Featured Articles
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Winter Camping Goes To The Dogs
07 December 2011 8:30 AM | No CommentsTraveling by dogsled on a guided trip with Mahoosuc Guide Service is an easy, safe, fun, introduction to winter camping.
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Active Seniors: Intrepid Seventy-Somethings Try Snowbiking At Pats Peak
28 November 2011 12:30 PM | No CommentsWith Ben's careful instruction and watchful guidance, we were soon making swooping turns down the bunny slope, getting right back on the carpet lift and riding up to do it all over again. It was exciting and exhilarating and, yes, just plain fun.
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Meta Skis and Sliding Snowshoes: Options For Winter Backcountry Fun
21 November 2011 2:05 PM | No CommentsThese innovative products were designed to bridge the gap between snowshoes and backcountry skis.
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Sleeping Warm In Unexpected Cold
07 March 2011 7:57 PM | No CommentsWhen the temperature drops WAY below what you planned for, you can still have a warm, comfortable night.
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How To: Preparing Your Car For Winter Driving
02 December 2009 9:55 AM | 6 Comments
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Nordic Skiing Archive
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Tim’s Favorite Places To XC
Posted on February 28, 2010 | No CommentsThese are some personal favorites I’ve actually skied. Try any of them this winter: good times guaranteed: -
Resort Review: Jackson XC
Posted on February 11, 2010 | No CommentsJackson XC is so big, with so many varied trails that you can almost always find what you want. -
How To: Winterfest, A Place To Learn Winter Fun
Posted on January 22, 2010 | 1 CommentAt the annual Winterfest Weekend in Fairlee, Vermont, you'll see a whole lot of smiling, happy people out playing in the snow or on the ice. -
A Mt. Washington Valley Skiing Trifecta
Posted on January 10, 2010 | 1 Comment2 days, 3 types of skiing at Attitash & Jackson XC, wonderful food and lodging at The Wentworth in Jackson. -
Avoiding Rookie Mistakes: First X-C Adventure of 2009/10
Posted on December 31, 2009 | No CommentsDon’t make these rookie mistakes on your first cross-country ski adventure of the winter. -
Great Ways To Enjoy Winter
Posted on December 30, 2009 | No CommentsHere are three events that will guarantee fun this winters -
Alpina Discovery Backcountry Skis
Posted on December 25, 2009 | No CommentsIf you are going to have only one pair of cross-country skis to use anywhere, any time . . . -
A Rare Display Of Common Sense
Posted on March 27, 2009 | No CommentsMy sweetheart Marilyn is quietly reading. While she’s not exactly hiding from me, it’s clear that she’s ignoring me. I admit it, I’m very restless and a little grumpy. With reason. -
Mountain Road, Take Me Home
Posted on March 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsWe’d been planning to try something different on this particular day. Both of us love Alpine skiing, and we both love cross-country. So, we’d decided to combine the two with a top-down cross-country ski adventure. Sure, conditions weren’t perfect, but there was lots of snow to enjoy. The nice folks at the Nordic Center, who know the way the winds and snow work around their trail system, assured us that, once we got into the shelter of the woods, conditions would be perfect. They were right.
