Midseason review: Observations from a few ski trips I’ve now been able to get out for several ski trips, and this has been an interesting season. I’ve gone to Saddleback for two days,…
Confessions from a first tracks enthusiast The other day, I wheeled into my favorite ski area, unloaded my equipment, showed my vaccination record, and had a happy revelation: I was only…
Let’s not dilute the purity of skiing for attracting a new crowd The Guardian, the liberal British newspaper, is not ordinarily known as a leading chronicler of the ski life. But the paper recently presented a sobering…
What’s in a name? Plenty when it comes to these local ski destinations The uptick in ski talk that coincides with the holidays and the steady turn of fall to winter always is a welcome prelude to my…
How to manage the early-season angst of skiers and riders I’ve always been of the mindset that any ski days prior to the new year are generally the bonus of good fortune. But the flurry…
After a year of intermission, skiers are ready to return to the scene that defines them We’re back. Most of us are. Or soon will be. Back in the ski shops, back at the ski swaps, back on the chairlifts, back in…
Get ready to embrace a ski season defined by renewal It has been almost 16 years now since the February afternoon when I hit a patch of ice on the early portion of the Avenger…
Staying young on the slopes is an acquired skill My father-in-law was 87 when he bought his last car, and he never described it as his last automobile. I just bought a pair of…
These might be the coolest Summer Olympics ever for skiers and riders The Summer Olympics are finally upon us, which means we are only a few months removed from what really matters: The Winter Olympics. I’ve always…
Ski country in summer only strengthens love for our winter sport Venture with me and William Shakespeare deep into ski country in the sultry season of June, July and August. Head to your favorite ski hill;…
Believe it or not: Bad ski days always beat no-ski days Sometimes in ski country we just don’t ski. We don’t feel well, or we don’t feel like it. It’s too cold or it’s too warm.…
Celebrating the passion and quirkiness of true ‘skiers’ Up here in the snowy mountains, we have our own language. When we say the conditions are “wicked,” we mean they’re terrific. When we say…