Vermont’s Chickering-Ayers Wins Chilean Freeskiing Championships

Lars Chickering-Ayers stood atop another podium this past weekend after skiing the course at Chile’s Valle El Arpa resort with impressive speed and style. You can take a peek at Lars’ run in the video by sliding the run time on the video to 6:50 and watching from there… (Allow video to load completely, first). [...]

Written on August 22, 2011 | Posted in General News,Latest Posts,South America,Video | No comment

Photo of the Week: Patagonian Dreams

We had the great fortune of getting close to this beautiful mountain a few years back. It stretched for the sky like no other peak around us. It’s the birthplace of a great Chilean river, the endangered Rio Baker. And lately, we’ve been dreaming of skiing it. It’s tempting to live out our dreams and [...]

Written on August 18, 2011 | Posted in Latest Posts,Photo of the Week,South America | 3 comments

Latest East Coast Ski Movie Trailer – The Meathead’s Prime Cut

The folks at Meathead Films, who for ten years have been producing feature length ski films that have remained loyal to the east-coast skiing experience, will release their tenth feature film, Prime Cut, later this fall. Until then, here’s a sneak peek at the film. Enjoy! From the producers: “Meathead Films has spent the last [...]

Written on August 17, 2011 | Posted in Latest Posts,Video | 1 comment

Stoked for the Mountains: Green Mountain Showdown 2011

Check out this exciting new mountain biking event and photo show up at Trapp Family Lodge on Saturday, August 27th (tickets for sale online or at Trapps on the day of the event)… and then on Sunday, August 28th, don’t miss the 4th Annual Race to the Top of Vermont event, a fundraiser for the [...]

Written on August 12, 2011 | Posted in Event Highlights,Latest Posts | 1 comment

A Snowy Season Ahead? …Some forecasters think so.

Many forecasters believe the coming winter could be another snowy one for the mountains of the northeast, thanks in part to a prevailing La Nina condition in the Pacific and the effect this could have on the jet stream pattern for our region. According to the report on Accuweather.com’s Meteorloical Madness blog, “…The cold will [...]

Written on August 10, 2011 | Posted in General News,Latest Posts,Weather | 2 comments

Photo of the Week: Skier Nutrition… Kippered Snacks

Our good buddy Brennan could be the international ski industry spokesperson for Brunswick’s “Kippered” Seafood Snacks – Boneless Herring Fillets. He considers them to be one of the ultimate skiers’ foods… They are loaded with calories and lot’s of other good stuff (like Omega-3 fatty acids). They’re easy to carry and even easier to cache [...]

Written on August 7, 2011 | Posted in Latest Posts,Photo of the Week | No comment