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Oct 15
Upcoming Vermont Ski Swaps
Although Old Man Winter is already on his way back to the mountains of the northeast this weekend, there remain plenty of ski swaps on the calendar for those needing to shed or acquire a little ski gear. Thanks to SkiMaven.com for compiling this nice list of Vermont ski swaps taking place this fall. -Brian
Oct 14
Photo of the Week: Let it Snow!
It was exactly one year ago when northeastern skiers were making their first turns of the season on our local ski hills and higher elevation pastures. Over 6″ of snow fell at the higher elevations (just enough to coat skiers’ favorite moss- and grass-coated hillsides), and when the fog and clouds cleared, it was a …
Oct 11
Gear Giveaway – Oct/Nov: Name These Mountains
Congrats! to Pennie Rand, of Richmond, VT, for being the first and only one to correctly guess the name of the ski trail featured in the Aug/Sept contest. The trail featured was the historic Bruce Trail descending the east side of Vermont’s Mount Mansfield. The image was captured from a rare perspective on the trail …
Oct 07
Photo of the Week: Dirt Road Skiing
There’s no better way to get in shape for the upcoming season of skiing adventures, than to go skiing. And if you haven’t before rocked a pair of dirt-road friendly roller skis on your favorite back roads, they are worth checking out. Known to most as a pavement-based training tool for serious and competitive nordic …
Oct 01
First Snowflakes of the Season?
Although the higher elevations of NH’s Whites and NY’s Dacks received a dusting of frozen precipitation (some would call it snow) back in mid-September (does anyone have any photos to share?), we have yet to witness the first real accumulation of snowflakes over our northeastern mountains this season. We could see the snowflakes flying this …
