About Author: Cassie Willner

Description: Cassie Willner is a Burlington, Vermont resident who occasionally pines for Rocky Mountain powder and sunshine. When not teaching or leading bicycle tours, she loves to work in her community garden plot and grow lots of flowers. She is into nordic and telemark skiing, vegetarian cooking, backpacking, and pretty much anything outdoors except golf.

Posts by Cassie Willner

Five-Day Getaway: Cycling La Route Verte through Québec’s Eastern Townships to Montreal

Posted on April 26, 2013 | 2 Comments
Over the course of five days, we pedal through the Eastern Townships, through the Montérégie region into Montréal, spend a couple of nights there to enjoy the city, and head back,
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It’s Never Too Late to Skate: Lessons and Tips from a Women’s Nordic Ski Day

Posted on January 18, 2013 | No Comments
In search of the elusive g-l-i-d-e on Nordic skis with 100 other women at Trapp Family Lodge.
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Pre-Peak in the High Peaks: A Late Summer Bicycle Tour in the Adirondacks

Posted on September 3, 2012 | 2 Comments
Avoid the tourist traffic, and enjoy the Adirondacks on a bike tour at the end of summer.
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Hiking Vermont’s Monroe Skyline: Ridgetop Traverses and Summits On The Long Trail

Posted on May 25, 2012 | No Comments
The Long Trail requires a slower pace and careful foot placement with each step.
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Sledding the Gap: Free Winter Fun in Vermont

Posted on March 16, 2012 | No Comments
When warm spring sun hits Vermont's Lincoln Gap, it's time for a day of fast, fun sledding!!!
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Learning the Ropes: What to Expect as an Adaptive Ski Program Volunteer

Posted on March 12, 2012 | 1 Comment
Justin, who is in a sit down bi-ski, wants more turns. He wants to carve. He wants woods. He wants speed! And I just want to keep up.
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