There are going to be a lot more places to ski in New England beginning this weekend. Saddleback, Mount Sunapee, Wildcat, Cannon, Bolton Valley, Waterville Valley, Cranmore, and Ragged are among the New England ski areas which announced they would be kicking off the 2021-22 seasons beginning … [Read more...]
Vermont is back open and ready to recover
The last time I had skied in Vermont prior to this season was March 14, 2020. It was a blissful goggle tan day at Okemo Mountain Resort, but it was also one more notable for the sudden precautions being put in place at Okemo and across the ski industry. Food service was limited, signs across … [Read more...]
Shiffrin, Killington make triumphant returns to the World Cup in Vermont
KILLINGTON, Vt. -- Mikaela Shiffrin said that she had begun to take the Killington Cup for granted. In fact, the last time the race was held in 2019, Shiffrin admitted that it felt like the weight of the world was on her shoulders. At 24 years old, the product of Burke Mountain Academy had … [Read more...]
Post-holiday storm is a bonus for open ski areas
KILLINGTON, Vt. -- Sixteen inches of snow; great for skiing, not so wonderful for World Cup racing. Saturday’s grand slalom race wound up cancelled at Killington, where post-storm winds wreaked havoc on the race course. The slalom race is on, as scheduled for Sunday. So, while the … [Read more...]
New book makes skiing easy as ABC
Skiing photography has brought us to some pretty epic places in the world. Maybe there’s a particular photo that inspires you to travel someplace new, or perhaps it’s just an image of a place you know well and dear that sparks something inside you. Wherever it might be, the majestic environment … [Read more...]
You’ll be in Park City by lunch, but that only depends on how late you eat breakfast
Our flight landed in Salt Lake City at 9:48 a.m. We were at Park City Resort a little more than an hour later. Yes, it’s just as easy as everybody has tried to tell you. This was a verification of the persuasions I had heard from various parties over the years when discussing the best … [Read more...]