’re out here initiating phase one of the implementation stage of our fall glade season. It’s amazing to see the work we can do with collective action. I’m impressed by all the pack leaders who have stepped up to the plate and taken on responsibility to own this project. I expect the same from our huge pool of Quarry Dogs! In many ways, this massive volunteer effort gives skiers and riders some semblance of control over the ski season. Expand your playground. The message to all is come out and join us to make this ski season the best ever!” #graniteglades #GIMBY #skifreeordie #gbapackleader #quarrydogs #backcountryskiing @mountainkhakis @u.s.forestservice
This is where you park. Rt. 113 in Chatham, NH. Please be respectful in how you park! Look for GBA volunteers to facilitate a smooth parking experience. It will be a busy day in #evansnotch so be mindful of others | #baldygranjam