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When Errol Flynn Skied at Alta

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Many famous Hollywood movie stars came to Alta to ski during the 1940s. Two of the best known were Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland, but most famous of all was Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling leading man. My uncle, the late Sverre Engen, was Alta's Ski…
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Test Your Skiing Knowledge

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Each issue of SeniorsSkiing.com has a picture to help test your skiing knowledge. Generally, the pictures are from collections in a variety of participating ski museums, which we encourage readers to visit. This image is from the Utah Ski &…
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Skiing Weatherman: Global Pattern Bringing Warmth Then Cold Mid-Month

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Happy New Year To All Of My Fellow Senior Sliders! In the two weeks since my last post, the western slopes of the U.S. and Canada have been the unquestioned winners in terms of fresh snow. Just prior to Christmas, the trail counts from British Columbia…
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Ask The Expert: Old Bindings, New Skis?

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Repurposing Bindings Not A Good Idea. A Question From Reader Mike Goldman: I have the Marker IPT Wideride bindings mounted on a pair of Vokyl RTM 80. Can these bindings be re-mounted and used on something like a Nordica Soul Rider 97?  Thanks. Response…
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Incidents & Accidents: 6

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Tracking Down The Reckless Party: YOU Must Capture Data At The Scene. Mark Stangl, Steamboat, CO What Happened: Snowboarder collided with me from behind, causing a spiral leg fracture.  Both fibula and tibia were broken and required internal hardware…
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Skiing Single: Five Best Words To Hear On The Slope

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Life Happens. We Get Older And Our Spouses Pass Away. That's When We Ski Alone, Often Really Alone. This is a true story, and a sad story. It's just one of many similar stories. It might sound like sour grapes, but the goal is to offer a perspective…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Dec. 20)

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Happy Holidays, Injury Brings Insight, Gifts, Ski The Cone, Ski Forecasts. As a holiday gift from SeniorsSkiing.com to you, here's a poem celebrating the Winter Solstice and this special celebratory time of year welcoming Yuletide. The Shortest Day was…
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Incidents & Accidents: 5

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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…
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Skiing Weatherman: All Is Calm

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Except The West Coast. Last week I discussed the role of upper level troughs as they relate to our insatiable appetite for fresh snow, both natural and machine made. Most of the time, troughs are indeed our friends but that doesn’t necessarily mean…
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Very Last Minute Gifts

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60s Ski Songs, Powder Addicts, New England Ski Museum Shop. Stuck for a present for a senior snow sports partner, friend, spouse, colleague? Here are three sources that can fill in the blank. Download 60s Ski Songs. Ray Conrad wrote and performed…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Dec. 13)

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Nordic Volunteers, Poutine For Calories, Exoskeleton Helps Legs, More Incidents & Accidents, Southern Skiing, Mystery Team, Weather Report. This co-publisher of SeniorsSkiing.com loves to cross-country ski. Since we live directly across the street…
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Skiing Weatherman: How A Trough Works

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And Regional Forecasts From West To East. Had my first day on snow last Thursday at Jiminy Peak in the Berkshires. It was a wonderful day on nearly perfect snow: chalky packed powder with some windblown pillows of powder along the edge of several trails. Today,…
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Incidents And Accidents: 4

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Things Get Rocky On Bullwinkle [Editor note: SeniorsSkiing.com is collecting stories from readers about incidents and accidents that they have experienced. We intend to review these for patterns and themes and use that data to influence the safety…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Dec. 6)

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There Is A LOT Of Snow Out There. Have You Made Your First Run? Snow Across North America this week. Time to get out there. It has started. It's official. It's on. Go. 2019-2020 is happening. Now. We are watching the post-Thanksgiving double-whammy…
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Incidents And Accidents:3

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Confronting The Offender. [Editor note: SeniorsSkiing.com is collecting stories from readers about incidents and accidents that they have experienced. We intend to review these for patterns and themes and use that data to influence the safety policies…
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Opening Day Cranmore

First Turn, Icy Snow Advice

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Instructor Pat McCloskey Recommends An Approach To Early Days. Opening Day, Cranmore, NH, 1938. I had an interesting discussion with my lift mate this weekend at our local ski area.  I asked the fellow beside me how his day…
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My First Run

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Do You Have A Plan For Your Debut? Marc Does. My favorite condition for my first run on my first day of skiing on any trip is freshly raked frozen granular.  Why?  Because I can feel the edges of the ski carve in the snow. Early…
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Skiing Weatherman: Regional Outlooks

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By the time this piece is posted, I will have enjoyed my first turns of this season, at Jiminy Peak in the Berkshires.  The skiing should be superb after more than two feet of new snow from the early week storm.  It was a slow mover and got…
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Little Cottonwood Canyon traffic

Monster Traffic Jams Overwhelm Canyon Roads At Four Salt Lake Resorts Last Winter

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Big Changes Are Underway This Season. Will They Help Solve The Problem? Little Cottonwood Canyon last winter. Flashback To Last Winter Bumper to bumper traffic creeps up Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons toward Alta and Snowbird,…
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Happy Thanksgiving From SeniorsSkiing.com!

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Huh? SeniorsSkiing.com is taking the holiday week off to spend time with family and friends. We are definitely thankful for our diverse and engaged readers who continue to inspire us with their insights and resolute allegiance to snow sports of all…
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