Travel – West

SeniorsSkiing Guide: Taos—High, Dry, And Full Of Culture

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Some People Say The Best Four Letter Word About Skiing Is “Taos.” When I looked up at the main slope, I was speechless, then the words came—steep, moguls, trees. Wow. At 12,000 ft, Taos' Mt. Kachina is close to the top of the World. The…
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Salt Lake City: Ideal Base for Skiing the Wasatch

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For many Western resorts this is the season when it's best to stay on the groomed. There just hasn't been enough natural snow to enter the woods with confidence. The trail skiing I've done at the four resorts closest to Salt Lake City -- Alta and Snowbird…
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SeniorsSkiing Guide: Vail—Luxury Colorado Skiing At Its Best

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[Many expenses for technicians, designers, and others are associated with delivering SeniorsSkiing.com free each week and developing and publishing Subscriber-Only content. Please help by making a modest donation by clicking here.] Vail was magnificent…
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SeniorsSkiing Guide: Beaver Mountain—Utah’s Least Known Is A Delightful Surprise

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The "Beav" Has All The Goods But No Crowds And No Fanfare. For most vacation-seekers, Beaver Mountain falls off the radar because it's farther than the 10 resorts that are within an hour's drive from the Salt Lake City International Airport. Beaver…
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In Praise Of Urban Wilderness

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Find Winter Activity Opportunities Close To Home. Let's define what we mean by Urban Wilderness: Open space - wetland, meadow, and/or forested land. Owned by a public entity No parking or entrance fees No visual pollution Offers “peace…
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Wonderful Winter Walk With Wolves

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Why Wait When Wolves Want Wise Well-Wishers. Okay, in the picture, it looks like she's being licked by a dog. But trust me, that’s NO dog. It’s a real grey wolf. In the woods. Walking with my friends and me. It was part of our morning…
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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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Mammoth Memories: See Ya!!!

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In the winter of 1993, I was in my 29th season, age 55 and still in that happy state of benign self-deception when I believed I skied better each season than the season before. A lifelong wage slave, despite passionate longings to the contrary, I…
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Five Tips For Sierra Summer Skiing

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[Editor Note: This article by Correspondent Rose Marie Cleese first appeared in Liftopia's The Blog.  We thank Liftopia for allowing us to pass it along to the readers of SeniorsSkiing.com.] Even though summer has officially arrived and temperatures…
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June Skiing At Alta: The Never-Ending Season Goes On

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Where Is Everyone? There's Pow At Alta. Thanks to Snowbrains for passing this along.  June 13, 2017 run at Alta. https://youtu.be/fDmqGmROI5E
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Alta’s GM Onno Wieringa Retires

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He's Loved And Will Be Missed. Onno Wieringa has a passion for snow and for the soul of Alta. They have been his love and his career for 45 years. He arrived at Alta Ski Area in 1972 and landed a job as ski patroller. That was his day job. At…
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Master’s Week At Big White: Senior Focused Lessons And Activities

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Big White Found The Right Formula To Attract Seniors For A Special Week Just For Them. Like so many things of yesteryear, ski weeks are making a comeback. And not surprisingly, they’re aimed at the same folks who went ski trips back during the ski…
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Master’s Week At Big White: The Social Side For Seniors

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There's More Than Ski Clinics For Seniors That Make Big White's Master's Week Unique. [Editor Note: Correspondent Yvette Cardozo also reported on Big White's Master's Week focusing on the ski instruction elements.  Here, she shows us the social side…
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Snow Pack In California: This Says It All

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Lots And Lots And Lots Of Snow. PBS posted a Plant Labs video comparing the snow cover from 2015 to 2017. And we understand there is more snow coming this weekend to the High Sierra.  It's April, folks.      
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Ski Areas Versus Ski Resorts

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There Is A Clear And Distinct Difference. Which Is For You? Just returned from my annual ski adventure with my group of guys from all over the country.  We all converge on our friend in Tahoe and enjoy the Tahoe areas and then head to Mammoth to end…
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SeniorsSkiing Guide: Bogus Basin Not Your Usual Local Ski Hill

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This Non-Profit Ski Area Is Community Owned And Prices Reflect It. Bogus Basin outside Boise, ID, is the local ski hill. But it’s not your usual tiny, rustic, over run local hill. “What you get here is destination skiing at local prices,”…
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SeniorsSkiing Guide:Tamarack’s Cruising Ground Is Wide Open

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Almost Down And Out, This Resurrected Resort Returns As A Bargain For Senior Skiers. Tamarack is the original comeback kid. It opened in 2004 to great fanfare and serious celebrity cred, the first new ski resort in the US since Beaver Creek in…
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SeniorsSkiing Guide: At Steamboat Let Mountain Masters Be Your Guide

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Popular Program For Seniors Offers Guided Skiing All Day. For Free. On one of those perfect bluebird Colorado days, I rode up the Gondola at Steamboat (www.Steamboat.com) with a group of women from the Indianapolis Ski Club (www.indyskiclub.org),…
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