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Massachusetts

Not The Mama: State Line Straddling Ski Resorts

November 27, 2018 by braveskimom

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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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Filed Under: California, Idaho, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New York, Skiing, Travel, United States Tagged With: ski, ski resort reviews, skiing, travel

Not The Mama: Where Do The Boots Go?

January 26, 2018 by braveskimom

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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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Filed Under: Massachusetts, New York, Ski Resort Reviews, Skiing, Travel, United States Tagged With: ski, ski resorts, skiing, travel

Jiminy Peak Goes Green, Nears “Net Zero” Energy Use

November 2, 2015 by braveskimom

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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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Filed Under: Good Stuff, Guest Posts, Massachusetts, Ski Resort Reviews, United States Tagged With: ski, ski resort reviews, skiing

Ski Butternut: The Real Deal for Northeast Families

December 4, 2013 by braveskimom

June Sidwell Fenniman and friends at Butternut.

“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 […]

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I'm Kristen, a western Colorado mom, wife and trail boss in a busy outdoor family. Our family has a passion for skiing and my goal is to provide information to help other families enjoy their skiing adventures. Whether you have tiny toddlers just learning to slide or grown children with whom you're planning a reunion, you're in the right place. Cheers!

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