Category: Video

AMC Video Promotes Updated Northeast Skiing Guidebook

Vermont-based author David Goodman recently published the latest edition of his popular guidebook backcountry skiing in the northeast. His new book, Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast: 50 Classic Ski Tours in New England and New York, was released and published this fall by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), and it combines the two volumes …

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Skiing the Greens – Early November 2010

On Monday (11/8), while rain, sleet and freezing rain cancelled schools in the valleys, a thin layer of fresh “snow” in the mountains took the edge off the weekend’s crust at all but the highest elevations.

103 Years of Skiing in the Northeast

It was a Nobel Prize winning, GE chemist named Irving Langmuir who was likely the first individual in North America to climb mountains with the intention of sliding from their summit. And he did this right here in the northeast, deep in the heart of the Adirondack and Appalachian mountains. Whether he knew it or …

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Smuggler’s Notch Off-Piste

Stompin Grounds from Chris Nelson on Vimeo. Vermont skier and photographer/videographer Chris Nelson has compiled some nice footage from his 2009-10 skiing adventures, centered around Vermont’s Smuggler’s Notch area. This short film entitled, “Stompin’ Grounds”, features some of last season’s bountiful high-elevation snowfalls, as well as some classic northeastern “chute” and gully skiing… Enjoy! – …

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Surfing Arctic Norway

We recently stumbled upon this terrific short film about Arctic Norway – produced from a surfer’s perspective. It features some of the same mountain areas that we explored by bicycle and skis this past spring. Whether you enjoy surfing or not, we think you’ll enjoy this! – Brian and Emily