Travel &#8211; East

Celebrating Hannes Schneider, A Pioneer Of Alpine Skiing In North America. Every year, the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup Race, sponsored by the New England Ski Museum and Cranmore Mountain, NH, celebrates the legacy of the venerable Austrian ski instructor.…

At Great Glen Trails, Nordic Skiing and Activities for Everyone

March 13, 2019

New NH Cross-Country Resort Offers Winter Sports Alternatives. Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center just past Wildcat on Route 16 in New Hampshire, sits at the base of the towering Mt. Washington. At 1,600 feet in an area known as the Glen, the snow…

Mike On A Fat Bike On Snow

March 6, 2019

A Fat Bike Neophyte Takes To The Trails. Here's What's Different. Exploring alternative snow sports always interests us. We like snowshoeing around the woods when the snow is too deep for cross-country skiing. We go ice-skating on the pond behind…

Book Review: Boarding Southern Vermont

February 21, 2019

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SeniorsSkiing Guide: Magic–Where Skiing Has A Soul

January 23, 2019

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Magic Mt. Has $29 Tickets On Thursdays! We are zipping down Wizard, a 1.6-mile-long intermediate trail that hugs the West Side, in seven inches of new snow with lots of woohoos and yippees. At many areas, this trail would be flattened by now. Not…

SeniorsSkiingGuide: Big Bromley

January 16, 2019

Bromley Mountain Is Just Right For Seniors. At Bromley Mt. in southern Vermont, runs are not too long and not too short, just right for senior legs to make a top-to-bottom, 1,300 vertical-foot run without a thigh-burn break. Although…

SeniorsSkiing Guide: Belleayre, A World Away…

January 3, 2019

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...But Close Enough To Enjoy The Day. The new Belleayre Gondola whisks skiers to the summit in comfort. This is part of the continuing upgrading of facilities at the mountain. Credit: Belleayre Mtn. Folks living in and around major urban centers,…

Trail Name Series: Doc Dempsey’s

December 6, 2018

A Wonderful Cartoon From Mike Roth, Ski Journalist From Albany. Mike writes and draws cartoons for the Albany Times-Union Ski Blog. This one is about Smuggler's Notch's Doc Dempsey's run.

Trail Name Series: Pennsylvania

December 5, 2018

Extrovert, Powder Puff, and The Elevator Spend a little time looking at resort maps and you’re sure to find some attention-grabbing trail names. When I looked at Pennsylvania resorts I found some beauties. Powder Puff and The Elevator at Jack Frost…

ReaderReport: Mt. Snow Opens Before Halloween

October 29, 2018

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Coasting Most Of The Way

August 23, 2018

Senior Cyclists Love Gravity And Vice Versa. Pedaling up and down hills on a mountain bike has its rewards, but we prefer trails that have an emphasis on the downhill. We suggest three great places in the White Mountains of New Hampshire at or near…

Cycling Efficiency For Seniors

June 17, 2018

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Bottom Line: Knoweth Thy Limits, Wise One. As I was pounding the rocks of Laurel Mountain on the mountain bike with a group of younger riders here in Pennsylvania’s beautiful Laurel Highlands, I was thinking strategy. At 63 years old, I…

Kingdom Trails: Vermont’s Fat Bike Mecca

March 20, 2018

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…

New Legends In The Making

March 19, 2018

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…

Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, This Is Maine, It’s Gonna Snow

March 14, 2018

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…

Little Lyford Pond Camps: Companionship, Adventure and Hospitality in the Maine woods

March 13, 2018

Long-Time Friends Take To The Maine Woods On An XC Adventure. A fresh three-inch snowfall covered the winter parking lot as we arrived for our annual winter ski trip. We felt a quiet confidence as we loaded gear into the gear shed for transport to…

SeniorsSkiing Guide: Smuggs Not Just For Kids

February 26, 2018