Support the Catamount Trail – Race to the Top of VT

How about a little boost your fitness as another ski season nears?

This coming August 29, 2010, please come out and support Vermont’s Catamount Trail Association, by running, mountain biking, or non-competitively hiking up Vermont’s Mount Mansfield as part of the 3rd Annual Race to the Top of Vermont. Proceeds from this event will benefit three 501©3 non-profit organizations. The Catamount Trail Association maintains, manages and protects the 300-mile backcountry ski trail the …

Photo of the Week: A Three Sandwich Day

You know you are in for a great adventure – at least you had better be – when you prepare and pack three sandwiches for your ski pack. This particular sandwich making session was followed by a ski tour that kicked off around dinner time, carried us through the midnight hours and didn’t land us back in camp until breakfast time…with half a sandwich to spare. – Brian

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Photo of the Week: Crust Cruising

One of the great things about a little rainfall in the middle of February is that it sometime leads to the formation of a nice supportive crust atop the snowpack. If we’ve got a good base to work with, this can be especially fun, as the crust allows you to go nearly anywhere, and fast, on skis – along creek beds, over fence lines, across fields, through open hardwoods… In these conditions, even a 2 degree pitch in a farmer’s field can get the adrenaline flowing, …

Surfing Arctic Norway

We recently stumbled upon this terrific short film about Arctic Norway – produced from a surfer’s perspective. It features some of the same mountain areas that we explored by bicycle and skis this past spring. Whether you enjoy surfing or not, we think you’ll enjoy this! – Brian and Emily

Photo of the Week: Cold, Refreshing Winter

As much as we love the tropical heat and humidity that has settled upon the Northeast this past week, it’s also nice to take a break from it by letting our imaginations run in an image like this… We hope this image cools you down as much as it does for us. (Click on thumbnail to enlarge) Stay cool and enjoy the weekend!

- Brian and Emily

Monthly Gear Giveaway – June/July: Skiing Animals?

Congrats to Jason Starr of Burlington, VT for coming up with the closest guess in our April/May contest…

For June/July…Be the first to name the three animals that we see most in the mountain environment and season featured in this photo, and win a pair of Darn Tough socks! One guess, listing only three animals, per person please…Leave your answer in the comments areas below. We will contact (via email) and announce the winner at the end of every contest!

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Photo of the Week: A Three Sandwich Day

You know you are in for a great adventure – at least you had better be – when you prepare and pack three sandwiches for your ski pack. This particular sandwich making session was followed by a ski tour that kicked off around dinner time, carried us through the midnight hours and didn’t land us back in camp until breakfast time…with half a sandwich to spare. – Brian

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Photo of the Week: Chest Deep Ferns

Need we say more?

Happy summer everyone!

-Brian

Photo of the Week: A Three Sandwich Day

You know you are in for a great adventure – at least you had better be – when you prepare and pack three sandwiches for your ski pack. This particular sandwich making session was followed by a ski tour that kicked off around dinner time, carried us through the midnight hours and didn’t land us back in camp until breakfast time…with half a sandwich to spare. – Brian

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