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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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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Nov. 22)

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DIN You Know?, Incidents And Accidents 2, XC Stereotypes, Skier Code Review, First T-Bar Pic. On The DIN List? Credit: Pirates of Powder We dropped our skis and new boots off at the Sports Stop in Wenham, MA, the other day. We wanted to make sure…
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Incidents And Accidents: 2

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Accidents Can Be Self-Inflicted, Too. [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…
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Changing XC Skiing Stereotypes

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"Aren't Groomed Trails Free?" Grooming is more complicated and expensive than most people think. There are at least three unfortunate stereotypes that are really important to the cross country ski world: “If you can walk, you can cross country…
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Skier’s Code: Let’s Review

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Remember The Right Of Way Rules Please. Mike Roth with new safety add-ons for the modern skier. [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…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Nov. 15)

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First "Incidents And Accidents", New Mystery Photo, Fact Or Fiction Puzzler, Ski History Gala. Big doings this week at SeniorsSkiing.com. We publish our first Incidents And Accidents report from a reader. Katie Van Hess, Sun Valley, ID, relates…
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Incidents And Accidents: 1

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Katie Van Hess, Sun Valley, ID. Editor Note: Here's our first contribution from a reader about an incident she was involved with. To submit your story, try to follow the same format. Send to INFO@seniorsskiing.com Where: Sun Valley What…
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Fact Or Fiction

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Test Your Ski Knowledge The most ancient ski in existence was found well preserved in a peat bog in China, dating from about 450 AD. The furthest anyone has Nordic skied in a 24 hour period is nearly 300 miles.In 1918 Denmark had the first…
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Archives Honors Ski Club And Life-Long Influencer

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Alta Icon Alan Engen and Wasatch Mountain Club Earn Top Honors At Ski History gala Ski fun in 1934 with the Wasatch Mountain Club. Credit: Special Collections J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. Every year, the country's largest ski…
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Skiing Weatherman: Good News Goes West

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Jet Stream Changes Bring In the Chills. Last week I wrote about the “haves and have nots” in terms of favorable early season winter weather.  The East was very cold with occasional snow while the West was warm and dry.  For the most part, that…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Nov. 8)

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Incidents and Accidents New Feature, Joe Pete Memory, Have A Banana, Pointy Mystery Peak, Weather Haves/Have Nots. Based on the significant response to recent articles on out-of-control skiers, the responsibilities of the National…
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Remembering Joe Pete Wilson

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An All Around Snow Sports Legend and Sportsman Moves On. Joe Pete Wilson was involved in snow sports his entire career. Editor Note: This article first appeared in XCSkiResorts.com. Joe Pete Wilson recently passed away at age 84. He will be…
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Mystery Glimpse: Pointy Peak

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Where? Significance To Skiing? There was a road to a famous early ski resort somewhere on this mountain. Thanks to the Alf Engen Ski Museum for sharing this dramatic photograph. Last Week Early days at Steamboat Springs. Each of two…
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The Skiing Weatherman: Haves And Have Nots

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The Difference Between East and West Is Remarkable. Over the past few weeks, I have shared with you some of my winter forecasting tricks of the trade but now it is time to get down to business and do some actual forecasting.  The pattern change…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Nov. 1)

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Collecting Resort Safety Scores, Knowing The NAO, Outdoor Therapy For Vets, Tow Boat, Lessons Learned From Coaching Seniors. We continue to receive comments about the skier safety issue we raised when we published our "Things That…
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The Skiing Weatherman: Knowing The NAO

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A Negative NAO IS Friendly To Skiers. Right Now, It's Smiling. During the upcoming winter I will be producing condensed regional forecasts on a weekly basis, hopefully providing readers with another nugget of info before they pick a destination for…
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Recreational Therapy For Injured Vets

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Pineland Farms Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training in action. More doctors may be prescribing outdoor recreational therapy instead of Xanax if the proposed Federal legislation entitled the Outdoor Recreation Therapy for Veterans Act (HR 2435) passes.…
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Mystery Glimpse: Tow Boat

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What's This? This Strange Device Held 10 Skiers. Hint: Western resort. Many thanks to the Tread Of Pioneers Museum for this contribution. Last Week October Snow. Of course, Killington. We took advantage…
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Lessons Learned From 25 Years Of Coaching Seniors

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How Can Seniors Advance Their Skiing Skills? Ski Coach Bob Trueman shows how to assume a proper stance. The hardest challenge for me is convincing older skiers that you can change your skiing dramatically for the better no matter your age or…
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