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A few weeks back I participated in the Ski Essentials Ski Test. I’ve written in detail about it in previous columns. This year as I was picking up a pair of Nordica skis to test ,I noticed that they said… Continue Reading →

So how many chairs are on the Lookout chairlift? Steve Edwards was quick with the answer that there are 206 chairs! Obviously like myself, Steve found ways of passing the time while riding Lookout during the Quad outage by watching… Continue Reading →

It was good getting the FourRunner Quad back after more than a week of absence. Ski lifts have been in the news more often than usual this winter! Chairs fell off lifts at Attitash and Heavenly, both Vail resorts. Hope… Continue Reading →

If you look up “love-hate relationship” in a thesaurus, one of the resulting synonyms will be “ski boots!” Ski boots are the most important piece of ski equipment whether you’re a beginner or an expert. But since the beginning of… Continue Reading →

The finals of this season’s FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup will be held next week in Sun Valley, Idaho. The overall World Cup will be awarded along with cups in each of the disciplines. This year there isn’t a whole… Continue Reading →

Abenaki ski area in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, claims to be the oldest community-run ski area in the United States. It dates back to 1936 which actually makes it one of the oldest still operating ski areas in the U.S. period!… Continue Reading →

Charles Bird Vaughan, Jr. was born in Ridgewood, N.J. When Vaughan was three years old his family moved to Manchester, Vermont, where his parents became owners of The Red Doors Inn. Vaughan began his skiing career at Bromley Mountain, in… Continue Reading →

Last weekend the Stowe Derby marked 80 years since its founding. It’s a pretty unique ski race since it combines cross country and downhill skiing in one race, and on one pair of skis! This combination of skills is what… Continue Reading →

For the past couple of columns I’ve been writing then-versus-now comparisons of learning to ski. First, it’s being able to make parallel turns, then second it’s learning to ski moguls. This week it’s the challenge of skiing powder! Wait a… Continue Reading →

Last week I covered what I believe is the first step to a life “hooked on skiing” and that was the parallel turn. While I don’t remember the exact date, I do remember where I was the day something clicked… Continue Reading →