Skiing the Bretton Woods, NH Backcountry
Our friends at FamousInternetSkiers.com have recently posted some nice images from their skiing adventures in the Bretton Woods, NH backcountry. Enjoy! …LINK
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Wasatch Wanderings
After an incredible streak of skiing fresh tracks in the northeast backcountry, it was time to head west this week to work on a few assignments. Apparently, we have brought our Vermont snow with us! Here are a few quick snaps from our first full day out here in the Wasatch…
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Blue Skies and High Fives
Thanks to Vermont skiers, Rachel Wood and Tyler Cohen, for sharing a few words and images from their skiing adventures in Vermont’s Green Mountains earlier this January….
In Northern Vermont, it’s a rare occurrence to find blue skies and fresh snow in the same day, but we came upon this perfect recipe in early January near [...]
Great story about skiing the Thunderbolt…
Don’t miss Peter Bronski’s latest story about skiing the classic Thunderbolt Ski Trail on Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts’ Berkshires. The story recently published in the Jan/Feb issue of AMC Outdoors magazine, along with an image of ours captured off-piste on Mt Greylock.LINK
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Big Wave Skiing is Born
Combining their passions for surfing and skiing, Mike Douglas and Cody Townshend are taking skiing to a whole new level. Using jet skis, they are towing into big Hawaiian surf with “surf skis” on their feet. Vermonter Jason Starr deserves a good bit of credit for this as well, as his Vermont-based Starr Surf [...]
Pedal Powered Skiing
by Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson
Originally published in Vermont Sports – June 2009
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Alternate link to PDF here.
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More on New Englander Dave Watson’s K2 Descent
Thanks to Adam Howard at Backcountry Magazine for this story about Watson’s skiing adventure on K2 this past summer…LINK
This is a photo of K2’s north face and a route followed by the 1953 American Karakoram Expedition.
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Canoe and Skiing in Vermont
Skiing in the pastures and gladed hillsides right alongside many rivers in the northeast can be an incredible adventure. To make the most of this terrain, we’ve been waiting for just the right river and snow conditions, strapping our skis to the thwarts of our trusty canoes, and floating downriver… Here’s a story [...]
New Englander Skis Upper Slopes of K2
Former Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont ski patroller, Dave Watson, successfully skied the upper slopes of K2, the world’s second highest mountain, this past summer – an impressive ski mountaineering feat by any measure. Dave has also put together a nice website chronicling his skiing adventures on Pakistan’s K2 and in the Himalaya.
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Skiing Patagonia – Part 2
by Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson
Originally published in Vermont Sports – February 2008
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Skiing Patagonia – Part 1
by Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson
Originally published in Vermont Sports – January 2008
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Winter Waves
Winter is an endless source of photographic inspiration and natural beauty.
Recently, while waiting in line for first chair at Alta, on a especially deep and fluffy powder day, we were lucky enough to connect with our friend Dylan Crossman – who grew up skiing in Vermont’s Mad River Valley. We enjoyed most of the day [...]
