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My First Alpine Ski Tour

Jan 25, 2021 5:12:33 AM

Tara (left) joins Zoe (right) on her first uphill ski tour at Bolton Valley, Vermont. Photo Credit: Sierra Martin.

I always thought the idea of skiing uphill was silly, absurd even. That’s what chairlifts are for, right? Who would subject themselves to that level of torture, right?

I have never thought of myself as particularly “active,” at least in the physical realm. I love being outside; a nice day hike in the summer and fall? Sure! Shredding down the Green trails in the winter? Sign me up! I guess I would have always considered myself an outdoor leisure enthusiast. Nothing stressful, nothing too physically involved, a nice dose of fresh air to keep the mind sharp.

Then the pandemic hit and it seemed as though all of my leisure activities slowed down - too much for even my liking. My daily walks throughout March and April were necessary, but not enough. A trip to the grocery store felt a little too riveting for what it should be. Throughout the spring and summer I craved a type of stimulation that would make the days pass by a little faster. Finding a swimming hole or hanging out on Lake Champlain was great, usually my favorite parts of summer - but it wasn’t enough to replace how I found stimulation in other ways, like grabbing a drink with my friends, walking up to campus for my classes, seeing my family on a more regular basis, traveling, etc.

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Comments | Posted in Downhill Skiing By Zoe Spett

How to Layer for Cold Weather

Jan 13, 2021 5:01:31 AM

The following layering tips should help you pick out each piece, understand how they'll work together, and set yourself up for a successful day. Photo Credit: Agathe Bernard.

Aside from how rewarding those first human-powered turns felt, the thing I remember most from my first time alpine touring is that I was hot -- ripping off layers and unzipping vents at a pace much higher than I had expected -- and then I was cold -- really, really, finger-freezingly, bone-chillingly cold.

After that first time out, I thought that maybe skinning just wasn't for me. I couldn't handle the swing from high-output climbing, to standing dead still, to zipping downhill in temps capable of frostbiting cheeks or a nose in just a few minutes. Fortunately, I found it in myself to take the plunge into the backcountry a couple more times. Over the course of a couple more tours, I found out that it was not that I was simply not cut out for alpine touring, but rather that I didn't really know how to properly layer my clothes for such a wide range of needs and experiences.

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Comments | Posted in News Bicycling Downhill Skiing Running Hiking By Patagonia Burlington

Buy Less, Demand More.

Nov 23, 2020 2:05:20 PM

We’re in business to save our home planet. Photo Credit: P. Draper..

We’re in business to save our home planet.

At Patagonia, we appreciate that all life on earth is under threat of extinction. We’re using the resources we have—our business, our investments, our voice and our imaginations—to do something about it.

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Comments | Posted in News By Patagonia Burlington

Public Trust Film Screening at the Sunset-Drive In.

Feeling inspired? Here's what can you do:

1. Text "DEFEND" to 52886 to find out how to contribute to this important fight for public lands.

2. Watch, re-watch, and share the full feature film now (below).

3. VOTE for public lands and the planet - elect climate leaders now: 
Click here to learn more.

4. Help measure the impact of the Public Trust screening tour:
Click here to provide feedback.

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Comments | Posted in News Events By Patagonia Burlington

JOIN US AT THE DRIVE-IN
for a special screening of Patagonia's new documentary Public Trust

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

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Comments | Posted in News Events By Patagonia Burlington

How to Support Your Local Food System

Apr 13, 2020 5:33:58 AM

Patagonia Burlington staff walk pass vegetable gardens at the Intervale Center during Skirack Inc's first annual community service day in September of 2019. Photo Credit: Zach Walbridge.

Food is an influential part of my life. Knowing where my food comes from, how it's grown and who is growing it, is important to me. Locally sourced, environmentally friendly and fresh food helps keep me happy, healthy and supports my local food system to boot.

When you choose to support a local farm you stimulate your local economy and small businesses. Something that is so important in today’s global economy - and now more so than ever. The other big part of supporting local relates to the environmental impacts your food creates. Food from local growers has a much smaller carbon footprint than traditionally grown and sourced food. It doesn’t have to travel thousands of miles, be cleaned, packaged and shipped and finally delivered to your local supermarket. Not too mention most small scale farming operations have a smaller impact on the environment in which they are growing.

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Comments | Posted in News By Josh Gauthier

For many of us, our clothing holds an equally important place in the gear quiver as our bikes, skis, or climbing hardgoods do. Properly functioning and long lasting clothing is critical to performance, safety and, most importantly, having fun.

Patagonia tests its clothing to the highest standards well before it reaches the public's hands through rigorous field testing. This ensures we receive the best product possible.

Gear testers are a rare breed of adventurer - as this short film shows, they are tasked with some crazy objectives. Would you want to be a tester?

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Patagonia Ambassador Nick Russell speaks at the Snow Activism Tour at Patagonia Burlington. Photo Credit: Zach Walbridge.

This past Thursday, Patagonia Burlington hosted Patagonia Action Work's Snow Activism Tour with two film screenings and a discussion about fighting the climate crisis in your own backyard. Patagonia ambassador Nick Russell hosted the event and asked the audience "What Would you do Without Winter?".

This issue was top of mind as Vermont was coming off a weekend of 55 degrees and heavy rain, a huge loss of snow pack in the mountains. January thaws typically happen every year, but this was extreme.

Ironically, the following Thursday on the day of the Snow Activism event, Vermont got a few inches of heavy snow and then a significant drop in temperatures the next day. Then a snow storm hit over the weekend and the mountains gained another 6-10". Vermont dodged a bullet and we quickly got our winter back! Vermonters and tourists here for the holiday weekend rejoiced - but the elephant in the room remained.

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Comments | Posted in News Events By Patagonia Burlington

Hanging clothes in the sun after a day of swimming. Photo Credit: Sierra Martin.

My resume of trips for the past few years include:

  • 2012: Biking, backpacking, and working on a farm in Ecuador for 3 months.
  • 2013: Solo backpacking for 3 months through France, Italy, and England.
  • 2014: Hiking across England on the 200-mile Coast to Coast trail.
  • 2016: Hiking 130 miles on the Long Trail averaging ~20 miles/day
  • 2018 Hiking 108 miles on the Long Trail averaging ~20 miles/day

Based off this, what would you expect me to be doing this year?

This year (2019) I went the coast of Maine and stayed on an island that was half a mile long. I can hike half a mile in 15 minutes, and instead spent 672 times as long within that half mile distance. I spent my mornings drinking coffee, eating meals, reading, playing cards, exploring rocky tidepools, collecting mussels to cook for dinner, and walking around the island’s perimeter. I spent my afternoons and evenings doing the same, but ending sans coffee instead having a beer by a fire. This trip, though drastically different than my laundry list of prior trips, was just as rewarding and rejuvenating.

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Comments | Posted in News By Sierra Martin

The Skirack, Inc family at the Intervale Center and Conservation Nursery. Photo Credit: Zach Walbridge.

The scarcity of jewels ensures their worth,
so now we search the earth in earnest for
the items left unloved awhile ago
when great abundance led us to ignore
resources now more precious than before.

I was born and raised in Burlington. When I was a kid, the Intervale was a scary wasteland that people used as a junk yard. When the beltline went in around 1971, you could drive through it and still see parts of old cars around, some even hanging from the cliffs to the west of the wetlands. It was kind of creepy cool to see from a car, but not a place that made you want to get out and walk around.

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Comments | Posted in News Events By Sam Hewitt
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