Picture this: Clean white snow spread out before your eyes as far as you can see. A bright blue sky, unmarred by even the smallest of clouds, the sun shining brightly and your breath expressed as clouds of smoke, while you and your family stop to laugh and catch your breath. It’s cold, but you’re […]
Book Reviews
Just One Gift? (Happy Holidays and Book Review)
If you could choose just one gift this holiday season — one gift for yourself — what would you choose? While a quick and easy answer might be new skis or boots or perhaps a season pass to everywhere, I think that most of us, if confronted by an all-powerful Santa, would choose more carefully. […]
Christmas Gifts for Skiing Families
“We get our kids lift tickets for Christmas. They already have so much, and skiing is something we love to do together.” I was chatting with Robin Adams, a ski mom of 10 and a grandmother of 12 from North Carolina. Each year, her entire family drives to Snowshoe, West Virginia on the day after […]
Tight Turns: Improve Skills With Ski Camp, Books and Better Skis
Lazy? Busy? Crazy? Actually, I’m not sure which of those applies, but this winter season, I am continuing my off-season schedule of two posts per week. This means, as least once a month, I will combine several short topics in a post titled “Tight Turns.” Today marks the Tight Turns début. Topic? Learn-to-Ski (and a […]
Book Review: How I Came To Sparkle Again
I tried not to like How I Came to Sparkle Again, a new novel my Kaya McLaren. Really, I tried. My gut reaction was to vote against the sentimental double entendre title and the cover photo that simply oozes hope and goodwill. Paging through the book before reading it, I was annoyed by the […]