By Martin Griff From the useless trivia department comes this oddity . . . just three U.S. ski areas spread themselves across two state boundaries. While you try to figure out which are the two-state resorts, allow me to boast that until proven otherwise, I am the only human on earth who has skied all […]
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Not The Mama: Where Do The Boots Go?
Where Do the Boots Go? By Martin Griff While skiing with my 6-year-old niece between Christmas and the New Year in the bitter cold East, I ducked into the men’s room to warm her iced-over mittens and helmet hood under the nozzle of the electric hand dryer. This is not just a trick to warm […]
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Jiminy Peak Goes Green, Nears “Net Zero” Energy Use
A guest post today from my friend Martin Griff. Martin is a New Jersey based snowsports journalist and photographer. With the symbolic flip of a switch surrounded by 7,500 solar panels, Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in western Massachusetts became one of the greenest four-season resorts in the nation on Tuesday, October 27. The 12-acre 2.3 […]
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Ski Butternut: The Real Deal for Northeast Families
“There are no coincidences.” –Master Oegui (Kung Fu Panda) For two months, I’d been trying to find a Butternut ski mom. My quest started in the fall, when I got a really nice email from Ski Butternut in Massachusetts. The email told me that Ski Butternut was a “True Family Mountain” and a “Family Gem” according […]
