Mar 30
It’s not often that the steep, alpine gulley known as the Chimney on Maine’s Mt. Katahdin becomes skiable. Dropping over 1500′ from Katahdin’s Knife Edge Ridge, the remote Chimney is known more as a ice- and rock-strewn alpine climb (Class 4/ NE II) than it is as a ski line. Yet, this past week, a …
Feb 24
Wow. For many, many, many little reasons, the last several days have been a definite highlight of the 2012-13 season. With daily fresh snowfall since Tuesday, as much as 30″ of fresh snowflakes have accumulated across the mountains of the Northeast, with the deepest amounts, per usual, across the northern Greens. Still, even where only …
Feb 22
Now in its seventh year, the Mad River Glen to Sugarbush randonee race, sanctioned by the US Ski Mountaineering Association, returns to Vermont’s Mad River Valley this coming Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 to challenge adventurous skiers of all abilities on a beautiful course connecting the two ski areas, via the Long Trail and Slidebrook areas. …
Feb 14
It seems as though the winter calendar is still filled with some great skiing adventures this season, and two events coming up are no exception. These events are also important fundraisers for the conservation of Vermont’s Bolton Valley Backcountry and Nordic Lands – an incredible opportunity for Northeastern skiers that, if successful, will secure some …
Oct 20
On October 24th and 25th, Moretown, VT-based skiers, photographers and storytellers, Brian Mohr and Emily Johnson, of Ember Photography, will kick off their 8th Annual Wild People, Wild Places Slideshow Series, with several shows planned for Vermont. They will begin the season with two showings of their multi-media slideshow, Two Wheels, Two Planks – Norway, …
