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…
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…
Yes, you can still take a lesson this season, even with pandemic restrictions
This may be the first winter since all three of my kids started skiing that we are not planning on any lessons. That is not…
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…
How Sunday River is handling SnowSports lessons in the midst of a pandemic
January traditionally has been hailed as “National Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month” in the ski industry. But this month, that mantra is taking on…
How the smaller, indie ski hills are coping with the COVID challenge
In New Hampshire, ski resorts large and small are reshaping their operating plans in all departments to prepare for the coming winter season, following guidelines…
Picked-up pieces from a school vacation week tour of New Hampshire ski areas…
Some observations from a week that brought me and my three children wandering around New Hampshire on skis... — Truth be told, if we were…
Ski Bradford celebrates 70 years fueling local snow sports passion
It’s Christmas Eve, 1949, and Boston Globe skiing columnist Pat Harty has news of seven new winter sports development areas opening in Massachusetts. Hardy’s “Stem…
Eight tips for backcountry skiers, by backcountry skiers
There’s no denying it — for the first time since lift-accessed terrain became popular, human-powered skiing is making a comeback. Maybe it’s rapidly increasing lift…
Pats Peak, Ragged at forefront of unique ski school offerings
Just about every ski resort operates a ski and ride school where never-evers can get a start or more advanced skiers and boarders can hone…
Discover the payoff of enrolling in a season-long ski program
Parents, children, beginners, racers, freestylers, cruisers and everyone in between can enjoy the benefits and fun of a season-long program at resorts throughout New England. …
