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Snow Sport Leaders: Dave Scott
“I Don’t Believe In Slowing Down.” [Editor Note: Dave Scott spent most of his adult life working in multiple facets of the ski and sport industry both in the United States and in Europe. In 2009, David Scott was honored as a Sport Builder by the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Beginning his ski-racing career […]
What A Difference A Day Makes
Cross-Country Skiing In Appleton Farms, Ipswich, MA., January 10-11.
Ski Show Retro Video Brings Back Memories
If You’ve Been Around The Ski Biz, You Will See Some Familiar Faces. Thanks to Cathie Judge for sending us this video commemorating the famous Harry Leonard Ski Shows, starting in the late 60s with lots of clips of several giants of the ski industry back in the day. Ski and Snow Board Show impresario […]
Find Ski Buddies Near You Through NSCF
Now Our Readers Can Pinpoint Local Ski Clubs. Check Out Their Events And Activities. In Flying Solo, a recent article by XCSkiResorts.com publisher Roger Lohr, the joys of solitary skiing, nordic or alpine, are highlighted. From the comments, many readers agree. There are definitely benefits to going at your own speed, especially when you ski with […]
Skiing In Literature: Pete Seeger’s “Snow, Snow”
Haunting Song Evokes Winter Night Snow Fall. Everybody knows Pete Seeger and his folk songs from archival ballads to anthems of struggle, the peace and labor movement, and the rest. What is not widely known is that Pete was a lyrical poet, and some of his lesser known works are rich with images and emotion. […]
Follow The Leader At L2A
Synchronized Cruising In The French Alps Captured By Drone. This reminds us of the coordinated swimming events we see in the Olympic Games, minus the gel in the hair. Well, kind of. A group of skiers cruises down and around the slopes at Les 2 Alpes (aka L2A), an amazing resort which actually has a short summer […]
Most Active Seniors Probably Have This Problem
But, There’s A Free Miracle Drug You Can Take. At the risk of sounding like a spam email headline, I have re-discovered a miracle drug. It’s completely free, it acts quickly, and it can be found anywhere and everywhere. It’s a drug that can directly change your life for the better. I say re-discovered because […]
Five Ideas For Finding Ski Buddies
Here Are Five Starter Ideas. Do You Have Any More? SeniorsSkiing.com’s Spring 2016 Survey revealed a pretty interesting statistic. Half our respondents—49.33% to be precise—were interested in meeting other seniors to ski with. We know that many people drop out of snow sports because their spouse either isn’t able or isn’t interested in winter sports. […]
New NOAA Winter Long Range Forecast: No La Nina
NOAA National Weather Service Says Not So Fast, Winter. The weather outlook for this winter shifted dramatically over the summer when the sea water temperatures of the Western Pacific cooled more slowly than predicted. To review, El Nino is a “hot” sea water temp, La Nina is “cool”. Both play significant roles in global weather because sea […]
Sail Skiing: Don’t Do This On Saturday Afternoon
Yet Another Attempt To Hybridize Skiing And Another Sport. Why Is This Happening? We’ve reported on individuals who think it’s a good idea to take a kayak down a ski hill. Click here for our story with a video by Warren Miller, no less. And then there was the guy who thought he’d surf on […]
Snow Sports Leaders: Bernie Weichsel, BEWI Ski And Snowboard Expos
Bernie Weichsel is the country’s major producer of ski shows and expos. He founded BEWI Productions, Inc. in 1979 and has successfully marketed snow sports to audiences in the US and internationally. He assists with fundraising for the U.S. Ski Team and other non-profit organizations. Bernie also is a valued member of the SeniorsSkiing.com Advisory […]
All Hail The Ski Diva: 10th Year Anniversary
Online Community For Women Skiers Reaches A Rare Milestone. It’s not often you see a website/blog/forum on the internet last for 10 years. Truth be told, internet presence can be pretty ephemeral. Websites often rocket into cyber space, do an orbit or two and then fade into the ozone. Think AOL.com, AltaVista or MySpace. A notable […]
Alaska Spine Skiing: A Virtual, Visceral, Vicarious Experience
While We All Await The Snow To Fly, This Might Give You A Rush. Pro skier and extreme athlete Richard Permin rips down a spine ridge in Alaska somewhere. While we aren’t advocating this kind of skiing, we do appreciate the skill and courage it takes to even try it. Note Richard’s heavy breathing as […]
Remembering Portillo’s FIS World Championships 1966
Fifty Years Ago, Portillo Changed Everyone’s Idea About Skiing Below The Equator. At the time, it was a wild idea. Hold the FIS World Championships in Chile, at Portillo, at 3,300 meters, in the Northern hemisphere’s summer. Somehow, resort owner Henry Purcell convinced the FIS to award the 1966 event to the nascent resort. Despite […]
Whakapapa Ice: Happening Now
North America Swelters, NZ Freezes. In case you missed it during this hottest summer of all time, the ski season is in full swing down under. Here’s a clip from Whakapapa Ski Field, New Zealand’s largest winter resort. Located on the North Island, Whakapapa is on the north side of Mount Ruapehu. You really have to […]
Volcano Erupting On Ski Hill? No Problem.
