They’ve got to be kidding…
Dec 23
Big Wave Skiing is Born
Combining their passions for surfing and skiing, Mike Douglas and Cody Townshend are taking skiing to a whole new level. Using jet skis, they are towing into big Hawaiian surf with “surf skis” on their feet. Vermonter Jason Starr deserves a good bit of credit for this as well, as his Vermont-based Starr Surf Skis supplied some the skis for these guys. Starr has also been doing a bit of surf skiing himself here in the northeast, sans jet ski, by stand-up paddling into waves off the New England coast.
Here’s a great clip from Salomon’s Freeski TV about Douglas’s and Townshend’s recent skiing adventures…
Nov 06
Cool story about “The Jay Cloud”
You might be familiar with Colorado-based (but northeast bred) Peter Bronski, who regularly writes about the northeast for a wide variety of publications, including one of our favorites, Vermont Sports. His latest story digs into the hype surrounding the “Jay Cloud”. Take a look HERE.
Oct 28
Pedal Powered Skiing
Sometimes, instead of driving to the ski hill, we drop our ski packs into our BOB trailers, hop onto our bikes and pedal no more than an hour before beginning a beautiful day of skiing in our local mountains… It makes a great day of skiing truly world class, and it has made us excited enough to write a story about it for Vermont Sports magazine.
Follow the link HERE to view the story in PDF format, as published by Vermont Sport in June 2009.
Oct 25
Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival
Are you interested in connecting with the folks that know skiing in Adirondacks best? Don’t miss this year’s 8th Annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival, scheduled for early March, in New York’s Keene Valley. This annual event, organized by friendly folks at The Mountaineer in Keene, NY and their friends at Cloudsplitter Guides, is a great way to introduce yourself to skiing in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks. Stay tuned to the Mountaineer or Cloudsplitter’s websites for upcoming info about the event.
