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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 (Dec. 15)

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Unusual Snow Stat, Happy Holidays, Celebrating Retro Togs, 10 Reasons To Be A Senior Skier, Urban Wilderness. Here's a strange stat from the National Weather Service:  There has been snow cover in every state this fall, and we are days away from the…
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Going Retro

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If You've Been Into Snow Sports For A While, You're Gonna Have Retro Clothes. Find Them, Take A Pic, And Send To Us. We have hats from the 60s, sweaters from the 70s, boots from the first time we went cross-country skiing, knickers, lots of old stuff…
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Top Ten Reasons I Enjoy Being A Senior Skier

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#10. I have nothing to prove.             I don’t need to ski bumps, steeps or crud. It’s challenging enough just skiing blues at age 84. #9. Skiing impresses my non-skiing peers. When folks ask “Are you still skiing,” they…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.Com (Dec. 8)

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Free Magazine Subscriptions For Readers, Tale Of The Yellow Suit, Choosing A Condo Rental, More Gifts For Seniors, A Funny Remembered Incident. This week is a special time of the year for those of us who are Baby Boomers or, more likely, pre-Baby…
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The Story Of The Yellow Ski Suit

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Ski Suits Don’t Age, Just Their Owners. In 1974 while living in Vienna, Virginia, I had a midlife crisis. On December 27, I turned 40 with the thought that I had reached middle-age and would have to limit my skiing. In the past, while living in…
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Commute, Rent, Or Buy?

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The Best Way To Enjoy Your Ski Time. While some snowsports enthusiasts are fortunate enough to live and work in ski country, most skiers and riders have to commute from their homes, often two, three or more hours from their favorite mountain. For…
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Three Holiday Gifts Senior Skiers Wish For

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When It Comes To Holiday Gifts, Sometimes Our Adult Children Don’t Have A Clue What We Would Like To Have. Here Are Some Hints To Pass Along. Or, Just Send A Link To This Story! Idea #1. A private lesson: A gift of confidence and fun. You know…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Dec. 1)

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Unusual Gift Ideas For Senior SnowsSporters, Becoming An Instructor, Blind Skier Tribute, Walking With Wolves. The Women's FIS World Cup event at Killington over Thanksgiving showed us: 1) There is real skiing in New England going on right now, and,…
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Short Swings

Short Swings!

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We're still transitioning into the Information Age and, like a well-skied trail, the bumps are plentiful. Personal data is compromised. Weird account charges are difficult to get removed. Criminals and other rogue players are changing how we would normally…
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Becoming A Ski Instructor At An Advanced Age

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Consider A Second Career For Fun, Fitness, Fulfillment. Many SeniorsSkiing.com readers are seriously committed to skiing, and many have the experience, time and skills to actually teach skiing. Here are ten good reasons you should consider working…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Nov. 24)

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Happy Thanksgiving, La Nina Delivers, Reader Input Needed, Great Gift Idea, Funny Urban Legend, Lift Maintenance, Birthday For 98 Year Old Olympian, Experticity Reminder. Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers! We know you are happier than the poor…
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Novice Skier Loses It On The Slopes

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An Urban Legend From The World Of Skiing. Editor's Note: Jan Harold Brunvand is a frequent contributor to SeniorsSkiing.com. An avid skier, he is a retired American folklorist, researcher, writer, public speaker, and professor emeritus of English…
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Lift Maintenance 101

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The Whole Summer Was Spent Getting Ready For Winter. It’s 80 degrees at Deer Valley. Mountain snow melted long ago. A summer breeze rustles leaves on the aspen trees and wafts through the open doors of the maintenance shop. The crew wears shorts…
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This Week in SeniorsSkiing.com (Nov. 17)

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New England Areas Opening, Updates In Free* Skiing For Seniors, X-C Correctly, And More. It's happening. The Western ski resorts are getting snow, especially in the Pacific North West. New England areas are opening, too. Bretton Woods in New Hampshire's…
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Coveted Honors Awarded At Ski History Gala

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Rossignol’s Top Executive And The University Of Utah Ski Team Earned Top Honors. The country’s largest ski history and research organization, Ski Archives, held its annual gala and fundraiser to help support its mission. In addition, the event…
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Update: Reader Input Brings Changes To List Where Seniors Ski Free

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Following Last Week's Publication Of SeniorsSkiing.com's List Of US Resorts Where Seniors Ski Free, We Received Numerous Corrections From Readers.     Mad River Glen in Vermont and Hunter Mountain in New York don't have freebies;…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Nov. 10)

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Veterans Salute, Free Skiing For Seniors Announced, Rush To Prep For Season, Funny Mammoth Memories, Ditch The SmartPhone. We're heading off to Boston's Ski and Snowboard Expo at the World Trade Center this morning, armed with lots of SeniorsSkiing.com…
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SeniorsSkiing.Com Salutes Our Veterans

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Thank You For Your Service. For a history of the 10th Mountain Division from Snow magazine, click here.
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