Pole Plants for Success
When you’re skiing moguls, do you ever feel like you can only make 8 or 9 turns before you lose it? Sometimes the problem is right in your hands! Yes, I mean your poles. n
Determination
It started off like any Wednesday morning. I have my son overnight on Tuesday nights and bring him to school on Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m. Then I go skiing. We got a late start on Wednesday morning, so I just left my ski stuff at home with plans to … Continue Reading ››
How to Avoid Collisions With (Choose One: Skiers, Snowboarders)
Can skiers and snowboarders share a mountain without conflict or collisions? The answer is ‘Yes.” A little understanding of the nature of the other’s sport can help tremendously along with knowing a little “ski etiquette.” nA useful piece of “ski etiquette” has to do with “line.” A skier typically … Continue Reading ››
How Do I Make Great Short Turns?
Point 1. Edge your skis by rolling your ankles and knees as … Continue Reading ››
Owl’s Head: An Intermediate Alternative
Mansonville (QC), Canada – In 1960, Canadian construction magnate Fred Korman had a vision to develop a ski resort on Owl’s Head, a shark tooth-shaped monadnock on the shores of Lac Memphremagog in Québec, a few short miles north of the Vermont … Continue Reading ››
Wanted: Skiers and Boarders, Dead or Alive
Teton Village, WY – Excitement. Anticipation. Anxiety. Fear. These are the overwhelming sensations that best describe my first encounter with the "Terror of the Tetons." Jackson Hole is, for the most part, a hardcore skier’s mountain that makes most of America’s ski areas seem lame by comparison. It … Continue Reading ››
Big Snows Fall on Select Eastern Ski Resorts
Ellicottville, NY – Although the ground remains bare across much of Eastern ski country, snowmaking weather has returned and a lucky few Eastern ski resorts are under the gun as lake effect bands rolling in off the Great Lakes with the cold flow of air are dumping significant snows as opening dates near.n