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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 (Apr. 29)

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Tai Chi for Aches and Pains. Storing Your Skis. Cycling Crater Lake NP. Ski History Week in Aspen. Abstract Art on Skis. New Sticker. How about those wet dumps this past week? Hope you got out to play. The season is definitely winding down. Time…
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Cycling Series: Around Crater Lake

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Riding The Rim Was One Of The Best Rides Ever. As I topped a ridge near 8,049-foot Llao Rock on the north rim of Oregon’s Crater Lake, I had that giddy moment cyclists get when everything comes together. I felt great. I had just finished one…
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Painted Black Ski Art From Nicolas Vuignier

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Abstract Art On The Ski Slopes A Bold Experiment. Swiss freestyler and film maker Nicolas Vuigner in collaboration with Jules Guarneri has produced an abstract visual treatment in black and white using skiers and (environmentally-friendly) pigment.…
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This Week In SeniorSkiing.com (Apr. 22)

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Adventure Expeditions, WWII Spies On Skis, Retro Look At Ski Fashion, And Free Senior Skiing Under Threat. If you’re looking for your next challenge, a course from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) might be what you’ve been waiting…
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Book Review: X-C Skiing Saves The World

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The Winter Fortress By Neal Bascomb. Had Nazi Germany won the competition to build the first atomic bomb in the early 1940's, the world today could be a very different place.  The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb…
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Free Senior Skiing Under Threat In NH

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State Legislature Considers Ending Decades Of Free Senior Skiing At Cannon Mountain. Since 1973, state-owned Cannon Mountain has been the only ski area in New Hampshire to offer free skiing to seniors 65-plus.  This year, a second attempt to end free…
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Take A Course From NOLS: True Adventure Awaits

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These High Activity Courses Are Challenges For Active Seniors. When it comes to a non-snow vacation get-away, as a senior snow-enthusiast, you’re probably not the type to get on and off a tour bus at museums and churches in Europe or who are going…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Apr 15)

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Jon At Ski Boot Lab, Returning to X-C, More Super Socks, Candide Thovex Daredevil Video, Poll Results SeniorsSkiing.com’s co-publisher Jon Weisberg was invited to the annual Ski Boot Evaluation held this year at Solitude, UT. This is where evaluators…
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Poll Results: Non-Snow Activity

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Amazingly, More Snow Has Fallen And Has Been Made Since Last We Checked In. Several weeks ago, we asked our Eastern readers whether they were done or not.  You can see the results here.  Since then, cold has persisted in northern New England, and…
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Returning To X-C: New Technology, New Found Serenity

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John Christie, Ski Industry Veteran, Re-Discovers His Love For Cross-Country Skiing. Editor's Note: SeniorsSkiing.com is proud to have this contribution from John Christie. John is a legend in the ski business. Founder, owner and/or manager of…
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Test Animal In The Annual Ski Boot Lab

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How the Magazines Get Their Boot Evaluations. Since the mid-80's a group of serious skiers has convened at Mt Bachelor, in Bend, Oregon, to evaluate the boots store buyers have purchased for the coming season. This year the show, which is organized…
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Candide Thovex Hops Down The Alps

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Folly Or Finesse? Hold my beer while a take a run, will ya?  Actually, it's Candide Thovex, professional athlete, making a spectacular run off-piste somewhere in the Alps.  Some might say this kind of extreme skiing is irresponsible; others might…
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This Week In SeniorsSkiing.com (Apr 8)

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Wrapping The Sierra, Harriet In The News, Wave Skiing, Another Master Clinic And More. The snow season moves along, evaporating in some places and persisting in others. More recent snow in the West and Rockies, odd-ball weather in the East has outdoor…
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California Wrap: Sierra Nevada Resorts Are Jubilant!

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...And There May Be More Snow Coming Next Week! As one of the best ski seasons in the Sierra Nevada in the past five years winds down, resort operators can look back and smile broadly about the steady stream of mid-size snowstorms that rolled over…
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We Want Advertisers Who Want You

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SeniorsSkiing.com has a GREAT End-of-Season Ad Special! SeniorsSkiing.com is seeking advertisers and sponsors wanting to position their products and services to our audience of active, older snow sports participants. And we're asking you, our readers,…
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Wave Skiing In Maui: The Future Of Freeski?

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When The Need To Ski Takes You To The Ocean. Here is former Freeskier Chuck Patterson handling several big ones off Maui in 2011 on skis.  He's experimenting with the idea of skiing down monster waves like Pe'ahi or "Jaws", shown here. We do wonder,…
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Holy Cow! Harriet’s Got Two New Hips!

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How To Be A Good Friend While Your Friend Heals. Like many seniors, I'm rebuilt with mechanical parts. For me it was two knees and now it's two new hips. I'm a heap of stainless steel. While my hips learn what they're supposed to do, I'm mostly…
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Backwoods Ski Club: Informal Senior Group, No Rules, Just Fun

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Good Times On Gore Mountain With Senior Skiers. I am riding the chair at Gore this week with my good friend Mike Smith.  He said to me, "McCloskey, I have found the meaning of life—speed, horsepower and altitude." Mike is an avid skydiver and…
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