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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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The Skiing Weatherman: Predicting This Winter

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SeniorsSkiing.com's New Columnist Places His Bet on 2019-20. [Editor Note: Herb Stevens is a veteran meteorologist and television weatherman. SeniorsSkiing.com is very proud to introduce his new column which will appear weekly throughout the season.] When…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Aug. 30)

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Winter Predictions: Place Your Bets; The Exercise Imperative Squint hard and you can see a dusting of August snow at Arapahoe Basin. First of the 2019-20 season. Credit: Arapahoe Basin The cusp of summer's end is upon us. We're…
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Short Swings!

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In case you haven’t noticed, ageism hasn’t gone away. The only difference is that over the years we’ve become the object of this form of cultural disdain. That’s why I thought it would be good to pay respect to some really old timers. Last…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (July 26)

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"Not Our Job": A Play In One Very Short Act Scene: Curtain rises on an evening outdoor dinner party under a tent. Several guests are gathered around a table with a variety of appetizers: shrimp, cheese and crackers, fruit. Bottles of wine, beer,…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (June 28)

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Steamboat gets a summer snow dump. Thanks to SnowBrains. Isn't It Time For You To Go Home? We've all hosted house parties where one or more guests have decided to hang around long after everyone else has gone. Perhaps the table has…
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Correspondent Don Burch Wraps the Season

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Don Kept A Video Diary Of His 2018-19 Season. Perhaps this will keep you cool in July. If you have videos of this past season, please let us know at info@seniorsskiing.com. (Some videos by Peter Hines) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc7yfG3_I2A &…
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Ask an Expert: Lodging at Powder Mountain, Utah

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Advice From The Marketing Head of Powder Mountain. Reader Ellin Jaffe  asks: I’m curious about Powder Mountain near Eden, Utah, and wonder if there are any ski-in ski-out condos there? Here’s the reply from…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (May 31)

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Still Spinning, Still Snowing. Still Going? In 1816, there was no summer in New England. Six inches of snow fell in June, and it was as low as 40 degrees in Connecticut in July and August.  There was frost every month of the year, and, in May, strong,…
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Cycling And Skiing Similarities

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Both Require Looking Down The Trail, Pressurizing To The Outside Of The Turn. I was out the other night riding with my pals and noticed that I was starting to look at the front of my wheel in sketchy terrain, and my balance was starting to be  compromised.  I…
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Last Run

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Bring This Memory With You Through The Summer. Like many, skiing has been a very large part of my life for a long time. I mis-spent much of my youth on a pair of skis, but as the demands of life came around, the skiing was abbreviated. 100…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (April 26)

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An Enormity Of Gratitude, Season Wrap, Mystery Retro, Survey Watch, Looking Ahead. And, poof, it’s almost May. For most of us, the ski season is behind us, and this is our last regular snow season edition. This week, we close our…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Apr. 19)

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Tell Us About Your Season, Pondering The Last Turn, Mystery Horse, Snowbasin Report, E-Biking Coming Up. Signs of the season winding down include ads and promotions for next year's season passes. The time is now to get the bargains. One development…
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Season Ending: The Last Perfect Turn

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Make It A Good One. The last turn of the last run on any ski day is a bittersweet moment.  If it's the last day of the trip, it is sad if not melancholic.  On one hand, I’ve spent the day or days enjoying my favorite sport and on the other,…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (April 12)

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Take Away Senior Discounts? Epic vs Ikon, Italy Update 2, Mystery Cable Car, Mammoth And Jackson Hole In Spring. Glancing through the Boston Globe last Monday (April 8), our eyes locked on a front page story: " 'I've earned it.' Or have they? Are…
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Mystery Glimpse: Cablin’

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Where? When? What's Special? Credit: Arthur Griffin, New England Ski Museum Collection Thanks to the New England Ski Museum for this picture of a unique moment in skiing history. The NESM has recently opened a new branch on North Conway,…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (April 5)

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Maple Syrup Time, Dolomite Ski Safari Update, Resort Reviews, Miss Tweedie, XC Lessons There is clearly a disparity between snow conditions in the East and the West.  New England areas are starting to wind down, with some closing this weekend and…
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Mystery Glimpse: A Rare Artifact

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What Is This? Who Used It? Why Is It A Rare Artifact Of Ski History? Last Week This is Betty Welch Whitney, born in Haverhill, MA, graduated from Smith College in 1923, and first went on a ski trip with the AMC in 1928. She remained an AMC…
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Group Or Private XC Lesson?

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Here's What The Experts Say. Olympian Sue Wemyss, instructor at Great Glen Trails, NH, gives a student some tips on adjusting bindings. Credit: Roger Lohr Let’s say you want to learn how to cross-country ski relatively quickly and…
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