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Jul 29
Photo of the Week: Fresh Tracks in the Salty Sea
Be it newly fallen powder snow, peel-away springtime corn or the surging swells of the salty sea, laying fresh tracks upon H20, in nearly any form, is one of life’s greatest gifts. (Click on the thumbnail for larger image) – Brian Follow this LINK to “Like” AdventureSkier.com on Facebook. Thanks!
Jul 21
Photo of the Week: A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream
Maybe it’s all the heat… Our dreams lately have been filled with imaginary ski adventures among friends, seemingly endless backcountry descents and the cold and refreshing sensations that accompany deep powder snow. It must be the heat… – Brian Follow this LINK to “Like” AdventureSkier.com on Facebook. Thanks!
Jul 10
Photo of the Week: July Snow in Vermont!
Early last week, Scott Braaten, the snow reporter for Vermont’sStowe Mountain Resort spotted this lonesome chunk of snow in Vermont’s Green Mountains. It was likely one of the very last remnants of the incredible winter of 2010-11. Unlike the deep ravines of New Hampshire’s Presidential Range, Vermont’s mountains rarely harbor snow into July. And given …
Jul 05
Photo of the Week: The Big Red Ski Sled
It’s not like we are relying on our trusty 16′ canoe for any long distance load hauling into the backcountry of Quebec’s Gaspe or Maine’s Baxter Park, but there’s no doubt that Big Red comes in handy now and then as a sled. It also gives us incredible floating access to some of our favorite …
Jun 26
Photo of the Week: Skiing Rime
Anyone who has spent time high up in the mountains during winter has probably curiously admired the beautiful, delicate and feather-like formations of rime on trees, chairlift towers, signs and rocks. (The second photo below is an example of some rather thick and icy rime.) According to the Miriam-Webster Dictionary, rime is “an accumulation of …
