Entry into the world of cross-country skiing isn’t as challenging as you’d think
Today’s sermon is on the virtues of the Daily Double. Not the McDonald’s cheeseburger. Not the parimutuel wager on two horse or two greyhound races.…
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Welcome to Winter, Part II: The season we deserve
A quick preview of the next two weeks of welcome winter weather swung through New Hampshire's Mount Washington Valley toward the end of February school…Read More
A lot of social distortion in online skiing communities
If you skied during the polar vortex that enveloped New England earlier this month, good for you. If you didn’t, good for you. Join the…
Sky-high stress: Can a skiing veteran keep up with his daughter in Montana?
The days are chilly, there’s snow in the air, the lifts are turning, the hot chocolate is flowing. So why am I so out of…
Beware of the bitter cold, skiers…just don’t run from it
Originally published in 2018. More than a half century ago, the rock group Chicago released a song called "25 or 6 to 4.’’ To most…
Some things are more difficult when you return to skiing after a hiatus … like those boots
It must be perfect. The snow. The light. The number of skiers on the mountain. Are they on skis or snowboards? Are the blues really…
It’s been wet and warm in New England, but this winter isn’t a dud just yet
It was early November when I was tailgating with a quartet of friends across the street from Gillette Stadium, where in a few hours we…
