Trump and Hillary on Skis, How to Hike, Hiking With Wild Flowers, New Stein Eriksen Exhibit, Ski Club Just For Seniors. Note of explanation to SeniorsSkiing.com’s non-US readers: The U.S. is in the middle of a Presidential Campaign. Please be understanding and stifle any laughter. A quick search shows that both major party candidates have some […]
Perfect Day’s Outing For Fit Seniors. [Editor Note: This article was contributed to SeniorsSkiing.com by Sue Z. Sue Z., born in Brooklyn, is now a senior skier who likes to spend her time at Alta. When she is not skiing or hiking with her husband, David, she paints in acrylics, plays the piano, and plays the […]
Industry Leader Interview, Artificial Snow Trending, Cycling In The OC. Summer is at its height, and it’s really hot in North America. Our readers continue to do their summer activities on the water, trails and roads; thanks for letting us know how you’re doing. We are officially noting that the start of Autumn is nine […]
Breaking News, Weather Prediction, Super Video, Road Trip. Breaking News: The terminal foundation at the top of Sunday River’s Spruce Peak chairlift has collapsed, leaving the bull wheel, cable and chairs in disarray. This disturbing incident is being investigated by state officials and Sunday River engineers. At presstime, the cause is a mystery as is […]
Murder Mystery, Departure Of A Legend, Cycling With A Legend, Kayaking The Legendary Maine Island Trail. Hope you had a pleasant and safe Independence Day in the US, and a “nice” Canada Day, too. This short week has us exploring some summer themes and remembering a departed skiing hero. First, we’ve just discovered an old-fashioned […]
Amazing Andes Skiing, Boot Fitting, Sniagrab Gone Forever? This week we continue our summer theme of “remembering snow” with a truly incredible video clip from GoPro. Featuring four pro skiers, GoPro takes them into the high Chilean Andes and drops them via helo and off they go. Worth a watch if you are trying to […]
Remember Winter? More Indoor Skiing, Kayaking Tips For Seniors. First day of summer this week has many SeniorsSkiing.com thinking of their warm weather activities. We asked about what you were going to be doing this summer in our Spring Subscriber Survey 2016. We learned: 70 % of respondents will be traveling domestically; 35% traveling internationally 61% will […]
Cycling With Celeb, Boarders Say ‘Try It’, A Champ Moves On. We know that senior snow sports enthusiasts like to cycle in the summer. That’s why we started our Cycling Series that captures great or notable rides in different places and circumstances. This week, we see how Seniorsskiing.com correspondent Pat McCloskey managed to ride with […]
Senior Boarder Dave Hayes Returns With Exhortation: Try It! Readers of this interesting, professional and most discriminating of online magazines may have recently seen an article written in support of older snowboarders (boarders) by a person who is alleged to be named David Hayes. (See “Confessions Of A Senior Snowboarder.”) That article was universally panned and […]
Never Stop Trying.
Skiing Under The Southern Cross, Major Snow, Summer Snow, And Rebalancing Your Body. While the snow sports season has finally wrapped up in North America, flakes are falling below the equator. We have two reports from Oz and Chile. Our new Melbourne-based correspondent Meg Malkin has written a snapshot introduction to what skiing is like Down […]
Here’s A Snapshot Of Skiing Down Under. [Editor Note: This was written by Melbourne, Australia-based Marg Malkin, a retired ski industry veteran who spends February and March at SilverStar, BC. She is SeniorsSkiing.com’s first Australian contributor. We hope to see more news from her.] Australian seniors only have a very small window to enjoy skiing in Australia […]
Are You Right-Handed or Left-Handed? [SeniorsSkiing.com welcomes back Tommy Kirchhoff, a long-time ski instructor and a certified Tai Chi master. He has been teaching senior exercises for 12 years. Tai Chi is an ancient martial art that has evolved to slow-moving poses that is practiced all over the world.] Does one knee hurt more than […]
Survey Headlines, Still Skiing At Stowe, Cycling Series. This week, we welcome a new advertiser to SeniorsSkiing.com. Vail Realty has joined our crew. Note their ad in the right column, and also note that they are providing a 20 percent discount for subscribers of SeniorsSkiing.com. Click the ad and get in touch. You wanted discounts, […]
Here Are Top Level Findings: Discounts, Meet Ups, Instruction. We are so grateful to the many readers who responded to our Spring Subscriber Survey 2016. We had a 28 percent response rate. Anyone who knows surveys and response rates can appreciate how phenomenal that is. And a huge surprise to us. Most surveys get response […]
Now This Is Hard Core. Saw this on Facebook and had to show you. This is from Robby Kelley at Stowe Mountain Resort. His pal Ryan Siegle hiked and skied in 80 degree weather. Comments?
Professor Combines Passions and Art; Students Publish Textbook on the Subject Editor Note: The author is this article is Peter Mark, a professor of Art History at Wesleyan University. He is author of five books about pre-colonial Africa, has taught in France, Germany, and Portugal. He lives in Connecticut and Strasbourg, France. He hikes, cross-country skis […]
Spring Survey Responses A Wow, Fling Golf, La Nina Coming Soon, More Cycling Series. We are truly awed and grateful for the incredible, enthusiastic responses we’ve been getting to our Spring Subscriber Survey 2016. If you’re familiar at all with surveys, you know that response rates are often in the single digits. So far, we’ve […]
Survey Launch, Hiking Boots, Basics Of Fly Fishing, John Christie Passing. As we write this, our SeniorsSkiing.com Spring Survey 2016 was sent out just over three hours ago, and we are already approaching a 10 percent response rate. Three Hours! Thank you all so much. We really, really appreciate your support. If you haven’t responded […]
Season Finales, Cycle Series Continues, Poll Results, and BC Resort Review. It’s mud time in New England, and we’ve yet to see one of those beautiful, warm, aromatic May spring days around here. It’s been more like November: chilly, raw, drizzly. Yet spring skiing season still carries on in the West. Our poll results re: who […]
The Odd Snow Season Lingers On. We hear from lots of SeniorsSkiing.com readers about places they are currently skiing and intend to ski all the way into Memorial Day. Most are from the West, but, as we have seen in this week’s Boston Globe article, there is a persistent and hardy group of folks in […]
Great Skiing And Social Life Makes SilverStar A Lively Scene For Seniors. [Editor Note: This review was written by Melbourne, Australia-based Marg Malkin, a retired ski industry veteran who spends February and March at SilverStar. She’s also the informal SilverStar liaison with a group of Ozzie skiers who travel to BC every winter. SeniorsSkiing.com welcomes her as […]
Tai Chi for Aches and Pains. Storing Your Skis. Cycling Crater Lake NP. Ski History Week in Aspen. Abstract Art on Skis. New Sticker. How about those wet dumps this past week? Hope you got out to play. The season is definitely winding down. Time to transition into non-snow activities. Be sure to use your […]
If You Take Care Now, You Save Time And Hassles Next Season. Here’s How. It’s that time. Despite the teasing snow in Vermont and New Hampshire this week, the season is fini, over, done. And our friend and colleague, The Ski Diva, is offering advice about how to put your gear to rest for […]