10 Tips to Ski Powder
Lean Back and Shorten the Learning Curve.Wow, what a year for snow out west. There’s been an overload of storms from December through March that are converting many of us who previously preferred groo…
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Spring Skiing Advice
Spring Conditions, Form and Gear Tips.Ah, spring. It is the bittersweet season, when we begin bidding winter our long, sad adieu, while simultaneously planning to enjoy some of the best condition…
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10 Best Ski Resorts for Non-Skiers
From East to West.Given my preference, I'll always choose a secluded ski resort, where the emphasis is strictly on skiing – really great skiing – and a few top-end restaurants. If I have that, and a n…
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Finding Your Inner Downhill Racer
Ski Faster and Enjoy the Comradery.True story. As a kid growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, I was absolutely enamored with ski racing. It was no passing fancy, but a full-on infatuation.The options…
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Dealing with Your New Year's Hangover
If You Don't Abstain, Here are 12 Tips to Ease the Pain.Faithful readers of this blog know I'm a big, big fan of après ski. It's as much a part of the ski scene as champagne powder and first tracks. P…
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How to Find the Right Ski Instructor
Assess, Ask and Instruct your Instructor.Skiing has several essential truths. Sliding downhill is preferable to slogging uphill. That's why we have chairlifts and gondolas. And the better skier you ar…
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Tips for Ski Travel this Winter
Know Before You Go.Going to a new mountain can be the highlight of any winter but how do you make sure everything you need arrives in the same destination? Forgetting or losing a crucial piece of gear…
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Planning Your Next Ski Vacation
How to Plan and Where to Go.Few trips require the same leap of faith that a ski vacation does. Consider just how fickle Old Man Winter can be. Here in New England, we got absolutely buried with r…
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A House for Every Skier & Rider
Get Your Ski House On!Ah, the ski house. Is there anything else that appeals to our sense of escape during the winter more than our cherished home-away-from-home?There are many types of skiers. So it…
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First Aid Advice for Skiers and Riders
What You Need to Know Part 2: Altitude, Impact and Dehydration.To continue our coverage on first aid tips for winter sport related ailments, we look at some not so uncommon problems and useful tips to…
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First Aid Advice for Skiers
What You Need to Know Part 1: Prevention and Frostnip? A few years back, my wife and I were riding a quad chair at Sugarloaf in western Maine, and I started chatting up the young snowboarder si…
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Skiing Advice for Adult Intermediates
How to Ski Ice, Steeps, Trees and More... Sometimes the most daunting obstacle facing adult skiers is simply getting started. It takes a certain measure of courage, fitness, and sense of a…
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