Tag: off piste

Photo of the Week: Back(yard)country Ski Season Is Here

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Thanks to a solid inch or two of fresh snow piling up close to home late last week, and with some well-worn Marquettes ready for action, we kicked off the backyardcountry ski season in style last weekend. The snow should be piling up in the higher elevations in the days ahead, with easily a foot …

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Photo of the Week: Powder for Breakfast

Mad River Glen skier and Freeskiing Coach, Eamon Duane, enjoys a little morning powder for breakfast, under the dim light of sunrise on a very stormy winter morning in Vermont. It won’t be long now… LINK to “Like” AdventureSkier.com on Facebook. Thanks!

2nd Annual Vermont Backcountry Forum…Celebration…and Potluck!

Hosted by the Vermont Backcountry Alliance (VTBC), Catamount Trail Association (CTA) and the Rochester Area Sports Trail Alliance (RASTA), the event promises to be a fun celebration of the coming winter season. Representatives from the VTBC, CTA and RASTA, will provide a series of updates around ongoing backcountry projects and programs in Vermont, which will …

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Photo(s) of the Week: Summer Ski Check

Especially during these toasty warm days of mid-summer, it’s refreshing to pull out the skis now and then, make sure the red squirrels aren’t chewing the bindings to pieces, and even slide around on them a little bit – be it on a rain soaked hillside, around the yard, or better yet, on the fast …

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Photo of the Week: Mid-Summer Arctic Dreams

Happy Summer Solstice everyone! We hope everyone is enjoying these longest and brightest days of the year…and that the nights b/w them filled with your wildest skiing dreams. (Does anyone else have vivid skiing dreams this time of year?) And here’s to living your wildest summer dreams… We captured this image while skiing and camping …

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