It’s only ash. Volcano erupts at Chile’s Nevado de Chillan ski resort. Let the lifts spin and the skiers slip along!
Urban Skiing: Snowless Daredevils From Finland
Impossible but true. Crazy kids in Finland ski in the city without snow. What gives? Several years ago, four Finnish teen boys played around with skiing without snow in their city of Jyvaskyla. In parks, streets, and into rivers and ponds, they would skid, slide, crash and burn. Since beginning in 2011, these lads have made 16 […]
Poll Results: Promotive Discounts Underutilized!
Results Show That SeniorsSkiing.com Readers Not Taking Discounts. Here are the results of our most recent poll: Question: Have you signed up for Promotive discounts? Yes, I’ve signed up 7% Yes, I’ve signed up and bought stuff 2% No, I haven’t signed up 26% No, I didn’t know about Promotive 51% Hmmmm. One of the […]
Cannon Mountain Update: Seniors To Continue Free Skiing
House Rebels Against Bill That Would Have Ended Free Senior Skiing. Senior resident skiers can breath a sigh of relief after NH legislators agreed to drop a plan that would have ended free skiing for seniors. House and Senate representatives had agreed to a plan where resident NH seniors would begin to pay $5 a […]
Artificial Snow Doesn’t Melt
Summer Skiing At Buckhill, MN, Is About To Happen. We’ve seen how ventures into summer and indoor skiing have become a growing trend in the ski industry. From a business angle, it makes sense: extend the season, create activity at the ski facility, keep lessons going and get people involved. It may also make sense from […]
Sunday River Lift Foundation Detaches From Ground
Mysterious Accident Luckily Happened In Mid-Summer. The top terminal of a triple-chair lift at Sunday River, ME, has pulled out of the ground, collapsing the lift. The foundation failure was discovered by a maintenance worker during a routine evening inspection on July 10. The detachment caused the top terminal to be pulled downhill which released […]
Winter Wx Forecast: La Nina In Charge
What Will This Winter’s La Nina Bring To Snow Country? El Nino, the inflow of warm water in the east/central tropical Pacific, has faded away. The El Nino event which started in March 2015 and lasted until early 2016 was one of the warmest in the past 30 years. You know the result: Lots of snow […]
Skiing Eye Candy For Hot Summer Days
Yes, It’s An Ad, But—Wow—Some Awesome Videography. Okay, okay, this is a video ad for CMH Heli Skiing, but it’ll do for a bit of a visual fix for these mid summer days. (BTW, we weren’t paid to show you this.) Back in the early 70s, we wrote some captions for high-quality pictures sent into […]
Skiing In Literature: The Ski Diva’s Double Black
Perfect Summer Book: A Mystery With Vermont Skiing, A Cheating Fiance, A Spunky Ski Bum From Boston, Dead Bodies, Love Affairs and Gemutlichkeit. When and if you take a break from hiking, cycling, kayaking and all the other activities our frisky senior readership engages in over the summer, you will can look forward to delicious flights of […]