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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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Why Do I Have To Re-Enter My Name And Email?

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For New Subscribers, You Should Know What To Do When You Get Annoyed By Pop-Ups.  There IS an answer. If you are being asked to re-enter your email to confirm your subscription to SeniorsSkiing.com, you might be a bit annoyed.  We don't blame you,…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Aug. 18)

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Summer Rounds The Far Turn. We've heard there were snow falls in this mid-August in the Rockies.  Big snowfalls.  And the venerable Farmers' Almanac, predicting the weather using its own mix of folk lore and natural observations for 200 years, has…
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Confessions Of A Ski Thief

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[Editor Note: This personal account by contributor Harriet Wallis makes me smile. It appeared in SeniorsSkiing.com January 2, 2015.] Start the Season Off Right: Know Where You Put Your Skis It had been a glorious day on the slopes. Toward the end of…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (August 4)

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SPECIAL EDITION: The SnowSports Industry And Climate Change. As we write this in early August, the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for most of the West Coast.  Seattle is poised to entertain temperatures near 100 degrees,…
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How The Ski Industry Is Fighting Climate Change

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Climate Change Is Literally In The Air. Here's A Roundup Of What's Going On. [Editor Note: This article first appeared on the Liftopia.com blog and can be found at http://blog.liftopia.com/ski-industry-fighting-climate-change/.] Cold, snowy weather…
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Jiminy Peak: How To Be A Sustainable Resort

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This Almost 100% Renewable Energy Ski Resort Is A Pioneer In Harnessing Solar And Wind. [Editor Note: Thanks to Roger Lohr, publisher of XCSkiResorts.com, for steering this article our way.  It first appeared in XCSkiResorts.com in late July.] Jiminy…
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At Killington, The Sun And Cows Power Lifts And Lodges

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Killington Is Another Ski Resort Leading The Way In Sustainable Energy. [Editor Note: This article by XCSkiResort.com publisher Roger Lohr first appeared in SnoCountry.com.] Ski areas in the U.S. continue to implement innovative energy conservation…
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Crater Lake From Space

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Snow Lingers Around Crater Lake In Amazing Photo From The ISS. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photograph of Crater Lake, in the Cascade Mountains of southwest Oregon. Snow still blankets most of the slopes surrounding…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (July 21)

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Summer Is I-Cumin. We are approaching the mid-summer mark and note that the monumental snow fall at Squaw Valley this winter has allowed die-hards to make a final run or two this week.  Season over. July 15.  Almost mid-summer.  My, my. It…
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Cycling Series: “Arthritis-Proof” Bicycle Tires—Flat No More

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Get 5,000 Miles On These Airless Tires And Never Have To Wrestle With A Flat. If your hands are arthritic, you know how hard it is get a tire back on its rim after fixing a flat. Arthritic hands just don't have the strength they used to have. But…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (July 7)

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As we have been hearing from media sources, the skiing goes on. Apparently, July 4th at Mammoth was a combo beach party and ski festival as witnessed by the photo above.  Alas, although we closely scrutinized the details in the picture, we couldn't…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (June 23)

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Trail Masters Are Announced, Kayak Angling, Nostalgia For Blandford, Mid-June Ski Run At Alta. Yes, it is hot out there.  The head dome is hovering over the Southwest, and yet, there are places where people are still skiing.  We've received a report…
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2016-17 Trail Masters

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Congratulations to the 2016-17 Trail Masters! Trail Masters are those senior skiers whose number of days skied last season matched or exceeded their ages. Seventy-seven qualified, compared to 42 in 2015-16, the first year Trail Masters were recorded. At…
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Why Do I Have To Re-Enter My Name And Password?

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We Explain Why This Annoyance Happens And What You Can Do About It. Editor Note: We get emails from time to time about how frustrated some of our readers are in having to re-enter their name and password when they visit our online magazine.  Sometimes…
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Kayak Angling: A New Sport To Consider

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Summer Is The Time To Try On A New Sport. As a publisher of a sea kayaking magazine in the off season, I have witnessed the huge growth in the popularity of kayak fishing. It has been an opportunity for avid fisher people to get into the sport without…
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This Week in SeniorsSkiing.com (June 9)

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New Survey. Two Skiing Octogenarians. Simple Planks Strengthen Core. Cycling Into Seattle's Past. Gatehouse Web Design asked us to ask you to complete a survey. The company built the SeniorsSkiing.com website. It has also created a number of private…
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Cycling Series: Around Old Seattle

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Biking With A Mission: Hit The Historic Parts Of Town. Editor Note: You can download a cue sheet for this "Forgotten Seattle Bike Tour" by clicking here which will take you to correspondent John Nelson's blog.  It turns out the bicycle is a great…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (June 2)

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We're Starting Our Summer Schedule! From Memorial Day to Labor Day, SeniorsSkiing.com will be publishing on a bi-weekly basis.  We'll still be continuing our Cycling Series, our new Fitness Focus, articles about hiking, profiles of senior skiers, and…
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