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 [...]
Photo of the Week: Last Gasps of Winter?
Although the forecasts are calling for unusually warm temps through at least the next seven days (with the exception of Wednesday pm – with snow possible in the mountains!), we’re confident that Old Man Winter will grace us with his presence again this season before spring takes over for good. In the meanwhile, it’s worth [...]
Photo of the Week: July Snow in Vermont!
Early last week, Scott Braaten, the snow reporter for Vermont’sStowe Mountain Resort spotted this lonesome chunk of snow in Vermont’s Green Mountains. It was likely one of the very last remnants of the incredible winter of 2010-11. Unlike the deep ravines of New Hampshire’s Presidential Range, Vermont’s mountains rarely harbor snow into July. And given [...]
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 [...]
Photo(s) of the Week: Endless Winter!
It all seems like such a blur now…this endless winter season, that is. We’ve simply lost track of all the great storms at this point, and our memories of those first turns of the season, back in mid-October, are slipping away into the recesses of our minds. Meanwhile, Old Man Winter continues to show us [...]
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: 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 [...]
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, [...]
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