Photo of the Week: Thank You Old Man Winter
It was with a touch of sadness and a feeling of deep satisfaction that we said goodbye to Old Man Winter today. From his earliest appearances in mid October, through his grand finale in the higher-elevations over this past weekend, the Old Man put on an exceptionally good show across the Northeast this winter. By [...]
Photo(&Vid) of the Week: Descending Katahdin’s Chimney
It’s not often that the steep, alpine gulley known as the Chimney on Maine’s Mt. Katahdin becomes skiable. Dropping over 1500′ from Katahdin’s Knife Edge Ridge, the remote Chimney is known more as a ice- and rock-strewn alpine climb (Class 4/ NE II) than it is as a ski line. Yet, this past week, a [...]
Photo of the Week: Lots of Little Snowflakes
Wow. For many, many, many little reasons, the last several days have been a definite highlight of the 2012-13 season. With daily fresh snowfall since Tuesday, as much as 30″ of fresh snowflakes have accumulated across the mountains of the Northeast, with the deepest amounts, per usual, across the northern Greens. Still, even where only [...]
2013 Mad River Glen to Sugarbush Randonee Race
Now in its seventh year, the Mad River Glen to Sugarbush randonee race, sanctioned by the US Ski Mountaineering Association, returns to Vermont’s Mad River Valley this coming Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 to challenge adventurous skiers of all abilities on a beautiful course connecting the two ski areas, via the Long Trail and Slidebrook areas. [...]
Upcoming Events to Support VT’s Bolton Valley Backcountry
It seems as though the winter calendar is still filled with some great skiing adventures this season, and two events coming up are no exception. These events are also important fundraisers for the conservation of Vermont’s Bolton Valley Backcountry and Nordic Lands – an incredible opportunity for Northeastern skiers that, if successful, will secure some [...]
Adventure Skiing Slideshows: Kick Back, Support Wildlands, Get Lucky!
On October 24th and 25th, Moretown, VT-based skiers, photographers and storytellers, Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson, of Ember Photography, will kick off their 8th Annual Wild People, Wild Places Slideshow Series, with several shows planned for Vermont. They will begin the season with two showings of their multi-media slideshow, Two Wheels, Two Planks – Norway, [...]
Photo of the Week: Ultra-Thin Cover
Another round of fresh snowfall blanketed the higher elevations of the Northeast this past weekend. And while it didn’t amount to more than an inch or two – aka ultra-thin cover – the combination of the ground being more frosted and the snow being denser than last week made for even smoother skiing. Word on [...]
Photo(s) of the Week (Updated): Fresh Snow… First Turns!
Thanks to fresh snow falling across the highest elevations of the Northeast on Sunday night, snow sliders enjoyed some of their first turns of the season on Monday. And while Old Man Winter welcomed us back with only a few inches of snow at the highest elevations (4-6″ atop the porch railing of a cabin [...]
Help Protect Vermont’s Bolton Backcountry
This past winter, the land encompassing Vermont’s Bolton Valley Nordic Center and adjacent backcountry was placed on the market by its owner, Redstone. With the fate of the land uncertain, the Friends of Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry was formed with the intent of securing long protection of and access to this prized stretch of [...]
2 Wheels, 2 Planks: High Passes, Big Moon, Spring in Switzerland
Powder skiing during the 40-50cm storm that nearly broke the 20-day stretch of daily/nightly snowfall that welcomed us to the Alps. Between sunny days, snow fell for two more nights as we rolled east to Austria and Italy. Skiing as the 70-80 mph gusts of a good old fashioned foehn wind blew in, among the [...]
2 Wheels, 2 Planks: Snowbound near St. Moritz
After landing in Zurich tempted to pedal our way straight for the mountains, a forecasted major winter storm had us throwing our bikes on a train bound for the Engadine Valley in eastern Switzerland – home to St. Moritz, several world class ski areas and endless backcountry skiing options. Our plan also meant experiencing one [...]
Adirondack High
As we shared a couple of weeks back (link), the late-winter snow pack in the Adirondacks has been luring us to explore some of the many new landslide paths created by Tropical Storm Irene last August. And after several recent adventures in the Dacks, it’s become clear that Irene has dramatically expanded the scope of [...]
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