It was inevitable perhaps, but when resorts shut down abruptly last March due to the coronavirus, throngs of skiers unwilling to let their seasons go so early grabbed their touring setups in pursuit of earning their own turns. One Saturday at Pinkham Notch, N.H., saw some 400 cars jammed and … [Read more...]
Get your game in order for spring conditions
You gotta love the ski-cadian rhythm of skiing. Around Thanksgiving time, we’re praying for enough early snow to fall on our favorite slopes so we can begin making turns once again after “enduring” a long and dry summer. This is quickly replaced by yearning for significant accumulation events, the … [Read more...]
In a year of COVID, the automobile proves its versatility for all base lodge activities
Rolling up into a parking lot at Stowe Mountain Resort on a warm and sunny weekend in March to find locals AJ Payack and his fiancée Kayla Zakrzewski seated in camp chairs behind their Jeep Cherokee, grilling food and enjoying a Vermont craft beer, wouldn’t be out of the ordinary during a typical … [Read more...]
Trendy eyewear that’s perfect for stylin’ both on and off the slopes
Having endured some eye procedures over the years, keeping them protected from the elements during outdoor activities — skiing especially — is at the top of my priority list. I’ve got a “system” dialed in for every activity, one that incorporates my Rx into the goggles and sunglasses I own that are … [Read more...]
Putting the fun back into ski lessons at Burke Snow Sports School
Feeling stuck? Feeling plateaued? Frustrated that no matter how many days you’re out there skiing you just can’t seem to break through to “the next level”? Cut yourself a little slack. “Skiing is fun!” says Drew Downing, snowsports manager at Burke Mountain Resort in East Burke, Vt. “Anyone … [Read more...]
How to get your kids (safely) involved in backcountry skiing
Chalk it up to nerves … or maybe he was distracted. But when backcountry ski and mountaineering guide Steve Charest proposed to his wife-to-be, Andrea, while skiing in the Jay Peak sidecountry some 15 years ago, he toppled over into a tree well. Both were working at Petra Cliffs Climbing Center … [Read more...]
David Goodman’s classic is still the defining source of backcountry insight
They call it the bible of Northeast backcountry skiing, and that’s kind of how my interpretation of David Goodman’s seminal “Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast” has evolved over the years. When I was new to the concept of off-the-grid ski exploration sometime during the early ’90s and was … [Read more...]
Top tutors from Stowe, Sunapee, Okemo and Mount Snow weigh in on new-school techniques
Have you been to ski school lately or is it too hard to remember that far back? Maybe you’re there now, mom and dad dropping you off in the mornings since realizing how challenging it can be to teach their own children. Or, perhaps you’ve just booked a lesson with a pro this weekend in order to get … [Read more...]
Innovation boosts performance in these 2021 ski models
Manufacturers aren’t tapping into newly discovered materials and compounds to produce this season’s most innovative skis, but rather, they’re incorporating creative thinking and engineering during the construction process to strategically boost on-snow function and performance. It’s the industry’s … [Read more...]
What ski resorts are doing to anticipate inbounds touring boom
Experienced alpine skiers who have bolstered their quivers recently with touring-capable equipment — and data shows there are a ton of them out there — are no doubt hoping to dip their ski tips into the backcountry this season. And why wouldn’t they? Serious questions persist about what the season … [Read more...]
Here’s what to ‘know before you go’ into the backcountry this winter
A surge in backcountry skiing and snowboarding has been bolstering an otherwise flat snowsports participation bell curve for the better part of the past decade. And now with the global COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a spike in uphill-oriented equipment sales during 2020, experts are becoming … [Read more...]
A primer for New England’s most daunting ski runs
Classic New England trails like the ones you’ll find at Mad River Glen are what make skiing in the East so challenging and fun, especially when these narrow, steep, sometimes winding, sometimes plummeting straight down the fall line, rock-strewn swaths receive a healthy dumping of arctic powder from … [Read more...]
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