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Spring Comes to Wildcat

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Long And Winding Runs. Great Views. It was serendipity to arrive at Wildcat in the northern Presidential Mountains of New Hampshire the first week in March and find spring skiing. Many of us missed that part of the ski season last year in the pandemic…
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Make More Tracks: Favorite Nordic Centers In Colorado

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Small Ranch Resorts And Large Scale Nordic Centers Span The State. [Editor Note: This article by Pete Wilson first appeared in The Nordic Approach.]  In this state of mile-high life, opportunities to elevate your outdoor activities abound.…
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The Big K’s Ambassador Program

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Ambassadors Help Create A Congenial Climate At Killington. As a huge ski area with several base areas and mountain peaks, finding one’s way around Killington can be a challenge. That’s where the green-jacketed Ambassadors come in, often saving…
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Top To Bottom: Vail

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Take A Vicarious Vacation On A Beautiful Blue Run. Here's a long (15 minute) run down the front side of Vail on a really nice blue. For those who haven't been there, seeing wide, groomed slopes at Vail may be different from the mental model you've…
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Question For You: Ski In Japan?

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If You've Been, Tell Us So We Can Have A Vicarious Vacation. We have an interesting article this week from Dave Chambers, the "Traveling Australian." He takes us to Appi Kogen, a resort in the north of Honshu, the big island of Japan. He spent a…
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Ski Japan: Happy Appi Kogen

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Untracked Deep Powder For A Week. Casting aside the duvet and, with a flourish, we spread the curtains wide to greet a new day, a new location, a place of considerable legend. Here the tall Japanese Black Pines punctuate the landscape between…
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First Timers Tips For Skiing Europe

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The Straight Story On The Continental Skiing Scene For Seniors. I have coached in pretty well all of the European skiing countries. SeniorsSkiing asked me could I recommend resorts to suit mature American skiers, especially first time visitors to the…
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Make More Tracks: Top Nordic Centers In The Midwest

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Here Are Five At The Top Of The List. [Editor Note: This article by Pete Wilson first appeared in The Nordic Approach, the site of the Cross Country Ski Area Association.] Generally speaking, the midwestern states make up an overlooked…
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How Is It At Park City And Deer Valley?

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Visitors To These Destination Resorts Send First Hand Report. [Editor Note: This article first appeared in The Chronicles of McCloskey, March 1, 2021.] How is the skiing experience in different areas around the country you might ask? We all have…
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Les Deux Alpes: Top-To-Bottom

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One Heck Of A Long Run. We're getting hooked on these top-to-bottom videos.  For one thing, they are showing us ski resorts we have not visited. That alone is interesting in a vicarious vacation kind of way.  For us New England-oriented skiers,…
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Obsessing Over Gelati In Milano

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After Your Ski Trip, Do This, Especially When In Italy. It is the 8th March 2013, the day is cool but sunny. It is still winter here in Milano, Italy. Food and Italians go together like toast and marmalade on Isle of Wight. The clever people that…
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Aspen Top To Bottom

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Take A Virtual Vacation And A Long Run On Us. Ok, so no Aspen for you this year.  But here's a video of a run from the top of Aspen Mountain all the way to the bottom.  Sounds like scratchy snow, and, come to think of it, where is everyone? Last…
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Women Played Integral Role at One of Nation’s Oldest Ski Areas

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[Please consider supporting SeniorsSkiing.com with a donation. We appreciate your help. Click here.] Janet Davis Mead, June Aker, Verlene Belden All Kept Pico Going And Growing, Despite Obstacles and Challenges. Vermont’s Pico Mountain survived…
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Vicarious Ski Run In The Swiss Alps: Fun Or Foolish?

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Here's A Top-To-Bottom Video Of A Run At Nax. [Please consider supporting SeniorsSkiing.com with a donation. We appreciate your help. Click here.] This is a Go-Pro video we found on YouTube.  It's shot at Nax ski resort in Switzerland, a charming…
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Loon Mountain Resort Update

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Lodges Closed. Back To Basics. [Please consider supporting SeniorsSkiing.com with a donation. We appreciate your help. Click here.] Kudos to Loon Mountain Resort, N.H., for managing COVID restrictions so well. Our family bubble all agreed…
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Marg’s Morzine Mishap

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Poor Marg. She Becomes A Poster Person For Travel Insurance. [Please consider supporting SeniorsSkiing.com with a donation. We appreciate your help. Click here.] When I think back over the last two decades, our group of skiing fanatics have been largely…
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Gratitude

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Half-Way Through The Season, Pat McCloskey Takes Stock. [Please consider supporting SeniorsSkiing.com with a donation. We appreciate your help. Click here.] We are halfway through winter, and the groundhog has come out to let us know what he thinks…
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An Odyssey Between US And Canada

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Our Traveling Australian Skier Recalls Characters, Odd Places, And Skiing In The US/Canadian West. [Please consider supporting SeniorsSkiing.com with a donation. We appreciate your help. Click here.] Have you been to Curlew, WA? We try several…
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