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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...]

Grab a lift for a panoramic foliage view

Queue up if you can (socially distanced, of course). Many of the north country’s scenic mountain lifts that have been closed during the summer’s unwelcoming season of coronavirus may be opening up again, just in time to provide panoramic glimpses that highlight the region’s most vibrant season of … [Read more...]

Take a scenic drive to soak up all of New England’s fall colors

We’ve all seen that bumper sticker. Minivans, pickup trucks, compact cars. It doesn’t matter. Pretty much any vehicle that passes a state inspection is capable of earning the popular “This Car Climbed Mt. Washington” sticker. It’s the driver who deserves the real credit, having to successfully … [Read more...]

Now is the ideal time to challenge yourself on these hiking trails

Summer might be the most popular season for hiking in the mountains and woods of the Northeast, but fall is hands down the best season to do it. It’s not just because of the brilliant foliage that lights up the woods and the landscapes in classic rich colors that makes the autumn months so … [Read more...]

Let nature steal the show in Vermont

We all deserve greener pastures after our lives have been completely turned upside down by a global pandemic, by ongoing tensions of social and political division, and by never-ending stresses of divisive news and social media cycles. And it’s not just pastures that we deserve, either. Throw in some … [Read more...]

Plan a trip on a river in northern New England

Editor's note: Before making plans, please be sure to visit the following web sites, with information regarding quarantine and other possible COVID-19 limitations required of your plans.  Connecticut: portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus Massachusetts: … [Read more...]

Paddle perfection: New England is your water playground

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2019. As we enter the summer of 2020, each state in New England has its own set of parameters regarding visitors within its borders. Before making plans, please be sure to visit the following web sites, with information regarding quarantine and … [Read more...]

New England’s Best Hassle-Free Hikes

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2019. As we enter the summer of 2020, each state in New England has its own set of parameters regarding visitors within its borders. Before making plans, please be sure to visit the following web sites, with information regarding quarantine and … [Read more...]

Smugglers’ Notch independently churns out happy customer after happy customer

When Mike Chait was managing the snowboard school at Smugglers’ Notch Resort a few years back, he encountered a father who was dropping off his two kids for an all-day camp program. It would be their first-ever snowboarding experience and their dad, a skier, let slip his misgivings. “He made … [Read more...]

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