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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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Cross-Country: Lessons Are The Best Way To Out-Think Your Feet

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To Make The Switch To Cross-Country, Please Start With A Lesson And These Tips. In the early 1970s, in a visionary but totally wrong-headed move, the fledgling Nordic ski industry declared that, “If you can walk, you can cross-country ski.” It…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (March 30)

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Easter/Passover/Spring Arrives, Song Sample, Stumped-The-Crowd Mystery Glimpse, New XC Editor, Ski Boot History, Season Pass Quandary Redux, Big Sky Report, Big Party At Alta For 94-Year-Old Skiin' Guy. This week is a milestone pivot point for the…
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Roger Lohr Named X-C and Snowshoe Editor for SeniorsSkiing.com

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Roger Lohr has been named cross country and snowshoe editor of SeniorsSkiing.com. Mr. Lohr is founder and editor of XCSkiResorts.com, a promotional website for recreational and travel-oriented cross country skiing and snowshoeing. "We welcome Roger…
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Reader Opinion: The IKON vs M.A.X. Pass For Northeast Skiers

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Compare Ikon and M.A.X. And Major Differences Are Revealed. To evaluate the Ikon Pass I'll compare it to what it replaces, the M.A.X. Pass, and look at what it offers in and of itself. Because they are at similar price points I'll be comparing the M.A.X.…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (March 23)

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60s Ski Songs Available Now, More Pass Wars Comments, Ski New Zealand Soon, Fat Bikes, And More. Back in the early 60s, folk music was just beginning to become popular. Colleges, concert halls, and coffee houses were hosting a wide variety bands like…
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Mystery Glimpse: Straight Down

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Who Is This And What Is He Best Known For? Let's see if you can identify this skier who blazed some very impressive trails back in the 40s and 50s. Hint: He was also a pilot.                     Last…
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Kingdom Trails: Vermont’s Fat Bike Mecca

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A New Sport Bridges Snow and Non-Snow Seasons: Fad Or Here To Stay? [Editor Note:  SeniorsSkiing.com is interested in bringing new activities to our reader.  In this story originally published on XCSkiResorts.com on biking with fat, balloon…
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IKON Pricing Hurts Some Older Skiers. May Help Others.

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Pricing of the new IKON Pass has raised concerns among older skiers, especially people living close to Mammoth and Squaw Valley. Those and some other IKON resorts are eliminating local season passes, most of which had senior discounts. Like EPIC, Mountain…
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New Legends In The Making

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Ski Museum Of Maine Holds First Annual Seniors Race. Just when the afternoon light was at its best, the Ski Museum of Maine hosted its first Legends of Maine GS Race at Sunday River. The goal was to benefit the growing museum based in Kingfield as…
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Cross-Country: Tracks vs Touring

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Groomed XC Trails Are Becoming More Prevalent; Does That Ruin The Aesthetics Of The Sport? For the past 50 years or so, there’s been a generally amicable debate whether cross-country skiing on machine-groomed trails is preferable to making your…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (March 16)

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St. Patrick Brings Snow To (Much Of) Ski Country, Mystery Myth, The Snow Song, Bundled Pass Impact On Seniors, Maine AMC XC Lodge, Friendly Little Mountain In Idaho. The good St. Patrick might have driven the snakes from all of Ireland, but his advent…
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Reader Opinion: MAX Pass Replaced by Less Diverse IKON Pass

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The MAX Pass offered skiers 5 days of unrestricted access to 44 ski areas ranging from local, family-oriented areas to large, destination resorts spread out evenly across the East and West. The MAX Pass was available through Intrawest and included 5…
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Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, This Is Maine, It’s Gonna Snow

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The Half Moon Band Delivers Truth About Living In New England. It's been snowing a lot around New England this March. Three Nor'easters in less than two weeks delivered plenty of snow and have basically rescued the spring skiing season for most resorts…
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This Week in SeniorsSkiing.com (March 9)

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Many of you took advantage of the new Discounts for Seniors page. New advertisers joined the program in the past week. We encourage you to visit the page and take a look. Jon and I are selecting advertisers we think you'll like. To participate in the…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (March 2)

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Introducing NEW DISCOUNTS FOR SENIORS, Mystery Pic, Smuggs Resort Review, Injury Lesson, Women XC Gold. This week, SeniorsSkiing.com is very happy to introduce Discounts For Seniors, a new feature that brings real savings to our readers.  All our research…
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New Discounts For Senior Skiers!

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Select Vendors Are Offering Special Savings 15-20% Or More Off. Starting now, you can access special deals just for SeniorsSkiing.com readers on our new Discounts For Seniors page. From our surveys of our readers, we've learned that senior snow sports…
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Mystery Glimpse: Who And Where?

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Hint: 1950 Can you spot who this is dashing through the poles? Might be easy. But where and what event and what's the significance? That's the challenge. Note your replies in Comments, just scroll down. Thanks to the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum…
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Learning From Injury

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Correspondent Ends Her Season In "Routine" Fall, Provides Us With Lessons Learned. [Editor Note: We've heard correspondent Yvette Cardozo's story numerous times, especially the part about immediate post-incident denial. Perhaps there is some biological…
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