Lifelong skiers, we thought we were pretty plugged into what ski patrol do each day. Then we participated in a Ski Patrol Ski Along at Powderhorn Mountain Resort in western Colorado. Promoted as an opportunity to “ski or ride with the ultimate local,” Powderhorn’s Ski Patrol Ski Along provides a behind the scenes education at what ski patrol […]
Ski Resort Reviews
Why Our Family Loves Skiing at Mount Southington, Connecticut
After we posted this in January, Mt Southington Ski Area offered six All Mountain Packages as a giveaway! We are thrilled to get this party started, so to enter, please use the following form! Good luck! Giving Away Six (6) All Mountain Packages from Ski Mt Southington, CT (lift ticket, rental and a lesson!) Many […]
Not the Mama: Add Cross-Country Skiing To Your Winter Activity Mix
By Martin Griff As a retired guy I do two things: ski and bicycle (or three things, if annoying my wife, aka “Ski Widow,” with all my skiing and bicycling is considered a thing). I like to think that bicycling makes me a better skier, so with almost 5,000 miles of pedaling logged for the […]
Five Reasons to Ski Loveland This Winter
In December, my family and I met up at Loveland Ski Area. The impetus for this ski day was a family friend’s first ski lesson. (Read more about her adventures learning to ski at Loveland.) We arrived at Loveland early, and as she breezed through the check in and rental process, we checked out the […]
Ski Town Bozeman
Every fall and early winter, ski magazines and newspapers, websites and video channels share ski travel information, often packaged with all sorts of claims about being “the best” or the “next great thing.” Today, I’m lending my voice to the chorus. But my claims aren’t hyperbolic. They’re for real. Bozeman: The Next Best Ski Town? Let’s […]