Two years ago, when I signed up as a member of the 70 plus ski club, I received my 80 plus patches. I had collected patches from ski areas for years and have a coat that adorns all or most of my patches. I have tried to buy one at every new ski area I visit. […]
For the last seven seasons, I have been part of an all-guys trip to Powder Mountain for a week of old friends camaraderie and skiing. But as the days approached our Feb. 2026 departure, half of our group of twelve backed out because of concern there was no snow in Utah, and also in Colorado. […]
While sitting around last summer waiting for this winter appear, I started thinking about how much people spend on other entertainment and recreational opportunities during the year. These are just a few examples of choices people make and then say that “skiing is too expensive and only for the affluent.” By comparison, skiing is less […]
As I sat around this summer counting the days until ski season begins again, I started thinking of my most favorite subject. SAFETY! While I was out on the bike path for my run (more like walk!) someone approached on their bicycle, and as they were getting closer to my back side they announced, “on your […]
I started my collection of pins and patches from ski areas about 30 years ago, when I began writing about skiing for the Albany Times Union newspaper in New York. It gave me the opportunity to visit many ski areas, and whenever I went to a new ski area, I would purchase a pin and […]
Over the past six years, I have been a happy part of a group of friends skiing Powder Mountain the first week of February. This year was different, because Powder Mountain is different. We loved skiing there, not because the skiing was free for over 75 ( although that was a plus) but more for […]
In many of my entries, I talk about skiing safety, but I think it needs more emphasis, maybe even continual emphasis. Here are the seven rules of slope safety to keep you and others out of danger: 1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. 2. People […]
When I first started skiing way back in the late sixties, I had no instruction to introduce me into the sport. I had heard many stories from friends who would take their buddies to the top of the mountain and take off, leaving the beginner skier struggling to get down and probably scared to death. So […]
I started skiing about 50 years ago, when I was 26 years old and worked in an architectural office with a few people who skied. Colleagues Duane Snyder, David Sofer and Dick Butler were all avid skiers, so, I heard a lot about skiing in the office. As winter approached there was more and more […]
We all know there are many options to ski Utah – Snowbird, Alta, Brighton, Solitude, Park City, Snowbasin, Deer Valley. But none can hold a candle to Powder Mountain. Why is this, you might ask? Powder mountain boasts the largest ski/snowboard area in North America, with 8,464 acres of groomed trails and un-groomed of pure skiing pleasure. […]
After an early start to the ski season here in the East that I would describe as less than stellar, I went west, to Reno, Nevada to seek better conditions. My goal was the smaller ski areas within a short drive from Reno, not the larger and well-known ones on the side of Lake Tahoe […]
As I get older, skiing is still a thrill I look forward to every chance I get to go. My major concern these days is skiing safety and skiing with courtesy, which go hand in hand. As a senior, I worry about falling (which doesn’t happen very often, I might add), but even more about being […]
In the last issue of SeniorsSkiing.com, author/cartoonist, Mike Roth, gave his account of a loooong slide he took in Val d’Isere in 1988. That inspired reader Bob Strum to write in about his 1982 yard sale at Tuckerman Ravine. Mike’s illustration captures the moment! In 1982, skis strapped to shoulders, I was climbing the main […]
1988 Val d’Isere / Tignes After a terrific lunch, my friends and I returned to an off-piste area we had skied that morning. On a traverse across the steep slope, I slipped, lost my skis and couldn’t stop sliding. Digging my heels into the snow launched me into a forward somersault. FINALLY, I came to […]
I was skiing with three friends at Lake Louise in 1995. We were heading over to “Rock Garden” on the far side of the mountain. On the way, we took a tree run. Only three of the four of us made it out. Where was Dick? We waited a while before trudging up into the […]
For many of us, skiing through the aging process means no longer going places we once skied without thinking twice. Now, approaching my 80’s, my mantra is never to overstep my capabilities and always watch out for the other guy! I’ve always loved skiing in the trees and still do on occasions when conditions are […]
Editor’s note: Virtually all of us have amusing or near-miss skiing stories. Send in your stories and we’ll publish the most interesting…along with an original Mike Roth cartoon depicting the event. This story is from Carole Gray of the United Kingdom: Just under twenty years ago we invited our friend Kath on a ski holiday […]
Editor’s note: Virtually all of us have amusing or near-miss skiing stories. Send in your stories and we’ll publish the most interesting…along with an original Mike Roth cartoon depicting the event. Reader Michael Hudson writes: I was a ski patrolman at Mt Hood, Oregon, back in the 60’s. I helped rescue a young lady whose […]
Editor’s note: Spend enough seasons skiing and most of us will get into some form of trouble. Last issue, I explained how I got into hot water by inadvertently becoming end-of-day Pied Piper to a bunch of kids who followed me on a long winding trail, while their parents anxiously waited their return. A few […]
A Veteran Skier Can’t Find Ice On His Visit To Taos, Angel Fire, Ski Santa Fe. The past three times I skied here in the East the skiing was good. That means the trails were all skiable but every run you would encounter different conditions. Most mornings after a cold night, you will find nice […]
Here’s A Less Serious Report, But Is There Some Truth In This Cartoon? We’re lightening up this week for our ongoing series of Incidents & Accidents. Instead of recounting a collision, here’s a cartoon from veteran journalist Mike Roth, depicting the Gen X-er on the snow. What think? Truth?
Remember The Right Of Way Rules Please. [Editor Note: This article by ski journalist Mike Roth originally appeared in the Albany Times Union. It has been edited slightly from the original.] On Monday the 19th of March, I skied Mount Snow which was fantastic. Since the week before they had received over five feet of […]