Archive for March 4th, 2010
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
When planning the perfect ski trip, you will want to ensure that you have a place to stay, whether staying in a cabin or booking a room at the lodge. Of many.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
We are back in Crested Butte, and finally have some time to put up the TR’s from various segments of our trip. Our first ski stop was Bridger Bowl….A few ski shots of in-bounds skiing at Bridger….
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
… r I can ski down, maneuvering gracefully between the obstacles that come into my path, the exhilarating rush of the journey leading me to my happiness and purpose….
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Brian, being the fifth skier, was then cut from the race and not permitted to compete…. He is a competitor of the 50km Cross Country ski race….Shouldn’t there be special circumstances where a team can allow an additional skier if they have more Olympians t…
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
33 The Ski Resort Road Race…
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Local photographer Taylor Jackson planted himself in the local Chicopee Ski Hill Snowpark for an afternoon and snapped some awesome shots….
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Spent Saturday afternoon trying to find my ski -legs, and then retreated to a rented house we shared with eight other loosely joined friends and acquaintances, including Tony and Visda. Much food was consumed, stories were told, …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
VAIL – Ski and Snowboard Club Vail’s Sara Gezon was a big mover during Thursday’s training run. Wearing No. 55, she bolted to fifth place. Then again, for Gezon, moving isn’t new. She came out from Grand Rapids, Mich., this winter to compete for SSCV and study at the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy. For more on Gezon, read on: Born in: Grand Rapids, Mich. – “I just moved here seven months ago …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Call them sun worshippers. Unlike the rest of America, which shifts its life in the spring with the changing of the clock, the ski area will stick with the rhythms of the sun.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
SCOTLAND’S ski centres are enjoying a £25 million windfall from the prolonged winter.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Everything about White Grass, a Canaan Valley, West Virginia, ski mountain, oozes Appalachian charm: the southern hospitality of the ski instructors; the hearty vegetarian chili served up in the lodge; and the boundless enthusiasm of …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
The city of Auburn, Maine, in the northeast part of our country, proudly boasts of nearby Lost Valley Ski Resort, making sure its slopes are.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
2010 NCAA Ski National Championships Notes The No. 2 New Mexico Lobos have qualified 11 skiers for the NCAA National Championships, March 10-13 in Steamboat Springs, Colo. A total of 148 student-athletes will compete at nationals, including 75 from RMISA member schools. Colorado, Denver, Utah and Dartmouth are the only schools to qualify a full-12 skier squad. Alaska-Anchorage and New Mexico …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
The Powd’air is an extremely light ski that is as suitable for going uphill as it is for the ski down. It has a really touchy feel on the snow and it’s light, nimble, and quick in tight spots like trees and bumps. …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
b]Date(s) Skied: 3/4/2010 Resort or Ski Area: Camelback Mountain Resort Conditions: Packed Powder, A little corn, and Bumps Trip Report: Had to go to Camelback today to pick up my equipment for a journey to Vermont this weekend and while I was there got in 2 hours worth of skiing. Probably for the first time this season it starting to feel like spring in the Poconos. The east side was closed in preperation for the weekend but that didn’t bother me as it was…
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
A man who went missing for two days after hiking with friends near Boreal Ski Resort has been found alive.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Date(s) Skied: 3/3/2010 Resort or Ski Area: Mountain Creek Conditions: Hard Packed groomers, soft slushy bumps Trip Report: I wasn’t going to bother with a trip report, until I shared a chair on Granite with Ski Patrol, and we started talking about how great the skiing was, particularly the bumps. He was very excited about all the different bumped up trails on the hill. He’s the head trainer for the Ski Patrol, and used to do the same thing up in…
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Windham, NY – Windham Mountain, in the Catskill Mountains south of Albany, N.Y., is going to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest torchlight parade on its ski slopes at dusk this Saturday, around 6 p.m. …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
My ski was FAILING. The ski bindings would not hook into place. The boot kept slipping off, any movement, and “thwack” the ski went off and continued on it’s own. I kept trying and and trying but no, broken. “This is not happening,” I …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
With all the recent snow and radar loops showing a snow band pluming over S. Vt. and N. Mass. Friday night and Sat., my friend Bob and I decided to take advantage of an opportunity Tues. March 2,2010 to ski the Thunderbolt Trail on Mt. Greylock, Ma.. Bob had been one of my original compatriots back in 2000 on our inaugural visit. We left the park and ride lot on the Merritt and drove straight up Rt.8 to Adams Ma., where we stopped for a very nice breakfast at the “Miss Adams Diner”,…
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
We looked down on Long Shot, a 15-minute hike behind us, the clouds below us, and the state’s longest ski run in front of us. It was nearing 3 o’clock and would turn out to be our last run of the day, which had been packed with some phenomenal skiing at Snowmass.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Oberhofen, Switzerland – The Nations’ Team Event in Alpine Skiing will pilot a new format at the climax to the season, the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals 2010. Following the proposal of the FIS Alpine Executive Board, the event will be …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Bolivia is not your run of the mill travel destination. To visit this country is to visit the true heart of South America. Where else can you see indigenous.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Ski in the Sawtooths! Grab your skis and head for the hills, it’s time for the 8th Annual Sawtooth Ski Festival! Mark your calendar for March 6th and 7th.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Outposts will attempt to post the most recent ski report for California, courtesy of SkiReport.com, each Thursday: BASE LIFTS SURFACE 24 HR 72 HR Alpine Meadows 89-155″ 8 of 13 PDR 6-9″ 9″ Badger Pass 72-100″ 4 of 5 PP…
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
In most cases, however, the accumulated snowfall thus far this season has led to pleasant ski conditions over the past week in Europe. To the north of the continent, heavy snow has continued to fall over Scotland and Scandinavia, …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Aaron finds himself at Willamette Pass Ski Resort on Hwy 58 in the Cascade Mountains. Aaron took a small day trip out of Eugene Oregon into the mountains to.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Ski with your Mii or a customized character – Use your own Mii, or customize your characters with almost limitless combinations of hair style, body type, and more! And earn points to buy new skis , gloves, outfits, and more! …
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
The Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival will take place this weekend in Keene Valley and Elizabethtown.
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Report about 1010 ski mountaineering racing world championships.
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