Dodging Rain Showers
The resiliency of the ski season here in the Northeast never ceases to amaze us. Last Tuesday afternoon (1/17), when temperatures climbed above freezing and a steady rainfall ensued, it was hard to imagine that we’d be skiing such beautiful snow just a few days later. Then again, this is the Northeast – home to [...]
Photo of the Week: The Big Red Ski Sled
It’s not like we are relying on our trusty 16′ canoe for any long distance load hauling into the backcountry of Quebec’s Gaspe or Maine’s Baxter Park, but there’s no doubt that Big Red comes in handy now and then as a sled. It also gives us incredible floating access to some of our favorite [...]
Video: Almost Mother’s Day
Last turns of the season on natural snow in Vermont’s Green Mountains… on the Marquette Backcountry Skis. The grass skiing on the lower mountain, after we ran out of snow, was in its element. Enjoy! Follow this LINK to “Like” AdventureSkier.com on Facebook. Thanks!
May in the Northeast Mountains
Life is good here in the Northeast when we are still skiing nearly top to bottom lines in May. And this past Sunday, whether you were climbing for turns in one of your favorite springtime playgrounds, riding lifts at Sugarbush, Killington or Jay – or simply skiing vicariously through others – skiers were kicking off [...]
Photo of the Week: Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring
What a winter it has been! And now we have spring to look forward to! We took advantage of this great transition season by paddling and camping along one of our favorite Vermont rivers last week – with our skis in tow – and skiing some beautiful lines right from the boat. In a time [...]
Off Piste in Northern New Hampshire
Blue skies, calm winds, and a recent dusting of snow lured us to the high country of northern New Hampshire earlier this week. Snow conditions at and above treeline were about what we expected – a wonderful late-winter mix that included shin deep powder, rime-coated crust and even some late day corn. We enjoyed the [...]
Photo of the Week: Hut-to-Hut Skiing, Vermont Style
We often wonder why we ever leave the northeast. And the more we ski in this incredible part of the world, the stronger our conviction that we live in a skiing paradise grows. This past weekend drove home these feelings more than ever. With a crew of half-a-dozen friends, we embarked on a three-day, hut-to-hut [...]
Camel’s Hump Ski Challenge – Sunday, Feb 13th
Don’t miss this great opportunity to circumnavigate Vermont’s Camel’s Hump on skis, raise funds for Vermont’s Alzheimer’s Association, and enjoy a beautiful day in the powder-coated mountains with others. Below is some information provided by the Camel’s Hump Challenge website. The Hump is home to a lifetime of skiing adventures, and if you haven’t been [...]
Why We Love Old Man Winter
While the January Thaw earlier this month hooked us up with a few pleasant, spring-like days, it also wiped out a good bit of our already thin snow pack. Then, while out skiing a few meager pasture strips last Tuesday (see first image below), snowflakes started to fly once again. It was as if Old [...]
Northeast Skiing: A World of Contrasts
The past week in the northeast offered a perfectly normal yet utterly wild swing in the weather and snow conditions – an annual event many of us refer to as the January Thaw. For the moment, at least, the change in weather has nearly wiped out the thin snowpack we had at the lowest elevations, [...]
Solstice, Skiing and Sauna
We made the most of the shortest day of the year by enjoying fresh tracks in some higher elevation, off-piste terrain that’s been tempting us for days, and by enjoying a nice wood-fired sauna with a few friends. The warmth and light of the sauna soothed our souls and recharged our bodies. And now, with [...]
Photo of the Week: Moonlit October Corn!
Oct 21, 2010 – Although you might have had to ski it to believe it, the skiing in the days following last weekend’s nor’easter has been beautiful and utterly spring like. With increasingly mild days in the valleys, and crispy cool nights, the snow’s been transforming to a near-perfect corn snow in the mountains – [...]
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