Legendary Thunderbolt trail is the site of a rando race
I absolutely love ski films. If I can’t be skiing, give me that vicarious thrill. Not just the Technicolor works of art by Greg Stump,…
It took 65 consecutive hours of skiing to win this year’s Last Skier Standing
When Ski the Whites’ Last Skier Standing event began in 2020, Rick Chalmers, of Portland, Maine, finished first with a remarkable 34 consecutive hours hiking…
New app could change the face of the professional guiding industry
There are 57 hours between 3 p.m. on Friday and midnight on Sunday. That’s 57 available hours for adventure before having to prepare for Monday’s…
Mount Washington Backcountry Ski Festival to take place in February
Tickets are now available for the Mount Washington Backcountry Ski Festival, taking place Feb. 24-27 in the White Mountains. Ticket holders can take part in…
Vermont’s Ridgeline Outdoor Collective goes by a new name, but mission remains the same
The name might be new, but the passion of Ridgeline Outdoor Collective — formerly known as Rochester/Randolph Area Sports Alliance (RASTA) — which is to…
The lure of Tuckerman Ravine is as strong as ever
If the choice was mine, I’d write about New Hampshire’s Mount Washington every spring. The Northeast’s tallest peak holds an unquestioned moth-to-the-light attraction for me.…
Spring into adventure at these backcountry hotspots
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
When is winter going to get here anyway?
I’ve always thought a “good start” was overrated anyway. Frankly, I’d rather still be skiing in leftovers seeping into May rather than putting the rush…
